Vodafone and Visa SmartPass payments system
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Mobility Vodafone and Visa have announced SmartPass, a mobile payments system. It is a worldwide initiative which will be in Australia in 2013. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Mobility Vodafone and Visa have announced SmartPass, a mobile payments system. It is a worldwide initiative which will be in Australia in 2013. …
Written by: David Swan | Published in: Home IT Australia’s bargain hunters ready for the shopping event of the year, but one site has already buckled under the pressure, with David Jones’ website crashing today. …
Written by: Beverley Head | Published in: Security Following an extensive trial, National Australia Bank plans to roll out a voice biometric based security system in 2013 – but as yet has no firm plans to extend the use of voice biometrics to secure smartphone access to its online banking …
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: Training A new body, the Australian Consensus Technology Association (ACTA), has been formed to represent and serve professionals working in all branches of technology. …
Written by: David Swan | Published in: Entertainment Convoy International today announced it that has ceased distributing the Beats range of headphones, arguably the world’s most famous headphone brand. …
Written by: Graeme Philipson | Published in: Home IT More than half Australia’s online shoppers are discouraged from buying again from online retailers if they have a bad delivery experience. …
Written by: David Heath | Published in: Biology At least when it comes to the so-called Mayan Doomsday date. …
Written by: David Heath | Published in: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! What seemed like a great idea is positively bizarre. …
Written by: David Swan | Published in: Home IT Singles everywhere are set to go into hiding with Facebook introducing ‘Relationship Pages’, a new romantic twist on its Friendship pages. …
Apple has told Mac owners running OS X Lion that the beta of Messages, its replacement for both the older iChat instant messaging service and SMS (short message service) texting, will expire Dec. 14. …
David Petraeus, a brilliant man, did the dumbest thing imaginable with his email. He trusted it with his secrets. Mike Elgan offers other options for keeping private things private online. …
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing eBay of entering into a "handshake" agreement to not recruit or hire employees of software maker Intuit. …
Though U.S. political leaders managed to spark some good news for the economy Friday, technology stocks are down for the week, showing a continued lack of confidence in the sector. …
Few people watch television alone today, even when they're by themselves. Most are gravitating toward the multi-screen experience, in which viewers keep a smartphone, tablet or laptop close by so they can access the Web while they watch TV. But as televisions become smarter and gesture-based computing evolves, viewers may …
The rental-car company rolls out a voice-response system with tailored menus that anticipate what the customer will want to do next read more
Our exclusive research shows that boards of directors still don't understand the role that IT can play in driving business innovation. It's the CIO's job to change that. read more
If you value your data—whether it’s some perfect photos you took last weekend, your entire music collection on iTunes, or your draft of the next great American novel—you must stay on top of regular system backup. One of the easiest ways of doing so is to use OS X’s built-in …
PC gaming is stronger than it has been in years, but the classic age of PC gaming has to be the mid- to late 1990s. The PC was a strong source of innovation in gaming, spawning new genres as well as the birth of real-time, online multiplayer games. That era …
A new survey found 63% of mobile workers are spending at least six hours each weekend online — and nearly one-third are online for up to 20 hours over the two days. read more
Whether you have a new iPad, an older iPad, or an iPad mini, consider using a protective case or carrying bag to minimize the risk of damage. True, the sleek design of this tablet family makes you want to show off your iPad, but they are still vulnerable to scratches …
SharePoint's new application development model has piqued the interest of ISVs and enterprise developers who create applications for Microsoft's enterprise collaboration server. read more
В митинге протеста против цензуры в интернете, организованном незарегистрированной Пиратской партией России в Москве, приняли участие примерно пятьдесят человек. Лидер партии Павел Рассудов пожаловался, что акция прошла “отвратительно”, потому что полиция мешала его соратникам демонстрировать партийную символику. …
В прошлом месяце, компания Apple сообщила, что разработчики могут готовиться к тестированию первой беты OSX 10.8.3. …
В Австралии составители итогового экзамена на получение аттестата (VCE) для школьников добавили в качестве иллюстрации к тесту картинку, где в штурме Зимнего дворца наравне с солдатами и матросами принимает участие боевой робот Battle Mech Marauder из компьютерной игры Mech Warrior 2: 31st Century Combat. Об этом сообщает The Age. …
Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Technology The latest version of the WD My Book Studio external drive comes in capacities up to 4TB, and a USB 3.0 interface in place of FireWire 800. …
Любители фотошопа не в восторге. В Японии в скором времени появятся фотокабинки, в которых желающий сможет получить свою миниатюрную 3D-модель. Словом, гламурным дивам просьба не беспокоиться — такое изображение потом не отфотошопить: ноги не удлинить, грудь не увеличить. …