The BlackBerry Q10 went on sale a few weeks ago on various Canadian carriers. Some users who purchased the QWERTY/Touch BB10 device might have received OS 10.1.0.1483 when they first turned it on, but Rogers, Bell and TELUS users are now reporting an update to 10.1.0.1720 is available (127MB). Apparently there’s nothing different between the [...]
iiNet to offload Canberra FttP network to NBN Co for $9m
iiNet and NBN Co have entered an agreement to sell the TransACT fibre to the premise network to NBN Co for AU$9 million.
HERE Maps for Windows Phone 8 adds augmented reality features with Nokia LiveSight
Nokia has updated its HERE Maps service for Windows Phone 8 users with a new augmented reality feature. LiveSight integrates into the core Maps app in a similar way to CityLens, another part of the company’s Lumia suite. LiveSight overlays a list of memorable locations around you by using the camera lens on your Windows [...]
Government to dock pay of Qld Health workers
The Queensland government will begin to automatically dock the pay of health workers to recoup overpayments arising from the Queensland Health payroll debacle involving an IBM payroll system.
What Is It About Porn? An Interview With The Founders Of TheWorstDrug, A NSFW GIF Site
Porn is the new Tumblr. It seems that everyone with a CS degree and a little free time is trying to cash in (or at least dabble) in the world of online sexuality, a happenstance that I’d chalk up to the ubiquitousness of boobies online and the potential for perceived riches. But what inspires a pair of designers and artists to create a site that essentially catalogs every NSFW GIF they can find?
Google Conversational Search turned on in Chrome update
Google’s new “conversational search” feature for Chrome has quietly been enabled, with the new feature appearing in the latest version of Google’s browser. Announced at I/O, the new Voice Search feature builds on the existing ability for Chrome to accept spoken search terms, now listing out your query on screen as you say it, and
Wait continues for wireless energy consumption remedy
Global network energy consumption could be reduced by up to 90 percent in 2020, according to the research consortium GreenTouch.
Coalition’s NBN accounting ‘more honest’: Hockey
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has defended the Coalition’s decision to keep the NBN off budget if it wins government in September.





