items tagged with Consumers
Corel’s new WordPerfect Office X4: PDF capabilities galore and "only" $99
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 22:50:55
So, Corel has launched its latest version of WordPerfect Office. What have they done to make it better than Office 2007, better than the free Open Office, and better than web apps like Google Docs? Turns out there’s some key new features which are very attractive - but are they enough to make you switch – or even take notice?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 22:50:55
So, Corel has launched its latest version of WordPerfect Office. What have they done to make it better than Office 2007, better than the free Open Office, and better than web apps like Google Docs? Turns out there’s some key new features which are very attractive - but are they enough to make you switch – or even take notice?
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eBay: archaic trading laws are harming EU consumers
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-06-23 08:04:40
eBay launches lobbying campaign aimed at the European Parliament, arguing that EU laws damage trade. In a wonderful display of thumb suck sulking, eBay complains that traditional retailers are exploiting the rules to benefit their business. Well duh!
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-06-23 08:04:40
eBay launches lobbying campaign aimed at the European Parliament, arguing that EU laws damage trade. In a wonderful display of thumb suck sulking, eBay complains that traditional retailers are exploiting the rules to benefit their business. Well duh!
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Aust Govt gets into "body" building with $87,000 grant
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 01:13:40
The government wants to give consumers a “stronger voice” on the topic of telecommunications issues and is helping establish a “peak body” from consumer organisations to do so.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-23 01:13:40
The government wants to give consumers a “stronger voice” on the topic of telecommunications issues and is helping establish a “peak body” from consumer organisations to do so.
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Gov't grant to help create new consumer telecoms body
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-06-23 00:27:19
The government has given a grant of $87,000 to the Consumers' Telecommunications Network (CTN) to help fund the creation of a new body to represent the interests of consumers on telecommunications matters: it could end up absorbing CTN.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-06-23 00:27:19
The government has given a grant of $87,000 to the Consumers' Telecommunications Network (CTN) to help fund the creation of a new body to represent the interests of consumers on telecommunications matters: it could end up absorbing CTN.
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Australia to become most competitive iPhone 3G market with Telstra joining race?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-19 06:03:57
A newspaper report has suggested Telstra will definitely sell the iPhone come July 22, 11 days after Apple, Vodafone and Optus start retail sales. Although the report only quotes “sources” with an official Telstra spokesperson saying that “nothing’s changed”, the cat seems to be well and truly out of the bag – and it’s holding a Telstra 3G iPhone!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-19 06:03:57
A newspaper report has suggested Telstra will definitely sell the iPhone come July 22, 11 days after Apple, Vodafone and Optus start retail sales. Although the report only quotes “sources” with an official Telstra spokesperson saying that “nothing’s changed”, the cat seems to be well and truly out of the bag – and it’s holding a Telstra 3G iPhone!
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The Apple store “experience”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-18 22:26:24
With headlines like “a glass act” and “full of hot air”, the journalist reaction to the Apple store opening extravaganza has been curious to see. But for anyone that has ever been into and shopped at an official Apple store already knows – it’s a retail experience unlike any other.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-18 22:26:24
With headlines like “a glass act” and “full of hot air”, the journalist reaction to the Apple store opening extravaganza has been curious to see. But for anyone that has ever been into and shopped at an official Apple store already knows – it’s a retail experience unlike any other.
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Will wonders never cease? Foxtel to finally go HD on June 22!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-16 23:19:36
Foxtel is finally making the plunge into the high-def world of HD TV shows on June 22, boasting of 15,000 Foxtel subscribers already upgrading to the Foxtel HD+ service and the Foxtel iQ2 set-top box.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-16 23:19:36
Foxtel is finally making the plunge into the high-def world of HD TV shows on June 22, boasting of 15,000 Foxtel subscribers already upgrading to the Foxtel HD+ service and the Foxtel iQ2 set-top box.
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OS X “Snow Leopard” proves real, after all: previewed at WWDC
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-09 22:33:16
Despite the doubt some of my journalistic colleagues expressed over the chance that Apple might decide to preview the next version of OS X, dubbed “Snow Leopard”, at the WWDC, it has happened! OS X 10.5 Leopard owners can rest easy, however: it won’t arrive for at least one year.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-09 22:33:16
Despite the doubt some of my journalistic colleagues expressed over the chance that Apple might decide to preview the next version of OS X, dubbed “Snow Leopard”, at the WWDC, it has happened! OS X 10.5 Leopard owners can rest easy, however: it won’t arrive for at least one year.
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Sydney Apple store opens Thursday June 19, 5pm – iPhone sales date, too?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-08 22:02:53
A news report confirms that June 19, 5pm is the day Apple’s first store in the Southern Hemisphere will open – but is it also the day that Apple’s Australian resellers start going out of business?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-08 22:02:53
A news report confirms that June 19, 5pm is the day Apple’s first store in the Southern Hemisphere will open – but is it also the day that Apple’s Australian resellers start going out of business?
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Telstra fumes at 15% hike on cost of FTTN broadband claim
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-05 07:25:00
The T4: Tell the Truth Telstra website, has published a report from the Centre for International Economics (CIE) claiming Telstra would charge 15% more for broadband services if it wins the FTTN network. Telstra has slammed the report as “bogus” – who’s right?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-05 07:25:00
The T4: Tell the Truth Telstra website, has published a report from the Centre for International Economics (CIE) claiming Telstra would charge 15% more for broadband services if it wins the FTTN network. Telstra has slammed the report as “bogus” – who’s right?
