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Apple and Microsoft, among other tech companies, have been called to Canberra to explain why Australians are being charged much more on software, music and games in comparison to other nations, according to a new report.
When you play with your little app on your iPhone, or use sites like Facebook, you don’t really think about the people who developed it, or you picture them wearing thick glasses, tuck their shirts in and wear pocket protectors. Programmers aren’t like that, but one ‘sub-group’ is taking it to a whole new level.
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The Federal Court has today overturned a previous decision that found Optus’ TV Now service not in breach of copyright by showing the matches on free-to-air on a short delay of two minutes. It now means that it will most likely go to the High Court for a final decision.
Welcome to the Morning Briefing for 27th of April 2012, where we highlight the tech stories from across the web that broke while you were sleeping and what we are watching here at TECHGEEK.com.au.
Optus’ awaited 4G network is taking shape, with the telco announcing that it will start 4G coverage in the Newcastle and Hunter Valley regions from next week. This announcement comes after Telstra’s announcement that it will be expanding its 4G network to the region.
Get ready to hear some Apple fanboy rage. CEO and founder of security vendor Kaspersky Labs, Eugene Kaspersky, has said that Apple’s security for its Mac OS X operating system is ten years behind Microsoft’s Windows.
Zune is about to be replaced. Hopefully, the service and not the software. But Microsoft is reported to be shifting its music streaming service to the Xbox brand, and could be available to more platforms including rival Android and iOS phones – via a browser.
Reading some comments on the web about the new Google Drive, the entire web has decided to go all crazy and examine the terms and service of both companies. And some people have been offering this as the point of difference between the two services.
Welcome to the Morning Briefing for 25th of April 2012, where we highlight the tech stories from across the web that broke while you were sleeping and what we are watching here at TECHGEEK.com.au.
The PS Vita – the gaming device that is the successor to the PlayStation Portable (and pretty much a very tiny library of games) – is getting a bit more useful with the addition of Skype. You will now be able to make video and voice calls with the new app, which will be available in the PlayStation Store for free.
Excited about Windows 8? Well, the Consumer Release Preview – the ‘almost completed’ version of the operating system – has a release date. Microsoft has taken to Twitter to say announce that it will be released in the first week of June.
Okay, a new trailer for Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 has been released by Nintendo, showing some gameplay. Yes, they’ve actually tacked on a number at the end and it will be a sequel to the popular Pokemon Black and White games.
This could be banned in the US by Motorola
Motorola appears to have an early win with the US’ International Trade Commission against Microsoft and its Xbox 360 console. The ITC has issued a preliminary report that has said that the Xbox 360 did infringe five of Motorola’s patents.
Welcome to the Morning Briefing for the 24th of April 2013, where we highlight the tech stories from across the web that broke while you were sleeping and what we are watching here at TECHGEEK.com.au.
Flashy-ad-makers-who-happen-to-spend-a-lot-of-money-that-really-don’t-highlight-the-cause Invisible Children is still pushing the KONY 2012 cause, despite it’s April 20th ‘Cover the Night’ event failed to get those social media clicks into real poster-pasting action. A new video posted highlights a brand new event organised on November 3.