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  • Livid Libs bat on G9's behalf for detail disclosure

    The government's bill to force Telstra to disclose its network information to rival companies so they can effectively tender for the national fibre-to-the-node broadband network was passed by the Senate yesterday.

  • Government yields on device spying bill

    The Federal Government has abandoned plans to grant law enforcement agencies unfettered freedom to intercept communications from multiple devices that are not listed in a warrant, yielding to pressure exerted by the privacy lobby.

  • Conroy not moved by FTTN extension pleas

    Despite calls for an extension to the July deadline for proposals to build the national fibre-to-the-node broadband network, Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy is determined to stick to his schedule.

  • FBI wiretap cut off over unpaid phone bill

    A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a US government audit released today.

  • Vodafone customer racks up 27,000 bill

    A factory worker from County Durham has run up a 27,000 phone bill by using his mobile as a modem for his PC.

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    Does Microsoft adore Apple's iPhoto?

    Apple customers must cringe when Microsoft starts talking about Windows Vista -- after all many of the same "new" features have been available on Mac OS X for about five years.

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  • PC or people -- who's the boss?

    Newly hired Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton sees big changes coming in how you and your computer interact.

  • Gates on Google

    Google has emerged as the poster child for a new wave of applications assembled from the piece-parts of several Web sites. No Windows necessary but Microsoft has its own ideas, of course.

  • US Senate approves electronic ID card bill

    Last-minute attempt fails to derail the bill, which with President Bush's signature would require federalised IDs for all Americans.

  • Researchers infiltrate denial of service networks

    Security researchers have been infiltrating denial of service 'botnets' to study what may be an unstoppable Distributed Denial of Service (DoS) technique.

  • Microsoft to tweak Smart Displays

    An update of the technology, which is due to launch late Wednesday during company Chairman Bill Gates' keynote speech at CES, is already under way.

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  • Microsoft Money 2006

    Microsoft Money 2006 is a worthwhile upgrade for current users who like to bank and pay bills online, but it requires Windows XP.

  • Gates hints at Microsoft version of iTunes

    Microsoft's chairman says a digital music store should be offered by the company, which would not aim for significant profit from the feature.

  • MS: Secure computing is still a decade away

    COMMENTARY--One year ago, Bill Gates challenged his Microsoft troops to make the company's products more trustworthy. What's been accomplished? A bit. What still needs to be done? A lot.

  • Microsoft to tweak Smart Displays

    An update of the technology, which is due to launch late Wednesday during company Chairman Bill Gates' keynote speech at CES, is already under way.

  • AMD CPUs--onward and upward

    AMD will market its latest and greatest CPUs, the Athlon XP 2700+ and 2800+, to the consumer market. But is this a wise move considering Intel's clear dominance in the IT space?

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