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Assange ditches top Swedish defence lawyer 
By Liam Tung | Sep 8, 2010 | Comment Now 
Too difficult to contact?
 
China strengthens supercomputing power 
By Rosalie Marshall | Jun 1, 2010 | 3 Comments 
Now boasts the world’s second most powerful machine.
 
Top 10 technology mistakes 
By Shaun Nichols, Iain Thomson | Apr 27, 2010 | Comment Now 
Cock-ups of a technical bent, old and new.
 
Chip giants split supercomputing honours 
By Iain Thomson | Nov 19, 2009 | Comment Now 
AMD and Intel evenly placed in top 10.
 
Top six home-grown iPhone apps 
By Josh Mehlman | Nov 17, 2009 | 2 Comments 
Counting down the best iPhone apps made in Australia.
 
Larry Ellison knocked off top pay slot 
By Iain Thomson | Aug 17, 2009 | Comment Now 
Only second best in America.
 
Top 10 industry-changing applications 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Jun 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
At the end of the day a computer is a very sophisticated bit of kit, but without applications it is nothing more than a fancy toy.
 
Top 10 disappointing technologies 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | May 18, 2009 | Comment Now 
Pretty much every new product gets hyped as a potentially disruptive technology these days, and usually nobody outside of the company's marketing department actually believes it.
 
Top 10 dangerous technologies 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | May 11, 2009 | Comment Now 
This week we've decided to look at the top technology threats facing society.
 
Twitter fails the uptime test 
By Phil Muncaster | Mar 30, 2009 | Comment Now 
Micro-blogging phenomenon Twitter experienced more downtime than any other social networking site last year, clocking up over 80 hours, according to new research from applicatio...
 
Top 10 IT villains 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Mar 30, 2009 | Comment Now 
Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different. Here's the top ten people we love to hate.
 
Top 10 IT myths 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Mar 2, 2009 | Comment Now 
This week, we take a look at some of the more prevalent urban legends of Silicon Valley. Some have a basis in truth, while others are just a good tale to tell..
 
Top ten unlucky IT incidents 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Feb 16, 2009 | Comment Now 
No matter how much we tell ourselves that we are rational, scientific human beings a Friday 13th still sends a tremor up some spines. But unluckiness happens no matter what the ...
 
Gartner predicts the top ten technologies for 2009 
By Brett Winterford | Feb 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Virtualisation, telepresence, netbooks and sensor networks are the hot technologies this year, according to Gartner’s annual Top 10 technology predictions released yesterday.
 
Top 10 most inspiring moments in IT 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Jan 31, 2009 | Comment Now 
To say that the technology industry has had a rough couple of months would be a huge understatement.
 
Experts reveal top 25 programming errors 
By Iain Thomson | Jan 14, 2009 | Comment Now 
An industry panel of more than 30 US and international cyber security organisations has published a list of the top 25 programming security errors, and warned that the next ...
 
Top 10 most overhyped products 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Dec 15, 2008 | Comment Now 
This week, we take a look at some of those epic failures who crashed despite being billed as the "next big thing".
 
Top 10 annoying technologies 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Dec 8, 2008 | Comment Now 
Sometimes a new technology not only makes things more complex, but also frustratingly difficult and time-consuming. This week, we look at a few of those pet peeves of the ...
 
Roadrunner still king in Supercomputer top 500 list 
By Sylvie Barak | Nov 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
IBM’s roadrunner pips Cray's XT5 Jaguar supercomputer to the post, narrowly holding on to its record as the world's fastest supercomputer, according to the bi-annual 'Top 500' ...
 
The top 10 greatest geeks of all time 
By Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols | Nov 10, 2008 | Comment Now 
Behind every great technology there’s almost always a great geek, the men and women whose vision and invention helped create the world and its technology as we know it.
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