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Apple’s Chinese iPhone: why no 3G and no Wi-Fi?!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Reports say China Mobile has negotiated with Apple to shortly release an iPhone, but without 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities. This would force users to access mobile Internet at 2G speeds exclusively from China Mobile’s network, leaving some scratching their heads and wondering... why?


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CSIRO gets one step closer to WLAN royalties
By: Stuart Corner

The CSIRO is one step closer to earning potentially millions of dollars from a key WLAN patent, following a US court decision, but its costly legal actions are being funded by the Australian taxpayer, and some question the merits of the action.


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Virgin’s new pre-paid broadband makes Optus’ look lame
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

It’s funny – Optus owns Virgin, but “lets” Virgin totally outclass it with a pre-paid broadband plan that quite frankly isn’t stupid. What is it, good cop and bad cop? Whatever it is... Virgin’s pre-paid broadband is the best one yet.


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Internode offers simplified free Wi-Fi for iPhone users
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

iPhone owners who are in range of over 100 Internode hotspots across many places in South Australia (with a few also sprinkled in NSW, VIC, QLD and the NT) are being given the gift simpler free Wi-Fi access. If you’re in range – sweet!


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Telstra’s new USB modem ready for Next G speed boost
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Given Telstra has promised the Next G network will operate at speeds of “up to” 21Mbps by year’s end, new Next G wireless modems capable of faster speeds were due, and the first “small, sleek, super-fast USB modem” has just arrived.


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Nintendo Wi-Fi network adaptor is actually a router
By: Stephen Withers

Nintendo is set to release a Wi-Fi router intended for use with the Wii or Nintendo DS. But calling it the Nintendo Wi-Fi network adaptor could cause some confusion.


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iPrimus eliminates mobile broadband bill shock
By: Adam Turner

iPrimus' new 6GB and 12GB mobile broadband plans offer peace of mind by shaping users rater than charging excess data fees.

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OMG – Telstra raises BigPond and Business wireless broadband download caps!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

After much price competition from 3 Mobile, Optus and Vodafone, Telstra has finally moved to increase the value of its Next G wireless broadband plans for consumers and business. They’re still a lot more expensive than competitors, but the introduction of a 10GB plan will make some users very happy indeed.


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HP to acquire Colubris
By: Stephen Withers

HP has announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held wireless network provider Colubris Networks.


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The hypocrisy of Black Hat hackers exposed as reporters are expelled for hacking
By: Davey Winder

The annual Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas usually manages to get very controversial, very quickly. But nobody was expecting this: three French reporters have been kicked out of the conference after they were caught hacking the press room private network...


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Time for an Aussie mobile data revolution?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

The cost of mobile data in Australia is all over the place – some carriers sell it cheap, others sell it at sky high prices, and effectively the same data transfers but on different devices from the same companies can be charged at different rates. When will data pricing ever get realistic?


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Canada gets solar powered, Internet connected, RFID equipped bicycles
By: Davey Winder

The rising cost of oil the world over is driving huge numbers of people to look for alternatives to, well, driving. Montreal has one of the most technologically advanced public transport concepts: hi-tech bikes for commuters to share.


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Microsoft blames human error for critical security update failure
By: Stephen Withers

"Human issues" are being blamed for a Microsoft security update failing to protect users of Windows XP SP2 and SP3 from a critical vulnerability. The Bluetooth flaw could allow remote execution of code on a targeted computer.


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3G iPhone 2.0 launches! Really disappointing or really cool?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Nah, just kidding. The second coming of the Jesus iPhone 3G is actually very cool, massive price drops, 3G, GPS – but there’s several missing features that everyone will now be complaining about! What’s in and what’s out? Photos in article - all pre-launch photos were fake!


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Long-awaited Mac Tablet finally coming Q3 2008?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

The latest rumour says a Mac Tablet is due in September or October this year. Due to run OS X, inexplicably equipped with a slot loading Superdrive and an Intel Atom chip, will it be a Mac Tablet or a large iPhone?


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Here's how to make money from your home wireless network
By: Stuart Corner

Go into an Australian electronics store, buy a D-Link DIR-300 wireless router, connect it up and find yourself some people who want access to the Internet.


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Sprint WiMAX set to blast off in two US cities by end 2008
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

US telco Sprint is finally moving ahead with its WiMAX plans and will have a WiMAX 4G network installed in Baltimore and Washington DC by the end of 2008, after a year of endless testing - but two cities is far from complete US coverage.


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Big names back new WiMAX operator
By: Stephen Withers

Several well-known IT and communications companies are behind Clearwire, a new company that plans a nationwide WiMAX network.


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