Tech News August 8, 2012
PSMA defends data quality after NBNCo criticism Spatial data company says NBNCo ignored useful products
PSMA Australia Limited, a company that produces spatial information using government sources, has defended the quality of its products in the face of criticism from NBNCo CEO Mike Quigley.…
NBN price tag rises in new NBNCo new corporate plan Conroy lashes “flat earther” critics of broadband plan
NBNCo has released its Corporate Plan (PDF)for 2012-2015, updating the projected costs and build speed for the project.…
Indian 2G auction turmoil as telcos revolt Foreign investors blame government
Allegations of discrimination against foreign mobile operators, unfairly high start prices for spectrum bidders and yet more government delays have thrown India’s 2G auctions into chaos once again over the past …
Tech News August 7, 2012
Iran’s ‘domestic Internet’ schedule slips Government ministries to unplug ‘next month’
Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei had best make the most of his time on Twitter and Instagram, since the country’s telecommunications minister is doggedly pressing ahead with his program to cut the country off from the Internet. In the fullness of time, as Sir Humphrey Appleby would have put it.…
Vodafone Oz serving ice cream sandwiches by the Galaxy Still no Jelly Beans on the menu as Samsung “preparing update”
Vodafone Australia will soon start to serve Ice Cream Sandwiches, Android-style, to owners of Samsung GALAXY Note handsets.…
Qualcomm taps former Intel mobile maven as CMO If you can’t beat ARM, join ARM
Anand Chandrasekher, the man who was responsible for many of Intel’s …
BWBD LTD Supports Zenith Online Solutions with Server Management Services
BWBD LTD have taken over the server management for Zenith Online Solutions after having issues with the previous support company. The first support issue BWBD LTD had to contend with was a complete move of services from one facility to another, which went without any issues.
BWBD LTD will be working closely with Zenith Online Solutions over the coming months.
Tech News August 4, 2012
Judge rejects Apple’s calls for Samsung censure Schiller takes stand to defend iPad
Apple’s demand that Samsung be censured for releasing evidence that had been struck out of the two companies’ patent battle has been rejected by the presiding judge.…
AT&T to mothball 2G network by 2017 Your iPhone needs more spectrum
In its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, US telecommunications giant AT&T has said it plans to sunset its 2G wireless network by January 1, 2017, with the goal of reclaiming spectrum for 3G/4G service.…
UK 4G auction: No word on what will be flogged, or what it costs So we’re all ready to go then?
Last week the Ofcom announced details of the upcoming 4G spectrum auction, only the …
Tech News August 3, 2012
Airline leaves customer on hold for 15 hours Your call is irrelevant to us, please hold all night
Australian airline Qantas has denied claims it left a customer on hold … for 15 hours 40 minutes and one second.…
China’s smartphone shipments jump 199 PER CENT! HTC comes good in post-PC nation
China’s bid to for world domination in all things mobile took another step in the last quarter as smartphone shipments leapt 199 per cent from the same period last year and now account for more than a quarter of the global total, according to Canalys.…
Motorola’s next Razr ‘leaks’ online New legal strategy: ugly won’t get you sued?
Yet another round of Motorola Droid Razr HD prototype-leak rumours has been kicked off …