items tagged with Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Ribbit: the Silicon Valley ‘Voice 2.0’ answer to the telephone
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-18 03:45:42
Billed as the first ‘Silicon Valley’ telephone company, Ribbit wants to revolutionise the telephony industry, opening up telecommunications in a way that traditional telcos have resisted for decades, while also challenging the likes of Skype.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-18 03:45:42
Billed as the first ‘Silicon Valley’ telephone company, Ribbit wants to revolutionise the telephony industry, opening up telecommunications in a way that traditional telcos have resisted for decades, while also challenging the likes of Skype.
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2 million Next G customers get cheaper phone browsing
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 23:50:27
Telstra has announced 2 million customers have signed up to the Next G service, with 250,000 new connections a month, while dropping browsing charges on when looking at the BigPond Mobile Home and Today tabs on Next G mobile phones, but still charging for regular web access.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 23:50:27
Telstra has announced 2 million customers have signed up to the Next G service, with 250,000 new connections a month, while dropping browsing charges on when looking at the BigPond Mobile Home and Today tabs on Next G mobile phones, but still charging for regular web access.
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Digital pirates busted in Sydney and Melbourne
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 23:08:08
Australian authorities in Sydney and Melbourne have been involved in separate operations to uncover acts of music and movie piracy, showing Australia is no safe-haven for digital pirates.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 23:08:08
Australian authorities in Sydney and Melbourne have been involved in separate operations to uncover acts of music and movie piracy, showing Australia is no safe-haven for digital pirates.
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Telstra Palm Treo 750 customers finally get WM6
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 21:30:13
Palm Treo 750 owners on the Telstra Next G network finally get the chance to upgrade to the Windows Mobile 6 OS from today, months after the WM6 update for customers of the Treo on other carriers.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 21:30:13
Palm Treo 750 owners on the Telstra Next G network finally get the chance to upgrade to the Windows Mobile 6 OS from today, months after the WM6 update for customers of the Treo on other carriers.
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Optus boosts cable speed but 'lowers' Fusion download limit
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 19:39:01
Optus has announced cable speeds of up to 20Mbps download and 512kbps upload, but only for certain customers, while deciding to copy Telstra by counting uploads towards the download limit.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 19:39:01
Optus has announced cable speeds of up to 20Mbps download and 512kbps upload, but only for certain customers, while deciding to copy Telstra by counting uploads towards the download limit.
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Xbox 360’s jamming wireless signals?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 07:51:42
A report has emerged suggesting the Xbox 360’s inbuilt wireless system for communication with wireless controllers and headsets is transmitting over a wide area of the 2.4Ghz spectrum, causing interference to WLAN’s and other 2.4Ghz devices.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-17 07:51:42
A report has emerged suggesting the Xbox 360’s inbuilt wireless system for communication with wireless controllers and headsets is transmitting over a wide area of the 2.4Ghz spectrum, causing interference to WLAN’s and other 2.4Ghz devices.
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iPhone gets 'upgraded' again: GPS, video and plenty more
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-12-17 04:35:43
GPS and video recording capabilities have come to the iPhone at last, as iPhone users enjoy an ever increasing range of capabilities on a device that was originally meant to be ‘closed’!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-12-17 04:35:43
GPS and video recording capabilities have come to the iPhone at last, as iPhone users enjoy an ever increasing range of capabilities on a device that was originally meant to be ‘closed’!
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The iPod iPond: a gimmicky storm in a fish tank
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-16 18:30:31
An iPod shaped 'fish tank' with built-in speaker is creating waves, causing worries among animal activists over how humane it actually is for a fish to live in the iPond, while technologists wonder if it could possibly sound any good, or not.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-16 18:30:31
An iPod shaped 'fish tank' with built-in speaker is creating waves, causing worries among animal activists over how humane it actually is for a fish to live in the iPond, while technologists wonder if it could possibly sound any good, or not.
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Here comes Google’s Knol ‘edge’
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-15 01:00:32
Whether Google is leading with a new idea, or seemingly late to the game, with a Wikipedia-like ‘Knol’ project to build a database of knowledge, Google’s plans have everyone talking and wondering how big the Knol edge will be.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-15 01:00:32
Whether Google is leading with a new idea, or seemingly late to the game, with a Wikipedia-like ‘Knol’ project to build a database of knowledge, Google’s plans have everyone talking and wondering how big the Knol edge will be.
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Microsoft releases Hyper-V beta ‘early’
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-14 00:44:56
The beta of Hyper-V, Microsoft’s hypervisor-based virtualisation technology, has come early in what Microsoft calls a ‘holiday surprise’, although VMware says they’re five years late.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-14 00:44:56
The beta of Hyper-V, Microsoft’s hypervisor-based virtualisation technology, has come early in what Microsoft calls a ‘holiday surprise’, although VMware says they’re five years late.
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Ripping CDs still means ‘unauthorised copies’ according to RIAA
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-12 09:12:42
The lawsuit-happy RIAA still thinks that consumers who rip music from their own, legally purchased CDs, are 'stealing', in a surprise that actually isn't a surprise at all.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-12 09:12:42
The lawsuit-happy RIAA still thinks that consumers who rip music from their own, legally purchased CDs, are 'stealing', in a surprise that actually isn't a surprise at all.
