http://www.computerworld.com.au Computerworld Today en-us Copyright 2009, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:20:04 +1000 60 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=144780649&rid=-255 Apple iPhone owners who've upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0 have been told by O2 not to tether their phones to laptops in order to enjoy free 3G connectivity of their PCs. O2 says it will disconnect anyone who attempts to use their iPhone as a modem without paying the necessary charges. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:02:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=140007894&rid=-255 A disc array fault left thousands of Barclays customers unable to access their bank accounts online or withdraw money from cash machines in the south of England for three hours yesterday. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:28:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=320344888&rid=-255 French portable media players maker Archos introduced last night the Archos 9, a Windows 7 powered touchscreen-only Internet tablet. Calling it a MiniPC, the Archos 9 is not exactly the Google Android-touting Archos MID everybody was expecting. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:26:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=234706172&rid=-255 It's always shocking when a stalwart of any industry topples. It makes people pause and lay blame in a variety of directions. Some may be slightly confused that GM is not going out of business, as the taxpayers are going to now have a 60 percent stake in the company. However, many different brands we have known for years (Saturn, Pontiac, Saab, and others) will be cut loose. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:36:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=235227622&rid=-255 Microsoft said today that it will pull the plug on its Money personal finance program at the end of this month, citing competition from banks, brokerage firms and unspecified Web sites as the reason. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:29:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=217790298&rid=-255 Nortel customers remain optimistic despite the company's precarious situation, officials of Nortel's largest enterprise user group said this week. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:08:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1216828013&rid=-255 The takedown last week of a rogue ISP by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) slashed spam volumes by about 15% and reduced the spam spewed by a pair of big-name botnets by as much as to just 64%, a security firm said today. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:18:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=157437784&rid=-255 As Facebook has rocketed to its current position as the most popular social networking destination on the Web, some people have wondered whether there would be enough things for all of those millions of users to do once they arrived. That remains to be seen over the long term. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:58:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=139017880&rid=-255 Anyone familiar with LCD HDTVs expects their prices to decrease, and for TVs from established companies to cost more than models from upstarts like Insignia and Vizio -- but no one expects the top-shelf brands to come down in price faster than the value brands. Yet that is exactly what's happening. Higher-end brands no longer carry the premium they once did: The delta between the value brands and the big-name brands can be as little as $100 these days. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:05:00 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=26908066&rid=-255 Cisco is predicting that the advent of 4G> services will lead to an explosion of new video applications that will transform telecom service providers into what the company is dubbing "experience providers". Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:06:00 +1000