Spotify finally launches – five things you didn't know about the streaming service
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
After years of speculation – and plenty of waiting by tech fans – streaming music service Spotify has launched in Australia.  ...

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Quickflix launches streaming for iOS devices
Monday, 21 May 2012
Online movie rental company Quickflix has announced it will now allow unlimited streaming to iOS devices, through the company’s already-available app.  ...

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Apple iOS users view more mobile ads than Android users, despite smaller marketshare
Friday, 18 May 2012
Apple users view more than half of all mobile ads, despite Apple’s iPhone having a smaller marketshare than Google Android, a new report has revealed.  ...

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New iPhone will have four-inch screen, Wall Street Journal claims
Thursday, 17 May 2012
The new iPhone released this year will have a four-inch screen, according to the latest report in the Wall Street Journal.  ...

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BEST OF THE WEB: How Yahoo! ruined Flickr – and its entire internet strategy
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Yahoo! hasn’t had the best week: Or, for that matter, the best year. Just a few days ago former chief executive Scott Thompson resigned in a scandal about over-embellishing his credentials, saying he had a computer science degree when he didn’t.  ...

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Google Android captures half of the Australian smartphone market as Apple iPhone sales slip
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Android has captured more than half of the Australian smartphone market, while Symbian devices and Apple’s iPhone have recorded a year-on-year decline, according to a new report.  ...

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57% of Australians have smartphones, adoption rates outpace the US and Europe
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Australians are adopting smartphones faster than consumers in the US and major European nations, a new report has revealed.  ...

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When a little crisis isn't a bad thing: Kohler
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
I was chatting yesterday to an internet entrepreneur and consultant in Sydney named Billy Tucker and asked him why there is a new internet boom going on that feels bigger, and much more substantial, than what happened in the 90s.  ...

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US television ad spending grows alongside internet: Study
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Spending on television advertising in the US grew by 4.5% year-on-year, despite predictions the growth of the internet would erode television spending, according to a new Nielsen survey.  ...

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“I would invest in Facebook” – Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will buy Facebook shares at any price
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has hit Australian shores – and the iconic techie has wasted no time in commenting on the upcoming Facebook initial public offering, saying he intends to buy shares no matter the cost.  ...

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Foxconn quashes iTV production rumours
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Chinese manufacturing company Foxconn has quashed rumours the infamous Apple television set has now gone into production.  ...

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Intel wants Apple iPhone and iPad to switch from ARM to Medfield
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Intel is trying to convince Apple to abandon ARM CPUs in the iPad and iPhone in favour of its x86-based Medfield CPUs, according to new reports.  ...

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Apple still undecided on iPhone 5 design
Monday, 14 May 2012
Apple is still undecided over the design for its iPhone 5, according to the latest rumour published by iMore.  ...

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Microsoft banning Firefox and Chrome on Windows RT, say Mozilla and Google
Monday, 14 May 2012
Mozilla Foundation, developers of the Firefox web browser, and Google have accused Microsoft of effectively banning competing browsers on its forthcoming Windows RT operating system.  ...

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10% of all internet access now from mobile devices, higher in Asia Pacific: Study
Monday, 14 May 2012
More than 10% of internet traffic worldwide now originates from mobile devices, nearly triple the percentage in 2010, new research has revealed.  ...

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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion appoints new executives
Friday, 11 May 2012
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has replaced two members of its management team, appointing a new chief operating officer and chief marketing officer.  ...

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Nokia claims strong US Lumia 900 sales, but numbers tell a different story
Friday, 11 May 2012
Nokia’s US president Chris Weber has claimed that demand for its Windows Phone 7 based Lumia 900 has been strong, despite recent falls in worldwide marketshare.  ...

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Facebook launches new App Centre
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Facebook has just launched a new app centre where developers will be able to sell their wares, while the company also confirmed it will start selling paid apps for the first time.  ...

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Apache releases OpenOffice 3.4
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has released OpenOffice 3.4, marking the first release of the open source Microsoft Office competitor since it was submitted to the ASF by Oracle in mid-2011.  ...

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GADGET WATCH: Samsung Galaxy SIII
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Samsung has been coy about the Galaxy SIII for several months now, but last month unveiled the new device at a press conference in what was probably one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry.  ...

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