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BREAKING NEWS
Networking
University of Queensland advances Windows cluster trial
By
Ry Crozier
| October 29, 2008
University of Queensland is conducting tests on a number of research applications to potentially run on its Windows-based high performance cluster.
Mobility
Arctic explorers take modern tech on 700km trek
By
Kathryn Small
| October 29, 2008
When two young Aussie explorers set out on a 700km Arctic expedition, they took some surprising technology with them. iTnews looks at some everyday hardware that withstood the harshest environments.
Hardware
Self-assembling organic wires present sci-fi possibilities
By
Staff writers
| October 29, 2008
U.S. scientists have developed water-soluble electronic materials that spontaneously assemble themselves into 'wires' much narrower than a human hair.
Software
Microsoft says next Office suite will go on the Web
By
Daisuke Wakabayashi
| October 29, 2008
The next upgrade of Office business software from Microsoft will include a version that edits word processing documents and spreadsheets inside a Web browser, the software maker said on Tuesday.
Internet
Google, other tech giants agree on free speech principles - WSJ
By
Staff Writers
| October 29, 2008
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are expected to announce that they have agreed to a common set of principles on how to do business in nations that restrict free speech and expression, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Software
Microsoft sheds light on Windows 7 features
By
Daniel Robinson
| October 29, 2008
Microsoft has revealed more details of Windows 7, the next version of its desktop client platform, including user interface and usability improvements, plus features to make the operating system easier to deploy and manage for corporate IT departments.
Telecommunications
Telstra pumps $20m into West Oz networks
By
Staff writers
| October 28, 2008
Telstra has been conspicuously absent from the NBN saga this week, instead announcing a $20 million injection of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems on fibre routes in regional Western Australia.
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