Here's A Great Way To Pick An Innocent Fight

A COUPLE of weeks ago I wrote about AWA, the old Amalgamated Wireless of Australasia company that has reinvented itself as a computer services company.

Linux More Accessible

Novell hopes its SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED) will tempt everyday computer owners to abandon Windows and switch to a newer, cheaper and supposedly better alternative.

Laptops Lead

Sales of laptops have once again taken a long lead over desktop computers, according to the latest market figures. Total computer sales in Australia during the April-June period grew by 2.7 per cent over the same period last year, says industry analyst firm Gartner, representing 1.1 million units sold. Most of that action was enjoyed by notebooks, which surged ahead by 17.5 per cent over the same time last year, while desktop sales slumped by 4.3 per cent. It seems people continue to ditch their ...

Notebook Surge In Race For Computer Sales

NOTEBOOKS have once again taken a long lead over desktop computers, according to the latest market figures.

New Gadget Does Not Compute For Old-school Punters

MORGAN Ryan, a throwback to the golden years of the Sydney betting ring, shuddered at the sight of the new hand-held betting computer that will be available to racegoers down the track.

Quiet Achievers Of Computer Games

The race to devise fail-safe IT support for Melbourne 2006 began in earnest three years ago, writes Adam Carey.

Revenge Of The Router

The gadget that makes laptops wireless may not be so innocent after all, writes Danny Katz.

Hackers No Match For Online Bmws

BMW invited computer hackers to try to corrupt the software running in the company's latest update of its flagship 7-Series, which boasts for the first time ConnectedDrive: internet-based services for the car.

Smart Buy Gets Tz Into A Tight Spot

By buying its product developer, TZ plans to open doors with its remote-control fasteners for awkward spaces

Inventive Minds At Work

UNANDERRA Public School students yesterday proved that with a bit of imagination they could invent anything from robotic volcanoes to automated tents.

Diamonds May Ring In Computer Advancements

Diamonds may not be just a girl's best friend anymore - computers of the future could sport the rocks to break an impending computing barrier.

Hewlett-packard Asks What's In A Name? $860m

Hewlett-Packard has enlisted the engine room of the Sydney Opera House as part of a $US600 million ($860 million) advertising effort to catapult the computer company into the top 10 most recognised and favoured brands in the world.

Speedy Scans From Ct To Pc Will Help Save Lives

Wireless technology is developing a bedside manner and could save lives, according to doctors and nurses at the Monash Medical Centre.

The Look Of Tomorrow

Beam forward 30 years. Just what can we expect to see in apartments of the future?