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Lia Timson is IT Pro Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday and The Canberra Times.

Revellers let their fingers do the talking

Lia Timson TENS of millions of text messages were sent to mobile phones in Sydney on New Year's Eve, a surge on the network that continued on New Year's Day as people communicated with loved ones welcoming the...

Message gods smile on text-mad revellers

Smartphone

Lia Timson The main carriers say their networks coped well as millions took to their phones to send New Year's messages.

iPad opens a profitable new chapter

iPad fans

By Lia Timson The new must-have gadget may be a windfall for many.

Landfill ban for e-waste

Computer recycling

Lia Timson Four Sydney councils have banned the dumping of electronic waste from next January in a bid to force the federal and state governments to implement a national recycling scheme.

Windows Mobile takes a bite at Apple

HTC Touch Diamond.

Lia Timson Microsoft plans to launch an updated Windows Mobile operating system with an intuitive, finger-touch interface and online backup in October.

Mobile stars of the show

CommunicAsia.

Lia Timson There are plenty of cool mobiles on the way that demonstrate some dazzling innovation from handset makers.