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- Mozilla strokes coders with Firefox 6
- MacTel, Verizon score AGIMO gig
- Mac OS X Lion gets bug-squashing update
- HTC hurls more patent spew on Apple
- Malware steals virtual currency using victim's own GPU
- Cloud box does virtualization sans SAN
- AutoCAD LT arrives on the Mac
- Giant iPhone 4 brings Mac OS X to the table
- Apple sells world's most expensive flash drive
- News International mail server password FAIL exposed
- Injunction suspended: EU can buy Galaxy Tabs again
- Sage looking to mind Mind Your Own Business' business
- PETA to launch .xxx smut site 'to help animals'
- Europe's PC mountain barely dented in price slash bloodbath
- Google gets UK OK on privacy in slurping probe
- BBC explains 'All your Twitter pics are belong to us' gaffe
- Office 365 in a private cloud
- Intel says no to massive ultrabook CPU price cut
- Chinese giant figures to muscle into UK mobe market
- Microsoft begins cagey Windows 8 disclosures
- Vodafone signals low-cost Facebook ringer
- HARRY POTTER CHAINED to new Sony reader
- Hunt empties broadband funding pot across Blighty
- Apple changed shape of Galaxy Tab in court filing
- Just 0.2% of Facebook flogged for $133m
- RIM emits 100-BlackBerry cloud for small biz
- Recovery-ware startup Zerto uncloaks, scoops $15m
- Motorola beefs up rugged Android smartphone
- DeskSMS
- UN ICT agency asks world yoof, geeks for great tech ideas
- BT wholesale boss bails out, cites personal reasons
- Rights Commish warns of creeping gov data menace
- Mag bitchslapped in Duchess Kate digi-slimming case
- £4.4m gov wad to get all Northern Ireland up to 2 Mbit/s
- Permabit goes into dedupe hyperdrive
- Smartphones rain on Sony PS Vita parade
- Acer Aspire 5755G 15in Core i7 laptop
- Apple delays 'retina display' iPad 3 to 2012
- ScaleBase shatters MySQL for scalability
- Man reveals secret recipe behind undeletable cookies
- AFL boss: NBN could let us bypass broadcasters
- Google's Moto move spells iPhone doom
- Son of Solaris raids Linux for KVM hypervisor
- Carosa invests in more Oz online start-ups
- Shuttered SETI reboots ET pursuit
- SGI slurps OpenFoam
| Mozilla strokes coders with Firefox 6 Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:05 PM PDT JavaScript ScratchpadMozilla has officially released Firefox 6, offering a new JavaScript editor and several other tools aimed at web developers.… |
| MacTel, Verizon score AGIMO gig Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:04 PM PDT Panel adds another two to coveted gov rosterEnterprise grade telecommunications companies Macquarie Telecom and Verizon have secured coveted spots on the Australian Government Information Management Office's (AGIMO) Telecommunications Internet Based Network Connections (IBNC) Panel.… |
| Mac OS X Lion gets bug-squashing update Posted: 16 Aug 2011 02:59 PM PDT HDMI, Wi-Fi fixes in version 10.7.1Apple has released an update for its new Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, that promises to fix a number of vexing bugs that have been burbling into view in discussions on Apple's user forums.… |
| HTC hurls more patent spew on Apple Posted: 16 Aug 2011 01:44 PM PDT Mobile biz stuck on repeatHTC has filed a new patent-infringement suit against Apple, setting in motion yet another round of patent litigation between Cupertino and the Taiwanese manufacturer of Android-based smartphones and tablets.… |
| Malware steals virtual currency using victim's own GPU Posted: 16 Aug 2011 01:00 PM PDT Bitcoin theft meets parallel computingImagine a burglary ring that pierced locks using a victim's own drills and saws, and you get the idea behind a recently discovered piece of malware that filches the digital currency known as Bitcoins.… |
| Cloud box does virtualization sans SAN Posted: 16 Aug 2011 12:05 PM PDT Practice safe SOCSCloud-computing appliance maker Nutanix is tackling a problem that has dogged the deployment of virtual servers and desktops: all the key hypervisors require storage area networks and centralized storage.… |
| Posted: 16 Aug 2011 11:44 AM PDT App Store embraceAutoCAD LT is now available for the Mac.… |
| Giant iPhone 4 brings Mac OS X to the table Posted: 16 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT Honey, I blew up the blowerCheck out this giant iPhone 4, a tabletop LCD system that runs OS X and Windows 7. It's a PS3 too.… |
