Apple slip-up slows iOS 6 upgrades iDevices tried to find missing web page before activating WiFi or 3G connections

Fanbois rushing to install iOS 6 on their iThings have been frustrated by the absence of a web page the devices need to visit when reconnecting to networks after the upgrade.…

iPass Wi-Fi hands the boss control, staff get the bill All hands on deck

IT departments tired of forking out to keep staff connected to the internet will be delighted by iPass Open Mobile Express: it leaves control with bosses while letting the workers pay for it.…

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Microsoft, RIM ink new licensing agreement Calm down, Microsoft isn’t the one buying

Shares of Research in Motion spiked briefly on Tuesday on news that the struggling smartphone maker had signed a new licensing agreement with Microsoft, but investors who hoped the deal meant Redmond would bundle BlackBerry technology with its phones were in for a disappointment.…

Net neuters seek FCC relief from AT&T’s FaceTime fees Free market at work or Big Phone extortion?

A trio of public-interest groups plans to file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission charging that AT&T’s requirement that its subscribers move up to a higher-priced plan if they want to use Apple’s FaceTime video conferencing over wireless broadband is in violation of the FCC’s net-neutrality rules…

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iPhone 5 “has laser keyboard, holographic images” Fox out-foxed by fanboi video

US television station Fox 5 New York has aired a report in which it claims the iPhone 5 comes equipped with a laser keyboard and holographic projector.…

RIPE NCC handing out last European IPv4 addresses Going, going, almost gone

The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) has started to hand out the last remaining Internet Protocol version 4 addresses in its possession.…

Yahoo! ditches! BlackBerry! for! ‘smart! fun!’ phones! RIM’s platform not smart enough to give away

Apparently, new Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer doesn’t think BlackBerrys count as smartphones: she has launched a program to give a free smartphone to every employee, but handsets from Research in Motion …

Hong Kong visitors get all-in-one guidebook and phone International calls, 3G internet and discount deals aplenty

Visitors to Hong Kong’s sub-tropical shores got a welcome boost on Thursday with the launch of a new rental smartphone service designed insulate short stay punters from bill shock and high roaming charges and offer pre-loaded local guides and discount deals.…

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Google offers tool to bridge Android and iOS app dev Translates Java code to Objective-C

Google has released a tool aimed at making it easier to port software between the two major smartphone platforms, by converting Java code for Android into Objective-C code that can be compiled to run on Apple iOS devices.…

Apple wins second round of Samsung patent slugfest Will trade commission ban Korean kit from the US? Stay tuned …

Apple has won a round of their ongoing battle with Samsung, scoring a complete four-patent victory at the US International Trade Commission.…

HP boss Whitman: ‘We have to offer a smartphone’ But let’s not be too hasty

Hewlett Packard may have crashed and burned when it last tried to crack the …

Apple time is now world time Carrier call centres schtum until 12:01 AM Cupertino time

When Apple says orders for the iPhone five will open on September 14th, that’s exactly what the Curpertino-centric company means.…

Huawei, ZTE clash with US over national security How big a risk can it be given US telco kit-makers do their manufacturing in China?

Chinese telecoms kit makers Huawei and ZTE failed to allay the long standing national security concerns of Congressmen surrounding their access to the US market, at a high profile hearing in Washington on Thursday.…

Final Office 2013 for ARM may not ship until January Microsoft confirms some features removed

Microsoft has revealed some more details about the version of Office 2013 for ARM-powered …

All AU mobile carriers to offer iPhone 5 No prices yet as Apple enforces boilerplate statements

All three of Australia’s mobile carriers will offer the iPhone 5 to punters, but none have said a word about what they will charge antipodean fanbois for the privilege.…

iPhone 5: skinny li’l fella with better display, camera, software No surprises – and no NFC – but a thoroughgoing upgrade

Rumor has it that an Eritrean goat-herder with the unlikely name of “Bob” was unaware of the fact that Apple would unveil its iPhone 5 on Wednesday.…

BT wins £33m Surrey council superfast broadband deal Fujitsu declares ‘status unchanged’ on bids for BDUK cash despite UK.gov ban

BT has won more government funds to unfurl faster fibre-optic broadband …

iPhone 5 to boost US GDP says JP Morgan .33% bounce predicted from 8 million Q4 sales

The imminent release of the iPhone 5 could add 0.33% to growth of the USA’s gross domestic product, according to JPMorgan Chase Bank’s Michael Feroli.…

Day-long outage ‘not a hack,’ claims GoDaddy Just a little router trouble, that’s all

Domain registrar GoDaddy has commented on the daylong DNS outage that downed many of its customers’ websites on Monday, saying that not only was a hacker not responsible, but that the service interruption wasn’t the result of a DDoS attack at all.…

Windows 8? Nah: Win Phone 8 should give Apple the fear Tiled phone, not PC, could put Redmond on top

Open … and Shut  Windows Phone …

Firefox support extended to older Android mobiles Experimental builds for phones with ARMv6 chips

The Mozilla Foundation would like to see its Firefox browser running on more mobile phones. But since almost no handsets ship with Firefox pre-installed, that means getting the software onto more of the phones that are already out there – even if they use older hardware.…

Intel contextual awareness: ‘We know what your wife is up to’ Knows when its best to call, text, or just leave her alone

IDF 2012  Intel Labs is working on a technology that uses what it calls “contextual awareness” to advise you of the best method to use when contacting others.…

GoDaddy stopped by massive DDoS attack Millions of sites may be affected – …

Oz cinema chain to stream new releases If you can’t beat them, stream them

Australian cinema chain Hoyts will launch its own video-on-demand streaming service in the first quarter of the New Year. Hoyts Stream, as the new venture will be called, will support multi-device access and offer consumers a pay-as-you-go model for new release as well as classic movies and TV content.…

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