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.
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.
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.
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.
A factory worker from County Durham has run up a 27,000 phone bill by using his mobile as a modem for his PC.
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.
Newly hired Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton sees big changes coming in how you and your computer interact.
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.
Last-minute attempt fails to derail the bill, which with President Bush's signature would require federalised IDs for all Americans.
Security researchers have been infiltrating denial of service 'botnets' to study what may be an unstoppable Distributed Denial of Service (DoS) technique.
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.
Microsoft Money 2006 is a worthwhile upgrade for current users who like to bank and pay bills online, but it requires Windows XP.
Microsoft's chairman says a digital music store should be offered by the company, which would not aim for significant profit from the feature.
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.
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