| Apple sells world's most expensive flash drive Posted: 16 Aug 2011 09:29 AM PDT The $40 Lion convenience feeYou can now purchase Apple's Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, on a flash drive for $69 – and, yes, it's the exact same operating system that's available at the online Mac Store for $29.99.… |
| News International mail server password FAIL exposed Posted: 16 Aug 2011 08:40 AM PDT Full login details published along with damning lettersA letter from News International chairman James Murdoch to the Commons Culture Select Committee has let slip details of how to gain full access to the company's MS Exchange email system – albeit the information is from four years ago.… |
| Injunction suspended: EU can buy Galaxy Tabs again Posted: 16 Aug 2011 08:30 AM PDT Non-iPad slabfondle fun still verboten in Germany thoughThe German court which imposed an EU-wide ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 has suspended it, on the grounds that it may not have the authority to impose such a decision, the Wall Street Journal reports.… |
| Sage looking to mind Mind Your Own Business' business Posted: 16 Aug 2011 08:01 AM PDT Looking for a bit of down-under gobblementGeordie accountancy specialist Sage is in the race to buy Australian firm MYOB (from Mind Your Own Business) which offers similar services down under.… |
| PETA to launch .xxx smut site 'to help animals' Posted: 16 Aug 2011 07:21 AM PDT Naked celebrity campaign moves to next levelPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals reportedly plans to launch a porn site.… |
| Europe's PC mountain barely dented in price slash bloodbath Posted: 16 Aug 2011 06:23 AM PDT Biz still buying boxes, but consumers go slab-happyTit-for-tat price-cutting from notebook vendors pummelled the value of the PC market in Europe during July but failed to make more than a dent in inventory levels that have been building up since the Christmas quarter last year.… |
| Google gets UK OK on privacy in slurping probe Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:35 AM PDT 'Not a rubber stamp' insists kid-glove-clad regulatorGoogle's privacy policy has been gently applauded by Information Commissioner Christopher Graham, who came under sharp criticism for his initial "lily-livered" handling of the company's Street View Wi-Fi data-slurping operation.… |
| BBC explains 'All your Twitter pics are belong to us' gaffe Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:25 AM PDT Property is theft, man. So we're taking yoursAnalysis There are some subjects on which giant media companies need to be ultra tippy-toe cautious. When, say, the majority owner of a satellite broadcaster uses its newspapers to lobby for a change the law, we should remember it is not a disinterested party. It may have an agenda. Similarly when the BBC covers copyright, or "net neutrality", it is not a disinterested party either; it is in the BBC's interests to seek changes that lower its costs, and add to its convenience, at the expense of other groups in society. These are political issues in which the BBC is a major player. Corporate responsibility demands that its coverage be squeaky clean.… |
| Posted: 16 Aug 2011 05:18 AM PDT Office by designInterview When Microsoft launched Office 365 it knew that not everyone would want its Henry Ford-style, one-size-fits-all service. Even cloud enthusiasts are constrained by a service with one type of security, one service level and one place to store your customer data, if that place is Dublin.… |
| Intel says no to massive ultrabook CPU price cut Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:58 AM PDT Notebook makers demand cheaper chipsIntel has apparently rejected demands from notebook makers that it slash the cost of its ultrabook chips.… |
| Chinese giant figures to muscle into UK mobe market Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:50 AM PDT No more partnering: It's my way or the HuaweiNot content with supplying network infrastructure and making handsets for other people, Huawei is aggressively pushing into the UK's handset market with Android handsets for all.… |
