http://apcmag.com/ APC Magazine covers the latest in computing with a critical, independent eye to help you make the most of your tech dollar. http://apcmag.com//video-telstras-42mbits-next-g-modems-are-go.htm http://apcmag.com//video-telstras-42mbits-next-g-modems-are-go.htm

Nobody's pretending "42Mbit/s" means "42Mbit/s" in real life -- but this video shows the actual speeds you'll be seeing... and they're quite amazing.]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:50:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//vodafone-more-than-doubles-data-allowances.htm http://apcmag.com//vodafone-more-than-doubles-data-allowances.htm

Q: As Vodafone, what do you do when Telstra ups its gold-plated Next G network data allowances?
A: Up yours.]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:42:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-australia-apologises-for-bikini-babes.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-australia-apologises-for-bikini-babes.htm

Microsoft Australia has expressed its sincere regret for its use of gold clad bikini babes at its TechEd conference. PICS INSIDE!]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:09:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-chaos-has-nbn-co-stopped-the-rollout.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-chaos-has-nbn-co-stopped-the-rollout.htm

ELECTION | The NBN Co would not confirm this morning whether it would continue rolling out fibre while Australia's political future is in turmoil.]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:43:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-launches-terabyte-download-plans.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-launches-terabyte-download-plans.htm

iiNet has launched the first 1TB download plan but has also started charging for uploads.]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:46:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-releases-30gb-mobile-broadband-plan.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-releases-30gb-mobile-broadband-plan.htm

Optus has released new mobile broadband plans ranging from $20 for 2GB to $100 for 20GB -- but as always, there is a confusing catch.]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:50:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//blackberry-9800-torch-to-hit-all-australian-telcos.htm http://apcmag.com//blackberry-9800-torch-to-hit-all-australian-telcos.htm

RIM has unveiled its iPhone 4 competitor -- a big-screen Blackberry with a slider keyboard, the new Blackberry OS 6 and a Webkit browser.]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:29:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//video-telstra-explains-iphone-mania.htm http://apcmag.com//video-telstra-explains-iphone-mania.htm

We bailed up one of Telstra's spokesmen to ask what Apple's latest handset means to the Next G network.]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:27:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-boosts-iphone-plans-at-last-minute.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-boosts-iphone-plans-at-last-minute.htm

Take that Optus, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone and Three, suckahhhhs... you believed Telstra's initial plan release...]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:43:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//virgin-mobile-releases-iphone-4-plans.htm http://apcmag.com//virgin-mobile-releases-iphone-4-plans.htm

Richard Branson had an iPhone 4 in his hand to launch Virgin Mobile's iPhone 4 plans today. Full details of the plans inside.]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:20:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//video-optus-iphone-queue-sydney.htm http://apcmag.com//video-optus-iphone-queue-sydney.htm

Jack, Callum and Mitch have been sitting in this queue since 2AM. YESTERDAY. MORNING. We asked them why.]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:13:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-next-g-and-the-iphone-4-is-it-worth-it.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-next-g-and-the-iphone-4-is-it-worth-it.htm

opinion There is one question that iPhone 4 purchasers need to ask themselves: is the cost of Next G low enough yet? ]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:21:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-first-to-announce-midnight-launch-of-iphone-4.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-first-to-announce-midnight-launch-of-iphone-4.htm

Optus has hinted at an "unlimited" future for the iPhone 4, which it will launch at midnight this Thursday.]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:26:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-were-fixing-our-3g-network.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-were-fixing-our-3g-network.htm

An APC reader asked a probing question to Optus' engineering director today: when will you fix the 3G network? Here's a video of the answer.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:03:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//government-delays-mandatory-net-filter-by-a-year.htm http://apcmag.com//government-delays-mandatory-net-filter-by-a-year.htm

Stephen Conroy has capitulated to critics of his automated internet censorship scheme and will delay its compulsory implementation by a year to allow a review of censorship rules.]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:09:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-mocks-campaign-to-sack-him.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-mocks-campaign-to-sack-him.htm

Stephen Conroy has pilloried a campaign by the IT community to unseat him and have a more competent IT minister installed by Julia Gillard.]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:47:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//who-me-im-not-the-it-minister-says-conroy.htm http://apcmag.com//who-me-im-not-the-it-minister-says-conroy.htm

Senator Stephen Conroy says he has never considered himself the minister responsible for I.T. in the Labor Government.]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:30:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//gillard-acknowledges-fears-over-internet-filter.htm http://apcmag.com//gillard-acknowledges-fears-over-internet-filter.htm

... but says she has confidence that Stephen Conroy will sort out the glitches in the policy.]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:16:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wake-up-and-smell-the-democracy-stilgherrian.htm http://apcmag.com//wake-up-and-smell-the-democracy-stilgherrian.htm

I couldn't help but laugh when I read Stilgherrian's rant on ABC Unleashed about how ignorant Australians are by calling on Labor to sack Stephen Conroy.]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:22:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//interview-first-customer-on-the-nbn-.htm http://apcmag.com//interview-first-customer-on-the-nbn-.htm

"It's AWESOME" says Robert Pettman of Midway Point, Tasmania, who is now surfing on 50Mbit/s home broadband speeds.]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:07:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//more-cities-to-get-telstra-30mbits-cable-broadband.htm http://apcmag.com//more-cities-to-get-telstra-30mbits-cable-broadband.htm

Even though Telstra will shut down its cable broadband network to make way for the NBN, it says it is bringing 30Mbit/s speeds to more cities.]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//first-nbn-customer-connected.htm http://apcmag.com//first-nbn-customer-connected.htm

A Whirlpool user claims to be the first customer to be connected to the NBN in Tasmania, and Senator Conroy has called a press conference for 10.30AM.]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:13:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//that-explains-a-lot-phil-burgess-is-a-bikie.htm http://apcmag.com//that-explains-a-lot-phil-burgess-is-a-bikie.htm

Telstra's former PR chief, the pugilistic Phil Burgess, has come out on Facebook as a Harley Davidson rough rider. ]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:25:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-launches-motorola-droidmilestone.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-launches-motorola-droidmilestone.htm

On the day Vodafone starts selling Google’s Nexus One, Optus is giving its customers another high-end Android handset option in Motorola’s Droid/Milestone handset.]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:21:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-mark-newtons-epic-anti-conroy-rant.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-mark-newtons-epic-anti-conroy-rant.htm

Usually submissions to government committees are tame and boring to read. Not this one from Internode engineer Mark Newton, who has finally let it all out.]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:02:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//gillard-keeps-conroy-in-comms-role-snubbs-lundy.htm http://apcmag.com//gillard-keeps-conroy-in-comms-role-snubbs-lundy.htm

Julia Gillard has rewarded pro-censorship minister Stephen Conroy with a continued post as Minister for Communications.]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:16:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-slams-lundy-says-australia-getting-net-filter.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-slams-lundy-says-australia-getting-net-filter.htm

Stephen Conroy has ridiculed the suggestion that Australians should have a choice to opt-in or opt-out of the proposed internet filter.]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:07:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//10-reasons-gillard-should-promote-conroy.htm http://apcmag.com//10-reasons-gillard-should-promote-conroy.htm

Stephen Conroy is such an asset to the Rudd, uh, Gillard Labor government, he should be promoted. Here's why.]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:08:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//2010-the-year-of-android-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//2010-the-year-of-android-in-australia.htm

The iPhone 4's retina display and other evolutionary features will not be able to save it from Android domination within the year. ]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:02:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-conroy-watched-the-soccer-while-rudd-was-being-dumped.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-conroy-watched-the-soccer-while-rudd-was-being-dumped.htm

