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Vodafone Rails In More LTE Spectrum

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8:30AM September 22, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Vodafone’s LTE plans have added new spectrum in the 1800MHz range via a deal with railway authorities in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. More »


News

iiNet Hits Its 500,000th Port In Gosford NSW

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11:30AM June 16, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Back in 2004, iiNet decided to try and build its own network to try and combat Telstra’s monopoly. Today the company announced its just installed its half-millionth broadband port in Gosford, NSW. The lucky customer connected to that port also wins out, with iiNet giving her 500,000GB of data and a Fetch TV service – hopefully she doesn’t have to use all that quota in a month… [iiNet]


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Telstra Doubles Data In Home Bundles

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12:30PM June 7, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Remember the days when Telstra used to be completely stingy with data regardless of what plan you were on? Those days are even further behind now, with the company doubling the included data with all home bundle plans. More »


Geek Out

Computer Glitch Leads To Beer Stampede At Tesco

2:41PM June 3, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Shopping at Tesco stores in Scotland became a nightmare when a stampede of people flooded stores looking for cheap beer. More »


Online

The Pentagon Has A Secret List Of Cyber-Weapons

3:46PM June 2, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The US military is not only prepared to retaliate when the country faces a cyber-attack, it has an approved list of cyber weapons ready to deploy when hackers come knocking on the door. More »


Mobile

Gingerbread Now Available For Voda Desire HD Customers

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3:30PM June 1, 2011 | Nick Broughall

That was quick. Following this morning’s post, Voda has officially released Gingerbread for Desire HD owners. It’s a staggered release apparently, but reports are coming in that it’s available.. [Voda]


Online

Intel’s Museum Of Me Reminds Us Why We Shouldn’t Use Facebook

2:40PM June 1, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Ever wonder what a museum in your honour would look like if it used your Facebook profile as the basis for all the exhibits? More »


Mobile

Vodafone Offering Free SMS To Make Up For Not Letting You Send SMS On Easter Sunday

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10:00AM April 27, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Vodafone customers are getting used to the relative poor performance of the Vodafone network, so they weren’t overly surprised when a technical error meant they couldn’t send or receive SMS messages for hours on Sunday. To make up for it, Vodafone are offering all customers free SMS for an eight hour windows on May 1. More »


Computing

Internode Carves 60 Broadband Plans From Its Line Up To Leave Just 18

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5:10PM February 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Internode has completely overhauled its broadband plans today, reducing the number of plans on offer from 78 to just 18. Simplicity FTW! More »


Gadgets

Network Data Encoded In Flickering Office Lights

4:00AM December 28, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

Thinking you’re receiving a message from a flickering light is usually a sign you need to up your Valium dosage and take a break from the internet—but thanks to Minnesota-based LVX System, light-based data transmission is now real. More »