Микроблог главы Чечни Рамзана Кадырова возобновил работу 4 сентября. Твиттер @RKadyrov не работал в течение нескольких дней: 30 августа блогеры заметили, что аккаунт главы Чечни не открывается. Twitter дает 30 дней на восстановление удаленного аккаунта, после чего окончательно стирает данные пользователя. …
Социальная сеть “Одноклассники” прекратила работу с платежной системой “Яндекс.Деньги”. 1 сентября соцсеть убрала со своего сайта возможность покупки внутренней валюты (“ОКов”) с помощью платежной системы. В ответ “Яндекс” предложил пользователям покупать “ОКи” на своем сайте. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: People Australian public cloud computing and storage company, Ninefold, has created a new customer service role in the business, appointing former Harvey Norman IT service improvement manager, Jeff Black, to oversee technical and customer service delivery and performance. …
На этой неделе Nokia и Microsoft планируют представить смартфон Nokia Lumia 920, работающий под управлением новой системы Windows Phone 8. Как стало известно по слухам, Nokia Lumia 920 построен на базе двухъядерного процессора с тактовой частотой 1,5 ГГц и оснащен тыловой камерой с 8-мегапиксельной матрицей, 1 Гб оперативной памяти и …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Development Apple is preparing to open another two Apple Stores in Australia this weekend. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market Fifteen years after Kerry Packer and Bill Gates signed a landmark joint venture agreement which brought together Microsoft’s software expertise and the Packer company television and media assets, Internet business, ninemsn, is celebrating its 15 year anniversary with a look back at …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market Android mobile accessories specialist, Droidax, has launched its new EzyCharge device which recharges a Samsung Galaxy S III handset without using cables. …
Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Technology Becker Mining Australia will go live this month with its deployment of the OnBase enterprise content management system from US-based Hyland. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: People Business intelligence, data management, and data warehousing specialist Altis Consulting has appointed Kelly Kent as solutions delivery manager. …
Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: Radioactive IT Sitting down with Warren Spector’s latest pet project is somewhat daunting, the original game fulfilled Spector’s passion and obsession for all things Mickey Mouse, but managed to be inaccessible to many as a video game. Can going high definition, and toning …
Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open Source The organisers of the Australian national Linux conference today announced three more mini-conferences would be held as part of the 2013 event in Canberra. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market Tablet sales in Australia have exploded this year, increasing by 188 percent in just six months, with 2.7 million likely to be snapped up by consumers by the end of the year, and with the number of tablet users doubling next year …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market Boadband services company, NuSkope, has launched into the ADSL2+ market for the first time – moving from wireless to cable delivery – and tempting would-be customers in the family and student market with an entry-level hardware bundle including a free router modem …
Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Security Sloppy password practices are placing Australian consumers at risk online according to new research which shows that people are currently more careful with their ATM or credit card PIN than they are with online passwords. As digital wallets and smartphone based payments …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Technology NBN Co has announced NBN for Business, a service that will allow providers to offer up to 50 voice ‘lines’ to a location. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Technology WD’s latest My Book VelociRaptor Duo external storage unit combines a pair of the company’s VelociRaptor drives with a Thunderbolt interface for fast data transfer. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Deals Australian ICT consulting services company, UXC subsidiary, Red Rock Consulting, has completed the acquisition of predominately Oracle-based managed service provider, Tripoint Online. …
Automotive technology is advancing at a startling rate. Consider game-changing features like in-vehicle LTE, a proliferation of telematics (telecommunications and infotainment), and smartphone apps. While entry-level car buyers are enjoying added-value infotainment systems, high-end manufacturers continue to roll out devices like high-speed in-car Web access and digital rearview mirrors. read …
Cloud seems to be a buzzword in tech, but it's misunderstood by a majority of regular Americans too, according to results of a new survey sponsored by Citrix. read more
If you’re not getting the range you want from your home or office wireless network, there are many ways you can go about expanding your coverage. In this guide we’ll discuss some of the most popular methods, many of which involve upgrading and purchasing new gear (always a fun topic). …
McAfee's latest Facebook app, called McAfee Social Protection, lets users create protected Facebook albums that are viewable only to the users they choose to share with. The app is now officially in beta, which means you can check it out right now using your Facebook account. read more
Microsoft has launched a SkyDrive app for Android devices after releasing a similar app for iOS devices in December. Just like SkyDrive for iOS, the new Android app allows you to view your documents and photos saved to Microsoft's cloud storage service, share files or folders via e-mail, upload images …
The Kindle Fire has been snuffed out — in a good way. read more
Much buzz has been made this week over whether the upcoming Apple iPhone 5 will boast near field communications (NFC) technology, with the latest rumors saying it will not. Maybe, just maybe, that's what swayed James Bond to go with a Sony Xperia T instead in his upcoming "Skyfall" movie. …
Have a question about digital photography? Send it to me. I reply to as many as I can, though given the quantity of email I get, I can’t promise a personal reply to each one. I round up the most interesting questions about once a month here in Digital Focus. …
With the arrival of AT&T's new Mobile Share plans, which allow multiple devices to share a single pool of data, I thought I'd check and see what it would take to hook my AT&T iPhone and my AT&T iPad together onto a single plan. The answer: It takes a lot, …