Liz Tay - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Liz Tay

Article | 7/06/2007 UTS tags podcasting as future teaching tool

In response to student demand for more flexible learning options, the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) is investigating the use of online techno...

Article | 6/06/2007 Web host turns to Gmail in Microsoft boycott

In a move that could alienate it from a lion's share of free e-mail account holders, Canadian Web host GaltGroup Internet Services has turned its back...

Article | 5/06/2007 LG U310

The LG U310 is nothing special, but its simplicity could very well be the basis of its appeal. Featuring a solid clam-shell design and user-friendly s...

Article | 1/06/2007 Scientists cash in on fixing spreadsheet errors

Spreadsheets are a tool commonly used by businesses to track everything from payroll to accounts receivable. However, experts claim, there could be er...

Article | 29/05/2007 Finger lengths could point out technophobia

The measurements of a person's ring and index fingers may come in handy in the early identification of developmental disorders, career paths, and beha...

Article | 29/05/2007 The role of spiral pasta in nanoscale electronics

Tiny, spiral-shaped carbon tubes and fibres could give way to new kinds of components for nanoscale electronics, say researchers who are studying what...

Article | 25/05/2007 Next-Gen PC design made in Melbourne, for China

Twenty-one year old John Leung was awarded a $US25,000 first prize by Bill Gates himself last week, in Microsoft's annual Next-Gen PC Design Competiti...

Article | 22/05/2007 ACS warns of 'Google-Schmoogle' syndrome

"Google, schmoogle," declared Philip Argy, president of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Article | 21/05/2007 Symantec's Backup Exec System Recovery 7.0 launched for SMBs

Symantec has announced the release of a new backup and recovery product that aims to equip small to medium businesses (SMBs) with the means to quickly...

Article | 18/05/2007 Software pirate extradition a first of many, legal expert predicts

It took three years of legal debate before Hew Raymond Griffiths, an Australian resident and British citizen, was surrendered to the U.S. for his invo...

Article | 17/05/2007 Enterprises join third party developers at Microsoft's DevCon

Developers were ushered into Microsoft's mobile world as the software vendor ramped up its enterprise focus at the Microsoft Mobile and Embedded DevCo...

Article | 17/05/2007 Plantronics Audio 450

Bespectacled users rejoice: here is a compact, sturdy design that bypasses the annoyance of over-the-ear clips. Designed for notebook users wanting th...

Article | 10/05/2007 Arasor readies high speed wireless technology, awaits telco uptake

Australia may fall in the first-world category, but outside its major cities, there still exists a need for broadband infrastructure that is not dissi...

Article | 7/05/2007 BigPond enters new waters through Second life

Not to be left behind in the recent [[ArtId:1526139525|corporate uptake]] of Second Life, BigPond has launched a group of 11 in-game islands, and is n...

Article | 4/05/2007 One quantum problem solved; many more to go

Researchers in Japan have developed new circuit technology touted to be the vital next step towards the realisation of a practical quantum computer.