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iPhone OS 3.0 is still massive news, as developers break their NDAs and leak info about it to the interwebs. Gizmodo has a metric arseload of screenshots of 3.0, Engadget have video galore of 3.0 in action and Lifehacker compare iPhone 3.0 to Google Android.

The guberments are giving away more money to those who meet the criteria in the form an Education Tax Refund. Essentially, if you've purchased a computer to use for learning, the government will give you some money back. If you're on Youth Allowance and got yourself a laptop for uni, you can get upto $750! Check out the Education Tax Refund website to see if you're eligible. Parents of K-12 students that purchased computery goodness are also entitled to some cash.

Apple has written a rather detailed guide on setting up wi-fi networks using AirPort devices. If you've been confused by wi-fi and how it all works, this document is for you. ...

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It's a total iPhone OS 3.0 smorgasbord on this week's podcast. We discuss all the new things coming to our iPhones as part of 3.0 for about half the podcast. The other half consists of pondering Optus and their 3G data, pimping RAM City and their awesome service, lusting after the new iPod Shuffle and the usual forum threads, iPhone apps and some voicemail. Full notes on the forum as usual.

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I love Swiss Army knives. When I was kid I had a small collection going. I had one with 40-something pieces. It had a toothpick. Not that you'd ever want to use it. It was kinda gross actually. I heard you can get Swiss Army knives with USB storage and laser pointers built in. Anyways, that has nothing to do with this review, except that "The Swiss Army Knife of Disk Connectivity" is written on the ...

Lots and lots of stuff on the web about the iPhone OS 3.0. 9 to 5 Mac found some videos on YouTube demonstrating iPhone OS 3.0's features. AppleInsider have some screenshots of iPhone OS 3.0. Apple has uploaded the 3.0 keynote to their podcast feed, so if you wanna watch it (and it's pretty cool if you're interested in knowing what some of these features actually mean and seeing 3rd party app demos), grab it now from iTunes.

No doubt you've seen the furore over Apple's mystery chip placed in the headphones of the new iPod Shuffle. It's been a bit confusing, but all you need to read is Boing Boing Gadget's analysis of the chip, what it does, why it's in there, Apple's response to their comments and a bunch of links to other sites who go into other details. In short, it doesn't seem like DRM (ie: nothing is encrypted), but it is still quite odd as to it's actual purpose in the headphones.

An Optus call usage iPhone app has hit the App Store. I have just tried it out and it works as advertised! Even grabs stats for Optus broadband too if you use it.

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Apple showed everyone a preview of iPhone OS 3.0 and it was good. Many happy people. No mass riots. Fanboys & whingers (mostly) appeased. Only two reported suicides - mostly related to lack of Flash on the iPhone. They will not be missed.

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When your looking for something to kill your boredom on a stinking hot day, it's not often that you think, 'hey! why don't I write a review on a laptop bag!' but then again, it's not often that I'm both this freakin bored and this hot and sweaty. (thats what she said!). Anywho enough pre-review jibba jabba, lets get to some real disconjointed ramblings; it's the STM Medium Slip 15" Laptop Bag Review! ...