Telstra’s 3D hologram party trick
Forget conference calls or video crosses – beaming your hologram interstate for a live chat is closer to becoming a reality.
In what Telstra says is a national first, the telco today beamed a mobile three dimensional image of its chief technology officer, Hugh Bradlow, from Melbourne to Adelaide to give a live business presentation. Read more
Apple says ‘drop in soon’ to Sydney store
The countdown to the opening of the first Apple Store in the southern hemisphere has begun with the unveiling of a “coming soon” sign across the facade of a nearly-completed office complex in the heart of the Sydney CBD.
The sign is printed onto a sheet of blue material that is stretched across the glass atrium on the front of the building at the corner of George and King streets. Read more
Local Vodafone customer base hits 4m
MOBILE phone operator Vodafone Australia says it is well placed and prepared for its 2008 fiscal year after bolstering its customer base by 9.6 per cent. Vodafone’s customer base increased to more than four million in the 12 months ended March 31, up from 3.675 million in the previous corresponding period. Read more
Apple may develop solar-powered iPhones, iPods
OWNERS of Apple devices such as iPods and iPhones may soon be able to charge them up by leaving them out in the sun. Apple has filed a patent for a technology which would enable a layer of solar cells to be inserted under a touch-sensitive screen of the sort used in the iPhone. Read more
Broadband Delay Seen as a Levelling Bid Process
A MAJOR beneficiary of the Federal Government’s decision to extend its broadband tender bid deadline believes the delay will not prevent a winner being selected by the end of the year.
The Government has seemingly acknowledged the weeks of persistent criticism from one likely bidder, Terria, formerly known as G9, about the brevity of the tender period by yesterday scrapping the July 25 deadline for bids for the subsidised national broadband network. Read more
Nokia Locks N-Gage Games To Handsets
Nokia may have 40 per cent of the mobile phone market but that does mean when you do score a technological own goal you’ve far more angry customers on your hands…
That is likely to be the case this week too since fans of Nokia’s newly launched N-Gage service (which we reviewed to lukewarm praise) have discovered one startling con: titles bought on their handsets cannot be transferred and are locked to that phone for life. Read more
Microsoft turns to cash to beat back Google
REDMOND, Wash. – Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Wednesday unveiled a new game plan to compete with Google, a closely-watched move that comes more than two weeks after the software giant withdrew its blockbuster bid to acquire Yahoo. Read more
HP Scores Telstra Notebook Gig
HP may as well stand for High Profits as we can exclusively report that the free fast broadband notebook Telstra deal will involve new business Next G customers receiving a free HP 6720, which has a street value of just under $1000. Read more
Touch-screen BlackBerry in Q3
BLACKBERRY maker Research In Motion plans to launch a touch-screen version of the wireless e-mail device in the third quarter as an answer to Apple’s iPhone.
BLACKBERRY maker Research In Motion plans to launch a touch-screen version of the wireless e-mail device in the third quarter as an answer to Apple’s iPhone. Read more
Coders Tell Why They’re Avoiding Vista
Windows developers are confirming the results of a survey released yesterday that found fewer than 1 in 12 programmers currently writing applications targeting Windows Vista.
“None of our customers are saying, ‘G******it, we need those WPF controls now!’” said Julian Bucknall, CTO for Windows programming tools maker Developer Express Inc. , referring to one of Vista’s most highly-touted features, its new graphical subsystem, Windows Presentation Foundation . Rather, “we find most are still sticking with ASP.Net and Windows Forms applications.” Read more
