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Electronic Arts gets Half-Life 2 
Software
Electronic Arts gets Half-Life 2
Jul 19, 2005 | Comment Now 
Games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) has won the rights to distribute Half Life 2 and other games from developer Valve.
 
Police seize computer equipment 
Security
Police seize computer equipment
Jun 27, 2005 | Comment Now 
NSW police have seized a computer and compact discs which allegedly contain child pornography images.
 
NVIDIA brings SLI to GeForce 6600 
Hardware
NVIDIA brings SLI to GeForce 6600
Jun 23, 2005 | Comment Now 
NVIDIA has released a ForceWare driver that allows GeForce 6600 cards to be run in SLI mode.
 
Porn spam triples 
Security
Porn spam triples
Jun 23, 2005 | Comment Now 
Pornographic spam tripled during May from 5.62 to 14.05 percent of all spam, according to an internet security firm.
 
IT shortages create demand for multiskilling 
Training & Development
IT shortages create demand for multiskilling
Jun 21, 2005 | Comment Now 
A demand for more return on IT investment combined with looming IT skills shortages has put increased value on multiskilled IT staff, according to a local IT recruitment and ...
 
DNAS number portability not required: ACCC 
Telco/ISP
DNAS number portability not required: ACCC
Jun 16, 2005 | Comment Now 
The ACCC has said that mandating DNAS number portability would not be in the long-term interests of end-users.
 
Unwired reaches 25,000 customers 
Telco/ISP
Unwired reaches 25,000 customers
May 31, 2005 | Comment Now 
Wireless broadband provider Unwired has announced it has signed its 25,000th subscriber.
 
ICT unemployment still above average  
Training & Development
ICT unemployment still above average
May 31, 2005 | Comment Now 
Unemployment levels in ICT have stayed above the national average despite an increase in jobs, according to the Australian Computer Society.
 
Internet codes focus on child safety 
Telco/ISP
Internet codes focus on child safety
May 31, 2005 | Comment Now 
Three content codes of practice developed by the Internet Industry Association aim to assist families in managing their internet use.
 
Mobile phone industry has record quarter 
Telco/ISP
Mobile phone industry has record quarter
May 27, 2005 | Comment Now 
The mobile phone industry had a record first quarter with 180.6 million units sold worldwide.
 
Intel unveils new dual-core processors 
Hardware
Intel unveils new dual-core processors
May 27, 2005 | Comment Now 
Intel has released new processors and chipsets as part of the company's new home and office PC platforms.
 
Geographic domain names released 
Telco/ISP
Geographic domain names released
May 24, 2005 | Comment Now 
Australian businesses will be able to register commercial geographic domain names such as stkilda.com.au and bondi.net.au from 1 June.
 
Apple recalls notebook batteries 
Hardware
Apple recalls notebook batteries
May 23, 2005 | Comment Now 
Apple have issued a recall of batteries from its iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 notebook range due to a potential fire hazard.
 
Online registry targets health stats 
Software
Online registry targets health stats
May 20, 2005 | Comment Now 
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a new online metadata registry that it hopes will result in more accurate health and welfare statistics.
 
IBM introduces new leasing options 
Finance
IBM introduces new leasing options
Feb 22, 2005 | Comment Now 
IBM has announced new leasing plans, in a bid to capture what it believes is a growing leasing market.
 
Microsoft replaces Xbox cables 
Hardware
Microsoft replaces Xbox cables
Feb 18, 2005 | Comment Now 
Microsoft plans to replace 14.1 million power cables for certain older model Xbox consoles, due to a potential fire hazard.
 
Vigilance needed against phishers 
Security
Vigilance needed against phishers
Feb 17, 2005 | Comment Now 
Phishing scam emails are looking more authentic and becoming more prevalent than six months ago, according to Rob Forsyth, managing director of Sophos Australia and New Zealand.
 
Local students invent tsunami warning software 
Software
Local students invent tsunami warning software
Jan 14, 2005 | Comment Now 
Two students from the University of Technology in Sydney have developed a desktop application to warn of impending tsunamis.
 
Australia's largest residential VoIP installation goes live 
Networking
Australia's largest residential VoIP installation goes live
Oct 21, 2004 | Comment Now 
Australia's largest residential VoIP installation was launched in Melbourne this week with the opening of Central Equity's Melbourne Tower and City Tower apartment buildings.
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