by Rahman
June 28, 2011 in Technology
Hundreds of thousands of people across Britain rose at dawn today and hunched over their computer keyboards in the second round of bidding for tickets for the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
But the hopes of many were dashed with the site working very slowly.
Olympic organisers urged ticket hopefuls to be patient.
by Rahman
June 28, 2011 in Technology
Microsoft is racking up the records with its motion sensing gaming device – the ‘Kinect’
Released late last year, it has already entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest-selling consumer device of all time. Read the rest of this entry →
by Rahman
June 28, 2011 in Technology
Handheld computers and smart phones have been found to help improve the memories of brain injury patients.
Handheld computers and smart phones have been found to help improve the struggling memories of brain injury patients.
After suffering a brain injury many people struggle to remember anything for more than a few minutes.
They have to rely on writing endless notes in diaries or on having carers, relatives and friends to remind them to do a range of tasks including taking vital medication or shopping.
Some also have problems remembering their family, friends and carers.
But a new study has found that tablet computers, smart phones and other handheld digital devices can improve their memories.
Researchers from the Royal Rehabilitation Centre in Sydney spent eight weeks training a group of 21 brain injury patients to use personal digital assistants (PDAs) – palmtop computers – so they would no longer have to rely on nagging or diaries.
The calendars featured on the devices were used to help participants keep track of appointments, medication times or daily tasks like doing the washing. Read the rest of this entry →
by Rahman
June 27, 2011 in Technology
The Telstra Ultimate® Mobile Wi-Fi - Black
Australians now have access to the world’s fastest 3G hotspot with the launch today of the Telstra Ultimate® Mobile Wi-Fi – a battery-powered device that shares Next G® mobile broadband connectivity with up to five devices simultaneously.
The Telstra Ultimate® Mobile Wi-Fi provides blistering download speeds ranging from 1.1Mbps to 20Mbps in Ultimate coverage areas which include Australia’s capital city CBDs and associated airports, selected metropolitan hubs and more than 100 regional centres*. Business customers will be able to purchase the super-fast device from today while a BigPond version will go on sale for consumers on 19 July.
Warwick Bray, Executive Director, Telstra Mobile Products said a surge in laptop, tablet and smartphone ownership meant Australians were increasingly turning to fast mobile broadband connectivity to get the most out of their devices on the go.
“Australians are now taking a growing range of Wi-Fi enabled devices with them when they’re outside the home and office. However managing separate mobile broadband accounts for each gadget can be a hassle. The Ultimate® Mobile Wi-Fi device makes it easy for customers to connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices simultaneously at speeds up to four times faster than currently achievable using similar competitor 3G Wi-Fi hotspot products in capital CBDs and selected regional areas. Read the rest of this entry →
by Rahman
June 26, 2011 in Technology
A publicity-seeking hacker group that has blazed a path of mayhem on the internet over the past two months, including attacks on law enforcement sites, said unexpectedly it is dissolving.
Lulz Security made its announcement on Saturday through its Twitter account. It gave no reason for the disbandment, but it could be a sign of nerves in the face of law enforcement investigations.
Rival hackers have also joined in the hunt, releasing information they say could point to the identities of the six-member group. Read the rest of this entry →
by Rahman
June 26, 2011 in Technology
A British teenager accused of attacking websites as part of an international hacking group has been remanded in custody, despite being diagnosed with autism.
Nineteen-year-old Ryan Cleary appeared at a London court on Saturday charged with offences including hacking into the website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, the British equivalent of the FBI. Read the rest of this entry →
by Rahman
June 26, 2011 in Technology
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on the web, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The newspaper, citing ‘people familiar with the matter,’ said the FTC is preparing to serve Google with civil subpoenas ‘signalling the start of a wide-ranging, formal antitrust investigation’. Read the rest of this entry →
by Rahman
June 23, 2011 in Technology
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says a ‘big step forward’ has been achieved in rolling out the national broadband network (NBN).
Ms Gillard on Thursday announced Telstra, the commonwealth and the builder of the $35.9 billion national broadband network, NBN Co, had signed definitive agreements for the rollout of the scheme across Australia.
Telstra will receive $11 billion to decommission its copper network, shift customers to the NBN and allow access to its cable ducts.
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by Rahman
June 22, 2011 in Technology
Gaming giant Sega has become the latest hacking victim to have its user data exposed.
Gaming giant Sega has become the latest hacking victim to have its user data
exposed.
by Rahman
June 22, 2011 in Internet, Technology
More than 250,000 books are to be made available online in a deal between Google and the British Library.
A treatise on a stuffed hippopotamus, an 18th-century English primer for
Danish sailors and a description of the first engine-driven submarine are among
250,000 books to be made available online in a deal between Google and the
British Library.
The agreement, announced on Monday, will let internet users read, search,
download and copy thousands of texts published between 1700 and 1870.
It is a small step toward the library’s goal of making the bulk of its 14
million books and one million periodicals available in digital form by 2020.
‘So far we have only been able to digitise quite a small fraction of the
global collection,’ said the library’s chief executive, Lynne Brindley. ‘There
is a long way to go.’
The deal with Google, which will see 40 million pages digitised over the next
three years, will offer online researchers a selection of rarely seen works from
an era of social, political, scientific and technological change that took in
the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution and the American war of
independence. Read the rest of this entry →
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