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FttP half-truths mask whole-NBN deception

Aug 31, 12:56PM

Malcolm Turnbull has been spruiking 12Mbps minimum broadband for years. Suddenly, it's "just not satisfactory" — and it's OK for him to continue to dodge any substantive questions around the Coalition's plan. Maybe that's because nobody's asking them.


Patents shouldn't apply to the obvious

Aug 31, 12:17PM

Will the next-generation of non-iOS phones have us licking the device to scroll and tapping it on our foreheads to zoom?


Comparing the iPhone trade-in services: Apple, Gazelle, uSell, Amazon and eBay

Aug 31, 12:15PM

With Apple jumping into the gadget trade-in business I decided to compare its prices to the competition to see who offered the best buyback prices on the iPhone 4 and 4S. Read this before you sell your old iPhone.


Short-termers get service (finally)

Aug 31, 9:10AM

People who move often have in the past been caught in technological limbo, forced to use wireless connections, because fixed connections require too much commitment. But change is afoot.


Windows 8: No, I AM YOUR OS UPGRADE!

Aug 31, 7:29AM

Say what you wish about this release being only for tech geeks: The Microsoft Empire will prevail with Windows 8.


ZAGG launching slim Bluetooth keyboard cover with integrated backlight

Aug 31, 7:07AM

Logitech released a compelling ultra slim keyboard a couple months ago and now ZAGG is offering up a competitor with backlighting.


How Twitter tweets your tweets with open source

Aug 31, 6:58AM

Twitter couldn't exist without open-source software, and they know it and they share their own code back in return.


Daily Cuppa: the girl with the tech tattoos and devices on planes

Aug 31, 6:27AM

Overnight, we saw a case of an inside man getting caught, the US Government recommending its own BYOD guidelines and Amazon potentially gearing up to announce the next Kindle Fire.


Ubuntu 12.10, due in October, said to be 'Cloud for Human Beings'

Aug 31, 6:23AM

At LinuxCon 2012, and CloudOpen, Canonical touted its pioneering work with OpenStack and said it intends to position its next platform - Ubuntu 12.10 in October -- with Juju and Charm technologies as the Cloud for human beings, much the way it positions its current OS as Linux for human beings. Its five-month-old Ubuntu 12.04 was the first commercial distribution to incorporate OpenStack.


BYOD mobile workers thumbing nose at IT security

Aug 31, 4:05AM

Nearly one in four BYOD mobile workers with smartphones and tablets are employing workarounds to bypass IT controls on corporate data.


Oracle issues major Java security fix; recommends immediate action

Aug 31, 3:48AM

Amid some controversy, Oracle issues a patch to fix up some nagging Java security vulnerabilities.


Giant WPP stokes M&A competition for digital marketing startups

Aug 31, 3:47AM

Competition among giant marketing and advertising groups could be a boon for Silicon Valley investors...


AMD previews processors for tablets and PCs at Hot Chips

Aug 31, 2:52AM

AMD gave a series of talks this week at an annual chip conference that together provide a glimpse into its future processors for everything from low-power mobile devices to high-performance desktops.


IDC: China will surpass U.S. in smartphone shipments this year

Aug 31, 1:58AM

China is poised to overtake the U.S. in smartphone shipments this year, according to a new report.


Here come the hybrids

Aug 31, 1:20AM

Asus kicked off the hybrid rebirth with its Android-based Transformer, and with Windows 8 poised for release one company after another is sharing plans to bring the form to market.


Fax me your signed, sealed document...

Aug 31, 1:04AM

Faxed documents and telephone voice prompts are at the heart of the thorniest bureaucracies, despite plenty of better alternatives...


Windows Intune users: Final Windows 8 bits are available for download

Aug 31, 12:04AM

Subscribers of Microsoft's Windows Intune cloud management and security service are able to download the Windows 8 bits a few days earlier than scheduled.


Torvalds touts Linux's advances in power, ARM and cell phones

Aug 30, 11:56PM

Linux founder Linus Torvalds, the founder and lead developer of Linux, has always been a man of few words and yesterday at LinuxCon 2012 he was no different. Still, the Linux creator hailed advances the kernel has made in the way of ARM support and power management, its progress on the cell phone front, and the fact that the kernel group has maintained its independence from manufacturers


Grab and backup your Zune HD apps today, Microsoft changing services

Aug 30, 11:30PM

I am a huge fan of the Zune HD and think it should have seen success at Microsoft. Unfortunately, Zune HD apps is going away today, 31 August.


Western Digital debuts Thunderbolt-enabled 2TB My Book VelociRaptor Duo

Aug 30, 10:51PM

Western Digital's super-fast,Thunderbolt-enabled 2TB My Book VelociRaptor Duo offers super-fast data storage for your Mac, but at a price that will bring tears to your eyes.



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