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MWg: There's a new phone in town

Mobile and Wireless group (MWg) has announced the launch of its growing range of Windows Mobile-based smartphones in Australia.

An end to drunken, embarrassing emails?

Google has released a plug-in for Gmail which prevents you from sending drunken emails, but without the need for a breathalyser.

Toyota plugs the Prius in

After much badgering by DIYers and energy activists in the US, Toyota relented and built a plug-in version of its Prius hybrid, showing it off at the 2008 Paris Motor Show today.

Hacker talks fooling e-passport systems

The researcher who claims to have created code that can emulate and clone e-passports has given details of the purported hack.

Poll: Is Top Gear Australia in with the sharks already?

It was always going to be a tough field to plough: re-mixing the BBC's hugely successful Top Gear into something uniquely Australian. Based on the evidence of the first show, we're not convinced they've succeeded.

Robotic Prius drives itself around San Francisco

An unusual motorcade made its way across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early one morning the other week: a silver Toyota Prius, complete with police escort and camera crew, but with no driver at the wheel.

Should Apple take a chance with music subscriptions?

Rumours persist that Apple is interested in getting into music subscriptions, but given the current state of the market, is it a good idea?

Google offers cutting-edge Chrome, first update

Those who want to try the latest features arriving in Google's Chrome browser can sign up for developer releases or beta versions. The first update is out of the gate.

Unwired loses favour with Exetel

Local internet service provider Exetel today said it might stop reselling Unwired's pre-WiMax wireless broadband service as it inked a deal to provide 3G mobile broadband services through Optus.

Toyota testing plug-in Prius in the UK

In the lead up to the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Toyota has announced that it's testing a plug-in version of its Prius hatchback in the UK.

Digital radio gets a new name, plus...

In the lead-up to the official launch of digital radio in May next year, a new website and advertising campaign promoting it was unveiled in Sydney today.

Move over T9, here comes Swype

The inventor of the T9 keyboard technology for numeric keypads, Cliff Kushler, is back in the game with a new alphanumeric entry technology for today's devices: touchscreen laptops and smartphones. His new technology, Swype, is quite simple to use, although beneath the user interface there's a lot going on.

Nokia unlocks Ovi, invites us inside

Nokia has unlocked its online door to Ovi, and opened the site to the public for beta testing as well as launching new services.

Digital radio goes national mid-2009

In May 2009, you'll be able to hear rock and talk stations alike through the goodness of digital radio — across Australia.

Commercial networks could win sport on digital

Communications minister Stephen Conroy to review a contentious rule that currently bans major sporting events on any digital channels launched by the big three commercial networks.

Google Chrome faster than Firefox, IE, Safari

Google introduced Chrome in part because it wants faster browsing and the richer Web applications that speed will unlock. So how does Chrome actually stack up?

Freshtel plans Aussie mobile VoIP

Australian start-up Freshtel today said it expected to launch a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for mobile phone users locally within weeks, after a successful trial of its dual-mode technology with UK mega-retailer Tesco.

Apple makes 9 September iPod event official

Apple has sent out invitations for a music-related event next week, and the smart money is on new iPods.

Google plans 'Chrome' browser

Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project.

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