Internode gets aggressive on greenfield estates |
- Internode gets aggressive on greenfield estates
- Tablet sales said to surge fivefold in five years
- BlackBerry cloud services go live on Office 365
- Huawei extends R&D in UK
- AMD touts LRDIMM memory for x86 servers
- Microsoft launches Office 15 Technical Preview Program
- Microsoft Win Server to get pushed off OpenStack Linux cloud?
- Google, Facebook, Microsoft in PHISH-FIGHTING smackdown
- Ocean currents emerge as climate change hot-spots
- Amazon sold 6m Kindle Fire tablets, says analyst
- <i>Sexy Girls Puzzle</i>: Android Trojan or eager ad-slinger?
- Dutch retailer spills Nokia 910 beans
- Thailand can't wait to wield Twitter censorship hammer
- Millions face Megaupload data deletion by Thursday
- IBM calls time on Symphony OpenOffice fork
- Ex-staffer: Apple assigns new workers to made up projects
- Mickey Mouse Whois ban threat sparks privacy fears
- Year of the cloud? Not until it can shield world's Mitnicks
- Sick of Ubuntu's bad breath? Suck on a Linux Mint instead
- Sky Anytime+ to pipe BBC iPlayer
- RIM: We topped December smartphone sales chart
- Brit pair deported from US for 'destroy America' tweet
- Achtung, Google! U2 boss blasts 'monopoly' for free-for-all
- Kindle Fire owners named keenest Android app users
- Playmonauts could down airliners, Canuck flyboy warns
- Microsoft's Kelihos kingpin suspect: It wasn't me
- 4 <em>Sun</em> journos, 1 cop bailed in police bung probe
- Samsung reveals Advance-d Android ringer
- SpaceShipOne man, Nobel boffins: DON'T PANIC on global warming
- Soul Calibur V
- Facebook preps for public showtime with $100bn price tag
- Google spews out 'privacy' email to Sky punters too
- First-person shootout world record set
- <i>Star Trek</i> tractor beam to save Earth from asteroid Armageddon
- Samsung 11.6in 'retina display' tablet spied
- Climategate ruling: FOIA requests cover backup servers too
- Microsoft builds Kinect into Asus laptops
- Elpida denies half-a-BEEELLION-dollar Micron buy-in
- T-Mobile hails first 'truly unlimited' smartphone tariff
- Intel brings bigger guns to AMD server chip war
- Nimble not struck by Lightning: We're fine as we are, thanks
- UK.gov 'pay as you go' IT services cloud to float in March
- Media groups propose anti-piracy 'code of practice' for UK search
- Met Office cuts off Linux users with new weather widgets
- Tilera preps many-cored Gx chips for March launch
- US entertainment lawyer casts doubt on Megaupload case
| Internode gets aggressive on greenfield estates Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST Rolls fibre head to head with NBNAdelaide based ISP Internode has launched Fibre to the Home offerings to greenfield housing estates across 20 real estate developments around Australia that compete on all levels with NBN Co services.… |
| Tablet sales said to surge fivefold in five years Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:24 PM PST The driving force? Lower prices, natchAccording to the consumer-focused researchers at NPD, worldwide tablet sales will increase more than fivefold over the next five years.… |
| BlackBerry cloud services go live on Office 365 Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:48 PM PST Will bundling save Canadian's bacon?After three months of beta testing, RIM has confirmed that its BlackBerry Business Cloud Services have gone live on Microsoft's Office 365.… |
| Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST Snaps up photonics labHuawei has swooped on the assets of the UK based Centre for Integrated Photonics Ltd (CIP), a photonics research laboratory, from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).…
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| AMD touts LRDIMM memory for x86 servers Posted: 30 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST Pushing up to 384GB per socketIt looks like Advanced Micro Devices is first to market with support for load reduced DIMM DDR3 main memory for x86 and quite possibly all kinds of servers, and is trotting out Inphi, the maker of the isolation memory buffer chip that is at the heart of this technology.… |
| Microsoft launches Office 15 Technical Preview Program Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:33 AM PST Discreet few to bug test next Office buildThe next version of Microsoft's productivity suite, codenamed Office 15, is being sent out to a few brave customers this morning.… |
| Microsoft Win Server to get pushed off OpenStack Linux cloud? Posted: 30 Jan 2012 10:02 AM PST Hyper-V support a 'useless feature'Windows servers could face problems running clouds built on OpenStack if the Linux-for-the-cloud project follows the suggestion of one lead developer.… |