| Microsoft begins cagey Windows 8 disclosures Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:43 AM PDT 'We want to know we know what we're talking about'Microsoft has promised to start sharing technical information about Windows 8 – just don't get too excited or expect too much.… |
| Vodafone signals low-cost Facebook ringer Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:33 AM PDT Status updaterVodafone is tapping into the social network generation by offering its own-brand budget Facecrack blower for Pay As You Go customers.… |
| HARRY POTTER CHAINED to new Sony reader Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:19 AM PDT Boy wizard to levitate gadgets off shelves this XmasExclusive Sony will bundle its next generation e-reader with the entire series of Harry Potter stories from November, The Register has learnt.… |
| Hunt empties broadband funding pot across Blighty Posted: 16 Aug 2011 04:05 AM PDT Euro speed dominance by 2015 as promised? UnlikelyCulture secretary Jeremy Hunt ambitiously declared earlier this year that he wanted Britain to be gifted with the fastest broadband network in Europe by 2015. But as of today that plan remains a huge challenge, given that its success is heavily reliant on endorsement and big financial subsidies from local authorities and the private sector.… |
| Apple changed shape of Galaxy Tab in court filing Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT Looks exactly like an iPad - if you stretch the truth a bitApple's court submission, which led to an EU ban on Samsung's sale of its rival Galaxy Tab device, contains one comparison which seems to warp reality to make its point.… |
| Just 0.2% of Facebook flogged for $133m Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:35 AM PDT Means it's worth 20% of Apple ... or ALL of HPAd firm Interpublic has sold half its stake in Facebook for $133m.… |
| RIM emits 100-BlackBerry cloud for small biz Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:26 AM PDT Not enough minions to bother with your own server?Research In Motion (RIM) is releasing a cloud service for small firms to manage up to 100 BlackBerry smartphones and secure biz data stored locally on the device.… |
| Recovery-ware startup Zerto uncloaks, scoops $15m Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:18 AM PDT Virty disasterproofing brothers back in the gameSecretive recovery software start-up Zerto has closed a $15m financing round just weeks after emerging from stealth mode.… |
| Motorola beefs up rugged Android smartphone Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:16 AM PDT Defy+ hits the 'G' spot?Despite obvious distraction in the form of a rather large Google takeover yesterday, Motorola still found time to announce a Defy refresh, upping the speed of the rugged smartphone by 25 per cent.… |
| Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:07 AM PDT Manage your texts on GmailAndroid App of the Week I don't usually include apps in active beta in this column but DeskSMS is so darned useful I've decided to break my own rule.… |
| UN ICT agency asks world yoof, geeks for great tech ideas Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:02 AM PDT Hefty cash prizes, free trips to Switzerland on offerAs part of its revamp, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is asking yoof and geeks to submit world-changing ideas, 60 of which will earn their entrants a trip to Geneva to pitch them to "industry leaders".… |
| BT wholesale boss bails out, cites personal reasons Posted: 16 Aug 2011 02:42 AM PDT 'Competing demands on her time'BT's wholesale boss is leaving after four years heading up the fixed and mobile network services wing of the telecom giant's biz.… |
| Rights Commish warns of creeping gov data menace Posted: 16 Aug 2011 02:18 AM PDT 'Need for personal info has to be clearly justified'The government's approach to the collection and use of personal data is "deeply flawed", according to a report from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).… |
| Mag bitchslapped in Duchess Kate digi-slimming case Posted: 16 Aug 2011 01:54 AM PDT 'We only meant to delete Wills', blubs glossy GraziaThe Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has forced a magazine to apologise for printing an altered photograph of the Duchess of Cambridge.… |
| £4.4m gov wad to get all Northern Ireland up to 2 Mbit/s Posted: 16 Aug 2011 01:28 AM PDT Ulster bands still not broad enoughCulture secretary Jeremy Hunt slapped £4.4m on Northern Ireland's broadband pile today in a move to roll out the tech to the entire country.… |
