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Apple patent application blends touch, voice, face

Apple may be thinking about adding new ways to improve the multitouch interface work that is central to the company's plan for the future.

Telstra, Unwired revamp wireless plans

Unwired and Telstra today both revamped their wireless broadband plans: in the same week that Optus and Virgin unleashed new wireless offerings.

Seven today confirmed that the TiVo HD digital video recorder will be sold in Australia for AU$699 from 29 July, but users will have to buy a software upgrade next year to unlock its full suite of features.

Aussie TiVo to go on sale next week

TiVo will be available for sale in Australia on 1 July with a price of AU$700, after being beaten to the punch by Foxtel's new HD+ service by almost a month.

Sydney's free Wi-Fi plans scrapped

The NSW government has scrapped plans to offer free Wi-Fi in Sydney, citing spiralling costs and overseas failures for killing the project.

Optus, iiNet crush Telstra in speed challenge

Customers of Optus and iiNet, along with users of TPG and Internode, have a much faster Internet connection than their Telstra-using counterparts, according to results generated by ZDNet Australia's Broadband Speedtest.

When tech heads need tech support

Apparently doctors make the worst patients. Following that logic, technology journos have got to be among the most stubborn tech support callers.

Apple patent filing might be iPhone 2.0

The iPhone isn't even here yet, but a newly revealed patent filing could shed light on Apple's next move.

Intel drops 3G from Centrino

Intel has confirmed that it has pulled the plug on all plans to add 3G to its Centrino notebook platform. From now on, says the chipmaker, it's WiMAX all the way.

Unwired extends Melbourne reach

Unwired has increased its network coverage in Melbourne from the central business district to now cover over one million residents across the city, the wireless carrier announced.

Hutchison's HSDPA coming early next year

Mobile carrier Hutchison wants to start providing data speeds of up to 3.6 megabits per second on the back of its third-generation (3G) mobile phone network from March or April next year.

Unwired boosts Melbourne coverage

Wireless broadband provider Unwired said yesterday morning it had activated three new towers in Melbourne to double its coverage area in the southern capital.

Wagga Wagga gets Unwired-style broadband

Pay-TV operator and carrier Austar today launched the first of a planned 25 regional wireless broadband networks, with Wagga Wagga residents getting access to the same technology popularised by Unwired in city areas.

Can Unwired cope with IPTV?

Can wireless broadband ISPs manage the bandwidth demands to distribute movies to customers?

Unwired hits a nerve with Melbourne launch

One could get the impression that Unwired's competitors are a little worried about the wireless carrier's entrance into the Melbourne market yesterday.

Personal Broadband Australia mulls network expansion

Wireless broadband wholesaler Personal Broadband Australia (PBA) is considering expanding its network to cities such as Adelaide and Perth.

Unwired Melbourne launch imminent

Unwired says it will start offering wireless broadband services to Melbourne's central business district (CBD) and select inner-city suburbs from this Wednesday.

Internode tries to unwire airports

Internet service provider Internode hopes to start offering free wireless broadband access at airports around the nation, following the launch last year of its first effort at Adelaide Airport.

Road warriors set to iBurst with joy

Mobile users will be the big winners in a radical revamp of iBurst wireless broadband plans which network operator Personal Broadband Australia will unveil tomorrow.