Microsoft launches Office Next blog
In the biggest sign yet that a public release of a beta version of the next version of Microsoft's Office suite is imminent, Microsoft today launched a new blog dedicated to Office Next. More...
In the biggest sign yet that a public release of a beta version of the next version of Microsoft's Office suite is imminent, Microsoft today launched a new blog dedicated to Office Next. More...
Apple's Find My iPhone app has been used by an Australian man who managed to track down his stolen car, before being used by police to track the alleged offender who managed to initially evade police. More...
In a bid to ensure it doesn't miss out on the battle of low-cost tablets being rushed to market by Google and Amazon, rumours resurface that Apple will soon launch a miniature edition of its iPad. More...
According to reports, Google has updated its advertising policies to allow developers to include advertisements within their Google Chrome extensions, marking a first for the web browser. More...
Maps could be the new battle arena for tech giants, with Amazon the latest to signal plans to move into the mapping industry after acquiring 3D mapping startup UpNext for an undisclosed amount. More...
Beats Electonics has today confirmed that it has acquired music streaming service MOG for an undisclosed sum, ending MOG's search for a potential buyer and marking a significant milestone for Beats. More...
Apple has reportedly settled its ongoing dispute in China with Proview over the iPad trademark, with Apple agreeing to pay the company $60 million in settlement and at last take ownership. More...
Apple has now completely shut down its MobileMe service, and is offering users a last ditch chance to switch to MobileMe's successor, iCloud for a "limited time" before all data is erased. More...
Google has today made a decision to postpone the closure of their Google Video service, following a number of complaints by users about the apparent inability to export the videos to YouTube. The company has announced... More...
Sony has today revealed more information surrounding the outage of their online networking services for the PlayStation, confirming speculation the company had been the victim of an attack from a third-party. As the outage heads into... More...
Reports this morning claim Google has begun early discussions with popular European music service Spotify about a possible partnership in the United States following the search giant's apparent "inability" to get music labels to sign... More...
Amazon has tonight taken the wraps off a new web-based streaming service that allows users to upload their favourite songs online and listen to them anywhere over the Internet. With many predicting Apple will soon announce... More...
Apple is reportedly preparing to announce a new high-speed connection technology, CNET reports today. CNET claims a "source" has confirmed the Cupertino-based company will soon announce a new connection technology which is faster than the USB... More...
Microsoft and Nokia have confirmed the two companies will work together to take Microsoft's recently released Windows Phone 7 operating system to the next level. While the news won't come as a surprise to many, Microsoft... More...
Opera is expected to demonstrate a new version of their web browser for tablet devices running Google's Android software alongside an updated Opera Mini for the iPhone application with full compatibility for the iPad. In a... More...
AOL has today announced it will acquire the rapidly expanding online United States news, analysis, and lifestyle website giant Huffington Post for $315 million. As part of the deal to acquire the Huffington Post, co-founder of... More...
Apple has tweaked the iPad edition of their App Store overnight, adding the ability to add filters to search results. In a bid to allow users to better refine the results of searches on Apple's App... More...
According to a report today, Google has changed their attitude towards native applications for smartphone devices, deciding to hire a number of new employees to boost their efforts in creating new apps. The news comes as... More...
The now infamous white edition of Apple's iPhone 4 is coming soon according to the company's co-founder, Steve Wozniak. Appearing on The Engadget Show earlier today, Stephen 'Woz' Wozniak confirmed earlier reports that a problem with... More...
Google has reportedly begun rolling out a new feature which allows those on an iPhone or iPod Touch to preview a website before it's loaded when using their search site. A companion of the desktop version... More...
Microsoft has warned of a vulnerability found across the range of desktop and server Windows offerings that could potentially allow an attacker to run malicious scripts through a web page. The vulnerability, which was first reported... More...
Google will next Wednesday hold a press event to preview the next iteration of their mobile operating system, Android 3.0. Dubbed "Honeycomb" by Google engineers, the release of Android 3.0 -- which will see the debut... More...
Microsoft will soon support homebrew developments on their Windows Phone 7 platform following two days of meetings with developers behind the ChevronWP7 unlocking tool. Late last year following the release of Windows Phone 7, a team... More...
Popular question and answer site Quora has taken out the best new product of 2010 in the annual Crunchie awards, with Twitter awarded the best overall startup last year. The Crunchies, which took place earlier this... More...
Microsoft's Twitter for corporations offering, OfficeTalk, may soon be released commercially if reports today are to be believed. The software, currently in private beta stages on Microsoft's Office Labs testing site, could be released into the... More...
