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Telecommuting - the future ain't what it used to be

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

Telecommuting - the future ain't what it used to be

With Yahoo and Google sledging teleworking as slow and detrimental to work quality and creativity, has working from home lost its lustre? Asher Moses finds out.

Top stories

Is Google ripping off Apple by opening its own retail stores?

Google
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HP to make Android tablet, eschewing Windows

The HP Slate 7.
PETER SVENSSON 10:01am | Hewlett-Packard is making a tablet computer that uses Google's Android operating system, steering clear of Microsoft's latest tablet-oriented version of Windows, the company said on Sunday.

New Google campus planned, turning the Googleplex into a megaplex

Google is expanding its campus in Mountain View, California. Above, a rendering of the new buildings.
Jessica Guynn 11:41am | With its gourmet cafes, workout gyms and sundry perks, the Googleplex is already the stuff of working stiffs' dreams.

Huawei reveals 'fastest smartphone in the world'

Huawei's new Ascend P2 smartphone.
11:26am | Huawei, a Chinese company that recently became the world's third-largest maker of smartphones, calls its new flagship product "the fastest smartphone in the world" and wants to use it to expand global awareness of its brand.

Firefox smartphones coming this year

Coming to smartphones ... a Mozilla operating system.
Peter Svensson 8:07am | Mozilla, the non-profit foundation behind the popular Firefox web browser, is getting into phones. But it's not stopping at web browsers - it's launching an entire phone operating system.

Home office produces hardest workers

Working from home. Advertising account manager Paul Giles working from home in Gordon.
Vince Chadwick | People who work from home start earlier, work up to three hours longer and get more done, a Melbourne University study found.

Aussies second-class citizens for online movie rentals

Apple TV.
Adam Turner 7:04am | Why are 25 year-old movies in the US iTunes store but not the Australian store?

Samsung unveils 8-inch tablet with phone capability

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet.
8:01am | Samsung has unveiled an eight-inch tablet with phone call capability to rival Apple's recently launched iPad mini and to cement its market dominance by offering devices in a variety of sizes.

Outsourced staff to show council their 'true feelings'

Office worker
TONY MOORE | Angry and demoralised Brisbane City Council IT workers who will lose their jobs to an Indian company will protest at Tuesday's Council meeting to let councillors know their ''true feelings''.

Samsung takes the fight to Apple

Samsung campus
Chris O'Brien | Samsung's move to broaden its footprint in Silicon Valley signals an escalation of its rivalry with Apple.

Top apps for browsing the web

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Jenneth Orantia reviews the best apps for browsing the internet.

IT geeks are chic - and in demand

Geek
In a world of digital natives, Andrew Marszal explains how to stand out when job-hunting.

Don't give cyber punks a free pass

Hacker
Adam Turner | Hackers rely on the same old tricks to steal your identity and break into your accounts, but a few simple precautions can help keep you safer online.

Toss-up: Microsoft Office 2013

MS
Adam Turner | Microsoft is all but forcing you to rent the latest version of Microsoft Office, rather than buy it.

Switched on, worn out

<i>Illustration by Simon Letch.</i>
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