Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:21:00 GMT Industry on www.smartoffice.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/J4C9H2M6 Struggling memory supplier Lexar Media whose parent Company Micron Technology has been labelled as "Junk" is trying to drum up business in Australia with the appointment of Australian Photo Suppliers to push their Kodak branded memory. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:21:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/J4C9H2M6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810210326494f097.gif http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/T5D6G9J6 Australian's love affair with the smartphone has grown 40 times over the past five years, according to latest figures from research company Telsyte. This means that nearly three in ten mobile phones sold this year will be smartphones. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:06:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/T5D6G9J6 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810211107189f522.jpg http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/U7H3Q8L6 The technology market is moving into recession according to research group IDC. However, some vendors will fare better than others depending on what service they provide with consumer electronics set to do better than mainstream IT. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:29:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/U7H3Q8L6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081017113628ad43b.jpg http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/A7N4W4G7 Anti Telstra campaigner Paul Budde, who also parades as a telecommunication analyst, is at it again. This time he claims that The Federal Government should drop its 98 percent fibre-to-the node target for the National Broadband Network and start allowing for wireless broadband for the last 5-10 percent of that target. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:28:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/A7N4W4G7 David Richards and Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081016092958957ae.jpg http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/G2E8X3W6 The credit crunch is set to wipe up to US$170 billion in global IT sales that will hurt Intel, Microsoft and other major technology companies, according to a Bloomberg report. A big freeze on both spending and credit will blanket the industry as analysts predict one of the worst ever downturns for IT. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:18:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/G2E8X3W6 Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810150932237da78.jpg http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/E4V6B9K8 Last year, five malwares were detected every two minutes. But times have changed, with Kaspersky reporting that new malware is now produced every two seconds. These malwares are created by cybercriminals in order to profit and cause undue stress to unknowing victims. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:34:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/E4V6B9K8 Mendelson Tiu http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810140237118f44a.jpg http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/N3T2C6A2 While Telstra welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to fast-track much needed infrastructure building in Australia, the company stated that it wants high-speed broadband to be the first cab off the rank. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:04:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/N3T2C6A2 Mendelson Tiu http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810030406402aa97.jpeg http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/S7B9T3S2 Now here is one for all the budding engineers at Breville and Electrolux. According to TechDigest, one of the nine finalists in this year's DesignLab competition was the USB Scanner Toaster, which can "print" news, weather, and even pictures onto bread. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:48:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/S7B9T3S2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080922025010fd61e.jpg http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/B7U5E3M2 First they hid round corners now traffic wardens are using the latest in detection technology to nick people who overstay in a parking bay. And guess what? Local councils who lost millions in the recent Wall Street melt down are groveling to get their hands on the new money generator sensors Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:03:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/B7U5E3M2 David Richards http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/K8Q3F6F3 According to a number of reports, global PC manufacturers have still not figured out how to make a computer without using PVC (polyvinyl chloride) insulation and the far more toxic brominated flame retardants (BFRs), although there are some electronics manufacturers out there producing IT peripherals without having to use those chemicals at all, according to a new Greenpeace study. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:06:00 GMT http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Industry/K8Q3F6F3 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809171113037f25b.jpg