IBM Top Cloud Co: Study
Click to enlarge The report, released this week by Longhaus, selects IBM as the top infrastructure-as-a-service Cloud for enterprise in Australia, citing... Read More
Apple Shoots To No.1 Consumer PC Oz
Click to enlarge The Australia New Zealand PC market enjoyed “solid” 6% annual growth in 2011, with 6.8m computers shipped despite “supply... Read More
Final Day Before Google Alters Privacy
Google is getting rid of over 60 different privacy policies and replacing them with one single policy that it says is “much... Read More
Take Note: Samsung 5″ Phablet Hits Voda
However, the 5.3″ Samsung Galaxy Note, which has already been hailed as strictly a smartphone and definitely “not a tablet” by reviewers... Read More
Look Out Dropbox! Google Cloud “Coming”
Click to enlarge Rumour has it cloud based storage, a la Apple iCloud or Microsoft SkyDrive, simply called ‘Drive’, is next to... Read More
CAUGHT! Security Cameras Spying Via Web
Click to enlarge Here’s what one user posted on Reddit. TrendNet security IP cameras have been exposed as secretly allowing external audiences... Read More
Windows PCs Now Kinecting With Voice & Gesture Controls
The Windows dedicated Kinect controller has benefitted from some custom enhancements, including a larger in depth sensor that is capable of recognising... Read More
Slump In TV Sales Hurts Toshiba: 138M
The Company whose third quarter operating profit fell 72% said that profit margin in its memory-chip business dropped to less than 11%... Read More
Mega ‘Insane’: Who IS Dr Dotcom?
Click to enlarge Kim Dotcom now finds himself in hotwater with FBI. The 38 year-old multi millionaire, Kim Dotcom (formerly Schmidz before... Read More
Professionals Don’t Find Apple’s iPad A Worthy Laptop Substitute
An IDG Connect report published this week found 91 per cent of businesses that have deployed the iPad do use it primarily... Read More
New Atdec Gear Adapts To Any Environment
Click to enlarge Atdec’s Levitate uses intelligent design to cleverly hide untidy computer wiring in a way that doesn’t make it difficult... Read More
IBM Squeezes Data Storage Into 12 Atoms
IBM’s R&D labs have shown the potential to use atomic-scale magnetic memory to make dense storage components for the future’s computers. While... Read More
Dell Reloaded: 13″ Size Zero i5 Ultrabook Hits CES
Dell’s first ever ultrabook, the new size zero ultra, ultra model, the XPS 13, weighing just under 3lbs, has just been announced... Read More
Apple Buys Israeli Memory
Click to enlarge Israeli based Anobit Technologies, which already makes drives for both iPad and iPhone is now Apple owned, a spokesperson... Read More
LG Shows Up Samsung With 14-inch ‘Super’ Ultrabook Rival At CES
The two new Ultrabooks, the Z330 and Z430, come in 13 inch and 14 inch sizes respectively and fit the metallic mould... Read More
Dick Smith ‘New’ Drive Comes With Pirated Movies & Virus’
Click to enlarge After purchasing the hard drive, Mason plugged it into his computer expecting to see roughly 1.5GB of storage available.... Read More
Intel: Hard Drive Shortage & Ultrabrooks Drive Opportunity For SSDs
Intel in Europe has indicated that the hard drive shortage marks an opportunity for wider retailer adoption of SSDs, though the company... Read More
Vulnerable: Hard Disk Companies Slash Warranties
According to site techspot, Seagate issued a letter to an authorised distributor informing them of the new warranty policies which will come... Read More
Wired: Vodafone Signs Up First NBN Fixed Line Customers
Click to enlarge An overseas model Vodafone Femtocell Station “We are pleased to have connected our first NBN customers and delighted to... Read More
Qualcomm Spurs Cheaper, Faster Smartphone Production With New Chips
The new Snapdragon chips that house 1GHz dual-core CPUs are set to be backwards compatible with the software and hardware of older... Read More
All In One iMacs To Become HD TVs In 2012
Key to the new capability will be the release of new Apple TV software that will work across... Read More
D-Link Gizmo Magnifies Weak WiFi Signals
Click to enlarge D-Link’s new PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender uses the existing electrical wiring in a home to extend the range... Read More
Xbox $169, 10% off Mac, TVs: JB HiFi ‘Gift’ Sale Tonight
Click to enlarge The X Box 360 4GB is also going for $169 and PS3 games like Batman: Arkham City and Wallabies... Read More
Western Digital Comeback
The facility was badly affected by the recent Thai floods. Some operations remain under about two feet of water but are expected... Read More
Brother Using 3D Augmented Reality To Sell Printers In 2012
The ‘Brother AR’ app allows potential customers to scan over promotional materials like brochures and ads for Brother... Read More
Cracked It! Acer S3 First Ultrabook UNDER $1000
Click to enlarge It also has decent hardware with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM memory for basic models, Crystal Eye Webcam, 2X... Read More
