September 3, 2010

Number’s up for phone thief

A MAN who bought a mobile phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car, tipped off police, who arrested a man. Read more

How to hack your PS3 for free – and legally

A SECOND PlayStation 3 hack has been released with the claim that it’s free and doesn’t promote software piracy – yet. Read more

Google sorry for Gmail’s ‘creepy jazz’

WAS it a bug or just a bad idea? Gmail users subjected to jazz certainly weren’t swinging. Read more

Apple in aggressive push into TV

APPLE chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled a new device that can deliver US99-cent ($1.09) rentals of TV shows over the internet. Read more

September 2, 2010

Social networking and mobile devices call for right policies

IT infrastructure provider Dimension Data is advising its clients to formulate appropriate policies about the use of social networking and mobile devices. Read more

NSW minister resigns over adult sites

New South Wales Ports and Waterways Minister Paul McLeay has resigned over a sex and gambling internet scandal that has also reportedly caught up morals crusader, Christian Democrats Leader Fred Nile. Read more

India tells Google, Skype to set up local servers

INDIA told Google and Skype yesterday that they must set up servers in the country. Read more

Jobs launches new Apple TV – a new reali-tv?

It’s that time of the year again, with Apple launching a new Apple TV, new iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Touch, a new social-music-network-aware iTunes 10 and the new iOS 4.1 with several bug fixes, all available either now, within the week or in the Apple TV’s case, by month’s end. Read more

Windows Phone 7 goes to manufacturing

Windows Phone 7 is one step closer to launch, as Microsoft released its revamped mobile operating system for manufacturing on Wednesday. Read more

Windows Phone 7 finalised

Microsoft has put the finishing touches on Windows Phone 7, so handsets will be on sale in time for the Christmas shopping season. Read more

NBN access pricing still unclear

How much carriers will be charged for access to the National Broadband Network has not been finalised, according to an NBN Co response to a question on notice asked during Senate Estimates earlier this year. Read more

September 1, 2010

Telstra offers tech knowhow, home visits

TELSTRA could soon be bringing a new brand of customer service to your front door. Read more

Internode opens Brisbane office

A growing broadband clientele in Queensland has led Internode to open an office in the state’s capital. Read more

Facebook CEO wants private life kept out of ownership challenge

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says a lawsuit by a man who claims to own a huge chunk of the popular social networking website is seeking to uncover needless details about his private life. Read more

Software patch led to Westpac site woes

Westpac has blamed a software patch for website outages that left customers unable to access the bank’s online account services for much of yesterday. Read more

Do-not-call scammers back in business

Consumers are again being warned to beware of unscrupulous telemarketers offering to list consumers’ phone numbers on the Do Not Call Register for a fee. Read more

Moreton Bay goes wireless for video surveillance

Moreton Bay Regional Council is augmenting its existing surveillance camera system with HD cameras linked by a wireless mesh network. Read more

ANZ offers free payments on iPhone

ANZ Bank’s iPhone users will be able to transfer money to anyone with a mobile phone free of charge, thanks to a new application dubbed goMoney. Read more

NBN3 Wireless plan needs 4G spectrum fast-track

Dark fibre and wireless coalition issues new proposal. Read more

If NBN 3.0 can promise “up to 100Mbps” by wireless why can’t NBN Co?

We now have two new acronyms in the every growing lexicon of telecommunications – NBN 3.0 and AAB, the Alliance for Affordable Broadband – along with the promise of near FTTH performance from wireless networks: all from a ‘gang of seven’ CEOs who, with two exceptions, are exclusively providers of wireless communications services. Read more

Telcos lob broadband grenade: Abbott may be right

An alliance of large telcos has lobbed a last-minute grenade into talks around who will form the next government by proposing a new broadband plan that appears more aligned with the Coalition’s policy than Labor’s national broadband network. Read more

Gmail ‘Priority Inbox’ aims to set aside bologna

New feature sorts mail into three sections: “important and unread,” “starred,” and “everything else.” The latter isn’t spam. It’s “bologna.” <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/webware?i=z0UPdbMYYI4:avcFCH_vaUU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border Read more

Gmail ‘Priority Inbox’ aims to set aside bologna

New feature sorts mail into three sections: “important and unread,” “starred,” and “everything else.” The latter isn’t spam. It’s “bologna.” <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/webware?i=z0UPdbMYYI4:avcFCH_vaUU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border Read more

August 31, 2010

M2 posts bumper profits

Melbourne telecommunications provider M2 has “shaken the rust” off subsidiaries People Telecom and Commander SMB to announce $16 million in net profits, up 119 per cent over 12 months. Read more

Internode unveils fetchtv trial

National broadband provider Internode will follow its larger rivals Telstra and iiNet into the brave new world of online entertainment, revealing plans tonight to kick off an internet television trial in late September. Read more