Oh dear: one of Rudd's most trusted lieutenants, Stephen Conroy, says he was watching the soccer while Rudd was being unseated.]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:41:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ozlog-.htm http://apcmag.com//ozlog-.htm

The Senate will hold an enquiry into a widely derided Federal Govt proposal to record Australian citizens' web history, telephone calls and emails.]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:12:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//im-proud-of-the-nbn-tearful-rudd-in-farewell-speech.htm http://apcmag.com//im-proud-of-the-nbn-tearful-rudd-in-farewell-speech.htm

Outgoing PM Kevin Rudd today said he was proud of the government's work on the NBN, saying it would fundamentally transform the country in ways we haven't even conceived of yet.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:51:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lindsay-tanner-quits-following-rudd-dumping.htm http://apcmag.com//lindsay-tanner-quits-following-rudd-dumping.htm

Minister Lindsay Tanner, heavily involved in Labor's IT policies over the last decade, says he will leave parliament, saying the timing has nothing to do with Rudd's dumping.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:48:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//voda-drops-hint-about-google-nexus-one-launch-in-au.htm http://apcmag.com//voda-drops-hint-about-google-nexus-one-launch-in-au.htm

Vodafone Australia's official twitter account drops some big hints pointing at a local launch of Google's superphone.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:16:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//should-gillard-replace-conroy-with-lundy.htm http://apcmag.com//should-gillard-replace-conroy-with-lundy.htm

Several of Stephen Conroy’s harshest critics have backed the idea that Julia Gillard should hand his Communications portfolio to fellow Labor Senator Kate Lundy this morning.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:02:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//labor-leadership-lundy-backs-gillard-against-rudd.htm http://apcmag.com//labor-leadership-lundy-backs-gillard-against-rudd.htm

Kate Lundy, the long-time challenger to the unpopular Senator Conroy, has swung her support behind Julia Gillard for Prime Minister in this morning's Labor leadership spill.]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:57:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-wants-to-dictate-the-software-you-run-on-your-pc.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-wants-to-dictate-the-software-you-run-on-your-pc.htm

Do it, or lose your internet access, the government proposes to threaten.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nbn-deal-may-cause-telstra-losses-analyst.htm http://apcmag.com//nbn-deal-may-cause-telstra-losses-analyst.htm

Telstra's $11bn cash influx from the NBN deal might not be enough to stem the losses of customers flowing to other networks, one industry analyst says.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:23:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-victorian-town-worships-the-god-of-usb.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-victorian-town-worships-the-god-of-usb.htm

One small Victorian town eschews Firewire, shuns Bluetooth and won't have a bar of HDMI. As seen from above, their love for USB is palpable.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:18:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-didnt-collect-bank-data-privacy-commissioner.htm http://apcmag.com//google-didnt-collect-bank-data-privacy-commissioner.htm

The Federal Privacy Commissioner has directly contradicted claims by Senator Conroy that Google collected banking passwords in its WiFi scanning mistake.]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:07:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-optimus-android-phone-from-lg.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-optimus-android-phone-from-lg.htm

The name sounds exciting; the phone, unfortunately, not so much. But it is cheap, at least.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:14:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//national-party-votes-against-internet-filter.htm http://apcmag.com//national-party-votes-against-internet-filter.htm

The National Party has come out swinging against Labor's proposed centralised internet censorship scheme, saying it had been inundated with complaints from constituents.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:32:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ozlog-ludlam-raises-isp-snooping-issue-in-senate.htm http://apcmag.com//ozlog-ludlam-raises-isp-snooping-issue-in-senate.htm

The Greens have questioned the government over its ISP data logging and snooping plans in the Senate.]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:04:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//unions-iinet-welcome-telstranbn-deal.htm http://apcmag.com//unions-iinet-welcome-telstranbn-deal.htm

Two major unions, as well as the third-largest ISP, iiNet, have welcomed the deal to sell access to Telstra's infrastructure to the NBN.]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:04:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//audio-qa-david-thodey-on-the-11bn-telstra-nbn-deal.htm http://apcmag.com//audio-qa-david-thodey-on-the-11bn-telstra-nbn-deal.htm

Telstra CEO David Thodey takes our -- and other journalists' -- questions on the deal to shut down its copper and cable networks in favour of the NBN.]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:46:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-has-finally-sealed-its-doom.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-has-finally-sealed-its-doom.htm

opinion | It may be good for Australia, but Telstra's management will come to regret doing the deal with the NBN as its most disastrous decision ever.]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:29:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-does-11billion-deal-for-nbn-access.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-does-11billion-deal-for-nbn-access.htm

Telstra will shut down its phone network, as well as its HFC cable broadband service in an $11billion deal with the government's fibre-to-the-home NBN company.]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//reform-still-needed-despite-telstra-deal-says-optus.htm http://apcmag.com//reform-still-needed-despite-telstra-deal-says-optus.htm

Optus says the deal between Telstra and the NBN is good, but not that good.]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:59:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//opposition-would-crush-telstranbn-deal-smith.htm http://apcmag.com//opposition-would-crush-telstranbn-deal-smith.htm

The Opposition has labelled the $11bn Telstra/NBN deal a "desperate" attempt by Labor to buy time for its failing NBN plan and says it would reverse it if elected.]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:54:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstranbn-deal-rectifies-privatisation-mistake-greens.htm http://apcmag.com//telstranbn-deal-rectifies-privatisation-mistake-greens.htm

Today's deal between Telstra and the NBN Co may reverse some of the damage done to the Australian telco industry when the Howard government privatised Telstra, say the Greens.]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:41:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogan-launches-the-portector-protection-from-spams-and-scams-through-the-portal-at-half-price.htm http://apcmag.com//kogan-launches-the-portector-protection-from-spams-and-scams-through-the-portal-at-half-price.htm

With Australians becoming increasingly worried about "spams and scams through the portal", Kogan has introduced an impervious shield for internet users.]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:10:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-australia-needs-megan-fox-to-promote-the-nbn.htm http://apcmag.com//why-australia-needs-megan-fox-to-promote-the-nbn.htm

Megan, your adoring fans, if not your country, are calling you to come and help us feel the earth move as Kevin Rudd starts laying cables.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:49:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//facebook-continues-to-flip-the-bird-at-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//facebook-continues-to-flip-the-bird-at-australia.htm

Facebook sent a rep to speak to the Australian government last week, but the social networking giant says it's not sure it would be helpful to have local personnel here.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:44:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//new-xbox360-slim-will-hit-au-on-july-1.htm http://apcmag.com//new-xbox360-slim-will-hit-au-on-july-1.htm

The newly designed "whisper quiet" XBox360 is set to land in Australia in just two weeks. But there's still no Blu-Ray.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:25:11 +1000 http://apcmag.com//privacy-commissioner-sits-on-fence-over-isp-snooping-policy.htm http://apcmag.com//privacy-commissioner-sits-on-fence-over-isp-snooping-policy.htm

The Federal Privacy Commissioner has issued a muted statement in reaction to the Attorney General's proposal to force ISPs to keep records of Australians' internet usage.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:21:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australia-to-get-its-own-hulu-style-vod-service.htm http://apcmag.com//australia-to-get-its-own-hulu-style-vod-service.htm

Australians may soon have access to streaming TV shows Hulu-style through a new start-up from a couple of former industry heavyweights.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:15:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//playstation-move-hits-australia-september-16.htm http://apcmag.com//playstation-move-hits-australia-september-16.htm

