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- Big Blue trots out Xeon E5-2600 server lineup
- Users: 'Personalized internet? Fuggedaboutit!'
- Microsoft shuttering Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace
- Facebook's viral activism is really good... for admen
- Feds shift DNSChanger cut-off deadline to July
- Apple using Texas cash to boost US hiring
- Computer system designer jobs boom in the US
- Cops nab mobile net workmen for snarfing punters' data
- Star Wars exhibit explores identities through art
- iPad 3 'first tablet' with Bluetooth 4.0
- US telly big boys open fire on 'cloud streaming' biz Aereo
- Ever wondered how many limp todgers to the mile?
- Apple wants ebook price class action suit thrown out
- Wind-up robot in near-space musical experience
- Judge nixes Apple's bid to patent-bash bankrupt Kodak
- MICRORAPTOR dino-pigeon lured mates with glowing feathers
- Google to app devs: Use our pay system ... OR ELSE
- 'How often can you hack a govt without going to jail?'
- 'Regrouping' Android tablet makers extend Apple reign
- UK.gov claims it's giving doubled cash to SMEs ... now 13%
- LYING iPhone 4S mobes claim 4G connection on 3G network
- Ofcom probes deeper, wider in BSkyB 'fit and proper' test
- Mass Effect 3
- Tech titans say sayonara to Japan in quake wake
- Chrome patches up after double dose of CanSecWest pwnage
- Nuke clock incapable of losing time chimes with boffins
- Microsoft 'yanked optical drive from Xbox 720'
- Great Firewall of Pakistan erection stroked with govt cash
- Ambulance satnav not to blame for asthma attack boy's death
- Microsoft reveals low-end WinPho limitations
- Crapita ITS stomps pay rise hope, flushes 2012 bonuses
- Crucial pledges PC performance boost with Adrenaline
- Solar storm has a 'sting in its tail', warn space weathermen
- Google, Asus co-brand tablet to take on Amazon Kindle Fire
- Angry Birds in spaaaaace beamed to fandroids by NASA
- Scosche MyTrek health monitor
- HMRC cuts IT spending in half in 2 years
- Web trawlers may have to pay to slurp up German newspaper snippets
- OCZ dazzles CeBIT with flashy Kilimanjaro package
- The Facebook test: Why social Big Data is important
- Ten... stars of the Geneva Motor Show
- WD acquires Hitachi GST for $4.1bn
- Oz pen testers to get CREST creds
- Amazon Web Services plans Australian hires
| Big Blue trots out Xeon E5-2600 server lineup Posted: 09 Mar 2012 01:55 PM PST One tower, two racks, one blade ... and this other thingIBM announced a passel of shiny new x86 iron this week, all built around Intel's two-socket Xeon E5-2600 chip, which formally debuted on Tuesday – although select customers such as Big Blue have been fiddling with that server chip for months.… |
| Users: 'Personalized internet? Fuggedaboutit!' Posted: 09 Mar 2012 01:25 PM PST Survey shows Business Plan 2.0 to be unpopularA new research report will make worrying reading for Google and social media companies, as it shows that most consumers don't want their online activity used to personalize search results or advertising.… |
| Microsoft shuttering Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:46 AM PST App customers pushed to Phone 7Microsoft has announced that it will close the application marketplace for Windows Mobile 6.x users on May 9, and is warning people to get their last updates in now.… |
| Facebook's viral activism is really good... for admen Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PST Teens for causes, dollars for clicksOpen ... and Shut Normally I hang out on Facebook for casual conversation with friends and family. But not last night. Last night I settled down to browse Facebook to discover that Kony 2012 had overrun Facebook, turning it into a maelstrom of "Watch this now!" and subsequent feelings of having done something noble. One minute they were LOL'ing cat videos, and the next minute they were clicking their way to a speedy resolution to Uganda's problems.… |
| Feds shift DNSChanger cut-off deadline to July Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:07 AM PST Extra month granted to clean up infected gearThe FBI's DNSChanger deadline extension has been approved by a US Federal Court, buying infected punters more time to clean up their systems.…
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| Apple using Texas cash to boost US hiring Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:52 AM PST $21m from Texas, 3,600 jobs to AustinWith the help of a $21m investment from a Texas job-creation fund, Apple will construct a $304m campus in Austin that will add over new 3,600 jobs to its current 47,000 US employees.… |
