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Article | 24/01/2008 Siemens claims 802.11n power problem cracked
Siemens is launching a wireless LAN system that it claims can run full 802.11n on normal power over Ethernet, but refuses to divulge how it has manage...
Article | 24/01/2008 Lotus toys with Sametime features including virtual meetings
IBM/Lotus will crank up its Sametime lineup this year with two new editions -- plus the company is playing with next-generation features to see where ...
Article | 24/01/2008 Google Android leaves Sun wondering
While Google's Android SDK for mobile applications could become a formidable competitor to Sun's own Java platform, Sun vice president James Gosling ...
Article | 24/01/2008 Dell offers another Ubuntu Linux laptop
More laptop computers preloaded with Ubuntu Linux are coming from Dell Inc. in response to demand from potential customers around the world.
Article | 24/01/2008 Firefox leaks info useful to attackers
Mozilla's head of security Tuesday confirmed a bug in Firefox that could be used by attackers to scout out a system prior to mounting a more thorough ...
Article | 22/01/2008 WORLDBEAT - Digital music sells, without iTunes
Asian consumers aren't yet buying digital music to pack their iPods with sprawling collections of music, but they are splashing out on digital music i...
Article | 23/01/2008 UPDATE - Apple music monopoly lawsuit seeks class-action status
A class-action suit filed against Apple alleges the company unfairly uses technological restrictions with its iPod line and iTunes Music Store to beat...
Article | 23/01/2008 Australia gamers miss out 'free game' download
A free online version of the PC game Battlefield Heroes is to be released by Electronic Arts (EA). Supported by adverts and micro payments, the game w...
Article | 23/01/2008 Microsoft stresses backward compatibility for IE8
Microsoft hopes to balance backward compatibility with Web standards in Internet Explorer (IE) 8 by enabling a new, optional "super standards" mode in...
Article | 23/01/2008 Spreading Worm Hits Nokia Handsets
Security vendor Fortinet has uncovered a malicious SymbianOS Worm that is actively spreading on mobile phone networks.
Article | 23/01/2008 Microsoft dumps Vista virtualisation limits
Microsoft on yesterday dropped its prohibition on running the least expensive versions of Windows Vista in virtual machines, doubling the choices for ...
Article | 23/01/2008 Worm fears shut down Skype video feature
Skype has been forced to turn off a video-sharing feature in its software because it could be misused to launch a self-copying worm attack against Sky...
Article | 23/01/2008 Report: EBay CEO Whitman preparing to retire
EBay CEO Meg Whitman is planning to step down from the company she has led for the past 10 years, The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday.
Article | 23/01/2008 WordPress boosts free blog storage to 3GB
Automattic plans to boost the free storage capacity available to users of its WordPress blog-hosting site from 50MB to 3GB, according to a blog post b...
Article | 22/01/2008 Facebook faces UK privacy probe
Facebook's data protection policies are to be investigated by the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), after a user complained that they we...
Article | 21/01/2008 LSS battle to continues: Telstra appeals ACCC ruling
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has handed down a final determination in relation to Telstra's pricing of its Line Sharing S...
Article | 22/01/2008 Seagate boosts Momentus laptop drive capacity to 250GB
Seagate Technology today is set to unveil an updated Momentus laptop disk drive that boosts capacity from 160GB to 250GB.
Article | 22/01/2008 FBI warns of rise in phone-based 'vishing' attacks
With consumers finally getting wise to phishing attacks, scammers are hitting the phones.
Article | 22/01/2008 Skype plugs critical bug with temp move
Hackers can exploit newly uncovered vulnerabilities in Skype's popular chat and VoIP software to shanghai a Windows PC, security researchers said Thur...
Article | 21/01/2008 Crazy John's accused of crazy pricing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accused mobile phone retailer, Crazy John's, of deceptive or misleading conduct in relat...

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