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Debian ends support for Lenny

Sam Varghese — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:45:36 +0000

The Debian GNU/Linux project has ended support for version 5.0 of its distribution, otherwise known as Lenny, which was released on February 14, 2009.

Mobile operators get fixed price spectrum renewal in $3b Government windfall

Stuart Corner — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:28 +0000

The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.

Optus gains mobile subscribers, Vodafone loses

Stuart Corner — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:34:49 +0000

Optus has managed to grow its mobile subscriber base despite Telstra's addition of a massive one million new services in the past six months, but Vodafone continues to lose customers.

The Weather Channel on WiFi for Melbourne commuters

Stuart Corner — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:20:11 +0000

Users of a free WiFi service to be offered at Flinders Street station from March will be the first in Australia to get weather information via the US's Weather Channel.

Qld Government maps out NBN exploitation strategy

Stuart Corner — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:14:51 +0000

The Queensland Government has set out a four year plan designed to enable the state to maximise its opportunities from the rollout of the NBN

Kubuntu funding cut just one step in Canonical's grand plan

Sam Varghese — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:52:32 +0000

Canonical's withdrawal of funding to the Kubuntu project apparently is not very important to the company's owner, Mark Shuttleworth.

IBM fills its shopping bags with multi-million dollar DJs deal

Peter Dinham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:39:40 +0000

IBM has secured a multi-million dollar deal to develop a complete cross-channel retail platform for Australia’s longest-standing department store group, David Jones, which IBM says will allow consumers to buy on their terms, according to their preferences.

Aussies flock to LinkedIn in their millions

Peter Dinham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:19:41 +0000

LinkedIn reached a global milestone today with 150 million users worldwide now signed up and using the online professional network, including more than two million in Australia – about 10 percent of the population – LinkedIn devotees.

NZ ‘getting on with IT’, but caution prevails: report

Peter Dinham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:47:34 +0000

New Zealand IT decision-makers are optimistic, but cautious, about their investment plans this year, and an analyst report just published suggests that businesses will just get on with business as usual and still spend on IT despite the prevailing caution.

Faster, better SSD data recovery

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:42:12 +0000

Even though solid state drives aren't as prone to physical damage as conventional hard drives, it's still possible to lose data. Kroll Ontrack says it has developed proprietary techniques to recover more data in less time.

Thomson Reuters puts tax and law references onto iPad

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:19:35 +0000

The range of ebook readers for the iPad just got bigger - but this one is aimed at professionals such as accountants and lawyers.

Microsoft's Valentine message: apply these patches!

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:05:21 +0000

What better Valentine's Day gift could there be for a systems administrator than a bouquet of nine long-stemmed Microsoft security patches?

How to stop newly recorded iPhone videos from wiping themselves ‘accidentally’

Alex Zaharov-Reutt — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:51:08 +0000

Have you ever recorded a video clip on your iPhone – only to discover it has deleted itself after trying to get the camera application to respond… and are wondering why?

Windows Live to be default email service for BigPond customers

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:48:43 +0000

Telstra is moving BigPond customers onto a Windows Live email service while retaining their existing email addresses. Customers will also receive other Windows Live services.

Interactive Intelligence picks Phillips for Australian sales

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:35:42 +0000

Unified communications provider Interactive Intelligence has appointed Mitchell Phillips as Australia territory manager.

Phaser 7800 is FXP's 'one with the lot'

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:19:54 +0000

A new high-end colour laser printer from Fuji Xerox Printers provides a wide range of finishing options. But if that's more printer than you need, there are other new models in the range.

Lenovo to steal PC crown from HP

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:14 +0000

An analyst is tipping Lenovo as a future global number one PC vendor.

Shofer ups stake in Xero

Stephen Withers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:31:26 +0000

One of the founders of MYOB has boosted his stake in cloud accounting provider Xero.

Friday freezes NAB funds

Beverley Head — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:43 +0000

There’s never a good time for bank networks to crash – but Friday, when people are shopping or cashing up for the weekend is about the worst. National Australia Bank was today at full tilt to fix its latest computer headache which saw customers unable to use the ATM or Eftpos network for much of the day.

BYOD boom means new attention to the ‘consumerisation of IT’

Guest Writer — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:53:14 +0000

The Holiday season saw happy revelers unwrap millions of new, Internet-ready mobile devices. From the latest smartphones to tablets and Ultrabooks, a new class of powerful devices has hit the market.