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Article | 24/07/2008 Apple says 'serious' server snafu caused MobileMe outage

Apple late Tuesday confirmed that a server problem has knocked out e-mail for some subscribers to its MobileMe sync service, and said it has been work...

Article | 24/07/2008 HP folds Voodoo PC business unit

Hewlett-Packard has merged its Voodoo PC business unit with its consumer business, the company said Wednesday.

Article | 24/07/2008 Google opens doors to Knol

Google has launched Knol, its user-generated online encyclopedia, which it announced in December but had kept under wraps in private testing.

Article | 23/07/2008 Microsoft wants to pay YOU to make Xbox 360 games

Want to make money developing Xbox 360 games? Here is your chance. Microsoft launched "Xbox Live Community Games" today with the hope of attracting ga...

Article | 23/07/2008 iLike Debuts Full-Song Playback, with a Catch

iLike, a social music discovery service, is celebrating it has surpassed 30 million registered users today by offering a new feature: full-length song...

Article | 18/07/2008 Eee PC 1000H arrives with Windows XP, not Linux

ASUS' latest addition to the Eee PC family, the 10-inch 1000H, is now available in Australia sans the Linux operating system than made it famous.

Article | 23/07/2008 Mobi offers unlimited data and voice plan

Mobi Limited (ASX:MBI) is from today offering Australia's first unlimited data and voice business plan through its OneNetwork subsidiary.

Article | 23/07/2008 First there was Moore's Law; now, 'Gore's Law'?

In pushing the US to produce all of its electricity from environmentally friendly sources in 10 years, former Vice President Al Gore points to the acc...

Article | 23/07/2008 Defence e-mail goes off-the-shelf

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has purchased a new e-mail classification system to reduce data loss and maintain compliance with federal r...

Article | 23/07/2008 TV B Gone's inventor talks about new projects

At the Last Hope hackers conference in New York City the inventor of the infamous TV B Gone talked about his current projects, but also reminisced abo...

Article | 23/07/2008 NHK's high-tech studio

Making TV shows can be a time consuming task. In this studio of the future being developed by Japanese public broadcaster NHK things are a little easi...

Article | 23/07/2008 ABS figures show fourfold jump in Internet connections

Broadband surpassed dial-up for the first time last year, with twice as many homes connected via broadband than via dial-up, according to recent figur...

Article | 23/07/2008 Optus launches 3G home, shop security product

Optus today launched a live video monitoring service for its SME and home user 3G mobile customers.

Article | 23/07/2008 Walkman phones won't save Sony Ericsson, says analyst

In the aftermath of a second quarter that saw sales fall compared to last year, Sony Ericsson on Tuesday announced three new Walkman phones.

Article | 23/07/2008 Kaspersky says hacking attack did no damage

The defacement of one of Kaspersky Lab's partner Web sites over the weekend occurred while the site was under construction and offered no data to stea...

Article | 23/07/2008 Apple pushes MobileMe surprise to XP, Vista

Apple installed a control panel applet for its MobileMe online sync and storage service on Windows XP and Windows Vista systems when they were updated...

Article | 23/07/2008 MySpace eases data portability policies, adopts OpenID

Two well-known Web sites have completed implementations of MySpace's data portability program, which has also been modified to allow a degree of user ...

Article | 23/07/2008 Apple: 'Trying to catch demand' on iPhones

Apple executives Monday brushed off questions about iPhone shortages, saying they are "very pleased" with their efforts to ramp up production.

Article | 23/07/2008 Mozilla to release first Firefox 3.1 preview Friday

Mozilla Tuesday set Friday as the ship date for the first preview edition of Firefox 3.1, the fast-track update it hopes to polish off by late this ye...

Article | 22/07/2008 Optima shares suspended

Trading in shares in ASX-listed PC manufacturer, Optima (ASX: OPI) has been suspended pending the release of an announcement about its future.