The much-hyped motion sensing PS3 controller is set to go on sale in a few months for $70, as Sony works to fend off the Wii and Xbox Slim threats.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:04:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-200gb-broadband-plans.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-200gb-broadband-plans.htm Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:44:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-which-australian-cios-didnt-buy-an-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-which-australian-cios-didnt-buy-an-ipad.htm

When we started snooping into which CIOs had bought an iPad, we expected a few had. What we didn't expect was that nearly every single one we contacted had joined the hype wave.]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:18:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//its-not-about-your-web-history-says-attorney-general.htm http://apcmag.com//its-not-about-your-web-history-says-attorney-general.htm

The Attorney General, Robert McLelland, has denied the government's controversial ISP logging policy will extend to users' web history.]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:47:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-to-launch-motorola-droid-in-au.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-to-launch-motorola-droid-in-au.htm

Word on the grapevine is that Motorola's hot Android phone, Droid, will be launched in Australia by Optus.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:14:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinets-iptv-is-three-times-the-cost-of-telstras.htm http://apcmag.com//iinets-iptv-is-three-times-the-cost-of-telstras.htm

In an industry where Telstra is almost always the most expensive, this certainly is a surprise.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:58:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//surveillance-state-near-warns-australian-pirate-party.htm http://apcmag.com//surveillance-state-near-warns-australian-pirate-party.htm

The Australian Pirate Party has declared war on the fed govt over its plans to monitor records of Australian citizens' web browsing, phone calls, emails and P2P usage.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:35:23 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-knew-of-internet-surveillance-proposal-in-2009.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-knew-of-internet-surveillance-proposal-in-2009.htm

iiNet was briefed in 2009 about a government proposal to force ISPs to store copies of customers' emails, phone calls and web browsing histories, but was bound to secrecy.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:27:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//government-isp-snooping-policy-totally-insane-linton.htm http://apcmag.com//government-isp-snooping-policy-totally-insane-linton.htm

The CEO of ISP Exetel has described as a "nanny state gone totally insane" a govt proposal which could see telcos required to store customers' web browsing and emails.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:23:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-threatens-to-sue-telstra-over-next-g-claims.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-threatens-to-sue-telstra-over-next-g-claims.htm

Optus is threatening to sue Telstra for comparing its Next G coverage to Optus' 2100MHz coverage only, ignoring the telco's expanded 900MHz network coverage.]]> Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:18:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-may-record-users-web-history-email-data.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-may-record-users-web-history-email-data.htm

The Fed Govt is considering forcing Australian ISPs to retain data on how Australian citizens are using the internet, such as their sent and received email and browsing history.]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:32:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kevins-google-love-moment.htm http://apcmag.com//kevins-google-love-moment.htm

Although the government is currently at war with Google, Kevin Rudd says you need the NBN because... you'll be able to access Google faster.]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:04:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//is-optus-3g-almost-as-good-as-telstra.htm http://apcmag.com//is-optus-3g-almost-as-good-as-telstra.htm

A report came out today claiming Optus' 3G network is almost as good as Telstra Next G, but do the figures really stack up?]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:00:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//did-labor-make-a-fatal-mistake-choosing-conroy-over-lundy.htm http://apcmag.com//did-labor-make-a-fatal-mistake-choosing-conroy-over-lundy.htm

With Labor wallowing at all-time low in the polls, Kevin Rudd must be wondering if the popular Kate Lundy could have done a better job than his blundering communication minister.]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:34:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-the-top-ten-funniest-conroy-youtube-videos.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-the-top-ten-funniest-conroy-youtube-videos.htm

Senator Conroy just can't help himself -- here's the top 10 funniest videos of him making a fool of himself, and other people making a fool of him!]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:57:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rudd-backs-conroy-in-wifi-attack.htm http://apcmag.com//rudd-backs-conroy-in-wifi-attack.htm

The Prime Minister has backed internet Senator Conroy in his sustained attack on Google over its bungled WiFi collection error.]]> Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:13:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lundy-offers-opt-in-filter-option-to-rudd.htm http://apcmag.com//lundy-offers-opt-in-filter-option-to-rudd.htm

"It has become clear that the community has a preference for opt-in approach," says Senator Lundy. Ding! A Labor politician that finally gets it. ]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:51:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-conroy-is-the-george-w-bush-of-the-rudd-govt-.htm http://apcmag.com//why-conroy-is-the-george-w-bush-of-the-rudd-govt-.htm

commentary | Senator Conroy can't seem to get his facts -- or his words -- straight.]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:41:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-now-streaming-abc-sbs-to-next-g-mobiles.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-now-streaming-abc-sbs-to-next-g-mobiles.htm

Finally, that "Foxtel on your mobile" service has something worth watching...]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:21:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//please-father-steve-unlock-iphone-video-calling.htm http://apcmag.com//please-father-steve-unlock-iphone-video-calling.htm

There's one thing that stands out from the iPhone 4 launch like a moldy blood orange rotting at the bottom of the fruit bin full of of shiny golden delicious chunks of goodness...]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:16:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroys-tubes-moment-scams-through-the-portal.htm http://apcmag.com//conroys-tubes-moment-scams-through-the-portal.htm

At the launch of National Cyber Security Awareness Week Communications Minister Stephen Conroy plainly wasn’t having a good day.]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:01:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//aussie-developer-graham-dawson-on-iphone-4.htm http://apcmag.com//aussie-developer-graham-dawson-on-iphone-4.htm

What do Aussie developers think of Apple’s new baby? To find out, we spoke with Australian developer Graham Dawson.]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-vha-confirm-iphone-4-launch.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-vha-confirm-iphone-4-launch.htm

Mobile telcos Telstra and VHA today confirmed they will launch Apple’s new iPhone when the device hits Australia in July, but Optus has not yet flagged its plans.]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:38:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//simon-hackett-reviews-the-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//simon-hackett-reviews-the-ipad.htm

IN DEPTH | Internode CEO and supergeek Simon Hackett has reviewed his Apple iPad in this special guest review.]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:35:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sysadmins-slam-conroys-wi-fi-misinformation.htm http://apcmag.com//sysadmins-slam-conroys-wi-fi-misinformation.htm

Senator Conroy claims Google might have collected online banking passwords in its WiFi trawl -- a claim Sage-AU is calling "misinformation verging on fear-mongering"]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:28:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iphone-4-to-hit-australia-in-july.htm http://apcmag.com//iphone-4-to-hit-australia-in-july.htm

Australia will be in the second wave of countries to get the fourth-gen "Retina, Facetime, Aluminosilicate" iPhone, in July.]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:38:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//accc-takes-optus-to-court-over-misleading-advertising.htm http://apcmag.com//accc-takes-optus-to-court-over-misleading-advertising.htm

Australia's competition regulator has taken Optus to court for playing fast and loose with the word "unlimited" in plans which do have usage limits -- after it was warned not to.]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:26:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-virgin-blues-porn-sackings-are-hypocritical.htm http://apcmag.com//why-virgin-blues-porn-sackings-are-hypocritical.htm

Virgin Blue is no regular company -- it has actively promoted itself in public as having a culture of slightly sexualised behaviour.]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:42:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wi-fi-patent-has-turned-csiro-money-mad.htm http://apcmag.com//wi-fi-patent-has-turned-csiro-money-mad.htm

opinion | There's a good case to be made that Australia's peak science body is turning into a patent troll.]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:55:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-continues-android-push-with-new-sony-ericsson-phone.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-continues-android-push-with-new-sony-ericsson-phone.htm

Optus has ramped up its offering of Android-based handsets with the release of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini earlier this week.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:55:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-borders-kobo-e-book-reader.htm http://apcmag.com//in-depth-review-borders-kobo-e-book-reader.htm

