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We knew Microsoft was about to release a security update for Office 2008, but a full-blown service pack came as a surprise.

The Debian GNU/Linux project has announced details of a security problem in the OpenSSL package distributed by the project. It can be exploited remotely.

NASA has announced that its Phoenix Mars Lander, after launching on August 4, 2007, is nearing its final destination on the surface of the Red Planet. It is expected to...

There’s nothing useful in the 2008 Australian Federal Government Budget to promote Australia as the Clever Country. Unfortunately Governments past and present remain trapped in the past they hold...

The Federal Budget has allocated $128.9 million over four years to create a safer online environment for Australian children. Law enforcement alone will get $49m and the government...

In a move that pits Hewlett-Packard against IBM in a struggle for leadership of the massive IT services market, HP has acquired EDS for US$13.9 billion. The acquisition will more...

The Australian Broadband Guarantee program has received additional funding in the 2008–09 Budget which will bring the total program funding up to $270.7 million and extend the programme for a...

All web publishers want more traffic to their site and Google aims to make that happen by giving them a tool that enable them to easily add social networking features...

A group representing most of the main carrier competitors to Telstra has launched a new lobbying campaign and web site to counter what it says is a threatened return...

Electronic Arts are bringing the popular Flickit Controls from Skate to the Nintendo Wii, in doing so they have gone out of their way and added an ‘it’ to the...

Tried ordering an iPhone lately? They're Currently Unavailable at the US and UK online Apple Stores. What's going on?

We're repeatedly warned of the danger of drive-by downloads and other net nasties. But what if you could browse with factory-fresh software every time?

The Optus-led consortium that is expected to bid for the Australian Government's national broadband network has dismissed the network information provided by Telstra as next to useless.

One of the main barriers to the wider adoption of the OpenOffice.org (OOo) suite by Mac users is its dependence on X11, as few of them are comfortable working in...

According to a new study on the behavior of pregnant women in Australia, 34% of pregnant women drink alcoholic beverages even though most of them know it harms their unborn...

Recently I got a look at the much anticipated Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, both the Xbox 360/PS3 version and the light sabre wielding Wii version.

Telstra has provided to the government network information crucial to any other potential bidders for the $4.7b of government funding for a national broadband network, but there are few not-insignificant...

The public outcry over eBay Australia's intentions to introduce mandatory use of its PayPal online payment system has forced the US office of eBay onto the back foot. eBay, through...

Not yet available but due in stores by the end of May, the new Asus Eee PC 900 series is the most anticipated computer of the year, with more storage, more memory...

The usefulness of Research in Motion hugely popular BlackBerry handhelds has been further enhanced with support for Microsoft Windows Live services, and for QuickOffice.