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iiNet slams AFACT appeal
iiNet has sent a request to the Federal Court to put a stop to film studios’ appeal against last month’s decision to clear the Australian Internet service provider (ISP) of copyright breaches. The ISP filed a ‘Notice of Contention’ in the Federal Court, seeking to not only reaffirm Justice Cowdroy’s decision, but to overturn some points in the case that did not go in its favour. Continue Reading
Amazon releases Kindle for Mac
Amazon has released a version of its Kindle application for Mac OS X. Continue Reading
Recession recovery will be slow for telecoms industry: Ovum
Global research firm Ovum has released a report on the telecommunications industry warning that revenue growth is in decline for many “mature market operators,” and slowing for those in emerging telco markets. Continue Reading
Recession recovery will be slow for telecoms industry: Ovum
Global research firm Ovum has released a report on the telecommunications industry warning that revenue growth is in decline for many “mature market operators,” and slowing for those in emerging telco markets. Continue Reading
HTC, T-Mobile mum on Windows Phone 7 plans for HD2
Phone maker HTC and wireless carrier T-Mobile announced the highly anticipated HD2 smartphone in the U.S. on Tuesday, but also said that no plans were in place to put Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS on the device yet. Continue Reading
Lenovo goes after consumer notebook market with multitouch IdeaPad
Lenovo is looking to increase its share of the Australian consumer notebook market and is hinging its hopes on an expanded IdeaPad range, which includes a netbook with a built-in multitouch screen. Continue Reading
Microsoft Releases IE 9 ‘Platform Preview’
Microsoft today released a platform preview of Internet Explorer 9. This isn’t an IE9 beta, mind you; it doesn’t have the features you’d expect in a browser. It doesn’t even have an address bar for that matter. Instead, the IE9 Platform Preview serves as a sneak peek at some of the new Web technologies and standards that Microsoft is working on building into its flagship browser. Continue Reading
Privacy is not dead, Just evolving
It’s a brave new world. Unfortunately–continuing the literary allusion–Big Brother is watching. As technology makes more information more accessible, it also threatens to expose information that is not intended to be shared. Privacy is a concept that is caught in the middle of the struggle. Continue Reading
Gartner releases 2010 end user predictions
A new set of predictions by Gartner Inc. reports that by 2012, 20 per cent of businesses will not own any IT assets, neither end user nor data centre. Continue Reading
Five-foot BlackBerry made out of Lego
Artist Nathan Sawaya has constructed an oversized model of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone using nothing but Lego blocks. Continue Reading
Heavy Rain: The Musical?
While speaking with David Cage at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, I asked him what he felt he had achieved with his loose trilogy of games — Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophesy/Fahrenheit and Omikron: The Nomad Soul — and what was next for him and his team. Continue Reading
John Cleese is your butler in Fable 3
While a new clothing system might not sound like the most exciting GDC announcement, Fable 3 game director Peter Molyneux took just enough time from swapping royal robes and trying on regal trousers to introduce the audience to their new digital butler: John Cleese. Continue Reading
Top 25 design entries in Dell Design Studio’s ‘Make it Yours’ competition
In a bid to bring some fresh designs to its Studio range of notebooks, Dell held a ‘Make it Yours’ competition, giving Aussies the chance to design a notebook lid. Continue Reading
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
Roberts: Resistance to 'Stimulus' Bill 'Irresponsible,' Stephanopoulos Pushes Bank Nationalization