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LG’s second-gen Blu-ray/HD DVD player better, still slow
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-11 06:51:50
Ever since LG and Samsung started talking about dual format Blu-ray/HD DVD players, some thought the next-gen format war would soon be over, but while LG’s newest dual format player is certainly an improvement, it’s still slow – and far too expensive.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-11 06:51:50
Ever since LG and Samsung started talking about dual format Blu-ray/HD DVD players, some thought the next-gen format war would soon be over, but while LG’s newest dual format player is certainly an improvement, it’s still slow – and far too expensive.
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Ask.com lets users ‘erase’ search history from logs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-11 06:20:20
AskEraser, a feature that allows users to tell Ask.com not to retain their search history with the Ask engine, has finally launched, putting privacy at centre stage in an attempt to gain market share against Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-11 06:20:20
AskEraser, a feature that allows users to tell Ask.com not to retain their search history with the Ask engine, has finally launched, putting privacy at centre stage in an attempt to gain market share against Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.
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Touch comes to Dell, Toshiba Tablet PCs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-11 05:21:25
Although dual touch technology allowing the use of a stylus or a fingertip on a Tablet PC screen has been available for several years in selected models of competing brands, Dell’s first ever Tablet PC and Toshiba’s latest model improve dual touch screen technologies and take them truly mainstream.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-11 05:21:25
Although dual touch technology allowing the use of a stylus or a fingertip on a Tablet PC screen has been available for several years in selected models of competing brands, Dell’s first ever Tablet PC and Toshiba’s latest model improve dual touch screen technologies and take them truly mainstream.
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Worries over widespread unauthorised use of unsecured Wi-Fi
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-10 07:02:53
An alleged extortion attempt in Australia using unsecured wireless networks, a PDA and threatening emails in the name of someone else has resulted in the arrest of a man. The incident serves as a timely reminder to ensure the wireless networks in your life – whether yours, those of friend and family, or at your workplace – are appropriately secured and not open for anyone to use and abuse.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-10 07:02:53
An alleged extortion attempt in Australia using unsecured wireless networks, a PDA and threatening emails in the name of someone else has resulted in the arrest of a man. The incident serves as a timely reminder to ensure the wireless networks in your life – whether yours, those of friend and family, or at your workplace – are appropriately secured and not open for anyone to use and abuse.
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30 day grace period for CDMA users to keep their number
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-10 04:50:31
After reportedly sending a series of text messages and letters to CDMA customers advising them to switch to Next G or face losing their number on the Jan 28 CDMA cut off date, Telstra is now advising that customer numbers will be kept for at least 30 days.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-10 04:50:31
After reportedly sending a series of text messages and letters to CDMA customers advising them to switch to Next G or face losing their number on the Jan 28 CDMA cut off date, Telstra is now advising that customer numbers will be kept for at least 30 days.
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Apple’s newest store in New York redefines retail – again
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-08 01:55:08
More than just a store where the objective is to get you to the checkout counter and out the door, Apple’s newest store is more like a learning and training centre that actively teaches users how to get the most out of their Apple products with multiple free class sessions on every day, alongside amazing opening hours – and more.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-08 01:55:08
More than just a store where the objective is to get you to the checkout counter and out the door, Apple’s newest store is more like a learning and training centre that actively teaches users how to get the most out of their Apple products with multiple free class sessions on every day, alongside amazing opening hours – and more.
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In-flight Internet coming to US skies again – at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-07 21:49:56
Boeing’s Connexion in-flight broadband service was so good people were even able to use Skype for voice calls, but as the service was too expensive to operate it was shut down in mid 2006. Now, a form of in-flight Internet is coming back to US skies in December 07, with real web access finally coming to more US airlines in 2008.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-07 21:49:56
Boeing’s Connexion in-flight broadband service was so good people were even able to use Skype for voice calls, but as the service was too expensive to operate it was shut down in mid 2006. Now, a form of in-flight Internet is coming back to US skies in December 07, with real web access finally coming to more US airlines in 2008.
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Bashing Telstra for the right or wrong reasons?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-07 01:31:54
It’s all over the news – the Federal Court says Telstra’s ‘everywhere you need it’ ads were misleading after the ACCC complained – but if we’re going to waste all this time and money bashing Telstra, let’s bash them over their pricing, not their advertising.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-07 01:31:54
It’s all over the news – the Federal Court says Telstra’s ‘everywhere you need it’ ads were misleading after the ACCC complained – but if we’re going to waste all this time and money bashing Telstra, let’s bash them over their pricing, not their advertising.
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WGA: Won’t Go Away anytime soon
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-06 04:54:20
Microsoft might be ‘softening’ Vista SP1’s WGA anti-piracy procedures but they’re actually very similar to what’s been happening with XP for some time now, stopping most casual copying of retail discs and enabling detection of activation exploits used with pirate copies, in what is Microsoft’s most successful attempt at reducing casual piracy of the OS at the consumer level yet.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-12-06 04:54:20
Microsoft might be ‘softening’ Vista SP1’s WGA anti-piracy procedures but they’re actually very similar to what’s been happening with XP for some time now, stopping most casual copying of retail discs and enabling detection of activation exploits used with pirate copies, in what is Microsoft’s most successful attempt at reducing casual piracy of the OS at the consumer level yet.
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