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Why is it so hard to pay for content I want to consume?

Why is it so hard to pay for content I want to consume?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

I have recently reviewed a music streaming service , a movie streaming service and an online e-book store . If there is one trend I have noticed is that we as Australian consumers have limited access to content

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Telstra to build out regional Western Australian mobile coverage

Telstra to build out regional Western Australian mobile coverage

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Telstra has today been announced as the winner of a contract by the Western Australian Government to increase mobile coverage in rural Western Australia by 22 per cent over 3 years

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Telstra prepares Fibre Broadband Access Service

Telstra prepares Fibre Broadband Access Service

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Senator Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has announced that Telstra will be providing open access wholesale services through its fibre networks that are currently being deployed in South Brisbane and

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iiNet’s $105 million Christmas purchase: We’re buying Internode

iiNet’s $105 million Christmas purchase: We’re buying Internode

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

iiNet has announced in a somewhat surprise move yesterday that it will acquire South Australian-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Internode for $105 million, just 3 days before Christmas

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ACCC approves of Seagate-Samsung HDD acquisition

ACCC approves of Seagate-Samsung HDD acquisition

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

After 85 days of review, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it approves of moves by Seagate Technology to acquire Samsung’s hard disk drive division

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VicRoads launches new real-time traffic alert site

VicRoads launches new real-time traffic alert site

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Victorian road authority VicRoads has announced a new website that shows road users traffic alerts and road closures in real-time

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ACCC goes live with product recalls iPhone app

ACCC goes live with product recalls iPhone app

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has entered the mobile era, launching yesterday an application for Apple’s iPhone that allows Australians to check the latest product recalls on the go

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Australian Google and YouTube removal requests steady

Australian Google and YouTube removal requests steady

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Search giant Google’s Australian subsidiary overnight updated information showing the company had 10 requests for the removal of content from its results between January and June this year

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First State Super flaw raises questions

First State Super flaw raises questions

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

A report in the Sydney Morning Herald from Asher Moses is scary on so many levels, and not for the issue that the police where called in to investigate

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Victorian students demo games to big name developers

Victorian students demo games to big name developers

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Earlier this month, students from around Victoria were given the opportunity to showcase their school-made video games to renowned Victorian game developers Big Ant, Firemint and The Voxtel Agents at the State Library of

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