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ACMA: Consumers ‘happy’ with telco services – but not farmers
Thursday, 28 February 2008
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a nearly year-old report providing a ‘snapshot of consumer satisfaction’ with landline, mobile, VoIP and Internet services.

 
Panasonic’s new Blu-ray player won’t be their last
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Panasonic's DMP-BD30 might have the Blu-ray 1.1 ‘Final Profile’ – but it will be superseded by future Blu-ray 2.0 spec players in the future. That said, it’s still packed with features – but wouldn’t you just buy a PS3 instead?

 
R18+ for games: looks like Australia won’t get it
Thursday, 28 February 2008
A new report suggests the South Australian Attorney-General will scuttle the long-awaited R18+ rating for games, much to the horror and disgust of many commenters.
 
Google’s mobile search gets more powerful in Australia
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
Seeking to entrench its hold on the mobile search market, Google has launched a new, ‘more powerful’ version of its existing mobile search tool better customised for the Australian market.

 
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 on the way
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Where do you want to surf today? No, that’s not the question behind the upcoming public beta of IE 8, which will start life in limited beta testing first, before moving on to general beta availability for all, probably in ‘beta 2’ before mid 2008.

 
Sony Ericsson wins 2008 Best Handset award for W910i
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Sony Ericsson’s feature packed W910i smartphone has beaten all others in winning the ‘Best Handset’ award at the GSM Association’s 13th Global Mobile Awards for 2008 – but does it deserve the accolade?

 
Telstra CDMA switch-off approval closer as ‘rectification plan’ made public
Monday, 25 February 2008
Telstra’s plans to switch off the nationwide CDMA network still depend on the Australian Federal Minister for Communications “receiving a report that comprehensively addresses [his] concerns”, with Telstra’s rectification plan bringing them a step closer to closure.

 
SBS’s ‘Obscene Machines’ too robotically obscene for ACMA
Monday, 25 February 2008
ACMA, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, has ruled that Australia’s SBS television has breached SBS’s own ‘Codes of Practice 2006’ by not complying with MA 15+ classification guidelines for a TV program showing sexual gratification by artificial means.

 
Internode and co. want ACCC to force Telstra to wholesale ADSL2+
Monday, 25 February 2008
The predicted action by Telstra’s competitors seeking wholesale access to their ADSL2+ infrastructure has begun in earnest, with Internode and nine other ISPs filling a nine page letter with Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission.

 
Creative hopes new MuVO T200 will move you into buying one
Monday, 25 February 2008
Yet another competitor to the iPod has emerged from Creative called the MuVO T200 with a range of features to tempt you away from Apple’s offerings – but are they enough?

 
Will Australia soon have R-rated games on sale?
Monday, 25 February 2008
While movies have long been able to be sold under an R rating classification should they have deserved it, games that would have gained such a classification have either had to be toned down, or not sold thanks to being banned – but this could soon change.

 
Early Vista SP1 64-bit installs causing new problems
Monday, 25 February 2008
Has the fallout already begun from Microsoft’s serious snafu of releasing Vista SP1 early to users of 64-bit Vista? We’ve just received a report that shows two new problems we haven’t heard of before, as we unofficially rename SP1 to ‘Snafu Pack 1’.

 
Latest malware threats go local say McAfee
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Malware threats aren’t using the scattergun approach any longer, with criminals targeting users in their own languages in ever increasingly sophisticated attempts to become more successful at ripping us all off.

 
Firefox celebrates 500+ million downloads as Netscape dumped
Sunday, 24 February 2008
With Firefox 3 nearly ready for primetime, and as Netscape is formally no more, Mozilla celebrates over half a billion Firefox downloads with a program to donate free rice to the poor.

 
Xbox 360 HD DVD drive given heave-ho by MS
Sunday, 24 February 2008
In a move that is of no surprise to anyone, Microsoft has finally decided it will no longer manufacture the HD DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360, although they will naturally continue to support customers who purchased the drive.
 
Why do non-US users have to jump through iTunes hoops to get content?
Sunday, 24 February 2008
An article at APC magazine shows you how virtually anyone, anywhere around the world, can bypass the iTunes and licensing limitations that mean only US citizens get the best content, and get it first – but why do we put up with this?

 
Microsoft 64-bit Vista SP1 early release snafu
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Users of the 64-bit version of Vista may have noticed something strange over the last couple of days – a notification that Vista SP1 has downloaded to their computers and is ready for installation, despite availability still set for March 18. Has Microsoft gone mad?

 
NICTA’s new chip promises true wireless revolution
Friday, 22 February 2008
A new Australian chip small enough to be embedded into home and office equipment promises wireless audio and video transfer at up to 5 gigabits per second, ten times faster than today’s solutions at only one-tenth the cost!

 
Pirate Bay de-scuppered and back on Yahoo
Friday, 22 February 2008
What’s going on at the world’s second most popular search engine, Yahoo? First they delist the Pirate Bay, but then they put it back. Did Jack Sparrow call them and have a chat?

 
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