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CNET.com.au

Unwired trouble, heavyweights wade in
NEWS.com.au - 18 Aug 2008
VODAFONE and Optus yesterday simultaneously unveiled new mobile broadband offerings that could sound the death knell of wireless internet service provider Unwired, owned by the Seven Group.
Optus' pre-paid wireless Sydney Morning Herald
Optus making up lost ground on the 3G battlefield The Age
Australian Personal Computer - Gizmodo Australia - CNET.com.au - Lifehacker Australia
all 22 news articles

ABC News

Aboriginal kids can count without numbers
United Press International - 2 hours ago
LONDON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- British and Australian scientists studying aboriginal children say they've discovered knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count.
Language for numbers not necessary for numeracy skills The Tech Herald
Language no barrier to counting ABC Science Online
The Australian - AFP - BBC News - The Associated Press
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80GB PS3 on sale from August 28
PALGN - 18 Aug 2008
Following on from an announcement at last month's E3 2008 press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia have confirmed the launch of a new 80GB PlayStation 3 model for PAL territories, on sale next week from August 28th.
New 80GB PS3 Same Price As 40GB Version Smart House
Sony announce 80GB PS3 date iTWire
Gizmodo Australia - Atomic
all 7 news articles

Windows 7 to be Previewed in October?
IDM.net.au - 18 Aug 2008
By Greg McNevin August 19, 2008: With Vista still languishing in the wild, many are looking forward to Microsoft’s next major operating system, Windows 7, in the hope that it will deliver the leap forward Vista was supposed to.
Windows 7: Vista-like hell or an OS heaven? iTWire
Windows 7 nearly ready for public debut Australian Personal Computer
CRN Australia - Builder AU
all 5 news articles

Qantas taps into iPhone popularity with tailored website
iTWire - 18 Aug 2008
by Stephen Withers Qantas has launched a version of its web site that has been tailored to suit iPhone 3G, even though Apple's mobile phone features a full browser.
Qantas mobile keeps travellers in touch NEWS.com.au
Qantas introduces iPhone access e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
all 6 news articles

Northern Rivers Echo

Native seeds sent into space
ABC Online - 17 hours ago
The Australian Botanic Gardens Trust have sent seeds of wattle, waratah, flannel flowers and the wollemi pine to see if space travel affects the seeds.
Seeds in the bank for future growth Northern Rivers Echo
Lismore part of world seed hunt Lismore Northern Star
all 3 news articles

TopNews

Wild dolphins take to tailwalking
Daily Telegraph - 4 hours ago
A WILD dolphin has been teaching others to "tailwalk", a behaviour that is almost unheard of in the wild, a conservation group claims.
Wild dolphins tail-walk on water BBC News
Wild dolphins can amazingly also ‘tail-walk’ on water! Fresh News
Scotsman - Daily Mail - NewsLite
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Gizmodo Australia

New Ricoh R10 camera puts users on the level
Current.com.au - 12 hours ago
By Martin Vedris SYDNEY: Tasco Sales, sole Australian distributors of Ricoh digital cameras, has just announced the RICOH R10 digital still camera (DSC) with 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens (28-200 mm in 35 mm film equivalent focal length), ...
Ricoh announces the Ricoh R10 TECH.BLORGE.com
Ricoh R10 Digital Compact Cam is Updated R8, Bigger Screen Gizmodo Australia
all 3 news articles

Gizmodo Australia

Muxtape Getting Eaten By RIAA?
Gizmodo Australia - 22 hours ago
We all know about Pandora's troubles paying their ever-increasing rent to the RIAA Copyright Royalty Board, but now another one of our favourite internet music spots could be succumbing to corporate pressure as well.
Grooveshark gets groovier with AutoPlay, puts Pandora to shame TECH.BLORGE.com
Is the Music Industry Digging Its Own Online Grave? The Inquisitr
all 3 news articles

PALGN

XBLA port of Duke Nukem 3D almost here
PALGN - 19 Aug 2008
3D Realms' George Broussard has confirmed that an Xbox Live Arcade port of Duke Nukem 3D has been completed and has today passed Microsoft's certification process, meaning that a release for the title is now imminent.
Duke 3D Port Officially Got Some From Microsoft Gameworld Network
Pre-Order Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, Get Banjo-Kazooie early ... MyGen
all 4 news articles

Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry
Reuters - 44 minutes ago
By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc unveiled a Treo smartphone Wednesday based on Microsoft Corp software to compete for business users against rivals such as Research In Motion's BlackBerry.
Palm's New Treo Pro Smartphone Wall Street Journal
Palm, Once a Leader, Seeks Path in Smartphone Jungle New York Times
Bizjournals.com - Bloomberg - Siliconrepublic.com - CNET News
all 213 news articles

TweakTown

Dell Studio 15, Studio 17 get personal with paint
TweakTown - 23 hours ago
Dell is inspiring artistry with its Studio 15 and Studio 17 laptops, having called upon artist Mike Ming, to express his talent in the form of some 'Special Art Edition' designs.
Dell Unveils New Mike Ming Masterpieces on Studio Laptops Business Wire (press release)
Back-to-school laptops: Dell Studio 1535 is tops for under $1000 CNET News
Pocket-lint.co.uk - Product Reviews - Media Newswire (press release)
all 23 news articles

Apple: iPhone update improves 3G; users disagree
Computerworld - 55 minutes ago
By Gregg Keizer August 20, 2008 (Computerworld) Apple Inc. maintained today that its latest iPhone software update improves connections to 3G networks, but users continued to say otherwise.
Video: A fix for iPhone ReutersVideo
Apple: iPhone Update Improves Network Issues Wired News
InfoWorld - Reuters - CNET News - InformationWeek
all 384 news articles

HSBC sticking with BlackBerry
Pocket-lint.co.uk - 8 hours ago
Naysayers said that rumours that HSBC going iPhone over RIM was fanboys getting too excited about the mobile phone, and now it seems they were right.
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 HSBC says no to 200000 iPhone purchase plan Macworld UK
HSBC Denies Report of Major iPhone Purchase Cellular-News
Mobile News
all 4 news articles

Hydrogen harvested using nature's recipe
ABC Science Online - 17 Aug 2008
Researchers have split water into hydrogen and oxygen by replicating how plants use photosynthesis to make carbohydrates. The team of Australian and US researchers says their findings, published in the latest Angewandte Chemie International Edition ...
Scientists use sunlight to split water United Press International
Breakthrough to make cheap hydrogen fuel possible Economic Times
Greenbang - Bloomberg
all 12 news articles

KLEW

American Airlines Launches Aircell's Mobile Broadband Service 'Gogo'
FOXBusiness - 2 hours ago
FORT WORTH, Texas and ITASCA, Ill., Aug 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----Marking the beginning of the next wireless revolution, American Airlines made history today with the launch of the mobile broadband service, Gogo(TM) provided by ...
Wi-Fi in-flight comes to some American routes Computerworld
American Airlines launches in-flight Wi-Fi CNET News
Salon - Bizjournals.com - USA Today - Reuters
all 315 news articles

Canada.com

Bigfoot Hoaxers Still On the Lam
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
By Paul Wagenseil AP Have you seen these men? Rick Dyer, left, and Matthew Whitton at the Bigfoot press conference in Palo Alto, Calif.
Bigfoot hoax exposed when ice melted Telegraph.co.uk
Bigfoot 'discovery' confirmed as fake guardian.co.uk
Times Online - Scientific American - National Geographic - BBC News
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Google Solves Long Gmail Outage, but Questions Remain
PC World - 18 Aug 2008
Late Friday night Google solved the third Gmail outage of the past two weeks, but questions remain about the stability of the Webmail service, which is affecting the Google Apps hosted software suite.
Google Apps admins jittery about Gmail, hopeful about future Macworld
all 36 news articles

BBC News

Intel Shifts Future Core(R) Processors into Turbo Mode
FOXBusiness - 2 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----In his Intel Developer Forum keynote today, Pat Gelsinger detailed the roadmap for Intel's continued march toward pervasive, higher performance and power efficient computing.
Intel IDF 2008: Day 1 Wrap Up PC Magazine
AMD's Spin Room Forbes
ZDNet - TG Daily - BBC News - DailyTech
all 376 news articles

Sydney Morning Herald

iTunes blocked in China after protest stunt
Sydney Morning Herald - 6 hours ago
Access to Apple's online iTunes Store has been blocked in China after it emerged that Olympic athletes have been downloading and possibly listening to a pro-Tibetan music album in a subtle act of protest against China's rule over the province.
Report: China Cuts Off Access To iTunes Store Idolator
Apple's Bipolar China Disorder Seeking Alpha
Wall Street Journal Blogs
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