| Computer system designer jobs boom in the US Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:42 AM PST Unemployment rate holds steadyThe US economy continued to add jobs in February, with a big jump among firms engaged in computer systems design. But enough people came back into the labor pool after sitting on the sidelines for heaven knows how long that the official unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 per cent.… |
| Cops nab mobile net workmen for snarfing punters' data Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:02 AM PST Gang allegedly tracked and sold Koreans' infoPolice in South Korea have arrested five men working as sub-contractors for the country's two biggest mobile companies. The men were nabbed on suspicion of snarfing personal information and location data from potentially hundreds of thousands of mobile users and selling it on to private detectives.… |
| Star Wars exhibit explores identities through art Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:51 AM PST Darth painterIn preparation for a Star Wars exhibition which, ahem, explores the theme of personal identity in both ourselves and characters from the film, advertisers have released a series of stunning portraits.… |
| iPad 3 'first tablet' with Bluetooth 4.0 Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:48 AM PST Yeah, but WTF is Bluetooth 4.0?The Bluetooth SIG, overseer of the wireless communications standard, was quick this morning to state that Apple's iPad 3 "is the world's first Bluetooth Smart Ready tablet, incorporating Bluetooth 4.0 and its hallmark feature low energy technology".… |
| US telly big boys open fire on 'cloud streaming' biz Aereo Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:31 AM PST Ban sought on video serviceThe US "free to stream" service Aereo has, as expected, run into a hail of legal fire within one week of its unveiling, as major networks NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox waste no time responding to what they consider a threat to revenues.… |
| Ever wondered how many limp todgers to the mile? Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:03 AM PST 16,896 according to miracle online wizardWe know our regular readers are keen on unorthodox units of measurement, so you're invited today to while away the time until pub o'clock with an entertaining online Weird Converter.…
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| Apple wants ebook price class action suit thrown out Posted: 09 Mar 2012 07:27 AM PST Fruity firm fends off regulators' fingersApple may be keeping quiet publically about allegations of antitrust violations in ebook pricing, but a court filing in a class action lawsuit last week shows that Cupertino doesn't think too much of the claims.… |
| Wind-up robot in near-space musical experience Posted: 09 Mar 2012 07:04 AM PST Lucky Elephant lifts toy to 95,000ftIt seems that world+dog has either sent something into the upper atmosphere suspended under a meteorological balloon, or is poised to go airborne with some form of stratospheric mission, so it's nice to hear of a project which has a little something extra.… |
| Judge nixes Apple's bid to patent-bash bankrupt Kodak Posted: 09 Mar 2012 06:32 AM PST US beak rules against 'inappropriate' shakedownA US judge has refused to let Apple kick Eastman Kodak while it's down by halting the iPad maker's patent infringement litigation against the bankrupt biz.… |
| MICRORAPTOR dino-pigeon lured mates with glowing feathers Posted: 09 Mar 2012 05:57 AM PST Ooh, hey pretty bir- AAAARRRRGGGHIt would have picked holes in your eyeballs if it got its little claws on your face, but it might have glowed prettily just before it did.… |
| Google to app devs: Use our pay system ... OR ELSE Posted: 09 Mar 2012 05:39 AM PST Nice game, be a shame if anything 'appened to itGoogle has been threatening developers who are using alternative in-app payment mechanisms, enforcing the T&Cs which allow it to kick out anyone accepting payments which are not routed through Google.…
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| 'How often can you hack a govt without going to jail?' Posted: 09 Mar 2012 05:21 AM PST Plus: Did someone announce a new fondleslab?Quotw This was the week in which an event of Earth-shattering proportions took place - rocking the world of technology, spilling lattes everywhere and bringing anyone with even a faint interest in geek gear to their knees.… |