| Google, Facebook, Microsoft in PHISH-FIGHTING smackdown Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST DMARC Brothers back cross-industry standardGoogle, Facebook and other internet heavyweights are collaborating together to back a standard designed to curtail phishing by improving the collaboration between legitimate senders and receivers of emails.… |
| Ocean currents emerge as climate change hot-spots Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:22 AM PST As they warm, they shiftA global study that assesses the temperature change in ocean currents has made two findings – one surprising, the other less so. The unsurprising outcome is that as the Earth's temperature rises, so does the temps in a collection of major ocean currents; the surprise is that those currents are warming faster than the globe as a whole.…
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| Amazon sold 6m Kindle Fire tablets, says analyst Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:08 AM PST 'Third content ecosystem' to beat iTunes?How many Kindle Fires did Amazon ship during the last few months of 2011? The online retailer isn't saying, but ask Jordan Rohan, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, a broker, and he'll put the figure at 6m units.… |
| <i>Sexy Girls Puzzle</i>: Android Trojan or eager ad-slinger? Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:02 AM PST Researchers split on Counterclank's naughtinessSecurity researchers are split on the seriousness of an Android "malware" campaign that some estimates suggest may have "infected millions" of smartphones via gaming apps from Google's Android Market.… |
| Dutch retailer spills Nokia 910 beans Posted: 30 Jan 2012 08:36 AM PST Specs outedConfirmation - perhaps - for Russian mobile phone blogger Eldar Murtazin: a Dutch phone retailer has also claimed the Nokia Lumia 910 will sport a 12Mp camera and will sport a 4.3in, 480 x 800 display.… |
| Thailand can't wait to wield Twitter censorship hammer Posted: 30 Jan 2012 08:32 AM PST Tweet-smashing tech welcomed by govtThailand has become the first nation in the world to embrace Twitter's controversial censorship scheme.… |
| Millions face Megaupload data deletion by Thursday Posted: 30 Jan 2012 08:09 AM PST That server bill won't pay itselfUS prosecutors have warned that Megaupload users could start losing the data they uploaded to the company as early as this Thursday.… |
| IBM calls time on Symphony OpenOffice fork Posted: 30 Jan 2012 08:02 AM PST In tune with Oracle Apache planIBM's putting its weight behind an Oracle-backed OpenOffice push rather than follow Google, Red Hat and others on an independent effort.…
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| Ex-staffer: Apple assigns new workers to made up projects Posted: 30 Jan 2012 07:36 AM PST Magical, revolutionary... imaginaryGet a job at Apple and there's a very good chance the company won't tell you what product or project you're working on, says author Adam Lashinksy. According to one ex-employee, Apple may even make up products in order to test your loyalty.… |
| Mickey Mouse Whois ban threat sparks privacy fears Posted: 30 Jan 2012 07:29 AM PST Days of pretending to be N. O. Body are numberedThe days of pretending to be Mickey Mouse or Daffy Duck when you register a domain name could be numbered, following demands placed on ICANN by law enforcement agencies and governments.… |
| Year of the cloud? Not until it can shield world's Mitnicks Posted: 30 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST We need to talk about KevinCEE Kevin Mitnick has a problem. As the world's number one hacker and the first to be sent to prison for hacking - a whopping sentence for his crimes - his website is an obvious target for script kiddies looking to make their mark.… |
| Sick of Ubuntu's bad breath? Suck on a Linux Mint instead Posted: 30 Jan 2012 06:32 AM PST Unity rival isn't a monster frankengnomeIf the jump from the GNOME 2 desktop to the new GNOME Shell or Unity desktop in Ubuntu has left you feeling dissatisfied, one increasingly popular distribution just might offer something that turns out to be the best of both worlds - Linux Mint.… |
| Sky Anytime+ to pipe BBC iPlayer Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:56 AM PST ITV also coming to catchup serviceSky punters will be able to view BBC and ITV programmes in Sky's video-on-demand catchup service, Sky Anytime+, in a pact announced today.… |
| RIM: We topped December smartphone sales chart Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:51 AM PST Maybe, but only justThe popularity of RIM's BlackBerry may be on the wane elsewhere but here in the world, it was the most popular smartphone platform for the second year running in the UK, RIM claimed today.… |
