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NBN may be running late, but it will be built right: Conroy

NBN may be running late, but it will be built right: Conroy

Stephen Conroy has admitted the NBN has taken longer than he expected but said it will be built, no matter what legal obstacles lie in the way.
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    Google Earth used by terrorists in India attacks 02/12/2008 09:42:00

    Terrorists used Google Earth to plan Mumbai attacks, say police officials.
    The terrorists that attacked various locations in south Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks.
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    Global Internet project offers snapshot of Aussie Internet use 02/12/2008 16:26:00

    Survey finds strong reliance on Internet for study purposes, but only half believe information is reliable.
    The World Internet Project has released the results of its first ever global survey of Internet use.
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    Amazon offers online database service for free 02/12/2008 11:55:00

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) Monday began offering its online database service free of charge to extend the service to more users.
    Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened its online database service for public beta testing and said a certain level of usage will be free, at least for now.
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    Report: Former AOL CEO Miller trying to buy Yahoo 03/12/2008 07:42:00

    Former AOL CEO Jon Miller is reportedly trying to round up investors to buy all or part of Yahoo.
    Jonathan Miller, the well-respected former AOL CEO, has been talking for months to potential investors interested in buying all or part of Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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    New Windows worm builds massive botnet 02/12/2008 11:24:00

    New worm a global threat with potential to do real damage, security researcher warns.
    The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher said Monday.
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    MIT researchers boost the power of solar energy 02/12/2008 09:55:00

    Advances could increase energy output and efficiency, while also cutting costs
    Using computer modeling, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working to boost the output and efficiency of solar cells, while lowering the cost of solar power.
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    New Windows worm builds massive botnet 02/12/2008 11:24:00

    New worm a global threat with potential to do real damage, security researcher warns.
    The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher said Monday.
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    Windows market share dives below 90 percent for first time 02/12/2008 08:36:00

    Posts biggest one-month drop in the past two years; Mac OS X gains ground
    Microsoft's Windows OS last month took its biggest market share dive in the last two years, an Internet measurement company reported Monday, erasing gains made in two of the last three months and sending the operating system's share under 90% for the first time.
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    Google Earth used by terrorists in India attacks 02/12/2008 09:42:00

    Terrorists used Google Earth to plan Mumbai attacks, say police officials.
    The terrorists that attacked various locations in south Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks.
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    Report: Former AOL CEO Miller trying to buy Yahoo 03/12/2008 07:42:00

    Former AOL CEO Jon Miller is reportedly trying to round up investors to buy all or part of Yahoo.
    Jonathan Miller, the well-respected former AOL CEO, has been talking for months to potential investors interested in buying all or part of Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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    IE share slips under 70 percent, Firefox surges past 20 percent 02/12/2008 07:30:00

    Rising unemployment also bodes ill for IE, says Net Applications
    The market share of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) dropped under the 70 percent mark last month for the first time since Web metrics vendor Net Applications started keeping tabs on browsers, the company said Monday.
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    Apple's iPhone gets Linux 02/12/2008 08:43:00

    Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with support for the first and second generation iPhones, says blogger.
    Hackers have managed to load Linux on to Apple's iPhone.
More >Security
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    New Windows worm builds massive botnet 02/12/2008 11:24:00

    New worm a global threat with potential to do real damage, security researcher warns.
    The worm exploiting a critical Windows bug that Microsoft patched with an emergency fix in late October is being used to build a new botnet, a security researcher said Monday.
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    McColo takedown: Internet self policing or vigilantism 02/12/2008 09:01:00

    Few tears were shed when McColo, a US-based company that allegedly hosted systems for prolific purveyors of spam, malware and child pornography, was suddenly taken offline by its upstream service providers on November 11.
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    Amazon offers online database service for free 02/12/2008 11:55:00

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) Monday began offering its online database service free of charge to extend the service to more users.
    Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened its online database service for public beta testing and said a certain level of usage will be free, at least for now.
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    Supercomputers finding their way to the desktop 02/12/2008 07:30:00

    Nvidia announced the release of Tesla-based desktop supercomputers
    If the definition of a personal supercomputer is that it is inexpensive, can sit on a desk and is at least within shouting distance of the Top500 systems list, new machines equipped with Nvidia's Tesla graphics processor are among the first in that category.
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    10 Microsoft research projects 02/12/2008 10:09:00

