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US Tech Giants Face Pricing Questions in Australia
2013-02-11 17:54:00| TechNewsWorld
Apple, Microsoft and Adobe reportedly have been summoned by the Australian Parliament to explain why their products cost so much more in Australia than elsewhere. The tech trio was called by the House Committee on Infrastructure and Communications, which is overseeing an inquiry into why hardware and software, ranging from e-books and music to computer games and consoles, are pricier Down Under than in the U.S., UK and Asia.
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Tech, telecom giants take sides as FCC proposes large public WiFi networks
2013-02-04 05:50:17| Wireless - Topix.net
The federal government wants to create super WiFi networks across the nation, so powerful and broad in reach that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cellphone bill every month.
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