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 – 05 Aug 09
Hacked Windows 7 appears on file-share sites – iTnews.com.au
The Ultimate edition of Windows 7 has already been hacked, and is widely available on the internet, according to various reports.
Windows 7 is not officially released until October, but a cracked version has appeared on file-sharing sites and other unofficial web destinations.
Microsoft has confirmed the breach in [...]
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 – 08 Jul 09
China backs down from web filter plan
In a rare reversal, China’s government has given in to domestic and international pressure and backed down from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have internet-filtering software.
Just hours before the rule was to have taken effect on Wednesday, the government said it [...]
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 – 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 – 15 Apr 09
Twitter Worm Attack Continues: Here’s How to Keep Safe – Network World
The malicious worm affecting Twitter over the weekend has now mutated and continues to invade the popular micro-blogging network. Although Twitter is taking action against the problem, security analysts fear that further mutations of the worm will continue to wreak havoc on the network [...]
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 – 25 Mar 09
Google Voice takes on the telecoms giants – News – PC Authority
Google has upgraded its GrandCentral service to a new offering called Google Voice, in a direct attack against internet and traditional telephony services.
Google Voice takes the existing GrandCentral service, which consolidates landlines and mobile numbers into a single phone number with voicemail, and adds [...]
