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Virgin’s new pre-paid broadband makes Optus’ look lame
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
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.

 
Telstra supports Facebook-style "safe and educational" site for kids
Monday, 15 September 2008
Promising that the new social network for kids called “SuperClubsPLUS Australia” is “completely safe” and “educational” for children six to 12 years of age, Telstra has put the support of its “Telstra Foundation” right behind the new project.

 
Telstra supports Facebook-style social network app for kids
Monday, 15 September 2008
Promising that the new social network for kids called “SuperClubsPLUS Australia” is “completely safe” and “educational” for children six to 12 years of age, Telstra has put the support of its “Telstra Foundation” right behind the new project.

 
New Aussie Apple Store launches in Melbourne, hands on with new iPods!
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Apple Australia’s third official Apple Store has finally opened, this time in the Chadstone Shopping Centre in suburban Melbourne, with hundreds of fans lined up to see, touch and feel everything Apple. As you might have expected, Apple laid the pizzazz on thick, with endless whoops and cheers, while giving us all the chance to see Apple’s latest and greatest!

 
Apple iPod upgrade fatigue? I don’t think so
Friday, 12 September 2008
CRN blogger Brian Kramer is suffering a bout of iPod upgrade fatigue, despite the fact he thinks he’ll buy one anyway, already owns an iPod and is a Mac user. Too bad for Kraemer he isn’t as funny as the real Kramer, who looks a heck of a lot funnier than Jerry Seinfeld in the new Microsoft ad!

 
Navteq offers US $5.25m in prizes for 2009 Global LBS challenge!
Thursday, 11 September 2008
Seeking to encourage application developers to build ever better and more innovative location-based services (LBS) on mobile phones and handheld devices, global mapping company Navteq has announced that Sony Ericsson and deCarta are the two newest sponsors of its upcoming challenge.

 
Apple seeds new iPods, offers surprises – and disappointments
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
So those pics of the new iPod nano were spot on, as were the rumours about iTunes. The nano comes in 9 colours, there’s a new iPod Touch with speakers, volume control, Nike+ and 36 hours of audio, and OS 2.1 software arrives at last – but there’s no 64GB iPod Touch, and no 32GB iPhone 3G.

 
Memorex means to achieve memorable CE launch
Tuesday, 09 September 2008
No, there’s no need to take a Bex and lie down at the news that yet another brand of consumer electronics is launching in Australia. The new brand is an old one: Memorex – and we bet they’ll want to put a hex on competitors’ sales!

 
40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista!
Tuesday, 09 September 2008
Challenged by my iTWire colleague and Linux lover Sam Varghese to come up with 40 reasons to lose Linux and vote Vista, I’ve done just that.

 
10 reasons to stick with Vista and forget Linux
Monday, 08 September 2008
Windows Vista is in the news again, thanks to the incomprehensible start to the new campaign featuring Gates and Seinfeld, but also because of the growing threat to Windows Vista posed by different flavours of Linux, XP and Mac OS X. But none of those things stop Vista from being Microsoft’s best OS yet.

 
Sensis and Telstra searching for GPS supremacy
Monday, 08 September 2008
Want to make money from GPS? You can sell GPS mapping devices, sell the maps, or sell a monthly subscription to end users. Sensis is doing all three, and more, with the new version of Whereis Navigator further challenging GPS competitors in the search for more paying customers!

 
Skype: the “wow” started 5 years ago
Monday, 08 September 2008
Internet time moves so fast that you can blink, and all of a sudden, Skype has turned 5 years old! Several interesting milestones have been reached along the way, most of which have been pretty remarkable, although there have been a couple of hiccups along the way...

 
Behold the 4th-gen iPod nano and bask in the orange glow
Saturday, 06 September 2008
Oooh... if the latest iPod photo leak can be believed, Apple’s bringing the orange colour back to the iPod range, suggesting other colours might be on the way, too. What else can we expect from Apple’s upcoming launch?

 
Samsung loves Blu-ray today but says only “5 years” left
Friday, 05 September 2008
A top Samsung UK executive has demolished Blu-ray’s chances of being relevant for more than about 5 years, if that, in an interview with UK tech site Pocket-link. How “blu” must Sony be feeling with Samsung right now?!

 
Scoop: Palm’s 3G Treo Pro goes blue, gets ticked off by Telstra
Thursday, 04 September 2008
Mid September is the date that Palm’s Treo Pro will finally hit the Australian market, with Telstra announcing today that it’s the first Next G smartphone/PDA to get the “Blue Tick” for better coverage in rural and regional areas.

 
Internet Explorer 8 – does it rate as Firefox bait?
Tuesday, 02 September 2008
IE8 has finally launched in beta 2 mode, dubbed “ready” for consumers to play with and try, and so far, it seems to match the competition with long-overdue features, while adding some new ones of its own. Should you download it?

 
Norton Internet Security 2009 – the “whoa!” rewrite
Monday, 01 September 2008
Pilloried over the past few years for being “Norton Internet Bloatware”, the developers at Symantec have listened, completely re-engineering its venerable Internet Security software, transforming it into a lean, mean malware fightin’ machine. It’s seriously impressive!

 
Should you fly the capped mobile broadband skies with iPrimus?
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Yet another massive mobile broadband offering has landed in Australia, this time from iPrimus, promising not only a 6GB and a (consumer-level) unmatched 12GB plan, but also the promise of a speed-limited service after the download limit is reached, banishing those super-expensive excess download charges. What’s the catch?

 
Giving identity thieves and hackers the big finger – protect yourself!
Thursday, 28 August 2008
What should you do to protect yourself, your computer, your online accounts and your digital self from being hacked? As with all protective measures, there’s no one single “magic bullet” solution, but instead, layers of protective technologies and practices that you need to employ to thwart the “bad guys” on multiple levels. Please read on.

 
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