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  • Internet allowed in Sydney school exam

    A Sydney girls' school will let its student use iPods, the internet and mobile phones during exams as a new method of assessment.

  • E-way "human error" costs beep tag users AU$100

    A changeover error transferring beep tag customer accounts to E-way systems has caused some people, who thought they had closed their toll accounts, to be falsely charged AU$100.

  • Sydney's free Wi-Fi plans scrapped

    The NSW government has scrapped plans to offer free Wi-Fi in Sydney, citing spiralling costs and overseas failures for killing the project.

  • Sydney Uni "hero" chip breaks light speed record

    A team of Australian scientists have demonstrated a photonic chip that boosts the data rate of fibre-optic connections by more than 64 times to 640Gbps, promising faster, cheaper internet for all.

  • Computer glitch shuts down Sydney's M5 tunnel

    A computer failure closed down Sydney's M5 East tunnel at around 7:10am today, leaving traffic to bank up for kilometres in both directions.

  • NSW prisoners to videoconference with lawyers

    NSW prison inmates will soon be able to use Webcams to talk to their lawyers over the Internet, the NSW government says.

  • 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.

  • AT&T follows the money to Sydney

    As part of a push to unify its global network services, AT&T has announced it will be expanding its capabilities in the region -- but only in response to competitors who are already here, according to one analyst.

  • Is Google sharing your information with US govt?

    Google CEO Eric Schmidt revealed yesterday that the US government has made "requests" for the search giant to share information about its users -- and that Google would comply if the requests were legal.

  • AFP raid Sydney Internet caf

    A Sydney Internet caf has been raided today by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), after the cafe allegedly provided extensive access to illegal downloads of movies and music.

  • Gartner Symposium 2007: Complete coverage

    News and video from Gartner's Symposium event, which is being held in Sydney this week.

  • Unwired picked for Sydney free Wi-Fi scheme?

    The NSW Department of Commerce has today come a step closer to selecting a provider to implement its plan to blanket Sydney's CBD with free Wi-Fi, with rumours surfacing that Unwired is now the leading contender.

  • CeBIT: Google lauds Aussie Apps take-up

    Google's recent foray into business applications has already attracted more than 1,000 small businesses in Australia, according to the search giant's vice president for enterprise, Dave Girouard.

  • No Bush mobile jams as APEC IT gears up

    Rumours of mobile jamming across Sydney during President Bush's APEC visit have been greatly exaggerated

  • Iemma: NSW CBDs will get free Wi-Fi

    Central business districts of key cities in New South Wales will get free Wi-Fi broadband within the next three years, under a plan announced today by the state's premier Morris Iemma.

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