On the eve of a the High Court hearing an appeal application from the movie studies that have been waging a long running legal battle with iiNet over copyright issues, iiNet has called for the industry as a whole to get together and make content legitimately available online.
Category: Technology news
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NBN bows to pressure, will subsidise start-ups
NBN Co will subsidise upfront access and service charges for telecommunications companies until enough customers are connected to cover their operating costs, bowing to industry pressure for lower start-up costs.
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Telstra rolling out 4G this month
Telstra will start selling its new fourth generation (4G) wireless mobile internet technology to businesses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this month.
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Torvalds slams ‘head up the a*** behaviour’ of GNOME 3
Linus Benedict Torvalds is a man who is generally very definite in his views and speech. And when he dislikes something, when something gives him the shudders and the shakes, boy do you get to know about it!
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NBN Co reveals second release start dates
NBN Co has revealed it will begin preliminary second-release site works at Armidale and Coffs Harbour this month, ahead of a wider fibre rollout to begin by November.
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Robot Helps Quadriplegic Scratch an Itch for the First Time in a Decade
Georgia Tech’s Healthcare Robotics Lab and Willow Garage have been collaborating with Henry Evans, who became a mute quadriplegic after suffering a stroke 10 years ago, to use a PR2 robot as his surrogate.
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Apple iPhone 5 and iPad 3 in Line for Assembly
Cupertino has rubbed wood to fire rumors, yet again. Apple’s component manufacturers from Taiwan have reportedly started packing materials for Apple’s next-generation iPhones and iPads.
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Apple’s Suppliers Preparing for Fall Launch of iPhone 5 and iPad 3?
DigiTimes reports that upstream suppliers in Apple’s manufacturing chain have been given orders to begin preparing for production of next-generation iPhone and iPad models, with a debut expected in the September-October timeframe.
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Synaptic Package Manager Removed From The Ubuntu 11.10 ISO
When Canonical started developing the Ubuntu Software Center, I knew that a time will come when it will completely replace Synaptic. The Software Center is a noob-friendly replacement for Synaptic where users can discover new applications more easily.
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Top 10 Simple Privacy Tricks Everyone Should Use
Protecting your privacy on the internet these days seems like a hefty undertaking, but there are a few things you can do to protect your privacy with just the click of a button. Here are our favorite super-simple tricks.
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