Borders' Kobo is one of the best ebook readers launched in the Australian market, and at $199, it's perfect for people who don't want to splash out on a Kindle or iPad.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:10:34 +1000 http://apcmag.com//linux-to-dominate-australia-through-t-box-and-android.htm http://apcmag.com//linux-to-dominate-australia-through-t-box-and-android.htm

commentary In just a few years, almost every Australian will be using the open source Linux OS in their everyday personal or professional lives.]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:02:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-confirms-nbn-plans-starts-signing-customers.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-confirms-nbn-plans-starts-signing-customers.htm

iiNet has confirmed its final plans for the National Broadband fibre-to-the-home network, starting from $49.00.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:52:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//jetstar-to-rent-ipads-to-passengers-for-10.htm http://apcmag.com//jetstar-to-rent-ipads-to-passengers-for-10.htm

Jetstar has revealed plans to trial the iPad as an in-flight entertainment option, with customers to pay $10 to rent the Apple device on board selected domestic routes from June.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:23:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//video-watch-telstras-t-box-in-action.htm http://apcmag.com//video-watch-telstras-t-box-in-action.htm

VIDEO | Telstra's T-Box seems more akin to something Apple would have produced -- it's really quite impressive.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:13:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstras-linux-based-t-box-to-launch-mid-june.htm http://apcmag.com//telstras-linux-based-t-box-to-launch-mid-june.htm

Telstra today revealed it would launch its Linux-based T-Box set-top box from mid-June for $299, with a sledload of free and pay content, plus new broadband plans.]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:05:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-puts-embargo-on-ipad-orders.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-puts-embargo-on-ipad-orders.htm

Supplies of the iPad in Australia have started to dwindle, prompting Apple to put an embargo on new orders from corporate customers.]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 18:06:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-an-outright-liar-iinet-boss.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-an-outright-liar-iinet-boss.htm

National broadband provider iiNet today rejected Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s claim over the weekend that it welcomed the Government’s filtering project.]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 17:55:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//internet-association-slams-conroys-petty-attacks.htm http://apcmag.com//internet-association-slams-conroys-petty-attacks.htm

The Internet Industry Association has called on Stephen Conroy to get on with building the NBN rather than picking fights with industry players like Google.]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 22:02:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//victorian-premier-buys-500-ipads.htm http://apcmag.com//victorian-premier-buys-500-ipads.htm

Even the Victorian government has been swept up in the Reality Distortion Field and has ordered 500 iPads for express delivery.]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 21:18:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//more-aussie-ipad-apps-emerge.htm http://apcmag.com//more-aussie-ipad-apps-emerge.htm

More true-blue apps have come out for you to put on your oi-pad. Cobber.]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 14:58:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-staff-go-crazy-at-bondi-store-opening.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-staff-go-crazy-at-bondi-store-opening.htm

VIDEO | The staff at Apple's new Bondi store seemed to have drunk a little too much of the kool-aid this morning... iPod ayyyy-men!!]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 09:21:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//video-tour-of-the-new-bondi-junction-apple-store.htm http://apcmag.com//video-tour-of-the-new-bondi-junction-apple-store.htm

VIDEO | You really only need to know one thing: the latest Apple store has large trees growing in it. That is all. ]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 08:43:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kyle-jackie-o-staffer-queing-for-ipad-with-bodyguard.htm http://apcmag.com//kyle-jackie-o-staffer-queing-for-ipad-with-bodyguard.htm

VIDEO | The second person in line for the iPad in Sydney is a paid 2Day FM reporter, along with his bodyguard!!]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 17:36:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-sydney-queue-video-first-in-line.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-sydney-queue-video-first-in-line.htm

This Apple fan has been queuing since 2am -- after State of Origin finished -- to be first to buy an iPad tomorrow morning.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 17:29:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//aussie-pc-maker-launches-241-ipad-competitor.htm http://apcmag.com//aussie-pc-maker-launches-241-ipad-competitor.htm

On the eve of the launch of the Apple iPad in Australia, local PC manufacturer Pioneer has revealed plans to launch an Android-based competitor.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 11:53:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-australia-details-dodgy-wifi-code-.htm http://apcmag.com//google-australia-details-dodgy-wifi-code-.htm

Google's Engineering Director yesterday explained how the company came to accidentally collect payload data from people's WiFi networks.]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 16:07:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-must-apologise-to-google-for-appalling-attack.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-must-apologise-to-google-for-appalling-attack.htm

opinion Stephen Conroy must immediately stop his vicious public attacks on Google and apologise.]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 13:34:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-to-open-bondi-store-on-ipad-day.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-to-open-bondi-store-on-ipad-day.htm

Apple will be holding a public grand opening of an Apple Retail Store on Oxford Street, Bondi Junction this Friday, 28 May — the day its flagship iPad tablet goes on sale.]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 11:06:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dont-buy-a-3dtv-buy-an-iptv-instead.htm http://apcmag.com//dont-buy-a-3dtv-buy-an-iptv-instead.htm

OPINION | If you buy a 3DTV, expect to be begging at the table for scraps of 3D content. Spend your money on something more worthwhile instead.]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 10:02:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//byo-linux-router-to-the-nbn.htm http://apcmag.com//byo-linux-router-to-the-nbn.htm

What do tomatoes and penguins have to do with the Australian government's nationwide fibre-to-the-home project? ]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 10:16:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//borders-is-showing-ebook-leadership-with-kobo.htm http://apcmag.com//borders-is-showing-ebook-leadership-with-kobo.htm

I turned up at Borders' Kobo launch expecting another half-arsed effort by Australia's publishing industry to convince readers it is serious about eBooks. How wrong I was.]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 13:32:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//foxtel-comes-to-xbox-360-no-cablesatellite-needed.htm http://apcmag.com//foxtel-comes-to-xbox-360-no-cablesatellite-needed.htm

Microsoft and Foxtel today revealed that the cable TV platform would be offered as a streaming and video on demand service directly through Microsoft's Xbox 360 console.]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 21:12:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-ceo-david-thodey-is-on-top-of-the-world.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-ceo-david-thodey-is-on-top-of-the-world.htm

If you believe what you read in most of the media, Telstra chief David Thodey is just one step away from sinking into the hideous quagmire of corporate oblivion. I beg to differ.]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 08:56:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//borders-releases-199-kobo-e-book-reader.htm http://apcmag.com//borders-releases-199-kobo-e-book-reader.htm

Retail chain Borders today started selling the Kobo eReader device in Australia for $199 both through its stores and online, promising the Kobo platform for iPad as well.]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 13:00:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//will-android-kill-australias-iphone-obsession.htm http://apcmag.com//will-android-kill-australias-iphone-obsession.htm

A funny thing has started to happen in the last few months. ]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 22:29:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-shouldnt-stop-collecting-wi-fi-data.htm http://apcmag.com//google-shouldnt-stop-collecting-wi-fi-data.htm

Google's decision to stop its Street View cars collecting harmless data on the location of Wi-Fi hotspots is an over-reaction to baseless concerns of privacy zealots.]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 16:46:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-microsoft-twitterer-doesnt-know-whos-who.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-microsoft-twitterer-doesnt-know-whos-who.htm

You have to hand it to whoever was running Microsoft Australia's official twitter account today during its big Office launch...]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 17:44:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australians-standing-up-to-net-filter-greens-senator.htm http://apcmag.com//australians-standing-up-to-net-filter-greens-senator.htm

The Greens have delivered a blunt rejoinder to Senator Conroy's statement this week that Aussies would stand up to a broadening of the net filter by saying, "we are standing up".]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 17:11:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//is-googles-nexus-one-coming-to-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//is-googles-nexus-one-coming-to-australia.htm

