Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:54:00 GMT Software on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/T6Q3S7L4 A new Google video and voice communication service that allows users to access high-quality voice and video chats with friends and family anywhere in the world has been rolled out by the search Company. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:54:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/T6Q3S7L4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081112075723a09c0.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/N2L9A2B5 After numerous complaints Apple has been forced to fix over 27 bugs in Mobile Me after user complained of data-transfer and storage allocation problems as well as logging in and out issues. However instead of announing the upgrade to the Mobile Me service Apple chose to only post the news on a Mobile Me support page with some users claiming that the Company was seriously embarrased by the "poor quality of their software". Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:48:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/N2L9A2B5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081102055116b3e23.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/X6G5S9F5 Vista has been a disaster for Microsoft and in an effort to eliminate the animosity associated with the doomed operating system, Microsoft is fast tracking the launch of Windows 7, a developer conference was told overnight. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:47:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/X6G5S9F5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008102906521264abb.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/H2X5U5E2 Microsoft plans to introduce a new operating system ­ currently dubbed "Windows Cloud" ­ that will help developers write Internet-based applications, according to UK reports. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:33:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/H2X5U5E2 Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200810030837383bb74.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/A5F3H8W6 Microsoft has been forced to slash the price of their Microsoft Office Suite by 70 percent in China because of rampant piracy. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:14:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/A5F3H8W6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809260916590b08d.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Internet_Business/B4V7W7T2 Google is set to launch its own Web browser with some insiders claiming that the Company is also looking at developing a Google operating system to replace Windows. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:12:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Internet_Business/B4V7W7T2 David Richards and WSJ http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200809020714047d896.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/N9W6N6N3 Ingram Micro the world’s largest distributor of technology products has moved into the “pet” robot business in a move that will see them selling a new robotic dinosaur designed to emulate the appearance and behaviour of a week-old baby Camarasaurus. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:09:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/N9W6N6N3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200807020914465c076.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/A5X8N8N8 DataTraveler HyperX (DT HyperX) is a USB Flash drive designed for fast read/write speeds and is available in capacities up to 8GB. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:04:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/A5X8N8N8 Mike Wheeler http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008062411135826f2d.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Mobility/Q5B2E8G2 Cheaper and smaller PCs are dominating the world's second largest computer fair, Computex, in Taipei this week. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:01:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Mobility/Q5B2E8G2 Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008060406040075b16.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/T8A5Q4P4 When a Company starts talking about the next model in their line up you know something is wrong particularly if the previous model has been labelled a lemon. Now it appears that the Windows Vista era is done and dusted with Microsoft keen to move onto Windows 7 in an effort to overcome the problems that the ill fated Vista OS will leave behind. Wed, 28 May 2008 08:01:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Hardware/Software/T8A5Q4P4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200805290610537c8d0.jpg