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Article | 9/02/2011 In pictures: Nintendo 3DS Australian launch

At a launch party in Sydney last night, Nintendo announced the release date and price of its upcoming 3DS handheld console. The $349.95 device will be...

Article | 8/02/2011 Minister, AFL player promote Safer Internet Day

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has used February 8 -- Safer Internet Day -- to issue a wa...

Article | 8/02/2011 Follow that doughnut! CSIRO unveils mini guide blimp

Queensland University of Technology avionics engineering student Bryan Huang has unveiled a mini blimp that looks a lot like a shiny, floating doughnu...

Article | 8/02/2011 US telco to unveil dual-screen Android phone: Report

According to a 7 February Wall Street Journal report US telco Sprint will shortly unveil a new Android smartphone that sports dual touchscreens.

Article | 7/02/2011 Saudi Arabian archaeological sites discovered using Google Earth

New Scientist has reported on the discovery of close to 2000 Saudi Arabian archaeological sites by University of Western Australia academic David Kenn...

Article | 7/02/2011 ACMA issues warnings on Spam Act compliance

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued formal warnings to two companies -- Premier Auto Wholesale–and Home Loan Selection...

Article | 4/02/2011 Google inundated with job applications

On 25 January Google's Alan Eustace, senior vice-president for engineering and research, put a call out on the on the company's blog for job seekers t...

Article | 3/02/2011 What's so special about Android 3.0 (AKA 'Honeycomb')

Android 3.0 -- or "Honeycomb" -- is the first version of Google's mobile platform optimised for use on tablets. Until now, users of Android tablets ha...

Article | 3/02/2011 iPad 2 spotted at launch of News' Daily

An employee of the Reuters news agency has reportedly spotted an early version of the highly anticipated successor to the original iPad.

Article | 1/02/2011 New security flaw threatens Internet Explorer users

Windows users have been warned of a new security vulnerability. A January 28 security advisory issued by Microsoft stated that the company is "is inve...

Article | 1/02/2011 Intel's Sandy Bridge hit by chipset flaw

Intel has halted shipments of the chipset used with its 2nd Generation Core processors after it found a design flaw.

Article | 26/01/2011 Antivirus 2011: Digital defenders

If you haven't bought a new version of your antivirus software in a couple of years, now may be a good time to do so. Malware is evolving faster than ...

Article | 12/01/2011 Optus: 25 years of satellite technology

Following the formation of AUSSAT by the Australian Government in 1981, a government owned company designed to own and operate the national satellite ...

Article | 10/01/2011 In Pictures: Biggest Fails of CES 2011

We got sick of seeing me-too tablets and hearing overblown claims about 4G networks. And the T-Pain microphone? Just painful.

Article | 10/01/2011 The Best of CES 2011

Great looking tablets, superfast phones and the return of the boom box. Here's what we loved at this year's show.