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Malware Turns 0.5 M Telstra Users To ‘Zombies’?

Staff Writers June 14, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge That’s according to Telstra Internet and broadband domain boss, Barrie Hall, who revealed recent tests to prevent botnets on BigPond network could prevent a mass number being…

“Pain In The Rear”: Mouthy Kogan Microsoft IE 7 War

Staff Writers June 14, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge The 6.8% tax on all goods purchased from Kogan’s e-store via “the antique browser ” Microsoft IE7 explorer comes into effect today, Kogan dramatically announced on a…

iOS 6 + TomTom= Drive On

Staff Writers June 13, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge TomTom could soon be telling iOS-ers where to go following the signing of a deal with Apple, it confirmed in a one line statement. “TomTom has signed…

Apple Launches ‘Most Beautiful Computer Ever’

David Richards June 11, 2012 No Comments

The expensive new MacBook Pro is already being described by Apple as the “most beautiful computer” the company has ever made. Just 0.71-inches thick, the new PC is the lightest Pro…

Its War, Microsoft: Android Nabs QuickOffice

Staff Writers June 5, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge And the best part (for Google anyway) is that Androids don’t even have to have Microsoft suite installed. “We’re happy to announce that we have acquired Quickoffice,…

Famed Microsoft Blue Screen Of Death Set To Disappear

David Richards June 4, 2012 No Comments

The screen, which appears when there’s been a programming error has often been the pain of Windows OS users, could be eliminated by the introduction of new patented technology. According…

New Win 8 Released Set To Be A Threat To Android Tablets

David Richards May 31, 2012 No Comments

Microsoft who stand to gain a big lift in tablet market share with the launch of their new Windows 8 operating system has launched a new preview version of the…

20% OZ PCs “Unsecure”: McAfee

Staff Writers May 31, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Apple Mac recent trojan virus infected thousands of PC’s. Thats according to security experts McAfee who found 17% of PCs scanned either had absolutely no anti-virus installed…

New Google & Samsung Chromebooks 3 Times Quicker

Staff Writers May 29, 2012 No Comments

Google has teamed up with Samsung and announced two new computers running its Chrome OS. Samsung’s new Chromebook is a 12.1 notebook, while the Chromebox is a sleek CPU that…

‘PowerON’: Optus Revs Up Cloud

Staff Writers May 24, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Renamed as ‘PowerON Compute,’ the Singapore owned telco is to launch regional cloud services with parent company SingTel. Optus Business announced several new features for its enterprise…