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Blu-ray HD recording a reality in Australia at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-28 23:58:52
Previously confined only to Japan, a consumer Blu-ray recorder able to record free-to-air 1080p digital HDTV broadcasts will finally land on Australian shores in June thanks to Panasonic. And wouldn’t you know it? It’s coming just in time for the Olympics!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-28 23:58:52
Previously confined only to Japan, a consumer Blu-ray recorder able to record free-to-air 1080p digital HDTV broadcasts will finally land on Australian shores in June thanks to Panasonic. And wouldn’t you know it? It’s coming just in time for the Olympics!
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The Forrester Research Apple report few will buy
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 06:38:59
Forrester Research has put out a US $279 report that few will buy, as it has been dissected across the web and its “important” predictions are now well known. Will Apple actually do any of the things Forrester has specula- er, predicted?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-24 06:38:59
Forrester Research has put out a US $279 report that few will buy, as it has been dissected across the web and its “important” predictions are now well known. Will Apple actually do any of the things Forrester has specula- er, predicted?
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Don’t worry – Apple hasn’t missed the iPhone sales boat
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-24 04:39:09
After 12 months of iPhone hacking, plenty of people have been fervently waiting for version 2.0 with 3G or better, heeding the good advice never to buy version 1.0 of anything – even the amazing iPhone.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-24 04:39:09
After 12 months of iPhone hacking, plenty of people have been fervently waiting for version 2.0 with 3G or better, heeding the good advice never to buy version 1.0 of anything – even the amazing iPhone.
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The slow road to faster Australian broadband
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 09:08:10
Although faster fibre broadband in Australia will still take years to build, the process has been delayed by another 12 weeks to give potential bidders more time to examine network information before lodging their proposals.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 09:08:10
Although faster fibre broadband in Australia will still take years to build, the process has been delayed by another 12 weeks to give potential bidders more time to examine network information before lodging their proposals.
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Internet TV – the (legal?) show everyone’s watching
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 06:50:44
With an apparent desire for “one digital media box to rule them all”, Internet video has finally come of age, according to Cisco, showing Internet video is highly popular in Australia and NZ. What are we watching?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-22 06:50:44
With an apparent desire for “one digital media box to rule them all”, Internet video has finally come of age, according to Cisco, showing Internet video is highly popular in Australia and NZ. What are we watching?
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Has AMD got “GAME!”? Or just a new sticker/badge?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-19 04:55:18
AMD’s new “GAME!” badge is an attempt to outdo Intel’s famous “Intel Inside” sticker of the 90s, but this time appealing directly to gamers who want a top-notch system without needing to know how to build one themselves. Will consumers follow AMD’s GAME!plan?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-19 04:55:18
AMD’s new “GAME!” badge is an attempt to outdo Intel’s famous “Intel Inside” sticker of the 90s, but this time appealing directly to gamers who want a top-notch system without needing to know how to build one themselves. Will consumers follow AMD’s GAME!plan?
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Yellow Pages fights Google with mobile search, gives iPhone app update
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-16 01:58:09
With Google reporting higher mobile usage than ever, especially through the iPhone, pre-Google information services are striking back with their own mobile search apps. In Australia, the local version of the “Yellow Pages” is reporting surging levels of people accessing the service through mobile phones, across all carriers, in line with growing search demand - while Sensis also gives us an update on progress with its iPhone search application.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-05-16 01:58:09
With Google reporting higher mobile usage than ever, especially through the iPhone, pre-Google information services are striking back with their own mobile search apps. In Australia, the local version of the “Yellow Pages” is reporting surging levels of people accessing the service through mobile phones, across all carriers, in line with growing search demand - while Sensis also gives us an update on progress with its iPhone search application.
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Wii Fit – a great piece of kiit that’s a surefire hiit!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-15 05:18:41
Although nothing will replace real, heart thumping, strenuous exercise, Nintendo have managed to make a “game” that actually makes fitness activity fun, in what is the latest must-have addition to the Nintendo Wii.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-15 05:18:41
Although nothing will replace real, heart thumping, strenuous exercise, Nintendo have managed to make a “game” that actually makes fitness activity fun, in what is the latest must-have addition to the Nintendo Wii.
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Asus Eee PC 900 set to square off against HP Mini-Note PC
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-12 20:44:37
Not yet available but due in stores by the end of May, the new Asus Eee PC 900 series is the most anticipated computer of the year, with more storage, more memory and a bigger screen in both Windows XP and Linux models. Clearly destined to be another major hit for Asus, the Eee PC 900 faces real competition this time in the new HP Mini-Note – will both be winners?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-12 20:44:37
Not yet available but due in stores by the end of May, the new Asus Eee PC 900 series is the most anticipated computer of the year, with more storage, more memory and a bigger screen in both Windows XP and Linux models. Clearly destined to be another major hit for Asus, the Eee PC 900 faces real competition this time in the new HP Mini-Note – will both be winners?
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Have you cleaned your keyboard today?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-09 00:20:37
When I saw the recent spate of newspaper and web headlines about germs on keyboards I thought they most likely originated from a study performed by or on behalf of a company that sells cleaning products. But that wasn't the case.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-09 00:20:37
When I saw the recent spate of newspaper and web headlines about germs on keyboards I thought they most likely originated from a study performed by or on behalf of a company that sells cleaning products. But that wasn't the case.
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