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Samsung Notebook Series 9: featherweight champion

UPDATE | Samsung has released several new models of this gorgeous, ultra-slim Windows notebook. A new 11.6" model, built around...

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iPhone app review: Star Alliance FareFinder

Frequent flyers loyal to the Star Alliance network of airlines have a new iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch app at their fingertips w...

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Tech tip: buy WiFi access by the minute

Travellers can buy access to over a million Wi-Fi hotspots on a per-minute basis, rather than having to buy in hourly or daily ...

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Travel Tech: New wireless hard drive for iPads

UPDATE | This nifty piece of tech has gone on sale in Australia today, for $219 inc GST -- practically the same price as the US...

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"Zap" lets you print from your PC to your iPhone

There's one universal constant of travel -- you'll always be scrounging for pieces of paper with vital details on them througho...

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3G/Wi-Fi pocket hotspots on sale for $39.50

IN BRIEF | If you're heading off on a trip soon, and you haven't yet sorted out your internet access, consider picking up one o...

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HP kills the Touchpad: "failed to gain traction"

In a move that has surprised the industry, HP has killed off its just-released Touchpad tablet PC this morning, alongside talk ...

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2-for-1 deal on unlimited data roaming SIM

IN BRIEF | Heading to Asia for a short trip? There's a good deal on a roaming SIM card that could save you even more money than...

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iPhone app finds decent coffee in San Francisco

You might be surprised at how difficult it is to find good coffee in San Francisco, especially if your local colleagues and fri...

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Dell’s thinner & lighter 3G business notebook

We’re not going to pretend that Dell’s new Vostro V131 slips neatly into the ‘thin and light’ basket. ...

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Laptops move towards all-day battery life

Business travellers expect a lot from their laptop but a trio of tightly-connected features tops the list. The ideal notebook s...

David Flynn |

Kindle ebook reader arrives in Aussie stores

Amazon's Kindle ebook reader is set for local release later this month, with Dick Smith and Big W stores launching both the WiF...

David Flynn |

Telstra launching Australia's first 4G USB modem

Business travellers in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be the first to get a taste of super high-speed 4G/LTE mobile broadb...

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Top 5 Skype tips for business travellers

Wondering what the best headset for Skype is, how to record your Skype calls, and how to use Skype while you're on the road &md...

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Optus announces BlackBerry Bold 9900 pricing

UPDATE | Optus has today confirmed pricing for these two new BlackBerries -- the Bold 9900 (as noted below, the first BlackBerr...

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Telstra's new shared mobile broadband plans

In brief: Businesses can now share mobile broadband plans among several staff members who need to be out and about at varying t...

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Skype for iPad released -- big-screen video calls

Update Skype has abruptly pulled its Skype for iPad app from the iTunes Store, only hours after the long-awaited program made ...

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The Ultrabooks are coming: super thin laptops

If there's one thing that iPads have done beyond giving travellers a better inflight entertainment option, it's the wake-up cal...

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