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Cloud POS provider Kounta is making it easier for retailers to adopt its system by offering the Kounta in a Box bundle that just requires the addition of a tablet or smartphone.
The recent intellectual property suit filed against ZTE in Australia by 'patent troll' Vringo has brought the contentious issue of patent trolls to our shores from the US where feral trolls are such a pest that the Obama Administration is trying to get legislation through Congress that will curb their actions, but that is not going to be easy. Patent trolls are protean creatures. One man's patent troll is another man's legitimate licensor of intellectual property.
Microsoft has backtracked on its always-online requirement for Xbox One, in a massive win for gamers.
Telstra has announced a number of requirements for its three key NBN rollout contractors about handling asbestos in pit remediation.
Millions of users were locked out of Facebook on Wednesday morning, after an "internal issue" caused the social networking giant to crash temporarily.
IT spending down but not out as governments grapple with economic woes
By Peter DinhamSevere economic problems in some countries have pushed down worldwide total IT spending by government organisations this year over last year, with forecast spending in 2013 expected to be around US449.5 billion, a decrease of just 0.1% over 2012. In Australia, however, modest but steady increases in IT spending are forecast for this year and beyond.
With the release of the Superman movie “Man of Steel”, Clark Kent will be able to look up in the night sky and see a Super Moon on June 23, 2013.
Most online users don’t care about privacy – Aussies even more so
By Graeme Philipson
For most people, the advantages of sharing data and contact details online outweigh concerns about privacy – Australians more than most.
Reports that Huawei is thinking about buying Nokia have now been denied. Oops. Perhaps the Huawei man who said it ‘misspoke’.
The ANZ tablet market more than doubled last year. Most of the growth was inncheap Android devices. Tablets are now a commodity.
