Google to abandon its Nexus One online store (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson – Well, that didn’t last long. Just four months after seeking to shake up the wireless world by selling its Android-based Nexus One phone direct over the Web, Google has cried uncle,...
View ArticleWireless users opt for service without commitment (AP)
AP – For wireless subscribers, commitment is out and short-term relationships are in.
View ArticleWikileak Founder Has Passport Confiscated
Wikileak Founder Has Passport Confiscated – Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the whistleblower website Wikileaks, says he had his passport taken away from him at Melbourne Airport and was...
View ArticleFoxtel Offers TV Through Microsoft XBOX
Foxtel Offers TV Through Microsoft XBOX – PAY TV operator Foxtel will partner with Microsoft to launch 30 of its channels via the Xbox 360 games console using the internet. There were no pricing...
View ArticleScientist Claims He Infected Himself With Computer Virus
Scientist Claims He Infected Himself With Computer Virus – A UK scientists claims he’s the first man in the world to catch a computer virus. Sky News reported Dr Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at...
View ArticleNew AsusTek Tablet Computer
New AsusTek Tablet Computer – AsusTek is among several Taiwanese computer makers to display tablet PCs at the five-day Computex Show in Taipei that opens on Tuesday. Acer, the world’s second largest PC...
View ArticleGoogle Employees Will Stop Using Microsoft Windows
Google Employees Will Stop Using Microsoft Windows – Citing several Google employees, the FT said the decision to move to other operating systems including Apple’s Mac OS and open-source Linux began in...
View ArticleChina Produces iPad Knock Off
China Produces iPad Knock Off – Apple’s iPad is not, officially, even on sale yet in China but the iPed can be bought in Shenzhen, southern China, for almost a fifth of the price of the US price of...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Uses Laser Ray Gun
U.S. Navy Uses Laser Ray Gun – On the ground, iRobot unveiled its gift to the Pentagon – the 710 Warrior designed to clear an entire 45 square metre minefield in one blow. According to The Register,...
View ArticleSony Bravia 3D Tv’s On The Way
Sony Bravia 3D Tv’s On The Way – Sony’s HDTVs come in 40-, 46-, 52-, 55-, and 60-inch screens. Prices range from $2,100 for the KDL-40HX800 to $5,000 for the XBR-60LX900. The Bravia XBR-LX900 HDTV...
View ArticleMotorola Droid Sales Strong
Motorola Droid Sales Strong – Jha told reporters after an Executives Club presentation in Chicago that Motorola is suffering from industry wide supply chain constraints similar to those HTC is seeing...
View ArticleCisco Reveals Tablet Device
Cisco Reveals Tablet Device – Cisco Systems Inc is launching a tablet computing device aimed at business customers, becoming the latest company to wade into the red-hot tablet market. The networking...
View ArticleMildura Tunes In To Digital TV
Mildura Tunes In To Digital TV – Mildura made television history yesterday as the north-west of Victoria became the first area of Australia to switch to digital-only television. The analog network was...
View ArticlePhotonics 1TB Broadband Internet
Photonics 1TB Broadband Internet – University of Sydney Institute of Photonics and Optical Science director Ben Eggleton said the group has filed patents on a number of related technologies. “We are...
View ArticleSolar Powered Plane Creates History
Solar Powered Plane Creates History – The ultralight Solar Impulse, piloted by Swede Andre Borschberg, spent a whole day circling over Switzerland, climbing slowly to 30,000 feet (9100m), while topping...
View ArticleBritains New Drone Combat Aircraft
Britains New Drone Combat Aircraft – An unmanned jet capable of striking long-range targets has been dubbed the “combat aircraft of the future” by the Ministry of Defence. The Taranis – named after the...
View ArticleNew Panasonic Lumix Cameras
New Panasonic Lumix Cameras – Panasonic has unveiled the latest editions to its lineup of Lumix digital cameras, headlined by the Lumix LX5, an update to its earlier LX3 with beefed up image processing...
View ArticlePanasonic 3D Camcorder
Panasonic 3D Camcorder – The electronics giant, which earlier launched a 3D camcorder for professional use, said its HDC-SDT750 camcorder, to be launched on August 20 in Japan, would allow “anyone to...
View ArticleAmazon Selling Kindle 3
Amazon Selling Kindle 3 – Amazon finally announced the release date of Amazon Kindle 3. According to reports, the company will launch Kindle 3 on August 27. The Kindle 3, which has different color,...
View Article7-inch Apple iPads
7-inch Apple iPads – At this point, the reports (like most things Apple) are unconfirmed rumors, flowing from Taiwan where most gadgets are built, if not designed. Last week, DigiTimes’ in-house...
View ArticleAustralian iPad Sales Hit 250,000
iPad sales in Australia have finally hit 250,000. This is actually surprising considering the small market for the ipad here. The iphone was a mega hit because everyone was already using mobile phones...
View ArticleApple Shows Off New Mac Laptops
Apple Shows Off New Mac Laptops – The new MacBook Air starts at $1119, weighs as little as 1 kg, and measures 0.28 centimetres at its thinnest to 1.72 centimetres at the rear. It is designed to...
View ArticleTelstra Launches Android Tablet
Telstra Launches Android Tablet – Pitched as the “most affordable wireless tablet” from an Australian telco the T-Touch runs Android 2.1 and in addition to access to the Android Market it includes a...
View ArticleAussies Embracing 3D Television
Aussies Embracing 3D Television – When the first 3D TVs went on sale in April there were only a handful of 3D Blu-ray discs available and little in the way of broadcast content. Since then we’ve had...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Tab Sales
Samsung Galaxy Tab – Samsung said it will likely sell one million Galaxy Tabs by the end of the year, but what do theoretical sales really mean, especially when Apple has already sold 7 million iPads...