Optus and Vodafone are staying tight lipped on reports that they're planning a local launch of Google's superphone in time to give them bargaining power over the iPhone 4G.]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 16:51:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//exetels-linton-thanks-thug-conroy-for-free-plug.htm http://apcmag.com//exetels-linton-thanks-thug-conroy-for-free-plug.htm

The controversial chief of ISP Exetel has thanked Stephen Conroy for the "free plugs" for Exetel's cheap NBN plans while appearing to quietly change the final shape of those plans.]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 15:41:44 +1000 http://apcmag.com//has-apple-screwed-the-aussie-telcos-with-the-ipad-.htm http://apcmag.com//has-apple-screwed-the-aussie-telcos-with-the-ipad-.htm

It's hard to believe that Australia's mobile telcos would not be falling over themselves in naked lust to sell the iPad when it launches in Australia on 28 May. So what's going on?]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 10:37:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-comes-to-the-mountain.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-comes-to-the-mountain.htm

Whirlpool users have had some of the biggest fallouts with Telstra over the years. Now, Telstra is making up with them.]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 13:36:54 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australian-net-laws-plucked-straight-from-iran-china.htm http://apcmag.com//australian-net-laws-plucked-straight-from-iran-china.htm

The Pirate Party of Australia says the government appears to be taking internet censorship policy advice straight from China and Iran.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:33:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//secret-web-forum-typical-of-conroy-ludlam.htm http://apcmag.com//secret-web-forum-typical-of-conroy-ludlam.htm

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says the secret web forum where crucial internet censorship discussions are taking place are typical of the way Stephen Conroy conducts his politics.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:26:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-denies-plans-to-make-filter-avoidance-illegal.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-denies-plans-to-make-filter-avoidance-illegal.htm

Despite the government saying it would look poorly on ISPs who promoted ways to avoid the net filter, Stephen Conroy says he won't make it illegal.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:20:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//net-filter-laws-havent-even-been-drafted-yet.htm http://apcmag.com//net-filter-laws-havent-even-been-drafted-yet.htm

Leaked screenshots from a secret forum run by Stephen Conroy have emerged, showing the government hasn't even drafted net filtering legislation yet.]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:13:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mcafee-is-calm-collected-and-doomed.htm http://apcmag.com//mcafee-is-calm-collected-and-doomed.htm

The dulcet tones of McAfee's spinmeister drift down the phone line into my ear, lulling me into believing they'll never root my computer, ever again. Wait, WHAT?!]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:32:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-optus-does-it-again-unlimited-doesnt-mean-unlimited.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-optus-does-it-again-unlimited-doesnt-mean-unlimited.htm

A dictionary was delivered to us by courier today unexpectedly, with one word's definition mysteriously highlighted.]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:11:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//opinion-five-reasons-the-ipad-wont-be-successful-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//opinion-five-reasons-the-ipad-wont-be-successful-in-australia.htm

High prices will be just the beginning.]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:20:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//eyes-of-the-world-swing-onto-australias-internet-filter-plan.htm http://apcmag.com//eyes-of-the-world-swing-onto-australias-internet-filter-plan.htm

Embarrassed Australian pollies say they are fielding queries from around the world about Kevin Rudd's internet filtering plan.]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:32:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//taswegian-nbn-ready-to-roll.htm http://apcmag.com//taswegian-nbn-ready-to-roll.htm

The Tasmanian government has dropped pamphlets on citizens it is soon about to bring broadband democracy to, promising "unlimited possibilities".]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:14:34 +1000 http://apcmag.com//us-ambassador-says-filter-not-necessary.htm http://apcmag.com//us-ambassador-says-filter-not-necessary.htm

The US Ambassador to Australia says there are "other means" the government could use to provide internet protections, adding to the impression of US disapproval of the filter.]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//net-filtering-conroy-pleads-ignorance-on-us-govt-protest-.htm http://apcmag.com//net-filtering-conroy-pleads-ignorance-on-us-govt-protest-.htm

Communications minister Stephen Conroy says nobody from the US government has voiced their concerns over internet filtering to him, contrary to reports.]]> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:51:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-acquires-netspace-for-40m.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-acquires-netspace-for-40m.htm

The founders of Victorian ISP, Netspace, Stuart Marburg and Richard Preen, are now very wealthy men indeed.]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:47:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-boss-pays-tribute-to-bigpond-chief.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-boss-pays-tribute-to-bigpond-chief.htm

iiNet chief executive Michael Malone has paid tribute to long-time rival Justin Milne's time steering of BigPond, describing the Telstra executive as "extraordinary".]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:41:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-to-debate-mark-newton-efa-tonight.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-to-debate-mark-newton-efa-tonight.htm

Comms minister Conroy will hit radio airwaves tonight to face his greatest foes: Internode engineer Mark Newton and Electronic Frontiers Australia, over internet filtering plans]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:27:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dear-mark-in-australia-we-love-the-facebook.htm http://apcmag.com//dear-mark-in-australia-we-love-the-facebook.htm

Dear Mark, I hope you are well and not worrying too much about those little incidents on the Facebook in the early days.]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:32:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//melbourne-goes-3d-ish-in-google-maps.htm http://apcmag.com//melbourne-goes-3d-ish-in-google-maps.htm

Google has mapped out parts of the Melbourne CBD in 3D. ]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:19:05 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-nemesis-minchin-to-retire.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-nemesis-minchin-to-retire.htm

Shadow Communications Minister Nick Minchin, who is still one of Stephen Conroy’s most virulent opponents in the Senate, has reportedly confirmed plans to retire.]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:01:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-will-release-nbn-study.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-will-release-nbn-study.htm

Stephen Conroy has confirmed the controversial $25 million National Broadband Network implementation study will be released before the Federal Budget in May.]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:55:11 +1000 http://apcmag.com//fed-gov-shops-around-for-a-new-broadband-provider.htm http://apcmag.com//fed-gov-shops-around-for-a-new-broadband-provider.htm

The government is looking to bring all its telecommunications services to one provider. If only it was building its own national telecommunications network...]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:06:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-releases-internet-filter-submissions.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-releases-internet-filter-submissions.htm

Embattled comms minister Stephen Conroy has lifted the veil of secrecy on public submissions to the internet filtering project.]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:51:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//qantas-shares-will-tumble-under-microsoft-outlook-predicts-lotus-notes-zealot.htm http://apcmag.com//qantas-shares-will-tumble-under-microsoft-outlook-predicts-lotus-notes-zealot.htm

An evangelist for Lotus Notes software predicts Qantas' decision to move to Microsoft Exchange and Outlook will see its share price fall. Oh dear.]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:12:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-likes-golf-the-football-and-racing.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-likes-golf-the-football-and-racing.htm

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy likes horse racing, the footy and attending the occasional Telstra corporate golf day, according to parliamentary disclosure documents,]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:52:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//gamers-4-croydon-hails-fantastic-atkinson-resignation.htm http://apcmag.com//gamers-4-croydon-hails-fantastic-atkinson-resignation.htm

Gamers4Croydon has hailed the decision by SA Attorney-General Michael Atkinson to quit as 'fantastic', as the party nervously waits to find out its own results in the election.]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:20:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//r18-fearing-sa-attorney-general-atkinson-to-quit.htm http://apcmag.com//r18-fearing-sa-attorney-general-atkinson-to-quit.htm

