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13 September, 2013
Optus will roll out a second type of 4G network across four capital cities on Friday that it claims can deliver faster video streams and more consistent data download speeds. The new "4G Plus" network is the only mobile broadband network in Australia to use "time division" technology - known as TD-LTE - and follows a Canberra-based trial that started in May. The 4G networks currently operated by Telstra, Vodafone and Optus all use "frequency division" (FD-LTE) technology.
Labels:
ICT Capability,
research
12 September, 2013
10 September, 2013
Lawyers next for tech-driven outsourcing. In Australia this week as the keynote speaker at the annual LawTech Summit in Noosa, Queensland, Mr Kowalski says computers themselves will take over much of the brain work that keeps lawyers in jobs. The information and communications technologies sector has experienced a similar phenomenon over the past 10 years. Companies have sent programming and support work to developing countries, a move Australians ICT professionals say has destroyed career opportunities for local graduates and mid-career workers.
09 September, 2013
The United States' National Security Agency intelligence-gathering operation is capable of accessing user data from smart phones from all leading manufacturers. Top secret NSA documents that SPIEGEL has seen explicitly note that the NSA can tap into such information on Apple iPhones, BlackBerry devices and Google's Android mobile operating system.
05 September, 2013
Vehicle-to-Pedestrian (V2P) Technology Honda R&D has successfully demonstrated the ability of a car equipped with Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) technology to detect a pedestrian with a DSRC enabled smartphone. This vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) technology uses cooperative communication between an individual's smartphone and nearby vehicles and provides auditory and visual warnings to both the pedestrian and drivers. The system is designed to mitigate the potential for a collision between the vehicle and pedestrian.
Samsung Galaxy Gear: Android-powered smartwatch arrives later this month. The Gear is a smartwatch, a wrist-worn touch-screen timepiece that talks to your phone, so you don't have to be forever fetching your phone from purse or pocket. It sits on your wrist and happily controls your music, tracks your exercise, installs your favourite apps -- it even makes phone calls.
04 September, 2013
Rotich explained that her nonprofit tech company, Ushahidi [Swahili for "testimony"], wanted to tackle the problem of connectivity in Africa and created a rugged portable device with a battery that could work for up to eight hours between charges, and switch between ethernet, WiFi, 3G and, if lucky, 4G.
03 September, 2013
02 September, 2013
30 August, 2013
Two human brains have been connected via the internet in an experiment which researchers compared to a Vulcan ''mind meld'' from Star Trek. From his laboratory at the University of Washington, Rajesh Rao said he was able to control the hand movements of a colleague on the other side of campus using his thoughts. A cap filled with electrodes picked up signals from Professor Rao's brain and transmitted them via the internet to a magnetic coil on Andrea Stocco's head.
29 August, 2013
BitTorrent Sync For iPhone Now Available To Download. BitTorrent Sync is specifically designed to handle large files. File transfers are encrypted. Your information is never stored on a server in the cloud and your data is protected by private keys.
Labels:
Critical + Creative Thinking,
Cybersafety,
Privacy
New Zealand bans software patents. "The patents system doesn't work for software, because it is almost impossible for genuine technology companies to create new software without breaching some of the hundreds of thousands of software patents that exist, often for very obvious work," Matthews said. "Today's historic legislation will support our innovative technology industry, and sends a clear message to the rest of the world that New Zealand won't tolerate the vexatious practice of 'patent trolls'."
28 August, 2013
Hill himself explained that he believes there are five different types of jailbreak users; average users, fanboys/girls, developers, security researchers and jailbreak creators. OpenJailbreak.org is aimed at the last three, as well as anyone who wants to learn more about how jailbreaks are created from the ground up.
27 August, 2013
A Brisbane-based print publisher has developed an app that has the potential to transform an industry already revolutionised by Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Liquid State is a design application that converts print-ready content to mobile and tablet layouts with just five clicks, avoiding lengthy production processes that can be costly to multi-platform publishers.
