Stories about: ABS

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Aussies scammed out of $70m online 01 March, 2010 09:31

Australians lost more than $70 million through online scams last year, according to a Federal Government report.
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$19.4 billion spent on consumer tech in 2009 16 February, 2010 09:29

Consumer spending on technology goods surpassed the $19 billion mark in 2009, according to the GfK TEMAX index.
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Home Internet access quadruples in the last decade 08 February, 2010 12:48

ICT has become increasingly more affordable over the past decade with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recording marked increases in access to PCs and the Internet in Australian households.
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Up turn in jobs market points to skills shortage 01 February, 2010 06:00

The Australian ICT industry is on the brink of slipping back into a chronic skills shortage, just as the jobs market begins its road to recovery, according to a recruitment specialist.
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3D printing coming to the desktop 22 January, 2010 02:10

Hewlett-Packard, reigning inkjet giant, has partnered with Stratasys, a leading manufacturer of rapid prototyping machines, to bring 3D "printing" of solid objects to the desktop.The HP-Stratasys models have been described as small enough to sit on a desktop, quiet enough to use in an office, and priced under US$15,000.
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Small business receives an extra $4m to get online 20 January, 2010 10:41

The Federal Government has tipped in an extra $4 million to help fund a program to bring small businesses online.
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Recycling scheme a waste without expansion 15 January, 2010 13:38

The Federal Government will need to create more than 1000 electronic-waste collection points — some 800 more than currently planned — to meet its 2020 recycling targets.
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Portable hard drive round-up: the best pocket storage options 30 December, 2009 20:17

Good things come in small packages - and when it comes to storage, the saying couldn't be more true. No matter what size your data set is, you can find a stylish, pocketable wonder of modern miniaturization to store it and transport it.
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Amberdms gives open source accounting green light 17 December, 2009 12:42

New Zealand software company Amberdms has release a Web-based open source accounting and billing application aimed at simplifying business and customer management.
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Household broadband connections rise 18 per cent 16 December, 2009 14:04

The number of households with access to broadband internet shot up 18 per cent to 5 million in the 2008-09 financial year according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Creative to launch eco-friendly products globally 03 December, 2009 10:41

Creative Technology, a global provider of digital entertainment products, is collaborating with a number of high-tech companies in China to bring advanced technology and eco-friendly products in the country and elsewhere.