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ACCAN gets govt tick amid industry criticism

ACCAN gets govt tick amid industry criticism

A report into the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has delivered mixed results, finding that the organisation is appropriately representing consumers and interest groups, but risks fermenting anti-industry sentiment in public, while under-representing small business interests.

6 days ago in Government by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment Vote
Up to Speed: that holiday traffic

Up to Speed: that holiday traffic

Are Australian ISPs struggling to cope with peak holiday demand?

May 8th, 2012 in Up To Speed by Phil Dobbie 4 Comments 1 Vote
iiNet, AFACT plot the way forward

iiNet, AFACT plot the way forward

Following his High Court victory today against Hollywood, iiNet CEO Michael Malone said that he would like to walk away from discussions with rights holders over the best way to deal with copyright infringement.

April 20th, 2012 in Piracy by Suzanne Tindal, and Josh Taylor 7 Comments 6 Votes
Telco consumer code lacking: ACMA

Telco consumer code lacking: ACMA

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will formally consider the new Telecommunications Consumer Protection (TCP) code at a meeting tomorrow, but has indicated that more work needs to be done to meet its expectations.

April 18th, 2012 in Telcos by Josh Taylor 1 Comment Vote
Communities 'can't stop' mobile towers

Communities 'can't stop' mobile towers

Communities are powerless to stop telcos from building phone towers close to homes, a federal parliamentary inquiry has been told.

April 12th, 2012 in Telcos by AAP 3 Comments Vote
Apple scores major NFC wallet patent

Apple scores major NFC wallet patent

Apple has today filed a major patent that sees the company stamp its name on technology that allows users to pay for items using an embedded, contactless payment-enabled, near-field communications (NFC) chip.

March 7th, 2012 in Apple by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Telco customer code goes to the regulator

Telco customer code goes to the regulator

The Communications Alliance has submitted its revised Telecommunications Consumer Protections (TCP) Code to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), but the code has been rejected by a peak consumer action body.

February 8th, 2012 in Telcos by Josh Taylor 2 Comments Vote
CEOs, Libs still perplexed on govt NBN role

CEOs, Libs still perplexed on govt NBN role

Impatient Australians have long complained that the NBN will take years to deliver, but the latest wave of anti-government posturing goes even further by blaming the Gillard Government for failing to teach them what to do with fast broadband.

January 24th, 2012 in NBN by David Braue 28 Comments 6 Votes
By the numbers: IPv6 makes room for China

By the numbers: IPv6 makes room for China

This is the year that we expect IPv6 to become more pervasive, if only to meet the growing demand for IP addresses from China.

January 23rd, 2012 in By The Numbers by Phil Dobbie 1 Comment Vote
NAB considering NFC device

NAB considering NFC device

After walking away from its near-field communications (NFC)-based payment pilot in 2007, due to the absence of a compelling business case for the product's release to mass market, National Australia Bank (NAB) has today revealed that concerns around aesthetics and industry standards are also holding the bank back from releasing the mobile wallet.

January 16th, 2012 in Mobile Phones by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

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Sun: We screwed up on open source

Many open source developers remain sceptical of Sun because their memories of the company focus on Sun's interactions with the community in 2001/2002, which Sun's chief open source officer Simon Phipps concedes was a period where Sun "screwed up".

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MasterCard's mobile payment push: photos

MasterCard held an event in New York City last week to show off its latest innovations in mobile payments, including the upcoming Google Wallet service, which is expected to launch this month.

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Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)

UK 'cookie law' takes effect: What you need to know http://t.co/u7LZZ1oM

RT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

1 hour ago by Rex Alfie on Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents: jury

The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

1 hour ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

RT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs

DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

2 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

+1

2 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19

Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

4 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

4 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

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Sex Tech: Faceporn win, Parental revenge porn, Google: No Porn ...: Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn ... http://t.co/0OR87oEt

Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

You say that the golden age of cyber crime will be over by 2014/2015. I would like to differ. I believe that cyber criminals are getting ...

6 hours ago by Staden on Cybercrime golden age over in two years?

Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

9 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

9 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

9 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

RT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec

NBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g

"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn

RT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp

RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/xKqEb4bE via @zdnetaustralia

Biometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia

Exploring: http://t.co/rT7RPZLA

War talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber

Travel Tech Q&A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/vYexrDwu #ipad

Exploring: http://t.co/YNVjdrct

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#NewSouthWales ditches registration stickers 4 light #vehicles in favour of #technology http://t.co/xX5N0Rp9

Anonymous hacks Reliance's Internet filtering server - ZDNet (blog) http://t.co/uObU1HBP http://t.co/0UBXxwX4

Which Windows will make for a better tablet? http://t.co/4mAHg850

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