Unpopular SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson has resigned from his role in the wake of voter backlash in his seat of Croydon in this weekend's state election.]]> Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:29:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//give-poor-huawei-a-break.htm http://apcmag.com//give-poor-huawei-a-break.htm

opinion Telstra has selected Chinese network maker Huawei for its 4G/LTE network trial. Let's stop the Chinese spy propaganda right now.]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:58:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-those-pesky-unrepentant-efa-boys.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-those-pesky-unrepentant-efa-boys.htm

Stephen Conroy talked smack about the Electronic Frontiers Australia in parliament -- here's how they blew the wind up him on Twitter.]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:30:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//install-fibre-not-new-phone-lines-says-conroy.htm http://apcmag.com//install-fibre-not-new-phone-lines-says-conroy.htm

"It doesn’t make sense for new houses to be fitted with old copper [phone line] technology," says Comms Minister Stephen Conroy.]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-technology-chief-throws-the-book-at-google-docs.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-technology-chief-throws-the-book-at-google-docs.htm

The notebook that is! Telstra's Hugh Bradlow says he will throw his laptop at anyone who tries to make him use Google Docs.]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:55:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//melbourne-college-in-1100-seat-win7-migration.htm http://apcmag.com//melbourne-college-in-1100-seat-win7-migration.htm

APC journalist James Bannan has upgraded his school's 1100-PC network to Windows 7 and describes the challenges and benefits.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:21:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//too-expensive-nbn-monthly-plans-unveiled.htm http://apcmag.com//too-expensive-nbn-monthly-plans-unveiled.htm

The first 100Mbit/s plans have been announced for the national broadband network, but they're like Telstra pricing -- only worse.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:54:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bigpond-music-dumps-support-for-wma-format.htm http://apcmag.com//bigpond-music-dumps-support-for-wma-format.htm

Telstra’s online music arm BigPond Music yesterday revealed it would ditch support for the unpopular Windows Media Audio format after April 1.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:10:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//efa-rejects-extraordinary-conroy-attack.htm http://apcmag.com//efa-rejects-extraordinary-conroy-attack.htm

Online rights group Electronic Frontiers Australia has responded to what it described as an "extraordinary challenge and attack" by Comms Minister Stephen Conroy.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:31:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-pirate-party-serkowskis-fighting-words.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-pirate-party-serkowskis-fighting-words.htm

Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey might have come out swinging against Conroy and his internet filtering scheme last week, but the Pirate Party Australia is still not impressed.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:08:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nsw-hands-out-66000-student-laptops.htm http://apcmag.com//nsw-hands-out-66000-student-laptops.htm

NSW Education Minister Verity Firth says 66,000 Lenovo laptops have been handed out to school kids already.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:59:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-promises-a-good-old-telstra-debate-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-promises-a-good-old-telstra-debate-this-week.htm

Comms Minister Conroy's office has played down fears that debate over reform to Telstra might be delayed until May.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//efa-deliberately-misled-on-internet-filter-conroy.htm http://apcmag.com//efa-deliberately-misled-on-internet-filter-conroy.htm

Comms Minister Stephen Conroy's latest attack is on Electronic Frontiers Australia, who he has accused of deliberately misleading the public about his internet filter scheme.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:43:28 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-can-safely-ignore-tony-smith.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-can-safely-ignore-tony-smith.htm

opinion Stephen Conroy's shadow is a different minister, singing from Conroy's old songbook.]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:42:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//yep-we-wanna-buy-netspace-iinet.htm http://apcmag.com//yep-we-wanna-buy-netspace-iinet.htm

iiNet has confirmed reports that it was in talks to acquire fellow ISP Netspace, but said the discussions were "at an early stage and remain incomplete".]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:32:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-to-buy-netspace-for-60-75m.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-to-buy-netspace-for-60-75m.htm

iiNet has put its shares in a trading halt following speculation it will assimilate rival Netspace into its growing empire.]]> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:27:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//libs-stance-on-net-filtering-will-await-legislation.htm http://apcmag.com//libs-stance-on-net-filtering-will-await-legislation.htm

Shadow Comms Minister Tony Smith today said the Opposition would not release a formal stance on the Government’s internet filtering plan until after legislation was released.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:41:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//super-fast-new-australia-los-angeles-cable-to-be-built.htm http://apcmag.com//super-fast-new-australia-los-angeles-cable-to-be-built.htm

A group of high-flying Kiwi businessmen have formed a new venture to build an undersea fibre-optic cable to connect Australia, New Zealand the United States.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:35:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-optus-didnt-learn-from-telstras-mistake.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-optus-didnt-learn-from-telstras-mistake.htm

If there’s one thing that APC finds amusing, it’s when history repeats itself. As it so often does in Australia’s fickle telecommunications industry.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:28:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//video-simon-hacketts-tesla-roadster.htm http://apcmag.com//video-simon-hacketts-tesla-roadster.htm

Internode founder Simon Hackett has posted a video of his record-breaking drive from Darwin to Adelaide in his all-electric Tesla Roadster.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-unveils-satcow.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-unveils-satcow.htm

Telstra has unveiled a new transportable mobile network base station called a Satellite Cell on Wheels (SatCOW) using satellite transmission to fuel a Next G mobile network tower.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:09:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dear-mr-steve-jobs-thanks-for-the-ipads.htm http://apcmag.com//dear-mr-steve-jobs-thanks-for-the-ipads.htm

Dear Steve, I hope you are well and gaining weight rapidly. I wanted to write because a few things are weighing on my mind about the iPad.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:05:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hockey-slams-unworkable-internet-filter.htm http://apcmag.com//hockey-slams-unworkable-internet-filter.htm

The Libs' senior leadership has come out swinging against the Rudd/Conroy centralised internet censorship scheme.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:37:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-how-crazy-can-pamela-anderson-get.htm http://apcmag.com//oh-dear-how-crazy-can-pamela-anderson-get.htm

Local domain name reseller Crazy Domains has got itself into a spot of bother with the Ad Standards Bureau about its advertisement featuring Pamela Anderson and much custard.]]> Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:52:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wireless-mobile-chargers-coming-to-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//wireless-mobile-chargers-coming-to-australia.htm

Your cordless toothbrush will no longer be the only wireless charging device in the house. ]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:25:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nintendo-didnt-win-modchip-case-exactly-say-lawyers.htm http://apcmag.com//nintendo-didnt-win-modchip-case-exactly-say-lawyers.htm

Nintendo is wrong to say an out of court settlement over mod-chips will make it easier to win future lawsuits, say lawyers.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:18:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//defence-hiring-cyber-security-staff-in-bulk.htm http://apcmag.com//defence-hiring-cyber-security-staff-in-bulk.htm

Following successful online attacks by "anonymous", the Australian government's Department of Defence is hiring a large number of internet security staff.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:04:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//programmer-orders-conroy-to-remove-bastardised-website-code.htm http://apcmag.com//programmer-orders-conroy-to-remove-bastardised-website-code.htm

A software developer has cried foul over what he says is misuse of his code on Communications Minister Stephen Conroy’s web site.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:01:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//government-to-postpone-net-filtering-till-after-election-prediction.htm http://apcmag.com//government-to-postpone-net-filtering-till-after-election-prediction.htm

... and if Labor wins at the next election it will claim a clear mandate to immediately implement its unpopular internet filtering plan.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:09:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-announces-first-nbn-sites-in-nsw-vic-qld-sa.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-announces-first-nbn-sites-in-nsw-vic-qld-sa.htm

Embattled comms minister Stephen Conroy has turned attention away from ISP filtering with news of what suburbs will get access to the national fibre-to-the-home network first.]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:08:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//no-apologies-for-internet-filter-rudd.htm http://apcmag.com//no-apologies-for-internet-filter-rudd.htm