APPLE has released a free office suite for the cloud that will revolutionise the use of iPads for writing, spread sheet work and presentations on the go. In a response to offerings already in market by Apple and Google, Apple has included Beta cloud versions of its Pages, Numbers and Keynote app as part of its iCloud.com website cloud service.
26 August, 2013
23 August, 2013
22 August, 2013
21 August, 2013
20 August, 2013
19 August, 2013
16 August, 2013
Following the much publicised electrocution cases in China and elsewhere, Apple last week announced a USB power adaptor takeback program. The program (now including Australia) was devised for anyone with an unofficial USB adaptor for iOS devices to exchange it for an Apple built-in unit at a cut-rate price of US$10.
15 August, 2013
According to the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute, Chinese is a Class III language—the most difficult to master—and requires 2,200 hours of rigorous study to gain general proficiency. Luckily for procrastinators with tickets already booked to Beijing, a new design-focused learning system called Chineasy can teach students basic literacy in a matter of days. (Graphic cue cards)
While the Leap’s cameras seem to only use infrared light (provided by three infrared LEDs inside the unit), the Haptix can use ambient light and infrared. Ambient light enables the capturing of much more detail, which is a boon for accuracy, but it requires “a few tricks” for the computer vision algorithm to handle that much data in real time.
13 August, 2013
12 August, 2013
11 August, 2013
08 August, 2013
Apple has finally run out of big cats by which to name its Mac operating system, OS X. Currently we are riding Snow Leopard, version 10.8.4. In September or thereabouts, we expect to be surfing on Apple's new wave, OS X 10.9, named Mavericks after California's famous surf beach.
Labels:
Asia Connection,
History
MANUFACTURING heavyweight Siemens has confirmed it will move to the new Tonsley Park industry hub, creating 15 jobs and giving itself room for future expansion. The former Mitsubishi site has been taken over by the State Government and is planned to become an advanced manufacturing cluster for businesses, educational facilities and houses.
Labels:
ICT Career,
Sustainability
07 August, 2013
06 August, 2013
05 August, 2013
the Obama administration overruled an import ban on older iPhone and iPad models issued by the International Trade Commission at Samsung’s request earlier this year. The action allows Apple to continue imports of AT&T models of the iPhone 4, iPad 3G, and iPad 2 3G.
Labels:
Asia Connection,
Ethical,
Intellectual Property
01 August, 2013
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.
31 July, 2013
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,
29 July, 2013
The committee found that Australians on average paid 50 to 100 per cent more than US consumers and makes sweeping recommendations that include the repeal of a section of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and the lifting of parallel importing restrictions under copyright law if necessary.
Labels:
Ethical,
History,
Intellectual Property
26 July, 2013
25 July, 2013
21 July, 2013
Students who don't own or can't afford a laptop, iPad or other digital devices could be disadvantaged at school, some teachers say, as the federally funded free laptop program comes to a close. It will not be compulsory for students to own a device and it will be the responsibility of school principals to ensure students have equitable access to technology.
20 July, 2013
19 July, 2013
18 July, 2013
12 July, 2013
Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency’s ICT Workforce Study suggests the IT workforce needs to expand from the bottom up, if Australia is to benefit from technological innovation. The report recommends enhancing the quality of ICT teaching in schools and developing an online ICT module for secondary students.
10 July, 2013
VODAFONE today launched its brand new 4G mobile phone network boasting speeds that are 15 times faster than current 3G speeds and is expected to be faster its competitors, based on trial results. According to Vodafone its unique 2 x 20MHz contiguous spectrum holding means that it is one of the first networks to offer speeds up to 100Mbps,
Labels:
ICT Capability,
Numeracy,
research
09 July, 2013
A DECLINE in undergraduates studying information technology and a skills shortage, rather than the overuse of 457 visas, was the issue facing the IT industry, The Australian Computer Society said yesterday. Safeguarding local jobs through legislation is a complex issue. Should firms decide not to proceed with 457 visa applications, corporations have the option to outsource jobs offshore, especially those requiring less skills or experience that can be treated as commodities. International companies also can transfer jobs to a branch in another country rather than bring workers to Australia.
08 July, 2013
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