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Thursday, 27 November 2008 |
E-eek! That nice Christmas e-card could be an e-threat, says AVG, and
while the danger of e-cards is theoretically well known, the e-conomic
crisis (and e-co climate concerns) is forcing some to consider sending
e-cards instead of the real thing. As this means some e-cards you
receive could be real, amongst plenty of fakes, caution is re-quired!
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
While the headlines report critics harshly saying Australian actress is
the “kiss of death” for any movie she stars in, another report shows
how Australian movie pirates are set to face increasing new levels of
scrutiny that could see the receive the “kiss” of a police
investigation and a potential AUD $13,200 fine.
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
Already buoyed by the release of Norton Internet Security 2009 with
superfast speed and ultralight impact on Windows PCs, and winning a
zillion awards, Symantec is now launching a special Gaming Edition of
its Norton AntiVirus 2009 software, due in January.
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008 |
Got a modern mobile that can run Java apps, and want a better browser
than whatever’s built in? Time for a free upgrade to Opera Mini 4.2,
for your Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung Instinct, Google G1 Android
gPhone and many more.
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008 |
Originally due on Dec 1st, the long queues in the US and store
sellouts, plus a stat of a Storm being sold every “13 seconds” in the
UK has spooked Vodafone in Australia into ordering a second shipment
and delaying sales a few days to cope with the “unprecedented demand
from across Australia”.
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
The launch of the BlackBerry Storm showed that it wasn’t only Apple
iPhones that could generate queues in the US, even though the US is the
centre of the financial storm that is draining consumer spending power.
Reviews say the Storm is pretty good, and with firmware updates, will
get even better!
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
Surprise, surprise: arguably the world’s premier provider of free
Internet Security software for Windows machines, AVG Technologies,
predicts an “uphill battle” and “multiple challenges” ahead for
Microsoft with its upcoming free Morro security suite, from costs,
channel headaches and potential delays in delivering timely updates.
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Monday, 24 November 2008 |
In the grip of reduced consumer spending, decreased advertising and a
general slowdown of trade, Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, Oracle, Sun and
other major commercial software vendors – even Red Hat who makes money
from support – are counting on you to bail them out, US Government
style. Buying software can aid commercial software companies in
avoiding bankruptcy – no matter your platform of choice.
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been ordered to testify in the “Vista
Capable” court case after Microsoft failed to convince the judge that
Ballmer didn’t know enough about the details.
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 |
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 browser, currently in beta 2, is due to
receive a release candidate in early 2009, with the final release
planned “after that”. With the popularity of Firefox and the emergence
of Google’s Chrome, will you use IE8?
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
Microsoft will launch a leaner version of an Internet security package
to protect users from malware, viruses, rootkits, spyware and trojans,
but for some weird reason is waiting until the second half of 2009.
Wake up Microsoft – just make OneCare free, today!
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
Pushing the benefits of the “online sales, direct-to-consumer from the
factory” model for all its worth, Australian electronics company Kogan
is making waves yet again, this time by launching a Blu-ray player at
only AUD $349.
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 |
Although any of Microsoft’s products are freely available to download
from pirate networks and often advertised in spam emails, Microsoft has
finally opened an official, legal download store in the US, after three
other countries got it first. Microsoft is spruiking the carbon
benefits of downloads, but online purchasing seems no cheaper than at
retail.
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
Billed as “the world’s most advanced social networking phone”, and by
some as being “INQ”-redible (while looking similar to the Nokia N85),
the INQ1 has been designed to integrate your Facebook, Skype, email and
Windows Live Messenger “life” and contacts in arguably the most
advanced way possible – but is it something competitors will quickly
copy?
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
Previewed a while ago at trade shows, the largely (but not entirely)
bamboo clad Asus notebook doesn’t come cheap, but shows off your
environmental cred and ability to afford it. As a Core 2 Duo notebook,
it’s no mere netbook, and is guaranteed to get attention.
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Thursday, 13 November 2008 |
It’s a momentous moment in the world of hard disk technology as Seagate
launches the industry’s first hard drives with “full disk encryption”
for consumers and businesses wanting government-grade security.
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 |
Grisoft’s AVG 8 free and paid edition anti-virus software had an update
on the weekend that caused some Windows XP machines to delete a vital
file and stop XP from booting – and locking users out of their
computers! The problem’s now fixed and a repair is available, but it’s
the one “oops” you never want your anti-virus software to make!
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
The latest salvo in the prepaid wireless broadband war has erupted with
3 Mobile’s new prepaid wireless broadband offer, bringing an option
that has a year before expiry and a data rollover option that ensures
unused data doesn’t go to waste – unlike competitors.
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