Video: Hitler Is Not Pleased About Facebook’s Acquisition Of FriendFeed
Seriously, these never get old.
Daring Fireball: Phil Schiller Responds Regarding Ninjawords and the App Store
The small story is that of a clever $2 iPhone dictionary app, the developers of which removed “objectionable” words from its dictionary so as to get it published in the App Store. [...]
Byte Into It – 12 Aug 09
Byte Into It – 29 Jul 09
Microsoft offers choice of Web browsers to avoid new EU antitrust fines
The EU executive has charged the company with monopoly abuse for tying the Internet Explorer browser to the Windows operating system installed on most of the world’s desktop computers.
It said it welcomed Microsoft’s suggestions but would have to check how they would work and [...]
Byte Into It – 15 Jul 09
Better Gmail 2 Updated for Gmail’s Label Enhancements – Better Gmail – Lifehacker
Firefox only: Google’s recent improvements to Gmail’s labels broke one of Better Gmail 2’s most-loved features: Folders4Gmail. Grab the newest version 0.8.3 of Better Gmail 2 to get back Folders4Gmail functionality as well as Hide Spam Count. Until Mozilla Add-ons approves the newest [...]
Byte Into It – 24 Jun 09
China carries on with censorship plan, as Google capitulates | Technology | guardian.co.uk
China has said it will continue with its plans to force every computer in the country to run a controversial filtering program that will further restrict the activities of web surfers.
Officials at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said they would be [...]
Byte Into It – 17 Jun 09
Telstra split is needed: ACCC
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has told the Federal Government the structural separation of Telstra is essential to its planned $43 billion national broadband network.
But Telstra in its submission to the Government’s review of telecommunications regulation argues that no further separation of its operations is necessary as the new network, [...]
Byte Into It – 27 May 09
Microsoft announces Windows 7 specs for netbooks – News – PC Authority
According to a Sydney Morning Herald report (and various other sources), Microsoft have just announced the hardware specs for the upcoming Windows 7 Starter edition, although it’s not exactly what we we’re hoping for.With a little careful reading between the lines, the specs read [...]
Byte Into It – 20 May 09
Microsoft Trying To Kill Off The Golden Windows 7 Goose | NetworkWorld.com Community
It should be obvious but here are the reasons Microsoft shouldn’t even consider a price increase for Windows 7:Vista upgraders and purchasers would like the product they already paid for.This won’t help seduce XP users.Not going to help the battle against Linux.Remember [...]
Byte Into It – 22 Apr 09
Ubuntu Releasing A Cloudy ‘Jaunty Jackalope’ — Ubuntu Linux — InformationWeek
The release (announced Monday and available for download on Thursday, April 23) has added little surprises since the final beta test last week. Die-hard Linux fans and even curious looky-loos have been anticipating version 9.04 or “Jaunty Jackalope” for months. Available in desktop and server [...]
Byte Into It – 08 Apr 09
Internet industry welcomes NBN re-think – Internet – iTnews Australia
The Federal Government’s National Broadband Network, announced today, has been widely welcomed by ISPs and ICT industry groups.
The Federal Government has announced it will build its own 100 Mbps fibre-to-the-home broadband network, spending $43 million in conjunction with private investors over the next eight years.
Internode has [...]
Byte Into It – 18 Mar 09
20 years of the World Wide Web:
Top 10 best things about the web – Internet – iTnews Australia
Beyond just one site or service, this list ranks the best ways in which people have been able to use the internet.Video:Prior to the web, video was hardly a democratic medium. If you wanted to reach a large [...]