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has thrown more wood on the fiery debate about the Government's internet filtering plans, saying it wouldn't apologise for pushing ahead with the plan.]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:42:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dear-stephen-your-site-is-broken.htm http://apcmag.com//dear-stephen-your-site-is-broken.htm

To the honourable Senator Stephen Conroy, Parliament House, Canberra. ]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:25:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//what-does-158kg-of-r18-submissions-look-like.htm http://apcmag.com//what-does-158kg-of-r18-submissions-look-like.htm

EB Games gathered 46,000 submissions from its customers in support of R18+ games. And here's what they looked like.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:39:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//eb-games-army-makes-46000-r18-submissions.htm http://apcmag.com//eb-games-army-makes-46000-r18-submissions.htm

Tens of thousands of EB Gamers have put their name on a petition lobbying the government to remove the prohibition on R18+ games in Australia.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:22:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//appeal-wont-stop-illegal-downloads-iinet.htm http://apcmag.com//appeal-wont-stop-illegal-downloads-iinet.htm

iiNet this afternoon rejected a renewed legal challenge by a coalition of film and TV studios as "disappointing and frustrating", adding it would not stop piracy.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:27:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//afacts-futile-battle-against-iinet-is-like-the-plot-line-of-the-wire.htm http://apcmag.com//afacts-futile-battle-against-iinet-is-like-the-plot-line-of-the-wire.htm

It came to me the other night, when I was watching The Wire, that the drug trade it focuses on are very similar to that of the online copyright infringement struggle.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:11:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//new-piracy-trial-afact-to-appeal-iinet-verdict.htm http://apcmag.com//new-piracy-trial-afact-to-appeal-iinet-verdict.htm

The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) today said it would appeal the Federal Court's judgement against the group in its internet piracy case against iiNet. ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:43:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//anna-bligh-appeals-to-facebook-chief-over-murdered-bundaberg-girl.htm http://apcmag.com//anna-bligh-appeals-to-facebook-chief-over-murdered-bundaberg-girl.htm

The Queensland Premier has complained to Facebook's CEO over persistent obscene comments posted on Facebook tribute pages for murdered Bundaberg eight-year-old Trinity Bates.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:04:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tasmanias-dirty-bunyip-not-the-last.htm http://apcmag.com//tasmanias-dirty-bunyip-not-the-last.htm

OPINION | First South Australia tried wacky internet laws, then Tassie. But we only have more of this to look forward to -- the golden days of the net are drawing to a close.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:22:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony-3d-tvs-to-hit-australia-in-july.htm http://apcmag.com//sony-3d-tvs-to-hit-australia-in-july.htm

Sony's push for 3D television technology will coincide with "the whole ecosystem" around the new 3D platform being ready. ]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:53:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-on-the-brink-of-launching-iptv-service.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-on-the-brink-of-launching-iptv-service.htm

It's due to launch commercially next month, and a group of home-users are already trialling iiNet's IPTV service.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:27:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-upsizes-next-g-prepaid-mobile-broadband-plans.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-upsizes-next-g-prepaid-mobile-broadband-plans.htm

Telstra's new Next G prepaid wireless plans come with 1GB free upfront, plus up to six months expiry on recharges -- can anyone say "perfect for Apple iPad?"]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:13:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//david-spence-to-leave-unwired.htm http://apcmag.com//david-spence-to-leave-unwired.htm

The stalwart CEO of Unwired, one of the first wireless broadband networks, is to leave the company, as its owner, Channel 7 makes clear its future plans lie with vividwireless.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:38:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-selling-4000-bobs-per-month.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-selling-4000-bobs-per-month.htm

Finn, the guy on the iiNet ads, might be annoying, but the company's BoB has proven to be a smash hit with customers.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:19:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tasmania-censorship-law-sparks-protests.htm http://apcmag.com//tasmania-censorship-law-sparks-protests.htm

A number of civil liberties, privacy, consumer groups and individuals have started to express displeasure at what they claim are out-of-date laws about online commenting.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:22:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ebooks-dead-or-alive-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//ebooks-dead-or-alive-in-australia.htm

Ask Australian science fiction and fantasy author Kim Falconer what she thinks of eBooks, and you get a pretty straight answer.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//92-of-whirlpool-users-against-filter.htm http://apcmag.com//92-of-whirlpool-users-against-filter.htm

Out of 21,755 people that responded to the survey, an overwhelming majority said they didn't want Senator Conroy's internet filter.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:55:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//anonymous-takes-filter-protest-to-the-streets.htm http://apcmag.com//anonymous-takes-filter-protest-to-the-streets.htm

The loose coalition of individuals who attacked Government websites last week under the banner of "Anonymous" has unveiled plans to take its protest to the streets.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:45:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-7-phones-arriving-christmas-2010.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-7-phones-arriving-christmas-2010.htm

It may be Christmas before Australians will be able to get their hands on a mobile phone with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series platform installed on it.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:39:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intense-interest-but-no-aussie-google-datacentre-yet.htm http://apcmag.com//intense-interest-but-no-aussie-google-datacentre-yet.htm

Google has refused to rule out constructing the Big Datacentre next to the Dog on the Tuckerbox or the Big Pineapple, right here in Australia.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:10:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//will-nice-guy-thodey-finish-last.htm http://apcmag.com//will-nice-guy-thodey-finish-last.htm

Nobody wants the pugnacious Sol Trujillo back, but is Telstra's charming new CEO David Thodey too much of a soft touch to rescue Telstra from steady decline?]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:48:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//attacks-on-conroy-work-better-than-petitions-anonymous.htm http://apcmag.com//attacks-on-conroy-work-better-than-petitions-anonymous.htm

The loosely-knit group known as Anonymous has brought out war rhetoric to defend their continuing distributed denial of service attacks on the Australian government.]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//vivid-wireless-to-build-wimax-nationwide-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//vivid-wireless-to-build-wimax-nationwide-in-australia.htm

Australia's role as one of the best wireless connected countries in the world is set to continue, with Channel 7 announcing it would build a WiMax network nationally.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:47:53 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-financial-results-more-bacon-less-fat.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-financial-results-more-bacon-less-fat.htm

Telstra today unveiled a muted set of half-yearly financial results, with revenue and earnings both slightly down, but free cash flow showing a spike upwards.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:30:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//alienware-to-hold-modern-warfare-tournament-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//alienware-to-hold-modern-warfare-tournament-in-australia.htm

Your COD Modern Warfare shooting skills could win you a $6,000 PC.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:21:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-speaks-to-google-about-rolling-out-fibre-to-the-home.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-speaks-to-google-about-rolling-out-fibre-to-the-home.htm

Telstra today said it had spoken to Google management about its rollout of gigabit fibre-to-the-home in the US which was announced overnight.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:10:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-the-govt-is-deliberately-making-the-nbn-boring.htm http://apcmag.com//why-the-govt-is-deliberately-making-the-nbn-boring.htm

It's no mistake that when the government gives a speech about the new fibre-to-the-home network, you want to fall asleep. ]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:06:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//anonymous-attacks-govt-websites-over-filtering.htm http://apcmag.com//anonymous-attacks-govt-websites-over-filtering.htm

"Anonymous" has swung its focus away from Scientology and onto Stephen Conroy and Kevin Rudd, over their internet censorship plans in Australia.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:39:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-boss-keen-on-terrific-apple-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-boss-keen-on-terrific-apple-ipad.htm

Looks like there'll be no shortage of iPad-compatible Micro-SIMs at Optus, then...]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:23:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//queensland-mario-piracy-man-fined-15m.htm http://apcmag.com//queensland-mario-piracy-man-fined-15m.htm

