Queensland has a whole-of-government chief information officer (CIO) again, with the Minister for Information and Communication Technology Simon Finn announcing the appointment of Peter Grant, who began in the role today.

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Queensland's CIO returns to the post

In part two of the Optus story, Twisted Wire tracks the telco's history through the years of intensified competition, and asks, will it last another 20 years?

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Optus: from duopoly to open slather

Siri will tell you where you can find an escort, drugs or guns, but the service can't seem to help you if you're seeking birth control or abortion clinics.

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Is Apple's Siri pro-life?

Canadian unified communications company, Mitel, has launched a new trademark infringement case against an Australian iPhone repair store for use of the name MyTel.

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Mitel targets iPhone repairer trademark

AAPT has chosen Ciena to upgrade its national network so it can better provide carrier Ethernet services.

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AAPT upgrades network for automation

The news rang out around the world yesterday that the full bench of the Federal Court of Australia overturned the preliminary injunction levelled against Samsung and its Galaxy Tab 10.1, but what happened next and what does it mean? Will you see the Tab 10.1 any time soon?

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Inside the Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction ruling

After the hit-and-run experience of group buying websites, you could forgive bricks-and-mortar small businesses for completely shunning the web, but a Sydney question-answer start-up is hoping to overcome this.

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Gamification combats group buying fatigue

The National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) has issued its final wholesale broadband agreement, but internet service providers are still holding out on signing on the dotted line.

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ISPs hold out on NBN Co contracts

After an iPhone 4 goes up in smoke on a plane in Australia, a news report from Brazil suggest that another iPhone, left to charge overnight, caught fire just inches from its owner's sleeping face. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.

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Another iPhone goes up in flames

Vodafone Australia has confirmed that it is prepared to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 if Samsung is cleared by the Federal Court tomorrow to release the device, following the court's overturning of an interlocutory injunction on the sale of the tablet in Australia.

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Vodafone ready for Galaxy Tab 10.1