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Her Majesty Down With Technology

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Queen Elizabeth II received a BlackBerry handset as a gift on Monday while touring the Canadian headquarters of its maker, Research in Motion. The monarch is said to be a fan of the popular smartphones, ever since her her son, Prince Andrew, introduced her to them a few years ago.

Pocket Hot Spots

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Australia has never embraced the notion of free wireless hot spots with the fervour of the US and several European countries. However, in our favour, we have a selection of 3G networks serving up internet speeds equal to, and in some cases eclipsing, the average home broadband connection of a few ...

Smartphones Cause Problems for HP

Monday, July 5th, 2010

The rise of smartphones has presented Hewlett-Packard Co. with a problem. For years, HP has relied on the sale of its printer ink to supply a big piece of the company's profits. Smartphones are a challenge because they're by design not connected to printers, and with people reading more of their ...

The Jabulani Football too Round?

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

WHEN it comes to the World Cup Jabulani football, perfect may not be good enough, according to scientists who have analysed the controversial ball. Experts puzzling over its allegedly erratic flight — which has unnerved more than one goalkeeper in South Africa — have concluded that the Jabulani may simply be ...

ParkPatrol to the Rescue

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

ParkPatrol, developed by Sydney-based software developer Crwdpower, sends alerts to iPhone and, soon, Google Android mobile users when a parking officer is near their car.

What is your platform preference?

Monday, June 28th, 2010

If someone told you in 1999 that before the next decade was over, you'd be doing most of your written communications with your mobile phone, you probably would have looked at your handset and wondered how.

Adobe Flash 10.1

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Adobe has released Flash Player 10.1 for the mobile platform. It brings full support for Flash content on mobile devices starting with smartphones. Just to put Apple off, Flash Player 10.1 would be made available first on the Android based smartphones. The final version of Flash Player 10.1 is being ...

Telstra joins the Broadband Wagon

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

TELSTRA will hand over millions of customers to the federal government's new national broadband network and shut down its ageing copper and cable networks in an $11 billion deal which will fundamentally reshape the communications industry.

Mobile Towers Cause Cancer?

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

A new study finds children whose mothers lived close to a mobile phone tower while pregnant did not appear to be at any higher risk of cancer than children whose mothers lived further away.

iPhone 4 arrival is approaching

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Excitement is in the air for those that have pre-ordered an iPhone 4, as the first batch has left Chinese docks and will be arriving in time for the simultaneous June 24 launch in the US, UK, Japan, Germany, and France. A number of Apple-focused sites and their readers have ...