    A sneak peek at 10 technologies developed in Microsoft's R&D labs
    Innovation is not just about cool new products. In technology, the best ideas require a) really smart people and b) lots of funding. For the past 33 years, Microsoft has had both in spades.
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    JetBrains build tool enhanced for software development 02/12/2008 07:45:00

    Team communication also highlighted in TeamCity 4.0
    JetBrains released TeamCity 4.0, a continuous integration server and distributed build management tool featuring enhanced build capabilities, this week.
More >Storage Solutions
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    NASA blasts iTunes with free podcasts 01/12/2008 09:32:00

    The space agency will focus its iTunes videos
    NASA last week announced it would pump up the volume on its latest space exploration technology by dumping a pile of free podcasts on Apple's immensely popular iTunes site.
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    Seagate fixes bug in 1.5T Barracuda drives 28/11/2008 07:14:00

    Seagate is issuing a fix for a bug affecting its 1.5T Barracuda drives.
    Seagate on Wednesday said it has fixed a bug affecting some Seagate Barracuda hard drives that caused applications to pause.
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    NBN may be running late, but it will be built right: Conroy 01/12/2008 09:04:00

    Stephen Conroy has admitted the NBN has taken longer than he expected but said it will be built, no matter what legal obstacles lie in the way.
    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has admitted that the National Broadband Network has taken much longer than the government expected, but says the outcome will be worth it.
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    Telstra accuses Optus of NBN non-compliance 01/12/2008 09:27:00

    After drawing criticism for submitting an incomplete NBN bid of its own, Telstra fires a few rounds at Optus claiming it is now failing to adhere to the NBN rules
    Telstra has accused Singtel Optus of failing to make financial disclosures to the ASX regarding its source of funding for the National Broadband Network, just days after its own [[artnid:269018|lack of compliance|new]] with the tender process.
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    Sierra Wireless to buy Wavecom 03/12/2008 07:47:00

    Sierra Wireless has agreed to acquire machine-to-machine wireless networking vendor Wavecom for EUR218 million.
    Sierra Wireless, a maker of networking cards for PCs and other devices, has agreed to acquire French M2M (machine-to-machine) wireless vendor Wavecom for Euro 218 million (AUD$430 million).
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    Nokia takes mobile messaging to the masses 03/12/2008 07:47:00

    Nokia announced more details about its upcoming Messaging platform at the Nokia World 08 conference in Barcelona on Tuesday.
    Nokia announced more details about its upcoming Messaging platform, which will add support for mobile e-mail and instant messaging to its phones, at its World 08 conference in Barcelona on Tuesday.
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    NBN may be running late, but it will be built right: Conroy 01/12/2008 09:04:00

    Stephen Conroy has admitted the NBN has taken longer than he expected but said it will be built, no matter what legal obstacles lie in the way.
    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has admitted that the National Broadband Network has taken much longer than the government expected, but says the outcome will be worth it.
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    Conroy defends Telstra's NBN bid 28/11/2008 13:40:00

    The federal government has defended its acceptance of Telstra's "non-compliant" National Broadband (NBN) proposal and said its expert panel will thrash out the details with the telco.
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    It falls 8% short, but Conroy accepts Telstra’s NBN bid 27/11/2008 14:32:00

    At 12 pages and almost 1000 pages less than Optus-led Terria bid, Telstra’s proposal to construct the National Broadband Network will be considered for the $4.7 billion project, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said on Wednesday.
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    1 million Google phones sold by end of year 01/12/2008 10:20:00

    After initially predicting 600,000 Google phone sales by year's end, the phone's maker, HTC, is now expecting closer to 1 million.
    HTC, maker of the original Google phone, is boasting that demand is so high that sales will reach a million by the end of the year.
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    Review: BlackBerry Storm -- better for business than the iPhone? 24/11/2008 09:02:00

    Is Research In Motion's new BlackBerry Storm just an Apple iPhone wannabe or is it an innovative, highly usable smart phone in its own right? The answer: Yes, on both counts.
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    Demand for Storm crashes ordering system 24/11/2008 06:53:00

    While Verizon expected the BlackBerry Storm to be a hot-ticket item, it probably didn't anticipate that demand for the device would crash its online ordering portal.
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