Honduras lifts curfew but embassy siege continues

TEGUCIGALPA: The de facto government in Honduras has reopened the country for business, as fears rose inside the Brazilian embassy, where the deposed president Manuel Zelaya remains holed up.

Optus Releases New BlackBerry Plans

Optus has just released two Blackberry plans that offer unlimited email from just $9.99.

Jail Phone Jammers Will Keep Prisoners In The Dark

A TRIAL of mobile phone jamming devices in two high-security NSW prisons is being planned by the State Government as part of measures to prevent terrorism inmates plotting attacks or recruiting militants.

Lining Up The Chip Shots

IT HAS turned out to be a busy year for most microprocessor vendors, although it appears we can expect even more next year. The recent Microprocessor Forum held in California is the annual convention that allows the major microprocessor manufacturers to outline their plans for the coming year.

In-flight Phone Calls Are Almost Here

QANTAS plans to introduce in-flight telephones for passengers, and data communications for aircrew, on the next jumbo to be delivered to the airline. It is expected that after some testing, by the end of 1991, passengers on this and subsequent planes will be able to hire telephone handsets