Howard Dahdah - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 20/11/2008 Film industry sues iiNet over BitTorrent downloads

The leading film studios and Channel 7 have taken legal action against iiNet claiming the ISP is complicit in the infringement of their copyrighted ma...

Article | 13/11/2008 HP confirms 7.5% cut in local jobs

Hewlett-Packard has confirmed its Australian operations will not be spared from a global decision to slash its workforce.

Article | 12/11/2008 Greens accuse Conroy of fudging facts over content filter trials

Federal Communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy has dodged a question by the Greens, who claimed he said in an October Senate estimates hearing...

Article | 6/11/2008 CSIRO commits to Tassie IT research

The CSIRO now has a dedicated ICT research presence in Tasmania with the opening today of the Tasmanian Information and Communication Technologies Cen...

Article | 3/11/2008 Sensis’s Yellow finds home on Google Maps

Users of Google Maps will soon be able to find Yellow business listings as part of a deal struck between Google and Sensis.

Article | 27/10/2008 Lack of interest forces cancellation of Open Standards conference

A lack of interest has forced the cancellation of this year’s Open Standards 2008 conference.

Article | 15/10/2008 IBM Research expands, lab in good Scissorhands

Scissorhands. It sounds like a character from a Hollywood flick but instead is the name of an IBM Research tool in the works that turns information co...

Article | 14/10/2008 Linux takes a seat on Qantas’ new superjumbo

Linux will be a passenger in every seat on Qantas’ Airbus A380s aeroplanes. All of the airline’s superjumbos – the first of which will commence flying...

Article | 7/10/2008 Guest post: Broadband over Power Lines -- dead and buried?

It wasn't that long ago that broadband in Australia was considered to be 256Kbps and if you were lucky, 512Kbps or 1.5Mps! Broadband over Power Lines ...

Article | 1/10/2008 Trend Micro: Don’t buy antivirus software

Trend Micro’s consumer security product manager has recommend people not to buy antivirus products, including his own. But there is a method to his ma...

Article | 29/08/2008 Ericsson demos mobile broadband at 160Mbps

Ericsson has demonstrated wireless broadband technology that can transmit data at 160Mbps.

Article | 27/08/2008 IBM to open services centre in Ballarat

IBM has announced it will open a $10.8 million IT Services Centre in Ballarat.

Article | 25/08/2008 Transparency key recommendation in new privacy guidelines

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued a practical guide to businesses and government agencies showing them how best to respond in the even...

Article | 19/08/2008 Outspoken Burgess makes Telstra exit

Telstra’s outspoken public policy chief Phil Burgess is leaving the company at the end of the month, citing family reasons.

Article | 12/08/2008 Ticketek apologises for not-so-Dandy mailout

Ticketek Tuesday afternoon issued a formal apology to the individuals whose emails it exposed in a botched newsletter mailout.