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Google gets rights as Web site registrar
Google has become accredited to register and sell Web addresses under the governing body of domain names. Read more »
Aussie telcos 'looking into powerline broadband'
Australian telcos are seriously looking at broadband over powerline (BPL), according to vendor NEC -- but interference and regulatory issues are still haunting the technology. Read more »
AARNet: Aussie innovation demands bandwidth
Without more investment in high-speed fibre broadband, Australia's competitiveness will suffer, according to academic Internet service provider Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet). Read more »
Internet gridlock to occur in just two years
The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the Internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010. Read more »
Motorola splits into two companies
Under pressure from investors, Motorola has decided to split into two publicly traded companies, one handling handsets and accessories and the other taking on wireless broadband networks and enterprise-level communications services. Read more »
Pipe dreams of high-speed Australia-NZ cable link
New Zealanders may soon score a new high-speed cable link to Sydney boasting 240Gbps international capacity, after Pipe Networks announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kiwi telco Kordia. Read more »
Wozniak 'disappointed' by Apple iPhone
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has today hit out at smartphones, accusing device manufacturers of putting technology before people -- and revealed that he's disappointed by Apple's decision to launch the iPhone without 3G. Read more »
WiMax will take off — if gen YouTube says so
Fledgling technology mobile WiMax could rack up 80 million subscribers within five years — despite having just few commercial networks to its name to date. Read more »
Schmidt: Enterprise shouldn't fear Google cloud
Google CEO Eric Schmidt reckons the company's cloud computing model is mature and secure enough for the enterprise -- but without support staff, analysts say business users won't touch Google. Read more »
Internet censorship should be trade barrier: Google
Internet censorship should be treated as a barrier to trade, according to the chief executive of search and advertising giant Google. Read more »
Features (8)
Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop
Veteran developer Marc Canter warns industry politics could stymie push to give social network users more control over data. Read more »
Personal tech Visionary: Simplicity is key
Mike Nuttal believes that simplicity is key to a successful product and that integrated devices such as combination mobile phone-camera-MP3 players are a step in the wrong direction. Read more »
Interview: The future of mobile development
In the first instalment of our Web Directions South content, we ask mobile business experts Rob Manson and Alex Young where they think the Australian mobile development market is going in the near future. Read more »
Developer spotlight: James Gosling
We recently caught up with James Gosling, the creator of Java about his new role at Sun, software patents, the open source movement, and the future of Java. Read more »
Old maps show new directions
Open-source devotees will tell you that the David Rumsey Map Collection is an online storehouse like no other. It's too bad we can't put more treasures online to share with the world. Read more »
Q&A: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates
The world's richest man on web apps, ultramobile PCs, dirt cheap PCs and the 'G' word. Read more »
Open source vs open standards
Customers and government bodies should focus on products with open standards and realise the pitfalls of open source, argues Scott Petty, Dimension Data Australia COO. Read more »
Keeping PCs out of the junk pile
Smaller IT budgets have caused support pros to require computers to work longer than originally intended. Here are some tips to help you develop a strategy for keeping older PCs in tip-top shape. Read more »
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Do you trust data in the cloud?
-- Cheap hosted storage, app engines, and hosted code libraries. Can you really trust your data, or your client's data in the magical Web 2.0 cloud? Read more »
Technology that will still suck in '07
-- As another year begins I thought I'd compile a short list of technology I think will still suck in 2007. Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the vision
A successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.