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Hardware

DEFY Mini: Moto's Water Battler
Moto To Defy water with new smartphone

» REVEALED: Knock-Off Phones "Booming" Trade
» Troubled HP To Axe 30,000 Jobs?
» Amazon Kindle II To "Light Up"?
» Asus Notebooks Inspired By "Stealth Aircra...
» FujiFilm's New Compact Cam Is All About Fi...
» Sennheiser's 7.1 Gaming Headphones Puts Yo...
» (Sorry Apple): Samsung KING Smart & "Dumb...
» Yum! Acer 10” 'Ice Cream' Tab $549
» Raspberry Pi Turning Students Into Comp Pr...
» REVEALED: Oz STILL Luvs iPhone

REVIEW
Review: iPad 2 - Is it the Benchmark For Tablets Or Will Others Catch Up?
The iPad 2 is suppose to be the benchmark for tablets. But is it? We take a look at the device that is already on backorder in Australia.

Industry

BIGGEST IPO EVER: Facebook Raises $16 BN
The Social Network is now The (Filthy) Rich Network

» Judge Orders Apple-HTC Peace Talks
» Google: We Know EVERYTHING
» Troubled HP To Axe 30,000 Jobs?
» Amazon Kindle II To "Light Up"?
» Storage - Its In Cloud...Right?
» Conroy Blasts Coalition’s NBN "Illiteracy”
» REVEALED:OZ Distributors Dodgy Tactics Ke...
» (Sorry Apple): Samsung KING Smart & "Dumb...
» Yum! Acer 10” 'Ice Cream' Tab $549
» Raspberry Pi Turning Students Into Comp Pr...

REVEALED: Oz STILL Luvs iPhone
Sorry Android, but Apple still tops with Aussies.

Internet

BIGGEST IPO EVER: Facebook Raises $16 BN
The Social Network is now The (Filthy) Rich Network

» Google: We Know EVERYTHING
» Conroy Blasts Coalition’s NBN "Illiteracy”
» Is Facebook...A "Fad"?
» REVEALED: Yahoo! ex-Boss Has Cancer
» Facebook Status: This Cost Me $2
» NBN Push OZ 'Teleworking'
» Conroy: Tony Abbott “Mislead” On NBN
» NBN Satellite Station Hits Bourke
» WORLD FIRST: Pay Telstra Bills On Facebook
» “Cooked”: Conroy Blasts Turnbull's NBN Rum...

REVIEW
Ericsson Router Shares Mobile Broadband
Forget about USB dongles for your wireless broadband, the Ericsson W35 allows you to connect multiple devices via Ethernet and/or Wi-Fi simultaneously, share a printer or storage device, make calls, and even receive fax.

Platforms & Standards

DEFY Mini: Moto's Water Battler
Moto To Defy water with new smartphone

» REVEALED: Knock-Off Phones "Booming" Trade
» Storage - Its In Cloud...Right?
» (Sorry Apple): Samsung KING Smart & "Dumb...
» iPad To Control Apple HDTV?
» Rivals Sony, Pansonic Unite For TV War?
» Watchdog: "iPad 4G" Row NOT Over
» Tab OR Notebook? Asus “Transformer” Hits ...
» iPhone To Use BlackBerry Magic?
» 'iMaps': Apple To Dump Google Maps
» Conroy: Tony Abbott “Mislead” On NBN

Its War, Telstra: Optus Appeal TVNow Decision
Telco confirmed all out war against rival Telstra, NRL and AFL over sporting broadcasts.

Services

Storage - Its In Cloud...Right?
Storage isn’t all about cloud

» Conroy Blasts Coalition’s NBN "Illiteracy”
» Facebook Status: This Cost Me $2
» Its On: Quickflix + Samsung Live
» Conroy: Tony Abbott “Mislead” On NBN
» NBN Satellite Station Hits Bourke
» WORLD FIRST: Pay Telstra Bills On Facebook
» “Cooked”: Conroy Blasts Turnbull's NBN Rum...
» $99 Microsoft Xbox 360 Subscriptions?
» Parra Gets Its Own Card
» Facebook: Spill Your Guts...(AND Donate Or...

Virgin Slash Data Costs 20.5c MB
Telco has just chopped its data costs as the battle to grab mobile users intensifies.