| 'Regrouping' Android tablet makers extend Apple reign Posted: 09 Mar 2012 05:08 AM PST iPad to command market for even longerThe iPad 3 will prevent Apple's share of the tablet market from eroding as quickly as once thought, market watcher IHS iSuppli has admitted.… |
| UK.gov claims it's giving doubled cash to SMEs ... now 13% Posted: 09 Mar 2012 05:03 AM PST Crumbs snatched from Whitehall's biz banquetCabinet Office minister Francis Maude claimed today that the government was "on track" to double the monetary value of business going to small- and medium-sized firms by April this year.… |
| LYING iPhone 4S mobes claim 4G connection on 3G network Posted: 09 Mar 2012 04:41 AM PST iOS 5.1 update stumps AT&T customersUpdated Apple's iOS 5.1 upgrade has left iPhone 4S-owning Americans baffled after their shiny smartphones claimed to have 4G connections, er, when they don't.… |
| Ofcom probes deeper, wider in BSkyB 'fit and proper' test Posted: 09 Mar 2012 04:22 AM PST Murdoch biz inspection intensifiesOfcom has widened a regulatory investigation scrutinising whether BSkyB - under the chairmanship of James Murdoch - passes the so-called "fit and proper" test (PDF) to hold a British broadcasting licence.… |
| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 04:11 AM PST Smokin' ReapersReview I had my doubts whether any game could live up to the amount of hype seen surrounding Mass Effect 3's release. I shouldn't have been concerned though, I love it. The twisting compelling narrative; the authentic character interaction; the seamless integration of cut scenes and action and, last but definitely not least, the awe-inspiring attention to detail. All these things make me invest my emotions in Lucy Shepard; becoming immersed in my own unique and intricate narrative.… |
| Tech titans say sayonara to Japan in quake wake Posted: 09 Mar 2012 04:01 AM PST Cruel snub after tsunami rebuild struggleAlmost a year to the day after a huge earthquake and devastating tsunami rattled the north-east corner of Japan, crippling the supply chain of key technologies, the production at some components plants is reportedly still not back to 100 per cent while some tech firms are accelerating their plans to leave the archipelago.… |
| Chrome patches up after double dose of CanSecWest pwnage Posted: 09 Mar 2012 03:42 AM PST Pwnium pandemoniumCanSecWest Google has released a patch a day after Sergey Glazunov hacked its browser with a pair of zero-day flaws. The update covers Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Chromium OS.…
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| Nuke clock incapable of losing time chimes with boffins Posted: 09 Mar 2012 03:28 AM PST Precise to 1/20th of a sec in 14bn yearsThe force that binds neutrons to an atom's nucleus could be used to create clocks that are 100 times more accurate than today's best atomic clocks, say physicists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).… |
| Microsoft 'yanked optical drive from Xbox 720' Posted: 09 Mar 2012 03:10 AM PST Spin-less tactics?Microsoft's next Xbox - whatever it's called - will not feature an optical disc drive, moles have claimed. Instead, it will gain games by downloads and possibly on memory cards too.… |
| Great Firewall of Pakistan erection stroked with govt cash Posted: 09 Mar 2012 03:02 AM PST Oi, China, do you mind if we copy yours?The Pakistani government has taken the unusual step of touting for firms it thinks could help build it a nationwide content-filtering service capable of blocking up to 50 million websites.… |
| Ambulance satnav not to blame for asthma attack boy's death Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:53 AM PST Coroner rules faulty tech did not change outcomeSatnav technology is off the hook after a coroner ruled that a nine-year-old boy who suffered a fatal asthma attack would not have survived had the ambulance sent to his aid been routed correctly by its GPS box.… |
| Microsoft reveals low-end WinPho limitations Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:43 AM PST Lumia TangoedMicrosoft has revealed the limitations that low-end Windows Phones could suffer from due to their substandard specifications. And it doesn't look good for Nokia's Lumia 610.… |
