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ABC iView Hits iPhone FINALLY

Staff Writers June 27, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge ABC’s catch up TV service can now be viewed on Apple’s iPhone via the new iView app. iView allows you to watch programs from ABC including 1,…

Build Lego On Google?

Staff Writers June 27, 2012 No Comments

Google Australia has been working with Lego, to see what “would happen if we brought bricks to the browser” and have come up with a 3D “build” program. Build lets Googlers create…

Look Out Gmail: @facebook.com Hits 900M Inboxes

Staff Writers June 26, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Tough, as you’ve got one now whether you like it or not. The social network has doled out @facebook email addresses to all 901 million users, meaning…

Forget Facebook, Microsoft Nabs Yammer $1.2Bn

Staff Writers June 26, 2012 No Comments

Microsoft announced a definitive agreement to acquire Yammer, for $1.2 billion in cash. The deal was flagged several weeks ago, although a far higher price tag of $12bn was reported.…

New Kim Dotcom Site: Artists Sell Music Direct To Fans

Staff Writers June 26, 2012 No Comments

The new website will be called Megabox and will allow artists to sell their music directly to fans, claims the BBC. In a tweet, Dotcom believes the new site will…

Facebook $1Bn Instagram Bid Hit A Wall?

Staff Writers June 25, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has called on interested parties to make submissions about “competition or public interest issues” they think may arise following the proposed…

Twitter Hacked By ‘UGNazis’?

Staff Writers June 21, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge “We just #TangoDown’d twitter.com for 40 minutes worldwide!” ‘UGNazi’ account tweeted at 10.21pm 22 June. ‘Tango Down’ in hacker speak refers to the downing of a website…

Amazon: Hello OZ, We’re On Cloud

Staff Writers June 21, 2012 No Comments

Amazon cloud service, CloudFront, a pay-as-you-go for content and web delivery is now locally available to OZ players, with the establishment of a Sydney location. “We’ve just added an edge…

NBN Ditch Access Plan After Pricing ‘Concerns’

Staff Writers June 21, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge The Australian competition watchdog, ACCC, says it is suspending its assessment of the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) lodged by NBN Co after receiving a “number” of complaints…

What Are Top Facebook Check-Ins?

Staff Writers June 21, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Facebook analysed location ‘check-ins’ in 25 cities around the globe and found sporting arenas, public parks/gardens were the most popular landmark with millions of Facebook users check-in…