According to a new report released today, Google will soon launch a new site aimed at offering discounts to online buyers following the unsuccessful push to acquire discount giant Groupon just months ago. Based around the... More...
Australians continue to be contacted by scammers over the phone promoting themselves as official Microsoft support representatives and offering to fix their computer troubles. The scam, which preys on the notion that most households have a... More...
A new video in HP's training centre suggests HP may be preparing to reveal netbooks running their webOS 2.0 operating system at their special event next month. The video, found on HP's carrier training website and... More...
Airbnb, a startup which launched in 2007 and allows people from all around the world to book smaller, lesser known places to stay, revealed yesterday they grew almost 800% in 2010. In an interview with Fox... More...
One of the major Australian conferences revolving around the open source operating system Linux set to begin later this week will likely get the go-ahead tomorrow, following disastrous flooding in the host city, Brisbane. Linux.conf.au, which... More...
Google claims their free email service, Gmail, has "lots of space" and according to many it's almost impossible to run out of room given the search giant is increasing the amount of space available almost... More...
Popular online file storage provider Dropbox has revealed a new contest which gives Dropbox users the ability to win a number of free prizes. In what appears to be a clever marketing ploy, Dropbox launched the... More...
Google has this morning detailed the reasons behind the upcoming removal of support for the H.264 video codec in their web browser, Chrome. Earlier in the week the company made headlines across the technology sector with... More...
At the world's biggest consumer technology show CES this week, Microsoft revealed more web app integration on par with Kin Studio is on the roadmap for their recently released mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7. While... More...
Verizon is expected to announce the availability of the iPhone on their network at a special January 11 event, with invites sent out to the media earlier today. According to Apple enthusiast blog The Loop... More...
Motorola has announced the first Android 3 "Honeycomb" tablet this afternoon at the world's biggest consumer electronics show, CES 2011. The tablet, the first to run Google's latest Android update dubbed "Honeycomb" which focuses on bringing... More...
Google has today confirmed a bug that left some text messages inadvertently being sent to the wrong recipient has been corrected on the search giant's Android mobile operating system. The bug was first reported last week,... More...
Details have emerged today about new features that may be found in the next iteration of Microsoft's operating system, Windows 8. According to blogger Paul Thurrott, Windows 8 may include an all-new user interface for products... More...
HP has sent out invites for a special event focused on their webOS platform on February 9. The event, which will follow on almost a month after the world's biggest consumer electronics show CES, will likely... More...
Microsoft has today appointed Pip Marlow as the new General Manager for their Australian division. Marlow will replace the outgoing Tracey Fellows, who left the role late last year and moved to Singapore after being offered... More...
Microsoft will reportedly unveil a new operating system designed specifically for televisions in a bid to enter the race for bringing the Internet to television. The announcement, which is expected to be made during the company's... More...
Opera has released a new video demonstrating their new web browser created specifically with touch-based tablet devices in mind. With the amount of tablet devices to be shipped in 2011 expected to grow to almost 54.8... More...
Perhaps one of the iPhone's biggest success stories, Angry Birds, the popular game which stormed onto iOS devices last year, will soon be available on Sony's PlayStation 3 gaming console and on Microsoft's Windows Phone... More...
Amongst other companies, Lenovo, Toshiba and Vizio have confirmed they'll be debuting a number of new tablet devices to compete against the likes of Apple's iPad in the new year at the world's biggest consumer... More...
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) today revealed Google is preparing to launch their own application for their Android OS which will allow users to buy digital copies of newspapers and magazines in a bid to... More...
Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site, has reportedly finalised a round of almost $500 million in funding from Goldman Sachs as questions about a possible IPO date begin to surface. According to the New... More...
Microsoft announced today the latest iteration of their web browser Internet Explorer 9 has been downloaded more than 20 million times, although at this stage it's unclear whether or not this figure is unique downloads... More...
Microsoft's free email service, Hotmail, has recently begun showing a number of users empty mailboxes for no apparent reason. The bug -- which has seen many Hotmail users swarm to the official forums complaining after it... More...
The future of Australia's national broadband network (NBN) has been secured, with the Australian Labor Party winning the election 17 days after polls closed. Put on hold as Australia's political leaders struggled to woo independents elected... More...
Google has announced a number of changes to their privacy policy, making them more simplified and removing some of the complicated "lawyer" terminology. In a post on the official Google blog, Mike Yang, Google's Associate General... More...