Thursday January 3, 2008
Wiki search engine set to launch
EDMUND TADROS 11:34am |
A new collaborative approach to the field of search and potential
rival to Google will be launched next week by the founder of
Wikipedia.
Fast-tracking fails to beat the pirates
DARREN OSBORNE |
Illegal video downloads continue to grow, with Transformers and
Heroes topping the most-downloaded list for 2007.
Show me your iPod, I'll show you mine
1:00pm |
Eyes have long been considered the window to the soul, but in this
day and age, it may well be the screen of your MP3 player.
Reading? It's already covered
You can keep your e-books, thanks — the paperback is perfect
as is, writes Keith Austin.
Segway test: ride a mock horse
Photo:
HTC Google Phone could
aturner @ SMH on Nov 16 | The first Google Phones from HTC could run the smartphone-maker's TouchFlow
Happy holidays
Jason Hill @ SMH on Dec 21 | Screen Play is heading to the beach after a big year in gaming, but first I want to...
Blogging for a
Stephen Hutcheon @ SMH on Dec 14 | He's one of Australia's few salaried bloggers and when he launched his new career last
Scientists seek web recruits to hunt down ET
Astronomers are hoping to grab some of your computer's spare time as they ramp up their hunt for ET.
TROUBLESHOOTER
No need to cop an earful
Don't despair if telemarketers findways to target you through your
mobile, writes David Flynn.
Show me your iPod, I'll show you mine
Eyes have long been considered the window to the soul, but in this
day and age, it may well be the screen of your MP3 player.
PERSPECTIVES
Hard profits in software
The big software companies are profitable but Google is a goldmine.
Norwegian minnow takes on mighty Microsoft
A small Norwegian software company says with a level playing field
it can take on mighty Microsoft in a new battle of the browsers.
- Regulators approve Google-DoubleClick Deal
- Apple snuffs out Think Secret site
- Jerry Bruckheimer to make video games
- Companies consider alliance to produce next gen flat screens
- EU politicians raise Google privacy concerns
- Netherlands adopts open source software
- Microsoft snaps up map serivce
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CASE STUDIES & PROFILES
Real estate network advantage
With more than 600 offices in Australia and New Zealand - many of them in rural locations - the real-estate agency co-operative First National Real Estate (FNRE) is not your normal business.
Hacker break-ins at record level
The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social
Security numbers has soared to unprecedented levels.
SPOTLIGHT ON SECURITY
Something's phishy
Staying one click ahead of the SMiShers and other internet scammers is a full-time job, writes Lia Timson.
Out of the woods
Thank the heavens and satellites for global positioning systems.
VoIP
Internet telephone encryption stumps police
German police are unable to decipher the encryption used in the internet telephone software Skype to monitor calls by suspected criminals and terrorists, Germany's top police officer said on Thursday.
Fast forward to '08
What was big this year? And what will trump it next year? Simon Sharwood gathered some opinions on where IT is heading.
UPGRADE
Conference in a box
Polycom's new desktop video conferencing system lets you look colleagues in the eye no matter where in the world they are. The HDX-4000 is built around a 20-inch, 1680x1050 widescreen monitor.
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