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  • Cisco takes its lumps, keeps developing video meeting tools

    Cisco Systems owned up to some miscalculations in its video collaboration strategy but showed off some promising future capabilities in a briefing with media this week.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 25 May 12 23:31

  • FCC ruling on 800MHz band a boon for Sprint

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a rule change for part of the 800MHz band at a meeting on Thursday, opening the door for Sprint Nextel to use the band for its 4G LTE network.

    Written by Stephen Lawson • 25 May 12 19:53

  • Coding contest shows how big data can improve health care

    A recent coding competition in the Boston area brought together IT professionals, medical workers and others with an interest in health IT to show how data analytics can improve health care.

    Written by Fred O'Connor • 25 May 12 15:03

  • Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

    Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam.

    Written by Loek Essers • 25 May 12 14:56

  • Unthethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

    Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Friday.

    Written by Loek Essers • 25 May 12 13:53

  • Gear and gadgets at CeBIT 2012, Sydney

    Techworld Australia dropped down to CeBIT at Darling Harbour to have a look at some of the gear and gadgets on offer.

    Written by Rohan Pearce • 25 May 12 12:09

  • AARNet extends international academic network links

    In a bid to increase collaboration between Australian and overseas universities, the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNet) has signed a partnership with NRENum.net, an international body of research and education networks that shares call routing to make free international voice/video calls.

    Written by Hamish Barwick • 25 May 12 10:13

  • More NBN access for remote schools

    More remote schools, health clinics and local government facilities will be able to access the National Broadband Network (NBN) through an established interim satellite service, the government says.

    Written by AAP • 25 May 12 10:00
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    NBN build gaining momentum daily: Quigley

    NBN Co boss, Mike Quigley, says momentum on the National Broadband Network is building despite the delays and setbacks in delivering on the government's $36 billion project.

    Written by AAP • 25 May 12 07:00

  • Apple settles patent lawsuit with SimpleAir

    SimpleAir in Texas said Thursday it had settled its patent infringement litigation against Apple, and entered into a confidential license agreement by which Apple had taken a license to its patents.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 25 May 12 07:24

  • Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

    Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

    Written by Grant Gross • 24 May 12 23:37

  • Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

    Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

    Written by Grant Gross • 24 May 12 20:53

  • About 4.5 million Catholic school students to get Office 365

    About 4.5 million Catholic school students will get access to Microsoft's Office 365 cloud e-mail and collaboration suite as part of a 3-year deal the software vendor struck with the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC).

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez • 24 May 12 18:55

  • Ellison, Phillips, McDermott to take stand in Oracle-SAP retrial

    During the upcoming retrial of Oracle's corporate-theft lawsuit against SAP, the companies plan to call a star-studded array of tech executives as witnesses including CEO Larry Ellison, former Oracle co-president and current Infor CEO Charles Phillips and SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott, according to court documents filed Thursday.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 24 May 12 16:49

  • Optus Business to debut new Cloud, mobility services

    Optus Business has revealed plans to expand its portfolio of Cloud computing and enterprise mobility offerings.

    Written by Dylan Bushell-Embling • 24 May 12 15:00

  • iPhone, Android account for 82% of smartphones shipped

    Android and iPhone smartphones together made up 82% of all such devices shipped to retailers in the first quarter of 2012, IDC said Thursday.

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 24 May 12 14:16

  • Are CEOs getting the social media thing?

    IBM says a study it did of some 1700 Chief Executive Officers worldwide found that many indeed - or should be - grasping social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation.

    Written by Michael Cooney • 24 May 12 13:33

  • Box to beef up IT administration features of cloud content management software

    Box will start letting customers test a new set of IT administration controls for its cloud-hosted enterprise collaboration and content management software on Thursday.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez • 24 May 12 13:00

  • Lenovo's tablet shipments grow in China with low-priced products

    PC maker Lenovo has used a basement price strategy in China to become the country's second largest tablet vendor, coming ahead of rivals offering Android-based products, according to research firm IDC.

    Written by Michael Kan • 24 May 12 06:10

  • Apple claims US government sides with monopoly in e-book case

    The U.S. government has sided with monopoly rather than competition in bringing a case of e-book price-fixing against Apple, the company said in a filing on Tuesday before a federal court.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 24 May 12 05:35
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