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LG develops 'world first' 4G handset modem chip
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-12-09 17:46:15
Korean electronics giant LG Electronics has developed what the company claims is the first 4G handset modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards. The chip can theoretically support wireless download speeds of 100Mbps and upload speeds of 50Mbps.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-12-09 17:46:15
Korean electronics giant LG Electronics has developed what the company claims is the first 4G handset modem chip based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology standards. The chip can theoretically support wireless download speeds of 100Mbps and upload speeds of 50Mbps.
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28TEL introduces free mobile to Skype calls
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2008-12-09 02:44:16
Telecoms service provider Linkwell International has added a free mobile to Skype calling service to its 28TEL mobile communications service brand. The Hong Kong based telco claims its 'Mobile 2 Skype' service, which allows 28TEL users to call online Skype users directly through their mobile phones, is the first service of its type to be launched worldwide.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2008-12-09 02:44:16
Telecoms service provider Linkwell International has added a free mobile to Skype calling service to its 28TEL mobile communications service brand. The Hong Kong based telco claims its 'Mobile 2 Skype' service, which allows 28TEL users to call online Skype users directly through their mobile phones, is the first service of its type to be launched worldwide.
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BitTorrent and Oversi collaborate on P2P solution for ISPs
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-12-09 01:08:00
BitTorrent, the company that maintains the peer-to-peer Internet file sharing protocol of the same name, has partnered with Israel based caching solutions provider Oversi, to deliver an integrated P2P solution for ISPs. The companies claim the solution will deliver reduced bandwidth costs, deferred infrastructure investments and a higher quality subscriber experience.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-12-09 01:08:00
BitTorrent, the company that maintains the peer-to-peer Internet file sharing protocol of the same name, has partnered with Israel based caching solutions provider Oversi, to deliver an integrated P2P solution for ISPs. The companies claim the solution will deliver reduced bandwidth costs, deferred infrastructure investments and a higher quality subscriber experience.
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UK Wikipedia filter a sign of things to come?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-08 02:08:17
As the outrage continues to build in Australia over Government plans to introduce mandatory Internet filtering for ISPs, a furor has erupted in Britain over a number of UK ISPs blocking a Wikipedia page because of a complaint.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-08 02:08:17
As the outrage continues to build in Australia over Government plans to introduce mandatory Internet filtering for ISPs, a furor has erupted in Britain over a number of UK ISPs blocking a Wikipedia page because of a complaint.
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IT&T jobs continue death spiral in November
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2008-12-07 22:28:19
The IT&T jobs market continued its free fall across Australia in November, with the two largest eastern states, NSW and Victoria suffering large reductions in the number of jobs on offer, according to a new report. The November figures add to what has been a dismal 2008 for IT&T on the employment front with an end to the decline still nowhere in sight.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Enterprise Staffing
2008-12-07 22:28:19
The IT&T jobs market continued its free fall across Australia in November, with the two largest eastern states, NSW and Victoria suffering large reductions in the number of jobs on offer, according to a new report. The November figures add to what has been a dismal 2008 for IT&T on the employment front with an end to the decline still nowhere in sight.
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Try-phone from RIM a Storm in a teacup
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-07 20:46:41
Mobile phone manufacturers should hang their collective heads in shame. Almost two years after Steve Jobs showed off the revolutionary iPhone to the world at Macworld 2007, the best the likes of RIM, Nokia and others can come up with are pale me too imitations. The Blackberry Storm is no exception.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-12-07 20:46:41
Mobile phone manufacturers should hang their collective heads in shame. Almost two years after Steve Jobs showed off the revolutionary iPhone to the world at Macworld 2007, the best the likes of RIM, Nokia and others can come up with are pale me too imitations. The Blackberry Storm is no exception.
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Why the IBM Linux desktop will fail
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-12-07 04:12:57
If one was to believe IBM, the days of the Microsoft desktop are numbered, soon to be cut short by a combination of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, IBM's Lotus range of office applications and a virtual desktop from Virtual Bridges. The trouble is IBM's solution is nothing new and addresses none of the issues associated with moving away from Microsoft.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-12-07 04:12:57
If one was to believe IBM, the days of the Microsoft desktop are numbered, soon to be cut short by a combination of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, IBM's Lotus range of office applications and a virtual desktop from Virtual Bridges. The trouble is IBM's solution is nothing new and addresses none of the issues associated with moving away from Microsoft.
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Koobface faces off with Facebook users
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-06 18:39:05
As anti-virus vendors have been warning, notorious social networking worm Koobface has resurfaced, this time to catch hordes of unsuspecting users of Facebook. Unfortunate Facebook users who happen to be caught out may well find themselves victims of identity theft.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-12-06 18:39:05
As anti-virus vendors have been warning, notorious social networking worm Koobface has resurfaced, this time to catch hordes of unsuspecting users of Facebook. Unfortunate Facebook users who happen to be caught out may well find themselves victims of identity theft.
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M2 announces friendly takeover of People Telecom
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-04 20:31:59
Junior telco M2 Telecommunications Group (ASX: MTU) and struggling broadband provider People Telecom (ASX: PEO) have announced a friendly merger, which will see M2 acquire all of the smaller company's shares.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-04 20:31:59
Junior telco M2 Telecommunications Group (ASX: MTU) and struggling broadband provider People Telecom (ASX: PEO) have announced a friendly merger, which will see M2 acquire all of the smaller company's shares.
