First Came The Price Gouge Then Adobe Tries To Use Security Breach To Force Upgrade Adobe Australia has officially gone on record with their intent to price gouge Australian looking to buy their new Creative Suite cloud offering, however they have refused to say why they have not lodged their annual financial returns with the Australian Companies and Securities Commission.
Bing Gets Facebook Savvy Redesign, Snubs Google+ Microsoft’s Bing search engine is tapping further into information housed on Facebook and Twitter, generating results Google is unlikely to pick up.
Zuckerberg’s Hoodie Is The New Black Turtleneck Mark Zuckerberg has been slammed by an analyst for wearing hoodie jumpers on the eve of the world’s biggest public share offering, claiming his attire is disrespectful to investors.
Linux Based Tizen Maturing, V1.0 Gets New Features Tizen, the open source mobile OS built upon Linux, has passed its beta testing and is kicking off its lifespan as version 1.0. Community support has also gained a push following a new community wiki page and bug trackers compliments of the Tizen team.
Microsoft "Strong" But Windows 8 To Kill Rivals? Microsoft revenues are up $17.41bn as it prepares for the “make or break" Windows 8 release. And the battle of its life against Apple iOS and Android.
iiNet Beats Hollywood In Landmark Copyright Case Big-time Hollywood production companies have been dealt a hard blow after the High Court rejected claims Perth-based iiNet authorised the infringement of 86 movie titles.
Sweet Dreams Made Of...iPhone? iPhones are dreamy. That’s what psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman is hoping using a free app called Dream On that will monitor dreams of users and create the world's largest dream experiment.
Infotainment: Google PLAY Now On TVs, PCs & More Google is now offering movies, music, books, apps and games to PC users via its Play store, which is now being promoted on the company’s ubiquitous search engine.
Googled! Chrome Overtakes Internet Explorer, Briefly The race to be the number one browser is intensifying following the play Google’s Chrome made over the weekend, momentarily overtaking Microsoft’s ubiquitous Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Ushers Windows 8 Era In October Microsoft’s uniform Windows 8 is expected to hit shop shelves in the States this October, revolutionising how Microsoft computers, tablets, smartphones and gaming consoles interact with one another.
Update: Toshiba's New Windows Tab Is A PC Wannabe Toshiba has announced its first Windows tablet. Although a practical tool on its own, Toshiba has tried to orchestrate a “desktop-style experience” through its multi-dock and monitor compatibility.
Optus & Telstra Launch New Apps Optus has launched a "My Optus" app on the iTunes store and Android marketplace for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S and S II post-paid customers. It will also come preloaded on prepaid handsets including Huawei's X1, and Nokia's E71 and E63.
Windows 8 Beta Available To Download Today Microsoft has released its mobile friendly trial version of Windows 8 to the public. The company claims the latest version of the Windows operating system has undergone a “generational change,” evolving to accommodate new ways of mobile computing.
REVEALED: Retailers Could Lose Backup Millions Retailers in Australia, who have traditionally sold back up and security software could be under threat from carriers, with Symantec admitting that the model could change from retailers selling software to carriers selling a click revenue back up service to consumers and SMBs.
Next Mac OS Inspired By iPhone Software Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed plans for the next version of the Macintosh operating system – "Mountain Lion," due later in the year – to incorporate features from the iOS software that powers Apple's mobile devices.
Virgin Smartphone Buyers Pick Google Over Apple Stats from analytics firm NPD indicate first-time smartphone buyers aren’t opting for Apple’s iOS. Instead, they’re being wooed by smartphones running Google’s Android.
Google Android Winning The Open-Source War Unlike Apple and Microsoft, Google’s Android is a utopic OS. With it, the company brings the open source philosophy that anyone capable can use, customise and apply it with the end goal of fuelling innovation. In fact, it’s part of the company’s philosophy:
Samsung's Galaxy SII Gets Android 4.0 Treatment Samsung might just be the first manufacturer to update its existing smartphone range with ICS after its Galaxy SII update was confirmed by Samsung in Norway.
Microsoft's $250M Nokia Gamble Fails To Improve Market Share Microsoft is desperate to steal market share from Apple and Google, while Nokia is looking to inject its devices with a competitive edge. So far a lot of money has been spent by Microsoft to see Nokia’s market share dwindle.
Nokia Sticks To Its Word Offering Future N9 MeeGo Update Although Nokia has no plans to make future MeeGo smartphones, they’re staying true to their word of continuing software support for the N9, preparing a second major OS update for the platform.
IBM Brings Analytics To Social Network Business IBM has announced new cloud services and a new generation of its Connections social software, pushing further into the cloud and social networking.
Windows 8 App Store Embraces Open Source Unlike Apple A scan through an early version of a Microsoft app developer agreement for Windows 8 has uncovered that open source apps will be allowed to circulate the upcoming Windows Store.
