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Exetel mulls unlimited ADSL2 plans
An 11 March email to customers of Internet service provider (ISP) Exetel has revealed the company is considering ADSL2 plans with unlimited uploads and downloads. The email states that the ISP believes “there will be ongoing ‘convulsions’ in the marketplace and there will be many permutations that will change ADSL2 offerings quite substantially over the coming months.” Continue Reading
Dell Mini 5 to Take on iPad With Amazon, Kindle Integration?
Dell’s upcoming Mini 5, which was first shown publicly at this years CES, will be made available in a range of colors and will also feature integration with a host of Amazon services, according to a recently leaked internal document. Continue Reading
Intel confirms its eight-core Nehalem-EX server processor is on time
Intel is standing by its promise for a March release of its next generation Xeon processors. Continue Reading
BlackBerry Storm2 coming to Vodafone and 3 this Thursday
RIM’s second touch screen BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2, will land down under this week on the Vodafone and 3 networks. Continue Reading
Panasonic 3D TVs arriving this Wednesday
Panasonic, makers of the popular Viera HDTV line, announced that its new 3D TVs will go on sale in the United States later this week. Continue Reading
Panasonic 3D TVs arriving this Wednesday
Panasonic, makers of the popular Viera HDTV line, announced that its new 3D TVs will go on sale in the United States later this week. Continue Reading
IBM brings memory flexibility to x86 servers
IBM is planning to release a new class of x86 servers that treat memory, processors and solid-state disk as interchangeable components, saying a more flexible server is needed to satisfy the requirements of virtualized data centers. Continue Reading
ACMA cracks down on premium SMS messages
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has introduced new mobile phone rules that will give telco customers the option to block premium SMS messages from being sent to their phones. Continue Reading
Philips’ 9000 LCD series to bring 3D to the masses
Philips is gearing up for this year’s Fifa World Cup with the launch of a range of LCD TVs that are 3D Ready. Continue Reading
Xbox Live updates code of conduct lets gamers express identity more
In a letter from Xbox Live’s Marc Whitten, the Xbox Team announced changes to the Xbox Live code of conduct today that allow all gamers to freely express “race, nationality, religion and sexual orientation in Gamertags and profiles.” Continue Reading
YouTube Offers Auto-Captioning to All Users
YouTube is opening up its auto-caption feature to everybody, a move that benefits not only deaf users, but also people who watch videos in really noisy places, like airport terminals. And since the tool will be able to translate captions into your choice of 50 languages, it should be handy for viewing YouTube clips from around the world. For now, however, auto-captioning works only with videos in English. Continue Reading
Interactive FIFA World Cup qualifiers come to Sydney
Gamers and sports fans unite! Sydney’s Royal Easter show will launch one of 10 worldwide qualifying events for the 2010 Interactive FIFA World Cup. Continue Reading
Community TV station goes digital
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has voiced his support for the launch of digital broadcasting by TVS, Sydney’s community television station. TVS, which began broadcasting in February 2006, is the first community television station in Australia to commence digital simulcast. Continue Reading
Three ways to reprioritise your IT infrastructure investments
I’ve had the opportunity to visit several infrastructure and operations industry events already this year. Each targeted the same basic message: a return to innovation. But I have to wonder, are we really ready for innovation? The last 18 months have been marked by a consistent and constant effort to demonstrate return on investment (ROI). Why, as we now enter 2010, is there a sudden emphasis on innovation? The answer is what I refer to as “new shiny object syndrome.” Continue Reading
Nokia N900 landing down under in April
Gadget gurus and nerds rejoice! Nokia’s latest touch-screen smartphone, the Nokia N900, is finally landing Down Under in April. Continue Reading
Australia may get iBooks on the iPad
Apple is looking to bring its recently announced iBooks platform to Australia, according to a job posting on Apple’s employment site. Continue Reading
PlayStation 3 Worldwide Glitch Mysteriously ‘Fixed’
The glitch that nerfed my old-style “fat” PlayStation 3 and temporarily ‘bricked’ millions of others worldwide appears to have vanished as mysteriously as it appeared. Continue Reading
PlayStation Network ‘corrupted’ by stupidity
What could simultaneously bring down Sony’s PlayStation Network worldwide and make it impossible for millions of gamers to play single-player games like Heavy Rain, Bayonetta, and BioShock 2? Continue Reading
PlayStation Network ‘corrupted’ by stupidity
What could simultaneously bring down Sony’s PlayStation Network worldwide and make it impossible for millions of gamers to play single-player games like Heavy Rain, Bayonetta, and BioShock 2? Continue Reading
PlayStation Network ‘corrupted’ by stupidity
What could simultaneously bring down Sony’s PlayStation Network worldwide and make it impossible for millions of gamers to play single-player games like Heavy Rain, Bayonetta, and BioShock 2? Continue Reading
Microsoft relents; Cryptome returns
Cryptome is back online. The site, which leaked a document summarizing Microsoft’s dealings with law enforcement agencies, was shuttered by its service provider, Network Solutions, after Microsoft filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint. Microsoft has since withdrawn the complaint and Network Solutions has pushed Cryptome live. Continue Reading
Microsoft relents; Cryptome returns
Cryptome is back online. The site, which leaked a document summarizing Microsoft’s dealings with law enforcement agencies, was shuttered by its service provider, Network Solutions, after Microsoft filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaint. Microsoft has since withdrawn the complaint and Network Solutions has pushed Cryptome live. Continue Reading
TigerText: The app for spies and cheaters
If you’ve ever sent a text message that you’ve later regretted sending (Tiger Woods, I’m looking at you), then a new texting application just released for the iPhone could be your new best friend. Continue Reading
The world flocks to the Web after Chile earthquake
After Chile’s massive earthquake and potential Pacific Rim tsunami damage, relief organizations, government agencies, corporations and throngs of people are on Google, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other services to seek and provide information and help. Continue Reading
Dragon Quest IX (Finally) Coming to the US This Summer
Would that I was Japanese, because then I wouldn’t have to wait a year or more for games like Dragon Quest IX to paddle across the pond. Make that 229 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes, 42 seconds, and counting since the game came out in Japan last July. Continue Reading
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