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    Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

    01 February, 2012 15:59
    A superbly designed 7.7-inch Android tablet let down by the Android Honeycomb OS
    The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is thin and light, but doesn't offer the best user experience.
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    Review: HTC Velocity 4G

    30 January, 2012 15:33
    The HTC Velocity 4G is the first phone to work on Telstra's new 4G network
    The HTC Velocity 4G is the first phone to work on Telstra's LTE enablement of its Next G network.
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    Preview: HTC Velocity 4G, Australia's first 4G phone

    19 January, 2012 09:40
    The HTC Velocity 4G is the first phone to work on Telstra's new 4G network
    Telstra may have unveiled it's 4G network late last year, but it has taken a little longer to release a phone that takes advantage of the faster speeds. Enter the HTC Velocity 4G: the first phone to work on Telstra's LTE enablement of its Next G network.
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    Mindmap Alone or as a Group on the Web With MindMeister

    10 November, 2011 08:22
    MindMeister lets an individual or a team lay out thoughts visually and easily create appealing mind maps for any project.
    We all need to gather our thoughts every now and then. Some of us do that by just writing in a simple text editor, such as Simplenote, but others may find the look of a blank page intimidating.
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    Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet

    12 August, 2011 14:33
    Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 review: Is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 the new king of Android tablets?
    Apple has blocked it from going on sale in Australia, and Samsung postponed the launch event, but we did some probing and were lucky enough to get our hands on the hotly-anticipated Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet before its official release in Australia.
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    Content Filtering Technologies Overview

    14 July, 2011 19:57
    The technology itself is extremely interesting and evolving rapidly, but it is the debate around how this technology should be implemented that evokes passionate argument.
    Network and Internet Content Filtering (ICF) is a technology tied to controversy. The technology itself is extremely interesting and evolving rapidly, but it is the debate around how this technology should be implemented that evokes passionate argument. Be it teenagers at home or employees in the workplace, the scenarios and ethical implications are still to be unravelled.
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    LG Optimus 2X review

    04 May, 2011 12:01
    The Android-based LG Optimus 2X runs a dual-core Nvidia CPU
    LG's Optimus 2X is one of the first dual-core Android smartphones to reach Australian shores. The handset is not being distrusted by a carrier; instead it will be distributed through Harvey Norman for $649.
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    Hands on: Google Docs for Android

    28 April, 2011 10:38
    Google gives you an easy way to access Google Apps on your Android smartphone
    Google today announced the availability of Google Docs for Android. Docs for Android is a free download from the Android Market and is compatible with phones running version 2.1 (Eclair) or more recent of Google's mobile platform.
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    Microsoft Lync 2010: Unified communications comes of age

    21 April, 2011 01:27
    Microsoft Lync 2010 combines instant messaging, VoIP calling, live meetings, and videoconferencing, but it's more than the sum of these parts.
    Every once in a very long while, I get to review a product that strikes me as a stepping stone toward the future. Microsoft Lync 2010 combines instant messaging, VoIP calling, live meetings, and videoconferencing, but it's more than the sum of these parts. Although Lync integrates with almost any PBX, it puts the PC at the center of communications so effectively that it could send your current phone system packing.
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    ViewSonic ViewPad 7 review

    22 February, 2011 09:58
    ViewSonic's 7in Android tablet is quite expensive
    The ViewSonic ViewPad 7 is a 7in Android tablet. It runs version 2.2 (Froyo) of Google's Android platform. With an Australian recommended retail price of $699.00, it's not exactly cheap.
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    Review: Peppermint Ice Linux

    09 February, 2011 10:36
    Netbook Linux distro takes to the Cloud with mixed results
    These days, if a desktop-focussed Linux distribution wants to stand out from the pack of Ubuntu-wannabes it either needs to be especially slick or offer something a little bit different to the norm. Peppermint Ice falls into the latter category: It's a Debian-derived (via Ubuntu), lightweight Linux distro that's designed for netbooks and has a strong focus on Web applications.
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    Review: Desktop virtualization made easy

    05 January, 2011 22:14
    Three low-cost, low-fuss VDI solutions prove that desktop virtualization is within anyone's reach
    Ever since VMware coined the term, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has conjured images of large data centers, beefy servers, centralized storage, and complex software stacks. It's a given that each VDI installation requires numerous servers, software packages, and storage systems in order to provide desktop virtualization for more than a small handful of users, so VDI just has to be both expensive and complicated to deploy. Right?
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    Clickfree Wireless Backup (500GB)

    24 November, 2010 11:00
    Clickfree Wireless Backup review: A 500GB external hard drive with Wi-Fi that you can set and forget
    The Clickfree Wireless Backup is an external 500GB USB 2.0 hard drive with built-in 802.11n networking that makes ongoing data backup -- particularly for laptops — a cinch. It's small and elegantly designed, and it can be used to easily back up multiple computers (including Macs). The best part is that it doesn't have to be permanently connected to your computers in order to keep them backed up.
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    Sony VAIO E Series (VPCEB36FG) notebook

    22 November, 2010 11:00
    Sony VAIO E Series (VPCEB36FG) review: A 15.5in notebook with a Full HD screen
    The aqua colour of the Sony VAIO E Series (VPCEB36FG) may not be appealing to many people, but don't fret: it's also available in white, red, black and green. It's a 15.5in notebook that has many things going for it; it feels very well built, it has a Full HD screen and its keyboard is excellent. However, it doesn't run a top-end Core i7 or mid-range Core i5 CPU. Instead it's available with an Intel Core i3 CPU, which seems a little mismatched against the Full HD screen.
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    Samsung Galaxy 5 Android smartphone

    15 October, 2010 14:30
    Samsung Galaxy 5 review: the cheapest Android smartphone on the market that doesn't skimp on too many features.
    Not to be confused with the flagship Samsung Galaxy S, the Galaxy 5 smartphone is an entry-level prepaid smartphone. Excusive to Telstra and retailing for just $199, the Samsung Galaxy 5 is the cheapest Android phone on the market but despite this it doesn't skimp on too many features.
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    HTC HD7 smartphone (preview)

    14 October, 2010 16:20
    The Windows Phone 7-powered HTC HD7 has a huge 4.3in display, 16GB of internal memory and a built-in kickstand
    HTC announced two smartphones for the launch of Windows Phone 7 -- the HTC 7 Trophy and the HTC 7 Mozart -- but its ace in the pack is the HD7, boasting a huge 4.3in display.
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    LG Optimus 7 smartphone (preview)

    13 October, 2010 10:08
    The Optus-exclusive LG Optimus 7 has an impressive 16GB of storage and a 3.8in touchscreen display.
    LG's Optimus 7 is one of two Windows Phone 7 smartphones that will launch as an Optus exclusive on 21 October. The Optimus 7 has an impressive 16GB of storage and a 3.8in touchscreen display.
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    The security suite guide 2010

    18 August, 2010 08:54
    We review the security suites on the market this year
    Just a few short years ago, all a PC needed for protection was a basic antivirus program to guard against any malware that arrived via an e-mail attachment, embedded in a shareware application or piggy-backed on a floppy disk.
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    New Outlook in Office 2010

    15 May, 2010 07:00
    In pictures: new features of Outlook
    Outlook shines in new release
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    Enterprise cloud put to the test

    06 April, 2010 05:44
    The potential benefits of public clouds are obvious to most IT execs, but so are the pitfalls -- outages, security concerns, compliance issues, and questions about performance, management, service-level agreements and billing. At this point, it's fair to say that most IT execs are wary of entrusting sensitive data or important applications to the public cloud.
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