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Article | 24/05/2012 Government opens inquiry into IT prices
The Australian Government has begun a parliamentary inquiry into technology prices, and will report on whether Australians pay more for IT hardware, v...
Article | 24/05/2012 HP to cut jobs and ditch products in restructure
HP will cut 27,000 jobs and ‘rationalise’ its product line-up as apart of a two year long restructuring process that will “simplify business processes...
Article | 23/05/2012 In Pictures: CeBIT Australia 2012
Tech companies are out in force at CeBIT Australia 2012, showing off everything from desktops and laptops to printers, storage and networking products...
Article | 10/05/2012 New HP thin client cuts the power cord
HP has announced the t410 All-In-One Smart Zero Client, a thin client PC that only consumes 13 Watts and can be run using Power over Ethernet.
Article | 26/04/2012 In Pictures: Intel’s new Ivy Bridge chips
Nano-transistors powering big gains in power, efficiency
Article | 26/04/2012 Apple will decline in the post-Steve Jobs era: Forresters CEO
Never mind the blowout numbers announced Tuesday. Apple's best days are behind it.
Article | 24/04/2012 Intel releases Ivy Bridge: New Mac models coming soon?
Intel on Monday unveiled the Ivy Bridge processor family, the third generation in the company's line of Core processors.
Article | 14/04/2012 Intel targeting Ivy Bridge processors at Windows 8 tablets
Intel's upcoming Core i-series processors based on the Ivy Bridge architecture are being pitched at ultrabooks, but the company is now extending the c...
Article | 13/04/2012 Opinion: Microsoft, instead of turning the lights off on XP, make it open source
To state the obvious,, Microsoft is hugely important economically and culturally, and as Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) was told by his grandfather: "Wi...
Article | 11/04/2012 Microsoft patches critical Windows zero-day bug that hackers are now exploiting
Microsoft today delivered six security updates to patch 11 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and several other products, incl...
Article | 11/04/2012 Sign and send documents from your smartphone or PC
See if this sounds familiar: Someone e-mails you a document, contract, or whatever that requires your signature. So you print it, sign it, then dust o...
Article | 4/04/2012 Look who's working on Linux now: Microsoft
Linux powers countless smartphones, TVs, supercomputers, financial transactions, and websites around the globe--not to mention desktops--but the fact ...
Article | 4/04/2012 In pictures: HP Z1 all-in-one workstation PC
HP has released what it claims to be the world's first all-in-one workstation PC, the Z1 Workstation. It has a 27in IPS panel with 10-bit colour suppo...
Article | 30/03/2012 Opinion: Five things Microsoft should fix in Windows 8 to prevent another 'Vista'
Windows 8 marches on toward its inevitable release--not yet confirmed, but expected sometime in early fall. Judging by the Windows 8 Consumer Preview ...
Article | 27/03/2012 In Pictures: If it ain't broke, don't fix it: ancient computers in use today
From 1970s minicomputers used for military programs (including nuclear weapons) to an IBM punch-card system still keeping the books at a Texas filter ...
Article | 26/03/2012 Macworld Weekly Wrap: Apple divined, Apple TV tips, new iPad sales, and more
Sure, Apple didn't release another new iPad or new Apple TV this week, but the company didn't let the week go by without making some new news. If you ...
Article | 23/03/2012 20 iconic tech sounds bound for extinction
From the hum of an old car's engine to the galunk! of a fictional plumber's fireball, sounds have an amazing ability to transport us back in time. Eve...
Article | 23/03/2012 Amiga computer awakened from sleep with makeover
Nearly three decades after its initial introduction, the Amiga personal computer has been given a makeover with a new design and some of the latest co...
Article | 15/03/2012 Ex-Microsoft Employee Launches 'Fixing Windows 8' Campaign
Not everyone is happy with Windows 8's sweeping design changes, including one former Microsoft employee who thinks the company can do better.
Article | 15/03/2012 Apple's Mac Pro users clamor for hardware upgrade
Ardent users are clamoring for quick upgrades to Apple's Mac Pro, while an unstable hardware timetable for the high-end desktop has raised concerns ab...