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Linux.conf.au - Australian Special Report

As Perth plays host to Linux.conf.au--one of the world's largest gatherings of technology developers--Builder Australia takes you behind the scenes, in an exclusive special report. Read more »

Sydney Uni "hero" chip breaks light speed record

A team of Australian scientists have demonstrated a photonic chip that boosts the data rate of fibre-optic connections by more than 64 times to 640Gbps, promising faster, cheaper internet for all. Read more »

Aust government signs agreement to see Windows code

The Australian government is to gain access to the source code underlying Microsoft's Windows operating system after signing an agreement with the software heavyweight in Canberra yesterday. Read more »

Developers flock to Sydney for codefest

Over 2600 developers from around Australia have gathered in Sydney for Microsoft's thirteenth annual Tech.Ed conference. Read more »

IE7 being developed to resist hijackers

The next version of Microsoft's much criticised Internet Explorer browser is being built to resist hijacking attempts by spyware and other malicious software, according to a Microsoft developer. Read more »

Yahoo developing an audio search engine

Web giant Yahoo is developing a search engine for finding downloadable songs and music data from across the Internet. Read more »

MySpace launches Facebook-like app platform

In a bid to keep up with Facebook, social network behemoth MySpace launched its beta application platform to Australian developers last night. Read more »

Singapore firm claims patent to image linking

Singapore company says it owns patent to technology used by millions of online sites worldwide to link graphics and pictures to other Web pages. Read more »

Favour us over proprietary software: FOSS advocates

Federal politicians should dump their policy of procurement neutrality and actively encourage agencies to adopt open source software, OSS supporters claim. Read more »

Torvalds appears at Aust conference

Linux.conf.au delegates can expect a high-profile surprise with the revelation that Linux pioneer Linus Torvalds is attending their conference in Perth this week. Read more »

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Mobile development in Australia--Part 1

In the first of a three-part series on mobile development in Australia, Simon Sharwood explores the real market opportunities for mobile applications. Read more »

Special report: Tech.Ed 2005

This year Builder AU will be updating all the latest news, blogs, and interviews from Tech.Ed 2005 live from the Gold Coast. Read more »

Why open source is bad for Australia

Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Read more »

James Gosling Q & A

James Gosling was in Australia this week to give two question-and-answer session to local developers. A rare opportunity for local developers, Builder AU was on hand to transcribe the event for those who couldn't make it. Read more »

Special report: MXDU 2005

MXDU 2005, happening on February 17 and 18, is an annual event for developers wanting to learn the latest hints, tips, and ideas on using Macromedia MX technology to build and deliver the best experiences on the web. Read more »

Borcon 2002 - Australian Special Report

Sydney is set to play host to Borcon 2002 - one of the world's largest gatherings of technology developers. In this exclusive special report, Builder takes you behind the scenes. Read more »

Special coverage: Linux.conf.au 2004

Adelaide is set to host Linux.conf.au 2004 --one of the world's largest gatherings of open source developers--Builder AU takes you behind the scenes, in this exclusive coverage. Read more »

Special report: Linux.conf 2005

Builder AU will be covering the latest news, interviews and blogs from Linux.conf.au 2005 live in this special report from Canberra. Read more »

Cyber-bludging special: Acceptable usage

There's no shortage of tools to monitor and filter employees' use of the Internet and IT resources. Read more »

Developer Spotlight: Jakob Nielsen

Builder AU recently caught up with usability guru Jakob Nielsen to talk about the Web, open source software, the future of 3D interfaces and mobile devices. Read more »

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LCA Opening Day

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- Distro chairs, gentoo, solar cars plus Jonathon Oxer. And that's before things really get going! Read more »

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