Top 10 stories: 1TB iPod, Airbus 380, Telstra and more
What were the hottest stories last month? Check out the 10 most popular articles on ZDNet Australia during October 2007.
1. Nanotech revolution hints at 1TB iPod Your storage worries could be all over -- nanoscale hard drive technology developed by Japanese researchers could soon see a quadrupling of the current storage limits of devices such as laptops and iPods.
2. Photos: Optus's new home Optus staff are steadily moving into the telecommunications giant's brand new eight hectare campus in Sydney's North Ryde, and if appearances are anything to go by, the old North Sydney headquarters will soon be forgotten.
3. Photos: Airbus A380 lands in Sydney Singapore Airlines, the first carrier to take ownership of the world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, has flown its inaugural commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney. ZDNet Australia visited Sydney Airport to see what customers can expect from what's been dubbed the "big fella" by air traffic controllers.
4. Invisible solar nano-cells promise clean energy Scientists have developed solar cells 200 hundred times thinner than a human hair that could power the nanoscale gadgetry of tomorrow.
5. Around the world in ... Fibre-to-the-home If homes are to enjoy the same high speed connectivity as offices then fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) will soon become necessary. Unlike copper wire -- the traditional connectivity backhaul -- fibre can exponentially increase the bandwidth delivered directly to consumers with only minor equipment upgrades.
6. Photos: A deeper look at Microsoft's Surface The software giant has been showing off some of the applications of its interactive tabletop computer in London.
7. Microsoft working on XP for the $100 laptop Microsoft is reportedly working on running a stripped down version of Windows XP to run on the One Laptop Per Child Foundation's "$100 laptop".
8. Telstra 'monster' must be wrestled to the ground It's not too late for the government to break up the "monster" that is Telstra via structural separation, according to leader of the Australian Democrats, Senator Lyn Allison.
9. Coonan threatens to break Telstra in half Communications Minister Helen Coonan has revealed the government is considering the structural separation of Telstra as part of a planned fibre-to-the-node rollout.
10. Microsoft allows pirate XP users to download IE7 Microsoft is to allow pirated copies of Windows XP to download and install Internet Explorer 7 without gaining Windows Genuine Advantage authentication, which is a move to boost security but not encourage piracy, according to the software giant.