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01 August, 2013

DIY external Thunderbolt GPU turbo-charges MacBook Air graphics performance by 7X

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/162652-diy-external-thunderbolt-gpu-turbo-charges-macbook-air-graphics-performance-by-7x

Intel’s x86 MinnowBoard ships, sets sight on Raspberry Pi

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/162698-intels-x86-minnowboard-ships-sets-sight-on-raspberry-pi

A UK court recently ruled that Microsoft's SkyDrive name infringed on a trademark owned by British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB), and the software maker has agreed to change the name of its cloud-based service worldwide as a result.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4574878/microsoft-skydrive-name-change-bskyb

How the NSA's XKeyscore program works. Collecting a wealth of Web activity from unencrypted Web traffic — typically, where a Web address starts with 'HTTP' instead of "HTTPS"

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/how-nsas-xkeyscore-program-works-6C10812168

The Obama administration on Wednesday released formerly classified documents outlining a once-secret program of the National Security Agency that is collecting records of all domestic phone calls, as a newly leaked NSA document surfaced showing how the agency spies on Web browsing and other Internet activity abroad. Simultaneously, The Guardian published a still-classified 32-page presentation leaked by Snowden that describes the NSA's XKeyscore program, which mines Internet browsing information that the agency is apparently vacuuming up at 150 network sites around the world.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-declassifies-nsa-program-for-debate-as-a-further-disclosure-emerges-20130801-2r0ff.html

30 July, 2013

After analysing 133 submissions, the committee found a 50 per cent difference in the cost of professional software bought in the US and in Australia. RECOMMENDED COVERAGE IT price inquiry Australians pay 50pc more for tech It said Adobe software products showed an average difference of 42 per cent, Microsoft 66 per cent and Autodesk 51 per cent. In a comparison of 50 hardware products, Australian prices were 46 per cent more expensive on average than those charged in the US. The committee report was less critical about prices of Apple devices in Australia, with prices for Apple products much closer to parity – the majority of Apple’s iPad, iMac and Macbook lines were generally 10 to 15 per cent more expensive in Australia,

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/it-business/verdict-on-prices-nothing-but-a-rort-as-australians-hit-by-mark-ups/story-e6frganx-1226687739364

CODE contained in the latest beta iOS software shows that Apple could be turning the iPhone into a fingerprint scanner, making it possible for the smartphone to check someone's identity as they touch the screen.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/new-iphone-set-to-id-people-through-fingerprints-code-shows/story-fni0bzkl-1226687871024

Australians should be able to buy technology goods and services from overseas websites when they are cheaper than those sold in Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded.

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/allow-aussie-tech-buyers-to-buy-cheaper-overseas-inquiry-concludes-20130729-hv16y.html