Once upon a time there was a big fat telco called Telstra. King Solomon ruled the villagers with an iron fist. Then, one day, the villagers heard about VoIP and were set free of the tyranny of long distance. Calls…

OK, I admit the headline is inflammatory: internet sync may not be better than sliced bread. But it is such a useful feature in software that supports it, the mystery is why more developers aren't doing it.

I don't believe that…

Mega telco Telstra revealed the following staggering news on its corporate blog today: Alcatel, the key supplier that stands to earn billions from building Telstra's Australian fibre-to-the-node network has come out in support of Telstra and against its competitors.

Where would…

It's one of the biggest thrills a journalist can experience: stumbling upon a scoop of worldwide relevance.

You hear a corporate executive say something in the midst of a stream of marketing fluff, and your adrenalin starts pumping… did I…

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Holy crap… what was Microsoft thinking when it designed the interface for the upcoming Office 12? If they're trying to make the user interface easier, they've got it badly, badly wrong.

Neb at Fury and…

MacWorld in the US has posted a great analysis of why you shouldn't assume the new Mac Mini is crap simply because Apple has bumped up the price and included an 'inferior' Intel GMA950 integrated graphics chip.

Personally, I want one of…

Got a gripe about The Evil Empire? You can now submit your complaints and suggestions about their software via wikis hosted by Microsoft.

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The Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a short story on the top five mistakes made by new mac users. It includes closing an application window, thinking it has quit, downloading software and then running it from the disk image (runs slowly,…