Byte Into It – 12 Aug 09

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 – 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 – 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 [...]