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Telstra CEO: iPhone tethering for Next G (finally) coming soon!
Better late than never, Telstra boss David Thodey says the carrier is working with Apple to enable Next G tethering on the iPhone.
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Windows Home Server gets Power Pack 3 update next week
Got Windows 7 on your PCs and a Windows Home Server box sitting in the corner? Then you’ll want to grab the Power Pack 3 update as soon as it’s released next week.
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Who makes the most reliable – and least reliable – notebooks?
Asus and Toshiba lead the laptop pack for reliability, says a US survey, but almost one in four notebooks from HP, Acer and Gateway are “expected to malfunction in three years”.
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Intel readies second-gen Atom for January launch?
New ‘Pineview’ 400 and 500-series chips still top out at 1.66GHz but boost performance and battery life due to streamlined two-chip design.
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Psst: want a Dell Mini 9 netbook with inbuilt unlocked 3G modem for $549?
It’s not the newest netbook on the market but at $549 with an inbuilt and unlocked 3G modem the pint-sized Mini 9 is a pretty sweet deal...
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Google tipped to release Chrome OS this week
The lightweight open source operating system is expected to make its debut sometime this week, with ‘out of the box’ support for a wide range of Atom netbooks expected.
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Mandriva 2010 adds Moblin, rolls in full set of Eee PC drivers
The netbook-friendly edition of Mandriva Linux boasts full hardware support for every currently-available Eee PC netbook, along with a USB flash drive installer.
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Intel gears up for Atom app store
Intel releases Software Development Kit for creating apps to be distributed through an ‘Atom app store’ for Windows and Moblin devices.
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Apple’s latest OS X update bricks ‘Hackintosh’ Atom netbooks
Mac OS X 1.0.6.2 update brings a swift Snow Leopardy death to Hackintosh netbooks running Intel’s Atom processor.
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Optus pulls a swifty with new mobile broadband plans
Lower prices, more data and cheaper modems – Optus’ revised wireless broadband plans are all good, until your monthly data allowance is halved after 12 months...
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Windows 7 launch to have “minimal impact on PC growth”
Tech analyst firm Gartner predicts no mistletoe delight for Microsoft this Christmas, but forecasts a rapid take-up of Windows 7 next year.
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Vodafone cuts prepaid mobile broadband to $99, doubles data to 1GB
Vodafone’s Prepaid Mobile Broadband Starter Pack now sells at $99 and throws in 1GB of data for the bundled dual-band USB modem.
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Dell releases world’s first Moblin netbook
A special edition of the Inspiron Mini 10v run Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS goes on sale for US$299, but also offers the netbook image as a free download.
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Intel to launch iPhone-style appstore
The appstore concept is fast spreading to PCs, with Intel launching its own iPhone-style appstore concept.
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HP revs up netbooks with Nvidia Ion-powered Mini 311
Intel’s Atom CPU mates up with Nvida’s GeForce 9400M GPU in the 11.6 inch Mini 311, which is set for an October release running Windows 7.
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