Archive for June, 2009

iPhone the dawn of mobile computing, Android a mess: developer

There is great money to be made from iPhone apps development, it’s the answer to software piracy and developing for Android will be a nightmare. These are the thoughts of...

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iPhone the dawn of mobile computing, Android a mess: developer

There is great money to be made from iPhone apps development, it’s the answer to software piracy and developing for Android will be a nightmare. These are the thoughts of...

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Government seeks $$ to help with broadband backhaul rollout

The Government has called tenders for the construction, operation and maintenance of the first six locations to receive additional backhaul links under its $250m regional broadband backhaul plan. and is...

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Government seeks $$ to help with broadband backhaul rollout

The Government has called tenders for the construction, operation and maintenance of the first six locations to receive additional backhaul links under its $250m regional broadband backhaul plan. and is...

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Pentax K-7 review roundup


We've been nothing if not comprehensive in our coverage of this new Pentax shooter, and early reviews are showing why. Photography Blog praised the K-7 for its weatherproofing and for having "one of the best LCD screens" they've ever seen on a DSLR, while ePHOTOzine were impressed by the image quality and Wired found the package of features and specs exceedingly robust given the $1,300 asking price. Some shortcomings were found, such as the slightly unintuitive interface and noise levels at higher ISO settings, but impressions were overwhelmingly positive. If you've been looking for a solid alternative to Canon's 50D or Nikon's D300, check out all the thoroughly detailed analysis in the read links below.

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Pentax K-7 review roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Republicans Try Their Hand at Social Media

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is readying its Web site for a relaunch that promises to incorporate the social media tools the party admits to ignoring during the 2008 election, but is today's Web 2.0 friendly to the GOP?

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Linux 2.6.30 gets new filesystems

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Let the Games Begin

At this year's E3 video-game conference in Los Angeles, everyone from stormtroopers to Ringo Starr was on hand. Here are some of the highlights from the show.

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Joost Moves to a Platform Strategy

In 2008, Joost shifted from a platform to a Web site. Now, a year later, it's reversed course and announced plans to build platforms for set-top boxes and other video services.

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Hands On: The Video Bay

Sure, it's very much in its larval state, but we checked out the Pirate version of YouTube anyway.

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Government Site Exposes U.S. IT Spending

The U.S. government spends over $70 billion a year on information technology projects, but how much of that money is wasted thanks to inefficient processes, lackluster management, or antiquated ideas? A new government Web site will help answer the question.

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Cisco May Take on Microsoft Office

Cisco Systems is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp's popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.

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CIO OK With Tech Execs in Obama Administration

Vivek Kundra, national chief information officer, is not concerned that hiring top technology executives to serve in the Obama administration poses any ethical dilemmas.

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AMD’s New ‘TWKR’ Chip Is Too Good For You

AMD has begun circulating a special demonstration version of its Phenom II X4 processor that it won't actually sell.

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iPhone OS 3.1 in beta

Apple has released beta versions of iPhone OS 3.1 and iPhone SDK 3.1 to developers. The iPhone Dev Team are warning would-be jailbreakers to steer clear for now.

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Alienware’s 1080p 21.5-inch OptX AW2210 priced for maximum street fighting

It doesn't do 3D and it doesn't curve all around your periphery, but Alienware's OptX AW2210 does a decent number for its just barely sub-$300 price tag. The 21.5-inch widescreen LCD panel boasts 1080p resolution, two millisecond response time, 16.7 million colors, and an 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Throw in two HDMI and four USB ports -- sorry, no VGA or DVI here -- and you've got yourself a pretty nice option. The screen's on sale now via Alienware direct.

Gallery: Alienware's 1080p 21.5-inch OptX AW2210 priced for maximum street fighting

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Alienware's 1080p 21.5-inch OptX AW2210 priced for maximum street fighting originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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China’s Internet backdown lauded by firms, activists

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ambitions to strengthen control of the Internet with filtering software became a show of the limits of its power on Wednesday, as activists and industry groups welcomed AN abrupt delay of the contentious plan.

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PlayStation Home banned

Not really, but the Australian Government’s plan to turn the controversial ISP filter eye towards unclassified interactive entertainment (video games) such as World of Warcraft and Second Life could have...

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Updates for iPhoto 09, MacBook Air

Apple closed the first half of 2009 with a pair of updates, one for iPhoto 09 and the other for the MacBook Air.

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How Microsoft benefits from Conficker

An attack by the Conficker worm, that infects Windows systems, has cost the Manchester Council in England around £1.5 million - and Microsoft has benefitted too, according to a report...

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