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Conroy gives rural ISPs guidance on bush broadband

Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has issued a new set of guidelines for ISPs servicing rural and regional Australia, on the back of the Federal government's decision to extend the Australian Broadband Guarantee as part of last Tuesday's budget.

Phone recycling doubles as CDMA killed off

The number of phones being handed in for recycling has sky-rocketed in NSW and Victoria in the lead up to Telstra's shutdown of its CDMA network.

PMA 2008: Pre-show predictions

What will the world's largest international photo imaging event showcase? We dare some predictions.

Apple iPhone headphones endanger family jewels?

Researchers at Greenpeace have reprimanded Apple for releasing products made with chemicals which can reportedly have adverse effects on the development of male reproductive organs.

Greener Apple offers free recycling

Apple has devoted two weekends in July to a green initiative in which any brand of PC, printer or peripheral can be handed over for free recycling.

Recycle a phone, plant a tree

A new initiative dubbed "Old Phones, New Trees" will see a new native tree planted for every mobile recycled until the end of June.

Greenpeace trashes Apple again

Greenpeace has again targeted Apple in its latest Guide to Greener Electronics, a report which ranks major electronics manufacturers on their environmental policies and practices. But is Apple really putting its technology ahead of the environment?

Home audio without the wires

Desktops, notebooks and phones have all gone wireless. Will your stereo and TV soon be untethered?

The next notebook battery? Lithium polymer

Technology first discussed years ago might power your next laptop, replacing the fire-hazardous, but commonly used, lithium ion.

Lenovo and IBM to recall 526,000 batteries

IBM and Lenovo are recalling 526,000 notebook batteries they say pose a potential fire hazard.

Apple recalls 1.8 million batteries

Because of a risk of fire, Apple Computer is recalling 1.8 million batteries that use Sony's battery cell technology, which also was at the root of Dell's historic recall last week.

The do-it-yourself Web emerges

New services from fledging start-ups enable people to build Web applications themselves, which pundits say will unleash creativity.

Palm pulls Treo over dangerous substances

The Treo 650 smartphone has fallen victim to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive in Europe.

HP recalls notebook batteries

Following reports from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, HP has announced that it is recalling 16,000 notebook batteries worldwide, which includes 3,768 batteries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Bury old phones in the back garden

Are mobile phone manufacturers turning into tree-hugging hippies? Perhaps not, but the environmentalist in me likes to hear about recycling intiatives such as organic mobile phone covers that sprout sunflowers when planted in your garden.

Sony reveals details on PS3 games line-up

Sony says the PS3 has more than 100 games in development from 71 developers.

Putting Vista in the fast lane

The forthcoming Windows Vista will be primed to keep PCs from slowing down over time, Microsoft says.

In-flight irritation

Airlines are making progress in giving us in-flight Wi-Fi, but do we want to be given free reign to use all personal electronic devices, including mobile phones, as well?

Burnout Revenge preview

During a visit to Electronic Arts' E3 booth, we had an opportunity to test-drive PlayStation 2 and Xbox demos of Burnout Revenge.

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