| Brit pair deported from US for 'destroy America' tweet Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:43 AM PST Also intended to disinter Marilyn Monroe, Homeland Security claimsA couple of Brits were unceremoniously ejected from the US last week after one of them ill-advisedly tweeted he was off to "destroy America".…
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| Achtung, Google! U2 boss blasts 'monopoly' for free-for-all Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:23 AM PST But Spotify is fineMusic manager Paul McGuinness has previously used the annual MIDEM show to chastise ISPs – but this year it's the Chocolate Factory that has earned his ire.… |
| Kindle Fire owners named keenest Android app users Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:09 AM PST Stats show tablet's usage storming aheadAmazon's Kindle Fire has grabbed more than a third of the overall Android tablet usage activity in less than three months on sale.… |
| Playmonauts could down airliners, Canuck flyboy warns Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:01 AM PST Amateur balloon mission menaceA Canadian pilot has warned that audacious miniature figurine balloon missions could represent a "concern to aviation".… |
| Microsoft's Kelihos kingpin suspect: It wasn't me Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:42 AM PST Sabelnikov denies botnet herder allegationThe Russian man named by Microsoft as the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet has stepped forward to plead his innocence.… |
| 4 <em>Sun</em> journos, 1 cop bailed in police bung probe Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:28 AM PST Cuffed on suspicion of corruption after tip-off from News CorpPolice officers investigating allegations of illegal payments to cops as part of a larger probe of News International arrested four journalists on Saturday. All four were either current or former hacks at Rupert Murdoch's tabloid The Sun. Police also arrested a Metropolitan police service officer at the weekend.… |
| Samsung reveals Advance-d Android ringer Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:16 AM PST New star in the Galaxy rangeSamsung sent its latest Galaxy handset into orbit today, unveiling the Advance S, an Android blower that apparently strikes a balance between style, power and performance. Of course it does.…
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| SpaceShipOne man, Nobel boffins: DON'T PANIC on global warming Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:15 AM PST Row gets nasty – ghosts of Lysenko and McCarthy invokedThe debate over global warming flamed hotter over the weekend, as a group of eminent scientists and engineers – including Burt Rutan, the famous designer of the X-prize-winning suborbital rocketplane SpaceShipOne – signed an open letter stating that the dangers of climate change are being deliberately exaggerated.… |
| Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:07 AM PST Blades of gloryReview Ah, Soul Calibur, a game where over-muscled beefcakes and scantily clad teen girls clash in violent, weaponised mortal combat. Then, having ripped each other a new one, said combatants dust themselves off ready to battle the next day. Maybe it's just me, but I'm having a little trouble with the believability factor here; mind you, at least the fighting part is entertaining enough.… |
| Facebook preps for public showtime with $100bn price tag Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:03 AM PST Reports suggest huge IPO is imminentIt's difficult not to mention Google in the same breath as Facebook these days – and that's especially true when one considers the initial public offering the dominant social network is reportedly planning later this week.… |
| Google spews out 'privacy' email to Sky punters too Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:41 AM PST Not just Virgin Media customers fuming over web giant's intrusionSky users have joined Virgin Media subscribers in receiving emails directly from Google about its new privacy policy.… |
| First-person shootout world record set Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:24 AM PST Grand battle royalMuchDifferent's gaming world record attempt - to pit one thousand players against each other in mass first-person combat - took place this weekend. It missed its target by a single user.… |
| <i>Star Trek</i> tractor beam to save Earth from asteroid Armageddon Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:18 AM PST One of three ways world's top boffins will save us from planet killersA new international consortium has been set up to figure out what Earthlings could do if an asteroid came hurtling towards the planet on a path of imminent destruction.… |
