Apple shuts out vulnerable Java plugin
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Security Apple moved relatively quickly to protect Mac users from exploits of a Java vulnerability revealed last week. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Security Apple moved relatively quickly to protect Mac users from exploits of a Java vulnerability revealed last week. …
Featured | Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: People The former head of Microsoft Asia-Pacific has joined Australia Post as Executive General Manager for Communications Management Services. …
Written by: David Heath | Published in: Security A legal stoush between a student and her school over RFID tracking has left the student looking for another school. …
Written by: David Heath | Published in: Security ASIO wants to hack into all kinds of devices to further their security interests. …
Written by: David Heath | Published in: Space Following the January 9th close fly-by, asteroid Apophis’ orbit has been more accurately calculated. …
Written by: David Heath | Published in: Health Recent research has suggested a very strong connection between the use of lead in petrol and paint and violent crime rates. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Deals Australian web-hosting provider Anchor has announced a partnership with Los Angeles based Magento, a subsidiary of eBay and a leading eCommerce platform provider. …
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: Market The average per-device data consumption for smartphones has overtaken tablets for the first time; iPhone 5 users are the biggest downloaders, but Galaxy S111 users lead in uploads. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Market Declining PC shipments signal a “structural shift” in the market towards tablets, according to analysts. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Market A report from leading US news agency Bloomberg says that Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell is considering taking the company private. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Market Global sales of Samsung’s Galaxy S smartphones now exceed 100 million. Meanwhile Apple iPhone 5 production has slowed and its share price has dropped below $500 for the first time in a year. …
Written by: David Heath | Published in: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! Legal experts agree that nothing Swartz was charged with was likely to be proven. It probably wasn’t even a crime. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Space Two spatial science researchers have completed the first research in Australia to integrate the well-established GPS technology with an emerging satellite system, Galileo. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Regulation The suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz diminishes us all, but will hasten the demise of what he fought against. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Security January’s Patch Tuesday was last week, but Microsoft didn’t deliver a patch for a certain Internet Explorer vulnerability. But a fix is due in the next 30 hours. …
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: Networking Southern Cross Cable – which enjoys a monopoly on trans-Tasman fibre connectivity – has cut wholesale prices by 20 percent. …
As the dust settles over Las Vegas, it’s becoming clear that this year’s International CES ushered in a new era of in-the-air gesture control, says Mike Elgan. …
Shortages of touch-enabled Windows notebooks led to a steeper-than-expected decline in PC sales last quarter, according to research firm IDC. …
Perhaps you remember Surface RT. It was Microsoft's bid to become a legitimate computer hardware manufacturer–a Windows-based tablet with a clever, snappy, magnetically attached keyboard cover. It looked great. It felt great. It had all the pluck and presence of Grade A industrial design. read more
Are you desperately craving Siri-integration in your vehicle, but you don't want to go out and buy a new Chevy Spark or Sonic? read more
Aaron Swartz, the brilliant Internet pioneer, passionate political activist and computer programming prodigy, committed suicide on Friday as he faced hacking-related charges that could have landed him in jail for decades, according to published reports. read more
Technology can lead to trouble for teenagers if they aren't careful, and for parents teaching their kids how to use their gadgets appropriately can be a difficult task. read more
You know what's hard to do? Stand out at CES, a several-mile wide convention area filled with loud noises and seizure-friendly visuals. read more
I buy house plants. I kill house plants. It's the circle of life, but these vicious cycles need not be predestined fate. At CES 2013, Parrot–the company best known for its iPhone-controlled quadricopters–gave us the first glimpse at Flower Power, a fork-like gadget that you stick in your plant's soil …
Even without Apple being at the gigantic Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, it proved to be a treasure trove of iPhone 6 revelations for those with the wit to look beneath the surface of things. read more
LAS VEGAS–Lazy or inexperienced cooks across America long for a future where appliances instinctively know how to make a meal. Well, the future is almost here. read more