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Software firm searches for China success
Local software company Pingar has begun an ambitious push into the Chinese language computer search engine business.

New iMacs, Mac Pros, monitors - plus two new devices
Apple has gone nuts overnight, releasing a host of new machines, plus a couple of interesting new peripherals.

iPad wait over but some have already paid premium
The iPad officially arrives tomorrow, but people have been able to buy the tablet computer locally since May - at a cost.

Mystery surrounds iPad release
The long wait is almost over for technophiles but mystery surrounds the release of the Apple iPad due to hit stores here this week.

Software patent guidelines on IPONZ agenda
Guidelines rather than a law change will be used to allow inventions that contain embedded software to be patented, Simon Power says.

Apple customers fall victim to app scam hacker
'If the iTunes account hacking part is true, then Apple really needs to step in and fix this,' wrote one.

Hands on with the MacBook Pro 'baby'
The baby of the MacBook Pro family isn't specced too far away from the plasticky MacBook low-end consumer machine.

Oracle's income jumps on bump from Sun Micro
Oracle's net income has jumped 25 per cent on strong sales and a bump from the acquisition of Sun Micro.

How to get more out of Windows 7
Some features in Windows 7 are designed to help users get a lot more from the operating system.

Windows 7 flying out retailers' doors
Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, is close to becoming more widely used than Vista, but still lags far behind XP.

Virtopsy: Cutting edge forensic pathology
Scalpel-free, virtual autopsy, or 'virtopsy' - a radical new approach to forensic investigation.

Irony? Warner Bros 'pirating anti-piracy technology'
Staunch anti-piracy advocate, Warner Bros is being sued by a German company which alleges the studio has pirated its anti-piracy technology.

Apple chest-beating
People called Apple a flash in the pan - but Flash is on the way out and Microsoft just got passed by Apple in market capitalisation.

Data-matching tool can point to suspects
The Joint Border Management System will give Government agencies a powerful data-matching tool for identifying those transporting illegal goods.