After years of waiting, the PIPE PPC-1 fibre-optic link stretching from Sydney via Guam, is going live. In a big win for consumers of some ISPs, a new era of cheaper plans and bigger data allowances may await

New broadband plans from Telstra with bigger download quotas are welcome, though you'll still find better value with the competition

Telstra has completed the 100Mbit upgrade to their Melbourne cable network and are next planning to get 30Mbit speeds into the rest of the country; but first they'll need to dispel those endless NBN comparisons

iSuggest, Record Me, 12 new SD channels, 15 new HD channels, new plan pricing, IQ formatting changes and more time-shift options are all expected to be phased in over the next month.

Sharp are finalising plans to commercially produce quad and triple layer Blu-ray discs capable of 100GB and 8x read speeds using new disc materials and improved laser technologies

A datacentre conference has heard how one nation plans to drastically cut the cost of running data centres by using sea water to cool servers.

Here's what's in store for 2010, including Intel's big gun - the Clarkdale CPU - and the highly anticipated new netbook platform

Don't throw out your old Blu-ray players just yet! You'll still be able to play 2D content from 3D Blu-ray discs

A "bonus" 1GB of data and a chance to double your download limit are two ways Telstra is hoping to attract more of the prepaid wireless crowd

An employee has accidentally leaked details of Microsoft’s next operating system via his LinkedIn profile..

Google is planning to launch an e-book store called Google Editions next year to compete with Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

Apple has big plans to tackle iPhone jailbreaking, with a job posting for an "iPhone OS Platform Security Manager" showing Apple means business

Canonical has announced plans to limit the distribution of free Ubuntu CDs, claiming that demand is outpacing supply

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Google has accidentally let slip some secret plans relating to its Google Voice call management service, revealing that the service may be coming to markets outside the US soon.

Apple is reportedly shipping new iPhone 3G S handsets with an updated bootrom to prevent users jailbreaking their phones

Sony has said up to half of its TVs will be 3D capable by 2012, showing the company's confidence in adding an extra dimension to its products

The European Union has finally agreed the last details of the Telecom Reform Package, and decided that citizens' internet access can be restricted if necessary, but only after a "fair and impartial procedure including the user's right to be heard".

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is to take a closer look at the proposed deal between Microsoft and Yahoo over their search engine businesses.

Sony 3D TV to go into mass production next year – brace yourselves for an extra dimension to home theatre