| Crapita ITS stomps pay rise hope, flushes 2012 bonuses Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:43 AM PST Master stroke to make it a 'great place to work'Cost-cutting Capita IT Services (ITS) has warned staff that bonuses will once again be shelved and salaries frozen in 2012.… |
| Crucial pledges PC performance boost with Adrenaline Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:42 AM PST SSD caching for your HDDMemory specialist Crucial has rolled out a small-capacity SSD for folk keen to up the speed of their system without a massive outlay.… |
| Solar storm has a 'sting in its tail', warn space weathermen Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:30 AM PST Space station, satellites may hit particle squallsThus far the ongoing solar storm which has blanketed Earth for the last 24 hours has been something of a damp squib, with no widespread problems reported. However space weathermen are warning of another "coronal mass ejection" particle squall inbound to our planet having been belched out by the Sun in the early hours of this morning.… |
| Google, Asus co-brand tablet to take on Amazon Kindle Fire Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:21 AM PST $199 seven-incher out in May?Asus and Google are working on a co-branded 7in tablet designed to take the fight to Amazon's Kindle Fire, but the gadget won't be unveiled to the public before May.… |
| Angry Birds in spaaaaace beamed to fandroids by NASA Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:18 AM PST Smash-hit game catapulted into zero-gravity dramaVid We've had an Angry Bird star constellation. We've had Angry Bird toys on the International Space Station. Now we're finally going to have Angry Birds in space on our mobiles.…
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:00 AM PST Gym craichAccessory of the Week If you're the kind of person who breaks out in a cold sweat at the thought of going to the gym, or if you'd rather stick pins in your eyeballs than go out for a run, look away now.… |
| HMRC cuts IT spending in half in 2 years Posted: 09 Mar 2012 01:34 AM PST Almost too easy... Tax authority cut £700m from budget, loses 'no quality'HMRC has reduced its spending on IT from £1.4bn to £700m in two years, according to Phil Pavitt, the organisation's chief information officer (CIO) and director of change.… |
| Web trawlers may have to pay to slurp up German newspaper snippets Posted: 09 Mar 2012 01:05 AM PST Online news 'aggregators' may be forced to cough licence feeThe parties in Germany's ruling coalition have proposed a new protective copyright law for news publishers to ensure they are compensated by "commercial traders" that use pieces of their copyrighted content online, according to an automated translation of a document (15-page / 91KB PDF) recently published by the parties.… |
| OCZ dazzles CeBIT with flashy Kilimanjaro package Posted: 09 Mar 2012 12:32 AM PST Thunderbolt, Lightfoot and the screaming PCIe gen 3CeBIT OCZ doesn't just give us teasing hints about future flash products, it tells us about them at trade shows. CeBIT was no exception, with OCZ unveiling its Kilimanjaro controller; SSD Lightfoot with its Thunderbolt interface; and Vertex 4 SSD with its Everest controller.… |
| The Facebook test: Why social Big Data is important Posted: 09 Mar 2012 12:01 AM PST Your online presence could get you that second interviewHPC blog A study published by the Journal of Applied Social Psychology says that analysing applicant social network pages is a good predictor of how well the newbie might (or might not) fit into your organization.… |
| Ten... stars of the Geneva Motor Show Posted: 08 Mar 2012 11:00 PM PST Eye-catching autos |
| WD acquires Hitachi GST for $4.1bn Posted: 08 Mar 2012 09:12 PM PST And then there were threeOne year after Western Digital announced it was going to acquire Hitachi GST the deal is done, but only after conditions imposed by three different regulatory agencies have been met.…
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| Oz pen testers to get CREST creds Posted: 08 Mar 2012 07:21 PM PST Government helps white-hats prove they're good guysThe Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST) has opened a local chapter, with help from Australia's Federal Government.… |
| Amazon Web Services plans Australian hires Posted: 08 Mar 2012 06:58 PM PST Seeks sales and marketing people, hints at techy hiresAmazon Web Services (AWS) wants to hire more Australians.… |
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