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Article | 4/09/2012 Optus 4G network goes live (+ maps, plans, images)

Optus has launched its 4G network in Sydney, Perth and Newcastle. 4G services in Melbourne will start from September 15.

Article | 28/08/2012 Telstra: 4G will serve 66 per cent of Australia by mid-2013

Telstra has today announced the expansion of its 4G mobile network coverage, promising to cover 66 per cent of the Australian population by mid-2013.

Article | 28/08/2012 Australian basketball league employs Perform Media to stream all games of the 2012-13 season online

The Australian National Basketball League has become the first major sporting organisation to offer an online streaming subscription to all its games ...

Article | 24/08/2012 yARN: Time to have your say ...

The Australian Law Reform Commission enquiry into Copyright and the Digital Economy has the potential to affect the lives of practically all Australia...

Article | 23/08/2012 Canberra man who used Find My iPhone accused of 'trespass via radio wave'

A man who tracked down his stolen iPad using Find My iPhone and a GPS device has been accused of unlawful amateur sleuthing.

Article | 22/08/2012 Rackspace to open Sydney data centre in late 2012

Global cloud computing and hosting company Rackspace will soon open its first Australian data centre, in the Sydney suburb of Erskine Park. The invest...

Article | 15/08/2012 Internode launches NodeMobile social networking plans

Adelaide-based Internet service provider (ISP), Internode, has launched three new NodeMobile plans each offering 150GB of social networking data allow...

Article | 14/08/2012 Inside the real economy behind fake Twitter accounts

Some people do it just out of simple competition, essentially throwing their money away so they can boast more Twitter followers than their friends. O...

Article | 14/08/2012 Google buys Frommer's travel guides to bulk up reviews

Google stepped further into the travel business on Monday, announcing it had acquired Frommer's, producer of popular travel guidebooks and reviews. Wh...

Article | 9/08/2012 Four Facebook Timeline settings to revisit

If you are one of the many Facebook users who have resisted the switch to Timeline, your days with the old format are numbered: Reports say that Faceb...

Article | 9/08/2012 How to get started with WordPress

If you need to establish a professional-looking website without shelling out cash for a Web design team, check out the free open-source blogging tool ...

Article | 9/08/2012 Internode launches new broadband plans

Internet service provider, Internode, has launched a set of new Reach Fibre Access Broadband (FAB) plans that will be available at over 125 greenfield...

Article | 7/08/2012 yARN: Why Australian TV networks should pay attention to Google Fibre

The most exciting internet development since the internet itself - at least for Americans living in Kansas City - was the recent announcement of Googl...

Article | 6/08/2012 Apple co-founder Woz thinks cloud will soon have "horrible problems"

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak spoke about his concerns regarding the cloud after a special performance of Mike Daisey’s monologue.

Article | 2/08/2012 Fake users and an angry developer -- Facebook's bad week

With its stock still slumping, Facebook executives were faced with not one but two other pieces of tough news this week.

Article | 1/08/2012 Android gets Spotify Mobile Radio

Music service, Spotify, has made its Mobile Radio service available on Android.

Article | 31/07/2012 Optus launches 4G business services; upgrades 3G network

Optus has expanded the availability of its 4G business services utilising its 4G FDD-LTE network to Sydney and Perth, and upgraded its 3G network cove...

Article | 30/07/2012 Google Fiber: Pros and Cons

Everyone, and I mean absolutely everyone, wants Google Fiber. And who wouldn’t?

Article | 26/07/2012 Google launches Google Fiber 1Gbps Internet service

Google is launching its ultra-fast 1Gb-per-second Google Fiber Internet and Fiber TV service today in Kansas City.

Article | 24/07/2012 In Pictures: First look, Opera 12 ups the ante

The latest release of Opera has some obvious cosmetic and UI changes, as well as several new under-the-hood functions. Overall, here are 12 changes wo...