| Samsung 11.6in 'retina display' tablet spied Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:08 AM PST Mobile World Congress outing for Ice Cream Sarnie tab?Are ten-inch tablets too small for you? Rumour has it Samsung will introduce an 11.6in Galaxy Tab during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show next month.… |
| Climategate ruling: FOIA requests cover backup servers too Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:00 AM PST 'We didn't delete the emails, but we don't have them'A landmark FOIA ruling last week will have far-reaching consequences for how public servants interpret their Freedom of Information obligations. Specifically, public servants cannot delete local copies of a file on their PC and then use its absence as an excuse not to disclose the file - if a backup copy exists on the organisation's systems. In other words: backup servers must be searched for FOIA requests.…
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| Microsoft builds Kinect into Asus laptops Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:48 AM PST Prototype PCs test future of UI interactionMicrosoft and Asus have built a laptop with Kinect motion-sensing technology on board.… |
| Elpida denies half-a-BEEELLION-dollar Micron buy-in Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:43 AM PST Overcoming resistanceSpeculation, reports and rumour are swirling around Elpida like leaks from a failing US primary candidate's campaign room. The latest has Micron Technology spending half a billion bucks to buy into Elpida while that company announces its first Resistance RAM chip; proving its worth so to speak.… |
| T-Mobile hails first 'truly unlimited' smartphone tariff Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:28 AM PST Full Monty revealedT-Mobile announced a new flagship smartphone tariff this morning, aimed at first-time users who want to pay a single sub and no additional data charges.… |
| Intel brings bigger guns to AMD server chip war Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:21 AM PST Xeon and Opteron 2012 battle planAnalysis If you want to get into the server processor racket, here's some advice: Don't bring a knife to a gun fight. And when you whip out your guns, you better have a piece stashed in each of your boots, maybe another high-caliber rifle on your back, and a few knives while you are at it for price-cutting when the bullets run out.… |
| Nimble not struck by Lightning: We're fine as we are, thanks Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:02 AM PST Built-in lightning conductorTiered networked storage array startup Nimble Storage won't be struck by the coming EMC Lightning server flash product because its customers don't need it.… |
| UK.gov 'pay as you go' IT services cloud to float in March Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:29 AM PST Clock ticking for suppliers to join the frameworkThe opportunity for suppliers to join the government's £60m G-Cloud framework is drawing to a close, according to Mark O'Neill, proposition director for innovation and delivery at the Government Digital Service (GDS).… |
| Media groups propose anti-piracy 'code of practice' for UK search Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:03 AM PST Rights groups up in arms...Internet search engines that operate in the UK could stop publishing links to websites that are deemed to be substantially infringing copyright under plans proposed by groups representing rights-holders.… |
| Met Office cuts off Linux users with new weather widgets Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:02 AM PST For why does weatherman hate penguins? Something in the AIRLinux users face increased inconvenience getting a weather forecast from March onwards when the Met Office will withdraw its web-based weather gadgets and replace them with desktop widgets – for Windows and Mac only.… |
| Tilera preps many-cored Gx chips for March launch Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:10 PM PST Taking on all x86 comers and ARM challengersUpdated Upstart multicore RISC chip maker Tilera is timing the launch of its third generation of Tile processors to rain a little on Intel's forthcoming parade, and to try to blunt all of the excitement that is building for ARM-based alternatives for servers.…
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| US entertainment lawyer casts doubt on Megaupload case Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:30 PM PST 'An uphill battle for the government'The Stanford Law Schools Center for Internet and Society has added a voice to the growing number of lawyers that expect America's charges against Kim Dotcom and the "Megaupload conspiracy" to collapse in court.… |
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