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Police arrest BitTorrent tracker operators in Brisbane 04/12/2008 12:10:00
Men charged with money laundering.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested and charged two Brisbane men with money laundering offences linked to a BitTorrent tracker site. A $54,000 bank account belonging to one of the men was subsequently frozen. - +
Smartphone showdown: Nokia's new N97 vs. iPhone 03/12/2008 14:58:00
Nokia "mobile computer" boasts touch screen, full QWERTY keyboardNokia this week released its high-end N97 3G smartphone, combining a touchscreen with a tilted 3.5-inch display, a full QWERTY keyboard, and inviting a straight-up comparison with Apple's trend-setting iPhone. - +
Windows Vista SP2 beta launches tomorrow 04/12/2008 02:42:00
The Windows Vista SP2 beta will be made available to the general public on Thursday.The first beta version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now in the hands of testers, after Microsoft released the update to subscribers of its Technet and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) services.
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Smartphone showdown: Nokia's new N97 vs. iPhone 03/12/2008 14:58:00
Nokia "mobile computer" boasts touch screen, full QWERTY keyboardNokia this week released its high-end N97 3G smartphone, combining a touchscreen with a tilted 3.5-inch display, a full QWERTY keyboard, and inviting a straight-up comparison with Apple's trend-setting iPhone. - +
Australian first: Kogan unveils Android-based mobile 04/12/2008 10:02:00
Google's mobile platform hits Australia.Melbourne company Kogan today announced Australia's first mobile phone to ship with Google's Android operating system. The phone is just the second in the world to have the Android OS preinstalled, after T-Mobile launched the G1 in the US in September.
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Police arrest BitTorrent tracker operators in Brisbane 04/12/2008 12:10:00
Men charged with money laundering.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested and charged two Brisbane men with money laundering offences linked to a BitTorrent tracker site. A $54,000 bank account belonging to one of the men was subsequently frozen. - +
Anti Internet filtering rebels hit the streets 03/12/2008 17:19:00
Protests planned across the countryOpponents to the government's Internet content filtering scheme will take to the streets in a series of protests planned in Australia's capital cities.
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Three quick ways to improve laptop battery life 21/11/2008 12:20:00
Like chocolate and episodes of Mad Men, there's no such thing as too much battery life.Like chocolate and episodes of Mad Men, there's no such thing as too much battery life. - +
Find old versions of favorite programs at OldVersion.com 14/11/2008 16:02:00
Newer is not always better.The tagline at OldVersion.com reads as follows: Newer is not always better. That's true of Coke, Star Wars movies, and software. If you recently installed a new version of a beloved program, only to recoil in horror at its "improved" interface, "better" features, and "faster" operation, OldVersion.com is the site for you. It's home to a couple thousand versions of nearly 200 popular programs, from AOL Instant Messenger to ZoneAlarm.
More >PC World Business: Mobility & Wireless
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Smartphone showdown: Nokia's new N97 vs. iPhone 03/12/2008 14:58:00
Nokia "mobile computer" boasts touch screen, full QWERTY keyboardNokia this week released its high-end N97 3G smartphone, combining a touchscreen with a tilted 3.5-inch display, a full QWERTY keyboard, and inviting a straight-up comparison with Apple's trend-setting iPhone. - +
Nokia N97: A closer look 04/12/2008 14:47:00
Nokia N97 takes aim at Apple's iPhoneNokia N97 takes aim at Apple's iPhone
More >PC World Business: Notebooks, PCs & Printers
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Windows Vista SP2 beta launches tomorrow 04/12/2008 02:42:00
The Windows Vista SP2 beta will be made available to the general public on Thursday.The first beta version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now in the hands of testers, after Microsoft released the update to subscribers of its Technet and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) services. - +
Sharp XR-32S 04/12/2008 16:10:00
A budget business projector.Sharp’s XR-32S is a simple multimedia projector that displays low resolution multimedia presentations accurately and brightly. It struggles with high-definition content, however.
More >PC World Business: Servers & Storage
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Microsoft wants a Ford Model T data center 04/12/2008 15:00:00
Microsoft described a radical new method for building its data centers that it says will save money and make them operational more quickly.Microsoft has come up with a faster, cheaper way to build its data centers over the next five years, and it says other companies could use its methods too. - +
Transmitting data from the middle of nowhere 04/12/2008 10:11:00
Deduplication is key to low-bandwidth transmissionsTo migrate data from one location to another, Seth Georgion has had to devise some creative ways to transmit data from remote locations, including ships in the Pacific Ocean and taverns in the Australian outback, using T1 lines and satellites. Georgion, manager of IT for marine survey firm Fugro USA, also had to reduce the amount of information he was transmitting by culling duplicate data that accounted for as much as half of what he was sending.
More >PC World Business: Networking & VoIP
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Police arrest BitTorrent tracker operators in Brisbane 04/12/2008 12:10:00
Men charged with money laundering.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested and charged two Brisbane men with money laundering offences linked to a BitTorrent tracker site. A $54,000 bank account belonging to one of the men was subsequently frozen. - +
Registrations open for .tel domain 04/12/2008 08:06:00
Registrations begin Wednesday for the new TLD .tel.The first round of registrations for the new TLD (top-level domain) .tel opened Wednesday.
More >PC World Business: Software Development
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Sun patches at least 14 bugs in Java 04/12/2008 08:33:00
No details yet on vulnerabilities or what risk they pose.Sun patched at least 14 vulnerabilities in Java Tuesday as it updated the popular software to version 6.0, build 11. - +
Microsoft tools build bridge between OpenXML, other formats 04/12/2008 08:21:00
Microsoft has released the OpenXML Document Viewer as an open source project on its Codeplex Web site.Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a free plug-in for Firefox to translate Open XML documents, an update to its document translator and a toolkit for Java developers that was built under the umbrella of its Document Interoperability Initiative.
More >PC World Business: Security & Email
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Police arrest BitTorrent tracker operators in Brisbane 04/12/2008 12:10:00
Men charged with money laundering.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested and charged two Brisbane men with money laundering offences linked to a BitTorrent tracker site. A $54,000 bank account belonging to one of the men was subsequently frozen. - +
Windows software encrypts group-policy security 04/12/2008 12:09:00
Unisys Stealth package uses encryption keys to take data and scramble itUnisys has come up with an encryption-based method that lets "communities of interest" using Microsoft Windows securely share data based on group policies in a product called Unisys Stealth Solution for Network.
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Police arrest BitTorrent tracker operators in Brisbane 04/12/2008 12:10:00
Men charged with money laundering.The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday arrested and charged two Brisbane men with money laundering offences linked to a BitTorrent tracker site. A $54,000 bank account belonging to one of the men was subsequently frozen. - +
Windows Vista SP2 beta launches tomorrow 04/12/2008 02:42:00
The Windows Vista SP2 beta will be made available to the general public on Thursday.The first beta version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) is now in the hands of testers, after Microsoft released the update to subscribers of its Technet and Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) services.
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