Tech News September 27, 2012
iOS 6 maps gets thumbs up … in China Partners with local player for better data
Apple’s new Maps app in iOS6 may be getting an absolute pasting in most of the world but is providing surprisingly detailed results for China, where the fruity tech know-it-all has gone with local mapping info supplier AutoNavi.…
Samsung slaps swift patch over phone-wiping Galaxy S III vuln Smartmobe owners can bonk without fear again
Samsung has whipped out a fix for an embarrassing flaw in its smartphones that allows miscreants to wipe victims’ phones with a simple web link. The South Korean electronics giant is pushing out the patch right now.…
GiffGaff: We’ve got no iPhones, but here’s how to cut down your SIM And hey, we’ll …
Tech News September 26, 2012
Google swims with the fishes StreetView adds FishView, intentionally
Perhaps inspired by the tourists who followed their Satnav and drove into the sea, Google has lugged cameras beneath the waves and added the results to the StreetView service.…
Nextgen on the block as Leighton seeks cash Metronode and Infoplex also up for sale
Some prime pieces of Australian IT&T real estate are on the block, with construction company Leighton Holdings announcing that it intends to sell network subsidiary Nextgen Networks.…
RIM seeks to woo developers with REO Speedwagon cover Shows off latest Blackberry 10 build, preps app store
Crumbling Canuck smartphone vendor RIM has taken to song in an effort to keep developers writing for the platform.…
Tech News September 25, 2012
Huawei wants to be telepresence king Dethroning Cisco and massive domestic retail rollout to chase US$100b revenue goal
Chinese telecoms and handset giant Huawei has its sights on dominating yet more markets, with plans to leapfrog Cisco to top spot in the video conferencing space in three years and to expand its retail presence in thousands of domestic bricks and mortar stores to boost handset sales.…
Myspace mutates Windows 8 with new look Video demo would do Redmond proud
Myspace* has released a video that shows off a new look that, at first glance, owes a fair bit to the design thinking behind Windows 8, with a dash of Pinterest thrown in for good measure.…
Cisco scores AUD$38m NBN win MPLS routers, switches and …
Tech News September 24, 2012
Adelaide hospital rolls out RFID tagging Wireless everywhere to track kit, people, in AUD$71M project
Visionstream will deploy a AUD$71 million ICT solution for the Royal Adelaide Hospital that is aimed to integrate government development on high end data services with actual health care provision.…
Libs launch broadband poll Tell us what you want from NBN, says Turnbull, so we can target rollout
Australia’s federal coalition has launched a “Broadband Test” that shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told the ABC will help participants to understand the speed of the broadband service they receive.…
NTT demos petabit transmission on single fibre 5k HD videos per second
Japan’s NTT has announced an impressive speed/distance demonstration, achieving one petabit per second over a distance …
Tech News September 23, 2012
iOS 6 maps has wrong location for Apple Store Google gets location for Sydney mothership right, Bing doesn’t know it exists
Apple’s new maps app for iOS 6 can’t find one of its own stores in Sydney, Australia.…