View ArticleUS Launches Mega Satellite
US Launches Mega Satellite – The US has placed in orbit a vast reconnaissance satellite reputed to be the largest eavesdropping device ever launched into space. The largest unmanned American launch...
View ArticleCloud Computing Will Continue Growth
Cloud Computing Will Continue Growth – A growing number of businesses around the world are to take advantage of cloud computing solutions next year. This is according to a new study from IT analyst...
View ArticleJust Under 1 Million iPad2s Sold
Just Under 1 Million iPad2s Sold – iPad2 sales are going through the roof and they are expected to surpass the popularity of the original iPad in a very short time. This is not surprising considering...
View ArticleLaser for Space Junk
Laser for Space Junk – For years now countries have been pollution space in the immediate vicinity of earth with old space stations and satellites. Now scientists are trying to come up with ways to get...
View ArticleGadget Shortage Due to Japan Earthquake
Gadget Shortage Due to Japan Earthquake – Gadgets may be in short supply after the massive earthquake, tsunami, nuclear melt-down combo in Japan. Production of the iPad2 has already been affected....
View ArticleApple iPad 2 Released
Apple iPad 2 Released – The Apple iPad 2 has been released globally today after much anticipation. Fans were lined up for hours and days to be the first to own one. The iPad 2 is lighter, faster, and...
View ArticleiPad 2 Sells Out World Wide
iPad 2 Sells Out World Wide – The iPad 2 has sold out world wide since being released on Friday. The wildly popular tablet is ahead of anything else in the market and customers were waiting in line for...
View ArticleiPhone Gets Daylight Savings Wrong Again
iPhone Gets Daylight Savings Wrong Again – The iPhone has failed to wake up millions on time again. iPhone users were woken up an hour early after their phones failed to switch the clock back an hour....
View ArticleRoyal Easter Show App
Royal Easter Show App – Organisers of the Sydney Royal Easter Show have released launched an iPhone app to help people navigate around the show grounds. It also contains details of all the showbags and...
View ArticleApple Sues Samsung Over iPad
Apple Sues Samsung Over iPad – Apple is suing Samsung claiming it copied the iPad with it’s popular Galaxy tablet. Samsung copied Apple technologies, designs and even packaging with its Google...
View Article1.5 Million Australian Playstation Accounts Hacked
1.5 Million Australian Playstation Accounts Hacked – 1.5 million Australian accounts were hacked in the recent hijack of accounts from Sony’s Playstation network. Over the weekend, Sony executives...
View Article25 Million More Sony Accounts Hacked
25 Million More Sony Accounts Hacked – 25 million more Sony accounts have been hacked after the major hacking weeks ago. This is yet another blow to the embattled tech giant. The latest incident...
View ArticleAnonymous Denies Sony Hack
Anonymous Denies Sony Hack – The online rebel group Anonymous has denied any involvement in the hacked Sony Playstation Network accounts. This week Sony sent a letter to the US Congress accusing the...
View ArticleSony Gets Hacked for the Third Time
Sony Gets Hacked for the Third Time – Sony has admitted that it was hit by a third attack and some customer information was stolen. Sony said the finding of the names online meant that about 2,500...
View ArticleMicrosoft to Buy Skype
Microsoft to Buy Skype – Microsoft is set to by the online chat service Skype for a massive price tag of $8.5 billion dollars. This comes after months of speculation Google may come out the winner in a...
View ArticleGoogle Chromebook Unveiled
Google Chromebook Unveiled – Google unveiled their new netbook promising to fix the broken PC. The netbook is essentially a portal to the internet and as such, uses the internet to perform most tasks....
View ArticleNBN Plan Pricing Announced
NBN Plan Pricing Announced – Internode has announced pricing for NBN internet plans. Prices range from $59.95 to $189.95 a month. Obtaining 100 Mbps broadband services would cost cost a minimum of $100...
View ArticleApple’s Largest Store
Apple’s Largest Store – Apple is set to build it’s largest store in New York at Grand Central Station after securing a 10 year agreement. The 2,100 sq m store will take up Grand Central’s north and...
View ArticleAmazon Tablet on the Way
Amazon Tablet on the Way – Sporting a back-lit 7-inch screen — smaller than the iPad’s and about the same as Research in Motion’s PlayBook — the device is geared toward playing music and movies off the...
View ArticleSteam Hacked, User Data Stolen
Steam Hacked, User Data Stolen – Steam, the online gaming network run by game company Valve, confirmed Thursday that its forums had been hacked and warned users to keep a close eye on their credit card...
View ArticleAdobe Drops Flash on Mobile
Adobe Drops Flash on Mobile – Adobe Systems Inc is pulling its Flash software for web video and games from the browsers of mobile devices, though Flash will still work on mobile apps and on the web...
View ArticleGoogle Opens Android Music Store
Google Opens Android Music Store – Android handset users in the US will now be able to get access to Google Music, where the search engine company has signed up the main music labels except, so far,...
View ArticleNational Broadband Network Cost Blowout
National Broadband Network Cost Blowout – Malcolm Turnbull has suggested the company building the national broadband network could face a $6 billion blowout in its operating costs, and accused the NBN...
View ArticleWindows 8 Test Version in Feb
Windows 8 Test Version in Feb – Microsoft Corp. will release the first broadly available test version of Windows 8 — a new iteration of its flagship operating system — in late February, Vice President...
View ArticleTower Ban for NBN
Tower Ban for NBN – Regional councils which do not approve NBN Co’s fixed wireless towers will have to rely on slower satellite internet services, the head of the government-owned company says. The...
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