Noah’s Flood: HDD Prices Expected To Crash
It says a channel retailers have piled up HDD inventory in recent weeks due to concerns over potential shortages – concerns, incidentally,... Read More
HP Attacks: 13.3″ Cheap HD Ultrabook $1199
Powered by the latest Intel Core processor, HP’s Folio also includes Rapid Start Technology, which mean fast as lightening boot times. This... Read More
Mac Passport To Apple’s Time Machine $249
Click to enlarge My Passport For Mac The dual FireWire ports provide “blazing fast” upload and transfer speeds while also allowing users... Read More
Yeehaw: Buffalo Personal CloudStation $209
Click to enlarge Files are securely shared between people and there is no need for user setup: users simply email a link... Read More
UltraBad? $1399 Asus ZenBook Hits OZ As Cut Orders 40%
Click to enlarge Can Asus Ultrabook create some Zen around the new PC category? Both brands recently slashed factory orders from 250,000-300,000... Read More
Lenovo Reveals First USB Plug & Play Widescreen For Multi-Screening Laptops
Dual screen displays were once the domain of PC set-ups with a video card that supports multi-screen, but Lenovo’s latest 14 inch... Read More
Chipmakers Swing Motion Gesture Controls Onto Smartphones
The US company that creates OMAP system-on-chip processors that are found in many of today’s smartphones, like the upcoming Nexus Galaxy, is... Read More
Coming Soon: Canon Pixma Pro-1 Intros All-New Ink System For Photo Printing
The new flagship model in Canon’s Pixma range, the Pixma Pro-1 is an A3+ printer made specifically for high-quality photo printing. The... Read More
Western Digital OZ Miss Out On Drive Shortages After Flood
Western Digital management have confirmed that Australia will be spared in the short term from a pending shortage in hard drives due... Read More
Fujitsu Offers SMEs Free Cloud Trial
The trial will go for two months, until the end of January, and covers infrastructure services, software services and platforms services. Launched... Read More
Western Digital Deliver Cloud Computing To TVs
Click to enlarge WD’s TV Live and MyBook Live WD TV Live streaming media player can be connected via WiFi (802.11n) or... Read More
Intel On Notebook High.. UltraBooks To Send It Spinning?
Revenue hit $14.2 billion (GAAP), up $3.2 bn, or 28 percent year-over-year, beating analyst expectations and will soar to $14.7 billion, plus... Read More
Australia Leads When It Comes To Cloud Computing Adoption
Australia is leading the Asia-Pacific region in cloud computing adoption with 67 percent of businesses now having cloud initiatives in place, up... Read More
Apple Nab Samsung In US As Lawyer Fails To ‘Spot The Difference’
This latest blow for Samsung Galaxy Tab maker comes as an Australian court upheld an interim ban on its Tab 10.1, meaning... Read More
Epson Takes On HP: Inkjet Is The New Laser Printer For Business
Laser printers have long been synonymous with the corporate world for high-volume, efficiency-driven printing. Inkjet, on the other hand, are typically dynamic... Read More
New Apple iCloud Goes Live Today
Apple today will launch its iCloud wireless storage and syncing service for US Apple and Windows users, in a move which takes... Read More
TravelMate: Acer 14″ LCD Lightweight Notebook $1,599
Click to enlarge The skinny notebook is under 22mm thin and boasts lightening-fast boot up via a Linux based light OS, Acer... Read More
Kingston Touts Military-Grade Security On Its Most Secure USB Flash Drive Yet
The DT6000 is a slim USB stick that comes in four sizes from 2GB to 16GB and supports 256-bit AES encryption. The... Read More
New Storage Tech From TDK Doubles Hard Drive Space
The magnetic-head technology used is expected to bring new, high-storage hard drives to the market by 2012, according to the Nikkei Business... Read More
Laser Printer Sales Crash In OZ & NZ
However, overall shipments hit 760,000, some 20,000 short of expectations – largely due to the shortfall in laser shipments. And IDC forecasts... Read More
Revamped Wacom Graphics Tablets Go Wireless
The Bamboo line-up of PC drawing tools that bring artistic tools and touch controls to PCs have been revamped with an updated... Read More
Incredible? Asus, Intel Nab Crooner Jason Mraz For Notebook Push
Click to enlarge But its not some PR stunt with smiley faces and shiny white teeth – the “team” alongside Asus and... Read More
No Linux: Fears Windows 8 Will Be Impossible To Install Alternative OS
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is the new feature being criticised, with its enhanced flexibility being negated as it replaces the traditional... Read More
iPhone Trouble: Apple Sued By Taiwanese Companies HTC & Via
According to Via, the infringed patents concern the device’s fundamental operations, involving the use, transfer and manipulation of data. Via’s complaint has... Read More