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Keyspan launches cordless Skype handset for PCs and Macs
1pointsKeyspan in the US has launched a cordless phone to work in conjunction with the Skype softphone running on either a Mac or a Windows PC, but apart from Mac support it does not stack up well against the recently-released Philips product.
Harvey Norman Opens Online Music Store
1pointsHarvey Norman has launched an online music store, with vouchers for the service available in-store. Advertisement The site, www.channelgo.com.au will allow Harvey Norman customers to share and download music and purchase tracks. There is also i…
Google launching package of applications for business
1pointsGmail is headed for the office - officially. Starting on Monday, Google will offer Google Apps for Your Domain, a free package of programs for businesses, universities and other organisations.
Google wins eBay's non-U.S. ads, e-commerce tie
1pointsGoogle will supply eBay with Web search advertising outside the United States, and the two will join forces on "click-to-call" ads that link online shoppers to customer service operators, the companies said on Monday. EBay said that for internati…
Toshiba to build Microsoft’s iPod competitor
1pointsMicrosoft’s Zune, its challenge to the iPod and iTunes Music Store, will be built by Toshiba and allow people to “DJ” by wirelessly sharing music, US regulatory agency filings showed.
Internet, TV are no rivals: Google
1pointsThe rise of the internet is as revolutionary as the invention of the printing press, a senior Google Inc. executive said on Saturday - but old media like television should not fear it.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Release Candiate 1 Launched
1pointsMicrosoft released the long awaited IE7 RC1 today at around midnight....
Downloads boost The Chaser's viral appeal
1pointsAfter conquering the top rankings on video sharing site YouTube thanks to the efforts of television pirates, The Chaser's War on Everything is now firmly established as a free "vodcast" in its own right.
YouTube embraces Paris and paid ads
1pointsOnline video-sharing website YouTube launched an innovative money-maker with its first paid video advertisement, for a music CD by celebrity bad girl Paris Hilton. "YouTube is the hottest community on the web and that's where I want to be," Hilton…
Extreme blogging takes off
1pointsToday's adventurers no longer have to wait months to tell their stories. Now blogs recount every step of their journey as it happens, writes Fran Molloy. Fiona Adler climbs Mt Everest. Fiona Adler climbs Mt Everest. AdvertisementAdvertisement…
Top five reasons NOT to buy YouTube
1pointsWeb 2.0’s parlor game is to guess “who will buy YouTube?” YouTube may be the coolest destination on the Web, but fame does not equal fortune, especially in our disposable, “15 minutes of fame” society. So I prefer the “Why NOT to Buy You…
Microsoft wants Firefox on Vista
1pointsMICROSOFT HAS promised to help Firefox and Thunderbird coders get their open source programs working on Vista. The head of Microsoft's open source software lab Sam Ramji said that Vole had approached Mozilla to if it's interested in making sure th…
Warning: Domain name entrepreneur comes west
1pointsDomain name entrepreneur Blair Rafferty has a spectacular view from his office on the 50th floor of a Melbourne high-rise but doesn't seem to have enjoyed it. After receiving a shot across the bows last week from .au domain name administrator auDA, a…
Freckle Creative Scoop The WAWA Prize Pool
1pointsFreckle Creative were the big winners at the annual WA Web Awards held Friday August 18, scooping five of the 13 awards, including ‘most outstanding website of 2006’ for the site of Tanzanian musician Sauda Jazzmin.
iPod plant is no sweatshop: Apple
1pointsApple Computer's investigation into claims of poor conditions at a Chinese iPod factory found no forced labour but revealed that workers were exceeding the company's limits on hours and days to be worked per week, the company said Friday.

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