From the age of 4 in 1979, two years before the IBM PC was invented, Alex\'s father had the foresight to buy him a personal computer. Since that time Alex has lived and breathed almost every aspect of modern tech with an obvious, undeniable and incorrigible passion. http://www.itwire.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:29:46 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.itwire.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.itwire.com From the age of 4 in 1979, two years before the IBM PC was invented, Alex\'s father had the foresight to buy him a personal computer. Since that time Alex has lived and breathed almost every aspect of modern tech with an obvious, undeniable and incorrigible passion. http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29671&Itemid=1103 Hot on the heels of the news of Telstra’s slightly cheaper new broadband plans came the news that the legislative reforms intended to break up Telstra haven’t passed by the end of the year as expected, and has now been delayed until next year – giving Telstra more time to try and do a favourable deal with the Federal Government. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:11:53 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29656&Itemid=1103 Partly Channel 7 owned Hybrid Television Services, licensee of TiVo for Australia and NZ, has announced an upgraded 320GB model from December 1, and a new selection of free and paid on-demand programming, along with ISPs that unmeter TiVo download content, to counter the Foxtel and piracy alternatives. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:11:23 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29650&Itemid=1103 Getting ready to munch on his commitment to his stand on the ETS and CPRS legislation from the backbench by resigning from his frontbench post as Shadow Broadband Minister, Nick Minchin is clearly opposing the CPRS climate change views of Australian Opposition Liberal Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, and that of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:52:47 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29641&Itemid=1103 UPDATED: Telstra, Australia’s dominant telecommunications company, and admitted serial overcharger, has finally delivered some of the price cuts its CEO, David Thodey, recently promised, and while any price cut is always welcome, has Telstra really done enough? Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:34:24 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29614&Itemid=1103 Has iPodRip iRipped itself a Jobsian marketing coup by publicising a seemingly heartless response from Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, or does Steve Jobs need to have a heart? Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:40:21 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29568&Itemid=1103 BlackBerry’s very recently announced Bold 9700 is finally available at retail from Telstra stores today, and other telcos from early December, and given that it’s the best BlackBerry yet, despite strong competition, it should be a Berry Merry Christmas for RIM and telco partners! Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:58:10 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29448&Itemid=1103 Hi! I'm a PC. I'm a Mac. And I'm a stolen iPhone from Belgium! Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:42:06 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29431&Itemid=1103 iPhone 3G and 3GS users who have purchased the TomTom GPS navigation app can finally buy TomTom’s official iPhone car kit in retail stores, while online purchasing through the online Apple Store is coming “soon”. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:56:49 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29307&Itemid=1103 It’s all over the news – a Microsoft employee saying the graphics of Windows 7 were inspired by the Mac, then quickly corrected by the official Windows Team Blog saying it was nothing of the sort! Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:17:42 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29305&Itemid=1103 As the ikee Rick Astley and the iPhone/Privacy.A iPhone malware attacks take the world by storm, will iPhones and smartphones now start becoming subject to the onslaught of virus attacks common in the Windows world of PCs? Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:17:04 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29289&Itemid=1103 Now that the 802.11n standard has been ratified, the Xbox 360 is finally getting a Wireless N adapter to better cope with the heavy demands of today’s digital content devouring public, but it’s double the price of a USB Wireless N adapter for your PC! Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:19:42 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29279&Itemid=1103 Today’s the day that Australian Wii fans can finally race into retail stores to pick up the 2009 multiplayer version of the venerable Nintendo title, Mario Bros, now called “Super Mario Bros. Wii”! Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:23:43 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27997&Itemid=1103 Thinking of buying a really fast new laptop computer? Some retailers in the US (and soon around the world) are now offering notebooks that finally sport the mobile version of Intel’s fastest and smartest processor, the Core i7, while the latest developments at Intel’s twice-yearly developer conference are also proving very newsworthy! Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:44:35 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27766&Itemid=1103 Australia’s federal government has come out with an offer that Australia’s dominant and supposedly independent telco, Telstra, seemingly cannot refuse: structurally separate the company or the government will do it for you. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:14:08 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27763&Itemid=1103 Sony has ushered in its new “Spring Summer Collection 2009” of high quality consumer electronics, along with a new group-wide philosophy of “make.believe”, where the spirit of creativity and imagination can make anything possible, replacing the previous “like.no.other” slogan. It’s easy to believe this new strategy will be quite a success! Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:04:37 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27705&Itemid=1103 Although the new iPod Touch was touted to come with a camera, Apple surprised us all by including a video-only camera (and a host of other cool features) in its new iPod nano instead, pointing towards yet another very iPod-y Christmas and holiday shopping season for Apple and millions of existing and new customers. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:00:56 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27641&Itemid=1103 It’s been an interesting few days at Microsoft’s annual Tech.Ed event, with this year naturally focusing on all of Microsoft’s big guns – Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, virtualisation, software development, Office 2010 – and just how nicely Win 7 RTM runs on netbooks! Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:50:19 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26440&Itemid=1103 256GB, or a quarter of a terabyte, is now available from Flash manufacturer Kingston Technology, which it says “allows users to store and carry an entire digital library in a small mobile device”, but early adopters will need well over $1000 to pay for the privilege! Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:49:32 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26437&Itemid=1103 Microsoft’s “Windows Team Blog” and one of its bloggers, Brandon LeBlanc have previously announced that Win 7 RTM will come in “late July”, but now there’s additional detail on exactly when different groups of people can officially get their hands on RTM code. Read on! Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:07:09 -0600 http://www.itwire.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26380&Itemid=1103 Blending the “S-Class User Interface” seen on the LG Arena with an 8 megapixel camera, LG has launched the successor to the original Viewty, but is the Viewty Smart a beauty? Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:24:26 -0600