It's-a-bloody-big-fine-Mario!]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:09:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//buggy-parliament-web-filter-blocked-news-ltd.htm http://apcmag.com//buggy-parliament-web-filter-blocked-news-ltd.htm

The Federal Parliament's own internet filtering system (yes, the one that filters the net for politicians) has been blocking a News Limited website, it emerged today.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:34:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-cable-to-hit-100mbits-by-mid-2010.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-cable-to-hit-100mbits-by-mid-2010.htm

The nation’s number two telco Optus today said it was on schedule to upgrade the speed of its HFC cable network in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to 100Mbps by mid-2010.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:50:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//i.htm http://apcmag.com//i.htm

Australian ISPs are increasing their purchases of ADSL equipment, despite the potential for the construction of the fibre-to-the-home NBN to make ADSL irrelevant.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:44:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-gmail-is-rapidly-killing-exchange-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//why-gmail-is-rapidly-killing-exchange-in-australia.htm

It's a perfect storm: Google's cloud email is reaching reliability and manageability levels that Microsoft, IBM and Novell can't keep up with, say big Aussie organisations.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:26:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//after-16-years-iinet-chief-michael-malone-is-still-excited.htm http://apcmag.com//after-16-years-iinet-chief-michael-malone-is-still-excited.htm

We spoke to Michael Malone shortly after the iiNet court victory.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:09:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-modern-warfare-3-needs-more-australians.htm http://apcmag.com//why-modern-warfare-3-needs-more-australians.htm

Dear Infinity Ward, I thought I would write you a letter as I am midway through your excellent computer video game “Modern Warfare 2″.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:27:47 +1000 http://apcmag.com//optus-buys-more-radio-spectrum-for-mobile-broadband.htm http://apcmag.com//optus-buys-more-radio-spectrum-for-mobile-broadband.htm

Optus has announced it has bought up all the remaining 2100MHz mobile spectrum to give its 3G/HSPA mobile services in metro areas a speed boost.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:48:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//regrets-ive-had-a-few-but-not-over-nbn-tender-conroy.htm http://apcmag.com//regrets-ive-had-a-few-but-not-over-nbn-tender-conroy.htm

Stephen "Sinatra" Conroy says he has regrets, but not over the NBN tender: no, he did it his way.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:02:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-surface-goes-on-sale-in-australia-next-week.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-surface-goes-on-sale-in-australia-next-week.htm

Microsoft will start selling its Surface tabletop multi-touch system in Australia next week after a formal launch. But will Aussies warm to it?]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:15:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//conroy-to-closely-examine-iinet-verdict.htm http://apcmag.com//conroy-to-closely-examine-iinet-verdict.htm

Pro-censorship Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says he will examine what the failure of the AFACT lawsuit against iiNet means for the industry. ]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:40:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iitrial-verdict-telstra-applauds-legal-clarity-over-user-piracy.htm http://apcmag.com//iitrial-verdict-telstra-applauds-legal-clarity-over-user-piracy.htm

Australia's largest telco has welcomed the Federal Court verdict against a consortium of film and TV studios that tried to sue iiNet.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:11:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//afact-appeals-to-government-over-iitrial-loss.htm http://apcmag.com//afact-appeals-to-government-over-iitrial-loss.htm

The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) says it is disappointed at losing the iiTrial and believes the federal government was hoping iiNet would lose.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:28:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-judgement-vindicates-our-stance.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-judgement-vindicates-our-stance.htm

Australian ISP iiNet this afternoon said its victory in the Federal Court was a vindication of the claim that it had never supported or encouraged illegal behaviour amongst users.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:49:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//federal-court-iinet-did-not-infringe-copyright.htm http://apcmag.com//federal-court-iinet-did-not-infringe-copyright.htm

iiNet landed a sound victory in court today, with movie studios being ordered to pay iiNet's full costs and the ISP being exonerated of copyright infringement charges.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:05:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//liberals-smith-slams-chaotic-conroy-over-nbn.htm http://apcmag.com//liberals-smith-slams-chaotic-conroy-over-nbn.htm

Shadow Comms Minister Tony Smith has branded Stephen Conroy "the master of disaster" following the Auditor General's investigation into the NBN.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:57:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//we-wont-disconnect-your-internet-iia.htm http://apcmag.com//we-wont-disconnect-your-internet-iia.htm

Microsoft has developed a plan of disconnecting people's internet if their PC is bot-infected, but the IIA says it won't support it.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:17:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet-wins-piracy-trial.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet-wins-piracy-trial.htm

Australian ISP iiNet was today announced as the victor in its long-running defence against a lawsuit by major film and TV studios.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:06:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//govt-planned-for-failure-of-nbn-bids.htm http://apcmag.com//govt-planned-for-failure-of-nbn-bids.htm

The government was figuring out a "plan B" for the national broadband network as early as August 2008, newly-released documents show.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:39:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//labor-senator-argues-against-net-censorship.htm http://apcmag.com//labor-senator-argues-against-net-censorship.htm

Legislation for internet filtering will hit parliament as early as this month, but Labor Senator Kate Lundy says she is fighting for an opt-out option.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:38:23 +1000 http://apcmag.com//eb-games-backs-r18-games-rating.htm http://apcmag.com//eb-games-backs-r18-games-rating.htm

One of Australia's largest game retailers, EB Games, today threw its weight behind the push for an R18+ classification to bring games in line with other content in Australia.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:30:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//interview-gunning-for-croydon-kat-nicholson.htm http://apcmag.com//interview-gunning-for-croydon-kat-nicholson.htm

This 21 year-old PlayStation3 gamer is taking on the ultraconservative South Australian Attorney-General in his own electorate. We talked to Gamers4Croydon Candidate Kat Nicholson.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:44:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sa-gov-bans-anonymous-online-comments.htm http://apcmag.com//sa-gov-bans-anonymous-online-comments.htm

In a bizarre move, the South Australian government has banned anonymous online comments about election issues. We asked Gamers4Croydon candidate Kat Nicholson what she thinks.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:37:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-break-up-legislation-to-wait-until-22-feb.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-break-up-legislation-to-wait-until-22-feb.htm

The legislation governing the potential break-up of Telstra’s will be debated in the Federal Parliament starting 22 Feb -- after Telstra's financial results on 11 Feb.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:25:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//1000-iphone-heist-at-vodafone-hutchison-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//1000-iphone-heist-at-vodafone-hutchison-australia.htm

An employee of mobile telco Vodafone Hutchison Australia has been charged with fraudulently obtaining 131 Apple iPhones, and attempting to obtain 1,000 more.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:49:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-os-that-just-wont-die-retailers-struggle-to-clear-vista.htm http://apcmag.com//the-os-that-just-wont-die-retailers-struggle-to-clear-vista.htm

Windows 7 has been available for purchase in Australia since October last year. But has Microsoft’s previous operating system, Windows Vista, passed away yet? Not quite.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:17:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mac-sales-up-70-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//mac-sales-up-70-in-australia.htm

Iconic technology manufacturer Apple claims to have boosted its Macintosh sales in Australia by 70 percent year-on-year.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:43:29 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hotmailcomau-opens-up-following-security-concerns.htm http://apcmag.com//hotmailcomau-opens-up-following-security-concerns.htm

NineMSN has opened up the hotmail.com.au domain, but critics say it has created a fertile field for identity fraudsters.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:25:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-telco-plans-will-sting-australians.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-telco-plans-will-sting-australians.htm

Apple's new iPad comes with a revolutionary new type of 3G plan -- in the US. But what can we expect from Australian telcos?]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:30:00 +1000