What will Microsoft do with Nokia?
What does Microsoft’s announcement that it’s buying Nokia’s hardware devices business mean for Windows Phone 8?
What will Microsoft do with Nokia? Read More »
What does Microsoft’s announcement that it’s buying Nokia’s hardware devices business mean for Windows Phone 8?
What will Microsoft do with Nokia? Read More »
Research and media attention has usually focused on possible negative impacts of video games. But a clear case to support such links is yet to emerge and even people who argue that video games have a negative impact acknowledge that any such effect size is relatively small. Now, there’s an emerging body of research focusing
Beyond the beat-em-up: video games are good for young people Read More »
A flurry of initiatives aimed at connecting the billions – mainly in Africa – who still do not have access to the internet are underway.
Spreading the net takes more than balloons and bombast Read More »
Malcolm Turnbull reckons that in the context of the Coalition FTTN NBN plan, Telstra’s copper has no economic value. Hang on… isn’t it meant to be the last 600 metres or so of the entire network?
NBN: Does Telstra's copper have any value? Read More »
With the phablet (smartphone tablet) market getting very full, a new geeky gadget could unleash a rush of enthusiastic buying – and the latest hot topic is smart digital watches.
Samsung's Galaxy Gear: time to move from phablets to wriblets? Read More »
Overnight, Vodafone’s taken the wrapper off new premium unlimited “Red” plans. How do they compare to the rest of the unlimited offerings you can opt for?
Are Vodafone's Red Plans good value? Read More »
Sensis has a wonderful service where you can opt out of getting the physical White and Yellow Pages directories delivered to your home. Wonderful as in “I wonder what I’ve got to do TO MAKE IT ACTUALLY WORK”. Warning: Rant ahead.
Sensis' Directory Select appears to be totally useless Read More »
Sony’s announced overnight that the Playstation 4 will go on sale in Australia on November 29th, two weeks after it appears in the US. Sony appears poised to capture a lot of the market if you read around, but is it already actually winning the console war?
Sony unveils Aussie PS4 launch date, but who's winning the console war? Read More »
There’s an interesting piece in today’s Australian regarding the northern New South Wales city of Armidale and its special relationship to the NBN, talking it up as a “regional fibre island”. Hurrah for Armidale, say I, except that it highlights, rather starkly, the problems with building a split NBN.
NBN: Armidale's "Fibre Island" shows the problem with a hybrid NBN Read More »
Australians rank amongst the heavy hitters when it comes to film and TV piracy despite our small population, with timely access to legal material often cited as the reason why. EzyFlix has launched its streaming operations today, offering another avenue for legal TV and movie downloads, but it seems unlikely to change much.
EzyFlix won't change Australia's piracy habits Read More »