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IN PICTURES: Zut alors! Inside the Windows Cafe in Paris
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In what may well be the weirdest promotional strategy ever, Microsoft has opened a Windows Café in the heart of Paris. APC takes you on a tour.
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Symbian slags off iPhone: "6 months for cut and paste?"
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Symbian's director has taken a series of pot shots at the iPhone, while proclaiming the Symbian mobile OS "three years ahead of its time".
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Windows 7 may slow PC sales
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Vista may have been a groaning, hefty beast needing fast hardware, but Windows 7's snappy performance on older computers has the computer industry worried.
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Sony bans hi-def porn in Aussie factory
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Sony is keen to attract local producers to use its recently opened Blu-ray disc factory in Sydney, but there's one big condition attached: no porn is allowed.
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PayPal targets charities, schools for more bucks
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Having failed in last year's attempt to become a compulsory payment mechanism for eBay, PayPal is eyeing off a new source of potential cash: charities and schools.
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5 reasons the Google Chrome OS is a f*#$ing bad idea
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It's a Google OS! It's open source! It's not Windows! It's vaporware.
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Why Commonwealth Bank spam is slipping through spam filters
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Antispam vendor MessageLabs admits the Commonwealth Bank phishing spam-wave is proving hard to filter out.
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ASUS: Only 5% of Eee PCs use Linux
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The original Eee PC might have promised to bring Linux to the masses, but these days it looks like ASUS is running away from open source and towards Redmond at breathtaking speed.
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First Windows 7 RC feature gets pulled
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The Windows 7 release candidate has been live for just 24 hours, but Microsoft has already pulled one feature amidst fears it could make the new OS unsuitable for netbooks.
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Kogan busted by ACCC over 'non-existent' savings
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Discount electronics manufacturer Kogan Technologies has promised to modify its advertising practices after the ACCC gave it a stern warning.
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Computer games go porno
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How do you make an already R-rated game called Bonetown even pervier? By integrating footage from adult DVDs, apparently.
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PHONE CON: No, that is not "Microsoft" calling
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Have you had a man from Microsoft ring up and advise your computer is virus infected? If so, you're one of many Australians targeted in a phone scam.
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BLACKLIST: Government cracks down on Whirlpool.net.au
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Internet filtering is supposed to just be a trial in Australia, but the government has already clamped down on Whirlpool for posting a link to a banned website.
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DRM to infect Flash soon, Adobe hints
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DRM. They're the three most-dreaded letters in the world of technology. And it looks like they are going to infect your copy of Flash soon.
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Pirate Bay goes on trial: 20 things you need to know
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The world's largest BitTorrent tracker, on trial for piracy in Sweden, is providing live updates via Twitter. Here are 20 key facts you need to know, in 140 characters or less.
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