Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Mobility RIM’s famous BlackBerry Messenger service, known as “BBM”, had just been released with a new free update – version 7 with voice, letting you make free “voice calls” over Wi-Fi to other BBM 7 users. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Entertainment Joining Spotify and all those other online music services newly available in Australia is personalised Internet radio service Pandora, complete with iOS, Android and web-based apps for your listening pleasure. …
Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open Source Ubuntu will take one step more into the commercial realm when it releases version 13.04 next April. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Mobility Telecom New Zealand has announced reduced international data roaming charges, to take effect from 21 December. …
Written by: William Atkins | Published in: Space A new start-up, privately funded space transport company, Golden Spike, has announced that it will take two people to the Moon for a mere $1.5 million by 2020. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Mobility Although I certainly do remember Google Maps Navigation (and other GPS units) sending people up the garden path (and near un-driveable dirt tracks) at times after it first launched, I certainly don’t remember the police issuing a warning against its …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market Strategies to exploit opportunities for engaging with consumers through mobile are being neglected by many Australian marketers, despite their belief in mobile as an increasingly important way to reach consumers. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Deals National Managed Service Provider, Australia Internet Solutions (AINS), has won a four-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide managed ICT services to Moreland City Council in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. …
Featured | Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: Entertainment From the folks that brought you the Uncharted series on PlayStation 3 comes The Last Of Us. Like a modern Wild West version of a Cohen brothers interpretation of the Walking Dead, only where you control the characters. …
Featured | Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Technology Technology will play a starring role in the overhaul planned for a third of Westpac’s 680 branches over the next three years at a cost of $240 million. …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Home IT Apple fans in the Australian state of Victoria, rejoice, for Apple’s newest Store is opening this Saturday the 15th of December at 12.00pm in Fountain Gate! …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy Logic Red Bull Mobile, an “MVNO” or “mobile virtual network operator” using the beleaguered Vodafone network, has unveiled a $30 per month “unlimited” plan with 5GB of data, but is it setting up customers for a big crash? …
Featured | Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Home IT A news report suggests that Microsoft’s Australian resurfacing of the tablet landscape is set to start happening at Aussie retail icons, JB HiFi and Harvey Norman. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Listed Tech UXC Consulting has relaunched its communications practice with what it says is a refreshed set of offerings “more aligned to current industry directions and leveraging the delivery strength of other UXC divisions.” …
Featured | Written by: David Swan | Published in: Entertainment Sony has finally discontinued production of its line of iconic cassette Walkmans, after 33 golden years of music. …
Written by: kayla | Published in: Sponsored Announcements To Keep Up With All of Australia’s News — Slick & Hassle-free App Brings Aussies The Hottest News Items & Videos of Australia – Via The Wisdom Of The Crowds — December, 2012 – Briox today introduced the exciting new Riversip Australian …
Featured | Written by: Sam Varghese | Published in: Open Source Nearly two years, when iTWire spoke to Samba team lead Andrew Tridgell and his able lieutenant Andrew Bartlett, they said that the move from Samba 3 to 4 would be the biggest shift in the development of the software. …
Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Government Tech Policy The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has issued a draft guide for banks, insurers and superannuation companies about the need to properly manage data risks that will have implications for organisations considering outsourcing or moving data to the cloud. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Deals Mining company Rio Tinto has selected Alcatel-Lucent to implement 4G-LTE wireless technology to support its mining operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. …
Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Technology From the dawn of civilisation until 2003 human beings generated 5 exabytes of data. We now produce that every two days – but only a tiny fraction is mined for value. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Networking Telstra has signed a five year deal with the ABC for the provision of managed data, mobile and voice services, as well as managing the corporation’s transition to a digital video platform for the high speed distribution of media. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market While global economic uncertainty continues, the business outlook is brighter for Australian SMEs in 2013 according to research just released which also shows the highest levels of SME dissatisfaction with the Federal Government in the history of the research. …
Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Listed Tech The ownership merry-go-round at Digital Post Australia continues with Computershare today announcing that it has built 80 per cent stake in the organisation. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market In only five weeks since it was first made available, the Emergency AUS app has been downloaded by more than 15,000 users and capped off that performance by winning an award in the 2012 Amazon Web Services Technical Innovator Award. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Security There’s been a timely warning that putting in place appropriate back-up and recovery process is far too often overlooked by system administrators, following recent business disruption to a Gold Coast medical practice caused by an alleged hacker attack. …
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Market National broadband provider, Internode, has launched a home technical support service, with its so-called techii team available to visit your home to set up broadband connections, install modems, connect Internet-ready devices to broadband and to assist with getting the best performance from …