Tech News May 31, 2012
New Zealand considers yourname.nz domains Kiwis want personalised internet
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission has commenced a consultation process to discuss the possible introduction of a yourname.nz domain name registration service.…
Mary Meeker’s top technology trends Mobile not paying its way yet and Facebook failures
In a speech on internet trends for the next year Mary Meeker, partner at blue chip technology venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, predicted strong growth in mobile use but a cash shortfall for companies relying on ad revenue. She also took time to critique Facebook’s recent IPO.…
EE splurges £50m on OS-specific experts ‘Cos existing staff are just idiots
Everything Everywhere is to launch OS-specific training for its staff, awarding accreditations in iOS, Android, …
Tech News May 30, 2012
Cisco predicts 1.3 zettabytes of annual data movements WiFi to account for >50% of fixed data downloads by 2016
Cisco has emitted its latest Visual Networking Index, a global study of how much data passes through the world’s wires.…
Tech News May 29, 2012
Internode founder exits exec role amid reshuffles Gets seat on the iiNet board
The executive team of South Australian ISP Internode has been reshuffled following iiNet’s AUD$105 million acquisition of the indie carrier.…
ACCC set to okay Optus HFC exit Monopoly concerns outweighed by consumer benefits, apparently
Optus will exit the HFC business and pocket $AU800 million, if yesterday’s proposed determination from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission stands.…
Indonesia cleans up SMS Telcos spammed one other to harm service
Indonesia has changed its telecommunications laws to ensure that the nation’s mobile carriers pay for SMS messages sent to rivals.…
Facebook ninjas scale wall, pluck iPhone techies from Apple’s garden Social network boosts hardware skills as Zuck mulls Facebook phone …
Tech News May 28, 2012
Bandwidth broker to light up dark nets Mobsource adds “network as a service” to the “x-aas” lexicon
A new global bandwidth exchange and trading platform targeting the growth in cloud based services and leveraging a global bandwidth glut has been launched by an Australian telecommunications executive.…
Short-lived backhaul declaration better, says Voda ‘Don’t lock in long-term price’, carrier tells ACCC
Vodafone is warning the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against setting backhaul service prices too far into the future, saying that an early review would be better for the industry than a long-term lock-in.…
YouTube takes on Instagram with “Frontrow” Global launch at Sydney Opera House’s Vivid Festival
YouTube has unleashed an app which takes it into Instagram territory, in the form of …
Tech News May 25, 2012
Nokia and Symbian still number one in China Most users still on legacy platforms and feature phones
Android may have an insurmountable lead in the Chinese smartphone market, but when it comes to internet-connected mobiles Symbian and Nokia are still number one according to new stats from search giant Baidu.…
Rival mobile networks hang up on EE’s 4G call All we wanted was a monopoly
Vodafone and Telefonica have laid out their arguments against EE’s request to be allowed a monopoly on 4G telephony, and very damning they are too, but the public seems more supportive and Three’s filing isn’t public yet.…
Tech News May 24, 2012
MSN China shoots for e-retail push to grow business Bing and Windows Phone Marketplace tie-up on the cards
Microsoft is reportedly set to expand its MSN China business, with a push into the e-commerce space and increased integration with Windows Phone, whilst looking to grow the presence of its Bing search engine in the People’s Republic.…
The most dangerous job in America: Keeping iPhones connected AT&T blamed for deaths of cell-tower climbers
An investigation into the deaths of workers putting up cell towers has shown how US network operators distance themselves from those taking the risks, with AT&T’s dash to provide iPhone connectivity allegedly killing more than most.…
MASSIVE Chinese web cannons blast 123-reg offline UK’s largest hosting biz titsup in DDoS outrage
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Tech News May 23, 2012
Greene King pubs to offer free beer Wi-Fi Ale Caesar
Pub chain Greene King will soon offer free Wi-Fi access in all of its 2400 boozers and eateries, courtesy of The Cloud.…
Why can’t ICANN just ‘get s**t done’, ask dot-brand hopefuls gTLD registration site relaunches amid brickbats
Web overlord ICANN has reopened its bug-plagued new top-level domain name registration system almost six weeks after taking it down to patch an embarrassing security hole.…
Virgin Media mauls UK.gov for pumping millions into BT Cash gift ‘not in Blighty’s best interests’
Virgin Media’s monopolistic cable network is closed to competition – unlike BT’s – but that hasn’t stopped the telco from grumbling about government subsidies being dished out to its rival.…
Tech News May 22, 2012
Microsoft launches its own “so.cl” network Redmond content for new so.cl service to to co-exist with Facebook, Google
On the off chance that you have spare moment left in your life after checking Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, your email and your SMS inbox, Microsoft has launched its very own social network, so.cl. The site’s name is pronounced “social”.…
Mindspeed gets China Mobile femto gig Must rig out support for political legacy, though
Mindspeed, sugar daddy to the UK-based Picochip, will be setting up a development lab with China Mobile to deploy cells using TD-LTE tech, but also supporting TD-SCDMA – as politics, rather than technology, demands.…
Tech News May 21, 2012
Windows Phone beats iOS sales in China Where did all the fabois go?
Microsoft is claiming something of a PR win over arch rival Apple, after a senior exec reportedly revealed that its Windows Phone devices are outselling the iPhone in China after just two months.…
Pakistan blocks Twitter, then changes its mind Offensive tweets put officials in a spin
Tweets offensive to Islam have prompted Pakistan’s government to block Twitter – but a strong public reaction saw the ban lifted after eight hours.…
Tech News May 19, 2012
RIM-Moto sketch THIRD nanoSIM design as peace offering Duo dump Nokia to end SIM war with Apple – report
RIM and Motorola reportedly hope to break the deadlock over the design of future SIM cards by offering a blueprint that’ll either appease every party or alienate all sides equally.…
Big Issue sellers could soon be flogging QR Codes Homeless move into digital downloads
Glasgow-based INSP, which represents magazines distributed by the homeless, is planning to go digital – assuming it can raise enough cash to pay for some trials.…