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Jetstar website stuck on the tarmac

Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Jetstar, the budget airline owned by Qantas, is currently suffering an outage at the most frustrating point possible – right when the consumer is pressing the ‘purchase’ button, making consumers suffer long waits on Jetstar’s 24 hour phone line.

Google goes electric with cars and solar power

Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Google’s ‘RechargeIT’ initiative transforms hybrid cars into mostly electrically powered vehicles that barely use the fuel tank to double the fuel economy of regular hybrids, pump energy back into the grid and reduce emissions while providing US $10m to speed up progress.

Adobe ushers in paper-free reading – again

Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Although PDF is the standard in the paper-free yet easily printable delivery of information, Adobe has unveiled ‘Digital Editions 1.0’, an improved and free e-reader that lets you easily ‘acquire, manage and read’ digital books and documents on PCs and Macs.

Report: Apple making in-car entertainment/GPS for Mercedes

Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Apple is supposedly entering the in-car entertainment/mp3/GPS market with presumably iPhone style technology, with Mercedes Benz rumored to have struck a deal to be first to release the technology in 2009 with a six month period of exclusivity.

Ubuntu, Red Hat ‘Just say NO’ to Microsoft

Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Rumors that Ubuntu and Red Hat were about to do a dance with the ‘devil’ have proven untrue, to the relief of Linux lovers.

Apple recharges iPhone hype to the battery max

Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Apple’s move to offer an improved, glass, scratch-resistant screen and 3 hours more talk time for a total of 8 hours is an impressive set of improvements aimed at dousing concerns the iPhone’s battery life would send sales as flat as a dead battery.

Blockbuster to Blu-bust HD DVD off the shelves

Tuesday, 19 June 2007
Has Blockbuster become the HD DVD-buster by deciding to stock only Blu-ray titles in their 1700 corporate-owned stores, leaving HD DVD titles only in the initial 250 store test, adding only more HD DVD titles see higher consumer demand?

Behold the upgraded iPhone, even before June 29 release

Tuesday, 19 June 2007
If you wanted the iPhone to be upgraded before you bought one, Steve Jobs has managed this feat too, opting for a glass screen and extending talk time to 8 hours (from 5), and specifying battery life for web access, standby time, audio playback and video.

‘Australia Connected’ sounds pretty good – now what?

Tuesday, 19 June 2007
The Federal Government’s launch of ‘Australia Connected’ is meant to ensure ’99.9%’ of Australians get access to at least 12Mb broadband speeds one way or the other by June 30, 2009.

Safari: Don’t use it on Windows just yet

Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Numerous reports of bugs within the beta of Apple’s latest browser, Safari 3, in both the Mac and Windows versions, make it good to play around with but not to use as your everyday browser.

iPhone, oh iPhone: 17 days to HERO – or zero.

Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Steve Jobs’ keynote at the WWDC has come and gone, with a few Leopard spots uncovered and Safari for Windows released – but will the iPhone snatch victory – or defeat – from the jaws of the marketplace?

iTunes to offer movie iRentals?

Tuesday, 12 June 2007
In the latest threat to physical video rental stores, speculation is rife online that Apple will soon introduce 30-day movie rentals to the iTunes store, but movie studios don’t seem thrilled just yet.

No price drop for Xbox 360 after all – yet

Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Reports that Microsoft are considering a price drop for the Xbox 360 to US $199 have been ‘taken way out of context’ according to David Hufford – but surely they must be coming anyway?

iPhone: third party software iFrenzy!

Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Developers can create Web 2.0 apps for the iPhone, preserving the iPhone’s security and reliability, allaying fears the iPhone would be a closed environment.

Mac OS X Leopard - the wow starts now!

Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Although Apple's new OS, due October, has 300 new features, Steve Jobs highlighted 10 features he wanted to share, from 'CoverFlow' in Finder through to the Time Machine feature, interface improvements and more - is it the most advanced OS ever?

Apple goes on a Mac and Windows Safari!

Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Safari 3 is now available as a public beta for both the Mac and the Windows platform, compatible with XP and Vista, and promising speeds twice as fast as IE7!

Adobe's AIR is RIA-lly good

Monday, 11 June 2007
Watch out Microsoft, Adobe now has a product that can bring Web 2.0 online applications to the desktop - and they don't need a browser!

Parallels, Fusion and Boot Camp just part of Mac’s magic

Sunday, 10 June 2007
The Mac platform has never been stronger, with more software and hardware support than ever, fantastic XP, Vista and Linux virtualization support, more Mac buyers, and soon, a new OS.

Microsoft to cut price and create Xbox Three-Six-Wii?

Sunday, 10 June 2007
Public speculation by Microsoft Xbox head honchos that US $199 is the ‘sweet spot’ for console pricing plus admiration for the Wii’s ability to attract non-gamers to actually buy and use a games console is causing waves.

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