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Aussie broadband is slower than a slow thing in a slow town

Jamie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:24:07 +0000

Slower than New Zealand So Australia is building a superfast fibre to the home (FTTH) national broadband network and not a minute too soon.…

iPhone 4: And now we are 3 (Mobile)

Jamie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:08:46 +0000

Cheap deals for all 3 Mobile is shipping iPhone 4 today – along with T-Mobile UK , it was the last UK network to announce availability.…

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iPhone 4: And now we are 3 (Mobile)

First Impressions: GoldenEye 007 Multiplayer

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +0000

We’ve been expecting you

Review: Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (Wii)

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Take the case! …I think.

Sony Bravia KDL-32NX503 32in LCD TV

Jamie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:02:02 +0000

Smaller sized set with big screen extras Review Monolithic is a desirable word, unless it’s applied to small things like a mobile phone, a peanut, a shrew. So does it fit a flatscreen TV, especially one at the lower end of screen sizes deemed suitable for a living room?…

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Sony Bravia KDL-32NX503 32in LCD TV

12 technologies that changed the world

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:11:00 +0000

From a TV remote to broadband New technologies emerge all the time, but only a handful change everything that follows in their wake. And they’re not always the first of their kind.

Social-engineering contest reveals secret BP info

Jamie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:29:48 +0000

Hacking IT gullibility at Defcon Defcon A hacker competition that challenges contestants to trick employees of large companies into divulging potentially sensitive information aims to show how human gullibility is the biggest security vulnerability of all. During its first day at the Defcon hacker contest in Las Vegas, it had clearly achieved its goal.…

‘Death to browsers!’ cries Apple mobile-app patent

Jamie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:19:35 +0000

The camel’s nose under Google’s tent A trio of Apple filings seek to patent mobile-application “systems and methods” for travel and online shopping — and to move us three steps closer to a Google-free world.…

9 essential tips for every Gmail user

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:56:00 +0000

Get more from Google’s webmail service Whiel there are plenty of webmail services available online – from Hotmail to Yahoo – Gmail is my favourite. However, it could be better.

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9 essential tips for every Gmail user

Microsoft gets dirty with Gmail cloud cash fight

Jamie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:18:09 +0000

Dressing up what you kill Microsoft is so committed to the cloud that it’s throwing everything at rivals like Google to crack open the door on sales and gain momentum online.…