Software

BlackBerry 7.1 OS Now Available For Download
Blackberry has released its new 7.1 OS for customers on Vodafone and Optus’ network

» First Came The Price Gouge Then Adobe Trie...
» Bing Gets Facebook Savvy Redesign, Snubs G...
» Zuckerberg’s Hoodie Is The New Black Turtl...
» Facebook Now Taking Pizza Orders
» Apple Release iPhone, iPad & iPod Software...
» Bugged: Apple OSX Storing Passwords In Pla...
» Forget PCs: Microsoft Get Into ’Smart Hom...
» Linux Based Tizen Maturing, V1.0 Gets New...
» COD Black Ops 2 Trailer Emerges: "What Hap...
» REVEALED: Mac Virus Cost Google $10K A DAY

REVIEW
Every Bit Of Defence Counts
The Bitdefender Total Security 2009 will protect your computer from online threats and provide applications that can tune up your computer. But while it offers a lot, it may be too complicated for the average user.

iPhone 4.6: Bigger, Brighter Screen Coming
iPad has been Retina-ed. But now iPhone too is to get ultra brighter (and bigger) screen.

Archos Delivers World First Hard Disk Tablets With Fastest Processors
Archos has recently announced the world’s first tablet to sport a hard disk drive rather than flash memory, the Archos G9 tablet.

Facebook $100BN Mega Float Early 2012 As Users Stall
Wondering what shape Facebook’s finances are in? Well watchers won’t have to long more to wait with the social network “likely” to go public early next year.

Westpac Backflips On SecurID Tags & Admits Replacements
Less than a week after it denied replacements of RSA SecurID tags to customers after sophisticated cyber attack, Westpac has done a U turn.

See Me: Facebook Facial Tags Sparks Privacy Row
It’s official, Facebook can now see you.

HP Launch Advanced POS Retail Solution
New retail solutions were launched by HP at CeBIT Australia 2011 yesterday.

iPay: iPhone Turns Into Credit Card Machine
The iPhone is about to be iZettled.

Vodafone: Heres All Time Pre Pay, Please Stay
Its giving customers all the time in the world as Vodafone battles to stay in the game following its recent customer backlash, giving pre pay customers a reason to stay.

Android: It's My Shout As It Unleashes eWallet
The Google OS just got a whole lot smarter and wants to pay for goods at the till.

Licenced To App: Apple Guns Blazing At Patent Lawsuit
A week after its apps developers were issued lawsuit for allegedly breaching patent rights, Steve Jobs tech giant has come out fighting, saying there is “no basis” to the claims.

iTunes Cloud Streaming To Float, Signs EMI Music
Apple has signed another leading music labels as it looks to kick off steaming service, according to reports.

Microsoft: 1 In 14 Downloads Are Malware Attacks
A Microsoft blog has today warned that people browsing the Web are more likely to face a socially engineered attack.

NBN Cheaper Than $36BN? Dont Be Daft
Communications minister Stephan Conroy has insisted national broadband cannot be delivered any cheaper than the $35.9 billion pricetag the NBN carries.

Is It Ace? Samsung Release $528 Galaxy Android 2.2 Just Before Gingerbread
Samsung launch the Android-2.2 Froyo just a week before its first Gingerbread 2.3 release.

HP PC Sales Soft As Execs Urged Watch Every Penny
PC giant records mixed fortunes its second fiscal quarter ended as it prepares for further cuts.

NBN Goes Live In NSW, 87 Per Cent Take Up
Residents in Armidale, NSW got first NBN hook up today.

Screen Wars: Toshiba Outsmarts iPhone With Hi Res Breakthrough
Tech giants are battling it out to go tops on high res screens.

Fold Over: Samsung Tabs That Bend?
It’s the tablets and phones that will fold over.

iPhone 5: No Borders, 4 Inch Screen & 2X Processors?
Leaked images have shown an iPhone 5 with a full edged screen as speculation hots up.

Facebook Leaks: You’ve Not Heard The Last Of It
Security experts are warning there is more to come as it emerged this week that Facebook user’s pages were exposed to ‘third parties’ and hacking accounts was possible.

Conroy Runs To Defend ‘Set Top Box 2011’ As Harvey Norman & Retailers Slam “Overpriced" $350
The minister for communications, Stephen Conroy, has issued a statement defending the set top boxes grant to pensioners, insisting it has been costed properly.

ViewSonic To Launch First 7 Inch Honeycomb Tab?
Worlds first small screen Honeycomb 3.0 tablet is to land next month, by ViewSonic.

