Sun, Samsung developing 'Java phone'
Sun Microsystems and Samsung Electronics are reportedly developing a mobile phone to challenge Apple's iPhone.
Price cut expected to fuel PS3 sales
Sony Australia expects its recent $300 PlayStation 3 price cut to
double the console's install-base by the end of the year.
Companies shifting virtual world strategies
When Cisco Systems decided to enter the Second Life virtual world, things didn't turn out exactly as the network equipment supplier expected.
Google buys micro-blogger Jaiku
Google announced it is buying Jaiku, a Finnish startup specialising in letting friends use mobile telephones to share what they are doing at any given moment.
Nine, Ten plan full shows online
The commercial TV networks have signalled expansive plans for full
TV episode downloads based on an advertiser-funded model.
'Old fuddy-duddy' fights back over Google sacking
Brian Reid was sacked by Google at the age of 54 after being told
he was "lethargic", that his ideas were "obsolete" and that he not
a good "cultural fit".
Apple hit with iPhone monopoly lawsuit
Court asked to order Apple to unlock "bricked" iPhones and provide
warranty service to hacked devices.
Google shares surge past $US600
Shares in Google surpass the $US600 mark for the first time, fueled
by investor confidence in the web search leader's advertising
technology.
Google, IBM team up on cloud computing
Google and IBM are teaming up to promote research into cloud computing - a technology in which programs and services are run on remote servers rather than on users' PCs.
Bendigo repaid with interest
Bendigo Bank solved its problems with a new wide-area network at minimal cost, says Brad Howarth.
It's official: Bungie jumps ship
Microsoft says Bungie Studios, the Halo video game developer
acquired by Microsoft in 2000, is once again operating as an
independent company.
Selling recalled products is illegal, eBay warns traders
eBay says it is sending notices to sellers hawking recalled items, warning that they could be kicked off the website and may have to forfeit their fees.
Microsoft buys online shopping search firm Jellyfish
The battle for terrain in the lucrative internet search market continued today with Microsoft revealing it has bought Jellyfish, a US firm specialising in comparison shopping online.
Nokia to acquire map maker Navteq
Nokia has agreed to buy digital map maker Navteq for $US8.1 billion
in a deal that shakes up the GPS device market.
eBay writes down Skype investment
eBay acknowledges that it drastically overvalued the 2005
acquisition of its Skype internet telephony division.
Halo developer to leave Microsoft: report
Microsoft refuses to deny rumours its subsidiary, Bungie, developer
of the lucrative Halo franchise, is parting ways.
FT pioneers new web charging system
The Financial Times's internet arm in the UK, Ft.com, announced a pioneering new charging system today while expanding its website and making more content free to online readers.
Incensed over iPhone price cut, woman sues Apple
A woman is so angry at Apple for lopping $US200 off the price of
the iPhone that she has filed a lawsuit seeking $US1m in damages.
Going for a song: Radiohead's new album
British band Radiohead tells fans they can pre-order a digital
download of its new album and pay whatever they want.
No let-up on anti-piracy warpath
Software pirates, beware. Microsoft is still on the legal warpath, prosecuting thieves and winning damages in court.
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Bendigo repaid with interest
Bendigo Bank solved its problems with a new wide-area network at minimal cost, says Brad Howarth.
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And, for your information, a few facts
The problems of information management are likely to get bigger before they get better.
Small but bright
Lugging around a projector no longer means hiring Sherpas, thanks to tiny projectors such as the InFocus Big Work IN10.