| Permabit goes into dedupe hyperdrive Posted: 16 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT 'Primary, secondary, any-ary - it rocks'Permabit has upped up its Albireo technology's deduplication speed by 250 per cent, reaching 400GB/sec. This is compared to the 77GB/sec recorded in late 2010.… |
| Smartphones rain on Sony PS Vita parade Posted: 16 Aug 2011 12:30 AM PDT Pricey handheld console will struggleAnalysts have predicted grim times for the PlayStation Vita, with Sony set to lose money on every unit it sells.… |
| Acer Aspire 5755G 15in Core i7 laptop Posted: 15 Aug 2011 11:00 PM PDT Solid option?Review The Aspire 5755G is a fairly winsome system, combining sober, executive-class slate grey with a glossy black lid adding a touch of glamour. When it's closed it's a good looking slice of plastic, measuring just 35mm thick.… |
| Apple delays 'retina display' iPad 3 to 2012 Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:20 PM PDT Screens still too costlyDon't expect an iPad 3 with a "retina display" this year: Apple's screen supplier(s) - LG and Samsung - can't make enough 9.7in, 2048 x 1536 panels to ship the tablet before 2012, it has been claimed.… |
| ScaleBase shatters MySQL for scalability Posted: 15 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT And glues it back together for speedFor both performance and capacity reasons, companies running large transaction processing systems, whether they are tickled directly by Web users or just end users working behind the company firewall, sometimes have to partition their production relational databases. This practice, called sharding, is a pain in the neck. Actually, it is several pains in the neck. And ScaleBase has some software unguents to cope with it.… |
| Man reveals secret recipe behind undeletable cookies Posted: 15 Aug 2011 09:00 PM PDT New and improved cookie 'respawning' revealedA privacy researcher has revealed the evil genius behind a for-profit web analytics service capable of following users across more than 500 sites, even when all cookie storage was disabled and sites were viewed using a browser's privacy mode.… |
| AFL boss: NBN could let us bypass broadcasters Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:00 PM PDT 'Give me more money, you bastard. Boom-shanka'*It's probably an ambit claim, a negotiating position, but remarks about selling direct to viewers from Australian Football League boss Andrew Demetriou are, to the country's broadcasters, a shiver looking for a spine to run up.… |
| Google's Moto move spells iPhone doom Posted: 15 Aug 2011 06:03 PM PDT And it's Apple's own faultOpen...and Shut Mergers and acquisitions used to be how a company bought revenue, customers, or cool technology. In the mobile world, it's increasingly a way to buy defensive patents.… |
| Son of Solaris raids Linux for KVM hypervisor Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:53 PM PDT Joyent erects 'first major hypervisor' in half decadeIn the summer of 2008, Google flipped the switch on its App Engine, letting outside developers build applications atop its state-of-the-art online infrastructure – and it soon got a lecture from Jason Hoffman.… |
| Carosa invests in more Oz online start-ups Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:40 PM PDT VC activity heats up: is this what a bubble sounds like?Funding for Australian web ventures is gathering pace with Internet company accelerator, Future Capital Development Fund (FCDF), investing in a further three online operations.… |
| Shuttered SETI reboots ET pursuit Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:32 PM PDT Thanks to Jodie FosterThe search for intelligent life somewhere other than among non-governmental homo sapiens has been given a reprieve. Thanks to private donations, the SETI Institute will soon resume scanning the skies for extraterrestrial signals.… |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2011 04:29 PM PDT Going with the CFD flowComputational fluid dynamics, or CFD, is one of the biggies in the supercomputing world, and now Silicon Graphics has control of its own software stack after acquiring OpenCFD.… |
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