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NT schools and health services get $4.5 million broadband boost

NT schools and health services get $4.5 million broadband boost

The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has announced funding of $4.5 million for a new satellite–based network to provide broadband services for education and health services in remote communities in the Northern Territory.
Staff Writers Sep 6 2007 2:09PM Telco/ISP
LG adds features, cuts price on dual HD DVD player

LG adds features, cuts price on dual HD DVD player

South Korea's LG Electronics introduced on Wednesday an updated version of its high-definition DVD player that supports both Blu-ray and HD DVD, offering a possible solution to the format war.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2007 10:37PM Hardware
Trend Micro overhauls partner program

Trend Micro overhauls partner program

Security vendor Trend Micro has launched its Affinity Partner Program in an attempt to provide a more unified and beneficial partner channel.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2007 3:46PM Security
US state bans forced RFID tagging of humans

US state bans forced RFID tagging of humans

The California state Senate has approved legislation to bar employers from forcing workers to have RFID chips implanted under their skin.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2007 3:01PM Hardware
EU gives nod to laser fusion research

EU gives nod to laser fusion research

The European Union has approved a £500m programme to conduct research into laser-based nuclear fusion.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2007 11:35AM Hardware
Mobile operators sign up to Payforit

Mobile operators sign up to Payforit

A micro-payment service designed to make it easy to pay for low-cost services from a mobile phone has been launched in the UK with the support of all licensed UK mobile operators.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2007 11:25AM Telco/ISP
Mobiles are a man's new best friend

Mobiles are a man's new best friend

A new poll by Lifeline, the insurance division of Carphone Warehouse, appears to show that people would rather lose a pet than a mobile phone.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2007 1:29PM Hardware
Acer joins the Blu-ray camp

Acer joins the Blu-ray camp

Acer has become the newest member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, joining more than 170 consumer electronics manufacturers, computer companies and content providers.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2007 9:45AM Hardware
SanDisk boosts Ultra II memory cards

SanDisk boosts Ultra II memory cards

SanDisk unveiled a 4GB SDHC card and an 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo card for its SanDisk Ultra II line at the IFA show in Berlin last week.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2007 7:32AM Hardware
Perkins appointed NetAlert Parent Ambassador

Perkins appointed NetAlert Parent Ambassador

The Australian Government has appointed former swimming great, Kieren Perkins, as the Parent Ambassador of its NetAlert program to help promote the online security initiative to homes, public libraries and schools.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2007 2:58PM Security
Hitachi launches new A/NZ division

Hitachi launches new A/NZ division

The vendor has formed a new practice which covers areas such as data lifecycle management, consolidation and virtualisation, and business continuity.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2007 2:54PM Storage
Network administrator: Between a rock and a hard place

Network administrator: Between a rock and a hard place

As a Network or Systems Administrator, you must feel lately that you're between a rock and a hard place.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2007 7:33AM Security
Scientist suggests super-sticky Spidey suit

Scientist suggests super-sticky Spidey suit

A professor from the Polytechnic of Turin has developed a method for building a suit that could allow humans to cling to vertical surfaces like the comic book hero Spider-man.
Staff Writers Aug 31 2007 7:30AM Hardware
Gadget overload keeps kids awake at night

Gadget overload keeps kids awake at night

The huge increase in ownership of entertainment gadgetry is having a detrimental effect on the length and quality of teenagers' sleep, according to new research by The Sleep Council.
Staff Writers Aug 29 2007 2:25PM Hardware
Coonan says 'better to have filtering than not' after teen hack

Coonan says 'better to have filtering than not' after teen hack

Senator Helen Coonan hits back at reports that the Government's recently launched NetAlert home internet security program can be easily hacked.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2007 1:00PM Security
Internet horse flu vaccines are illegal

Internet horse flu vaccines are illegal

The NSW Department of Primary Industries is warning horse owners to resist the urge to buy illegal equine influenza vaccine from the internet.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2007 12:54PM Security
Pac-Man reveals human response to threats

Pac-Man reveals human response to threats

Scientists at University College London have used the classic Pac-Man arcade game to determine how the human brain responds to threats.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2007 8:16AM Software
Via announces one-watt processor

Via announces one-watt processor

Via Technologies has unveiled its 500MHz Eden CPU which it claims is the most power-efficient x86 processor yet produced.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2007 2:00PM Hardware
Seagate bets big on solid state drives

Seagate bets big on solid state drives

Seagate plans to launch a series of solid state drives (SSDs) in 2008 in a range of capacities and form factors.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2007 1:52PM Hardware
Intel unveils Extreme X7900 mobile CPU

Intel unveils Extreme X7900 mobile CPU

Intel has unveiled its new Core 2 Extreme X7900 mobile processor for notebook PCs at the Games Convention in Leipzig.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2007 1:51PM Hardware

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