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    The national comms regulator's annual telephone performance report broadly shows Telstra is meeting its regulatory service requirements.

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    There has never been much of a relationship between the small Norwegian browser company Opera Software and software giant Microsoft, but what little there was is over, says Opera.

  • TIO gives Australia's largest telcos the thumbs down

    Australia’s two largest telecommunications providers have fared badly in the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) 2002 annual report on the industry’s performance, released today.

  • How to screw up a review and alienate a team member

    Performance reviews are designed to point out employees' strengths and weaknesses and offer a path for growth. Here's how failing to take a review seriously can come back to haunt you.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    iPhone: how much storage is enough?

    People were apparently switching their brains off before joining the 3G iPhone queues, so it's somewhat surprising that considering an appropriate amount of storage was quite a high priority for many buyers.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    US shows what OPEL could have been

    Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Australian Govt funds IT start-ups

    This week Australia's Federal Government announced it had allocated $3.6 million in funding to 57 local research projects so that they could be commercialised, with many of them being web or IT-related start-ups.

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    Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

    The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Are car makers in the mobile TV driving seat?

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  • Performance problems?

    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

  • 10 ways to improve network performance

    If a car starts to stall, drivers would pop the bonnet and check the individual components. But when a network goes down, how are the weak points identified and isolated?

  • Looking for business PCs under $2K?

    We set the specs and the price and had a look at what Australia's PC vendors could come up with in terms of performance.

  • How to screw up a review and alienate a team member

    Performance reviews are designed to point out employees' strengths and weaknesses and offer a path for growth. Here's how failing to take a review seriously can come back to haunt you.

  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

Reviews (1142)

  • Performance problems?

    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

  • Opera won't perform on Microsoft phones

    There has never been much of a relationship between the small Norwegian browser company Opera Software and software giant Microsoft, but what little there was is over, says Opera.

  • Sony Ericsson W760i

    The W760i is a solid performer, and we've found it hard to fault this handset during our tests. Yet, with strong competition hot on its heels, the W760i falls short of bowling us over.

  • Samsung i560

    Seeing or using the i560 is hardly a pulse-racing experience. People looking for a solid phone with navigation will find what they are looking for in the i560. Fashionistas should look elsewhere.

  • Nokia N78

    The Nokia N78 is a fun phone to use, and despite some annoyances it's likely to find fans in those looking for a feature-filled Apple alternative.

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