Skype B2B Video Calls To Boom.. And Bite Logitech
Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype is likely to mean boom time for PC video conferencing, according to reports.

Bye Middle Man: JVC Sells Direct Online
Japanese giant is selling direct to the consumer on new bells and whistles website.

Apple Deny (Yet Admit) User Tracking & Blame iPad, iPhone 'Glitch'
Ever heard the phrase yeah, but no, but yeah? Well, the response of one Apple exec to the privacy hearing on Tuesday appears to be a classic case of this.

No Privacy: Facebook User Pages Exposed To ‘3rd Parties’
Security experts Symantec has discovered a glitch in Facebook’s settings which allows advertisers access users private pages.

Spotify Music Streaming To OZ?
The hit European music streamer is moving to the US. So is it gracing Aussie shores also? Apparently not. Well not anytime soon, at least.

Budget 2011: Smart Roads Get $61m Thumbs Up
Federal government gets serious on smart technologies.

REPORTS: Microsoft To Buy Skype $8.5bn?
Software giant are said to be ‘close’ to sealing a deal to buy internet calling giant Skype.

LinkedIn Cash Up: $3bn IPO
In what is to be the first social network to go public, Linked In look set for a cash bonanza.

Charge Right Now, iPhone
Ever wish your smartphone had a better battery life? Or that you could recharge on the go?

3DTV.. Without Glasses?
Well apparently, if MIT researchers have their way.

Optus Nab FetchTV For IPTV As Telstra T Box Battle Looms
A content battle is set to break between Optus and Telstra with the signing today of a content deal between the telco and FetchTV.

Toshiba 'Satellite' Media PC Hits, $599 + Specs
Toshiba launches seven Satellite notebooks for entertainment pleasure.

Amazon Tablet To Kindle iPad War?
Internet giant to enter the tabs war as reports indicate it has placed its first order for 800,000 touch-screen tabs with maker Quanta Computer.

iSpy With My Little iPhone
Looking for lost or deleted data? Then your wait is over as iRecovery Stick for the iPhone is here.

Skype Me: Vodafone Unveil Android App $3 Monthly
Waiting for the Skype Android app? Well your wait is over, with this new app. Vodafone’s announces Skype package for $3 a month for Android and Symbian holders.

‘Worlds Most Powerful’ Motorola Atrix $840: Can You Handle It?
Atrix, the “world’s most powerful smartphone” is here and it will truly “amaze” you, promises Motorola.

Forget Westpac, EFTPOS Never Breaks: Tyro
As Westpac St George payments systems go hay wire, Tyro has waded into the debate over the debacle insisting its systems never fail.

BlackBerry Says Bing, As Angry Birds Fly Into Play
BlackBerry has a love in with Microsoft Bing as it scrambles to make PlayBook content.

Bin Laden Virus To Wreak Havoc, Warns FBI
Osama is dead but is still wreaking havoc. If you get an e-mail containing bin Laden links, then it's a fake, says the FBI.

Take Note: Toshiba Portege Game Changer PC $1895+
PC maker announces new R800 series notebooks, promising high power and performance on the move.

Plan B: Fujitsu & Optus Cut NBN Deals
‘Plan B’ appears to be coming to fruition as Fujitsu, Optus jump on NBN bandwagon. And no sign of Telstra, so far.

Toshiba: Tecra Notebooks To Boot Desktop PCs
Toshiba’s latest kids on the block mean business. The R800 range announced today promising to be “game changing” business notebooks includes Tecra R840 and R850.

Acer Iconia Tab Free $100 Dymocks eBooks & EMI Music, Out Tomorrow
Iconia A500 Tab to come with free music and video content.

Telstra Launch New SMB Broadband
Telco is to unveil a new broadband solution later today. The “new national broadband solution” called Telstra Digital Business is designed for small businesses.

Playstation Credit Card Details For Sale: $100k
Reports from the US today suggest hackers are flogging Sony’s database details, names, addresses and passwords.

Tom Tom: GPS User Data Fed To Police
In a week that has seen top tech companies Apple and Google tracking users, it seems GPS giant Tom Tom has also struck.

Harvey Norman Trading ‘Difficult’ 1.4.% Rise
Dull sales figures show growth of just 1.4 percent as cautious consumerism bites.

Jobs Plans Come Back But Is He Ever Away?
Apple’s top dog is never far from head office, despite his illness, Apple execs said today.