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Cisco appoints channel manager in Australia and New Zealand
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2008-12-04 00:26:33
Cisco has appointed Michael Lehmann as its new partner operations director for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Lehmann, who has worked in reseller, wholesaler and end-user organisations, will be responsible for leading a team to help increase partner profitability and growth in Australia and New Zealand through the promotion of the network as the platform for customer productivity.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2008-12-04 00:26:33
Cisco has appointed Michael Lehmann as its new partner operations director for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Lehmann, who has worked in reseller, wholesaler and end-user organisations, will be responsible for leading a team to help increase partner profitability and growth in Australia and New Zealand through the promotion of the network as the platform for customer productivity.
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SaaS enterprise usage putting software vendors under pressure: report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-12-04 00:08:00
Nearly 90% of organisations in major markets across the world expect to maintain or grow their usage of software as a service (SaaS), putting enterprise software vendors such as Oracle and SAP under pressure, according to a new survey.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2008-12-04 00:08:00
Nearly 90% of organisations in major markets across the world expect to maintain or grow their usage of software as a service (SaaS), putting enterprise software vendors such as Oracle and SAP under pressure, according to a new survey.
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CEDA says competition not NBN is key to broadband success
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-12-03 04:37:21
Leading economic think tank CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) has criticised the Federal Government's obsession with building the National Broadband Network, saying a subsidised $4.7 billion FTTN rollout is unnecessary. CEDA's report, Australia’s Broadband Future: Four doors to greater competition, maintains that focussing on FTTN to the exclusion of competing access methods will decrease competition.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-12-03 04:37:21
Leading economic think tank CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) has criticised the Federal Government's obsession with building the National Broadband Network, saying a subsidised $4.7 billion FTTN rollout is unnecessary. CEDA's report, Australia’s Broadband Future: Four doors to greater competition, maintains that focussing on FTTN to the exclusion of competing access methods will decrease competition.
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Zoho launches SQL cloud data access service
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-03 02:54:18
Cloud computing and SaaS provider Zoho has developed a new service that aims to bridge the divide between data stored in the cloud and traditional locally stored applications.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-12-03 02:54:18
Cloud computing and SaaS provider Zoho has developed a new service that aims to bridge the divide between data stored in the cloud and traditional locally stored applications.
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Phone home and switch on the oven says Nokia
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-12-02 03:57:22
Home is where the heart is and, if mobile phone colossus Nokia has its way, it will soon be a place where a smart mobile phone control centre lives. Nokia has launched a new open platform designed to enable users to remotely control devices in their home from their mobile phone.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-12-02 03:57:22
Home is where the heart is and, if mobile phone colossus Nokia has its way, it will soon be a place where a smart mobile phone control centre lives. Nokia has launched a new open platform designed to enable users to remotely control devices in their home from their mobile phone.
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Finite relocates to larger Canberra office
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2008-12-01 22:20:56
National ICT recruiter Finite IT Recruitment is not letting Federal Government razor gang sentiments dampen its business outlook for the Australian Capital Territory, announcing that the company has relocated to new, larger, state of the art offices in Canberra.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - Recruiters
2008-12-01 22:20:56
National ICT recruiter Finite IT Recruitment is not letting Federal Government razor gang sentiments dampen its business outlook for the Australian Capital Territory, announcing that the company has relocated to new, larger, state of the art offices in Canberra.
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Google successful expansion into mobile a given: report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2008-12-01 22:05:50
Google is set to expand into the mobile market place in a big way and mobile search will a key growth driver for the Internet search and advertising market leader over the next five years. These are the fndings of a new report from a media industry analyst group.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Reports & Surveys
2008-12-01 22:05:50
Google is set to expand into the mobile market place in a big way and mobile search will a key growth driver for the Internet search and advertising market leader over the next five years. These are the fndings of a new report from a media industry analyst group.
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Oakton appoints ACT client Manager
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2008-11-27 17:46:06
IT services company Oakton has appointed Anne-Maree Lowe as the Location Manager for Sales and Client Management in the ACT.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people
Category: Shakers & Breakers - People
2008-11-27 17:46:06
IT services company Oakton has appointed Anne-Maree Lowe as the Location Manager for Sales and Client Management in the ACT.
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NEC Australia wins $15 million government broadband kiosk deal
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2008-11-27 15:07:22
In a deal worth $15 million, NEC Australia has inked a contract with the Federal Government to supply 2,000 broadband Internet kiosks to community centres for aged Australians across the country.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2008-11-27 15:07:22
In a deal worth $15 million, NEC Australia has inked a contract with the Federal Government to supply 2,000 broadband Internet kiosks to community centres for aged Australians across the country.
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Telstra makes mockery of NBN tender process
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-11-26 23:12:37
It really makes no difference whether a Howard Coalition or a Rudd Labor Government is in power, Telstra obviously considers itself answerable to no-one. What other conclusion can be drawn from the monolithic telco's action of answering the Government's RFP to build the National Broadband Network with a non-compliant 12-page document?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-11-26 23:12:37
It really makes no difference whether a Howard Coalition or a Rudd Labor Government is in power, Telstra obviously considers itself answerable to no-one. What other conclusion can be drawn from the monolithic telco's action of answering the Government's RFP to build the National Broadband Network with a non-compliant 12-page document?
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OLPC launches $700 lap toy promotion in Australia
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-11-25 15:50:40
The so-called $100 third world one laptop per child (OLPC) vision of Nicholas Negroponte has now become the around $700 (including GST and shipping charges) two-for-one "lap toy" Christmas promotion in Australia.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2008-11-25 15:50:40
The so-called $100 third world one laptop per child (OLPC) vision of Nicholas Negroponte has now become the around $700 (including GST and shipping charges) two-for-one "lap toy" Christmas promotion in Australia.
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