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Experience the latest in Australian entrepreneurship at the 5th annual National Angel Investor Conference
The National Angel Conference 2012 provides an opportunity to meet experienced national and international Angel Investors and entrepreneurs and hear about the latest industry trends and investment opportunities.
Why I’m not getting an iPad (a rant)
Recently a friend on Facebook posted the following unqualified comment: “Why the pc is becoming irrelevant. iPad.” And I pointed out that, according to the dictionary, the iPad is a PC (i.e. personal computer). While the gadgetphile in me says I want an iPad v2, I can honestly say I can see no reason whatsoever why I need one.
Flood impact to be evaluated by CSIRO’s robotic glider
CSIRO will deploy a robotic glider to evaluate and monitor the impact of flood activity in Moreton Bay, on the eastern coast of Queensland. Its objective is to assess the damage done in the region’s marine ecosystems.
Spreets sold to Yahoo!7 for $40 million: What does this mean for online retail and the future of Australian media?
This morning, it was confirmed that Yahoo!7 has acquired Australian group-buying business Spreets for $40 million. The deal is the first of what is expected to become a consolidation of the Australian group-buying market. However, what’s truly remarkable about this announcement is the short time-frame between Spreets’ launch and its sale, after only 10 months on the Australian market.
Eat your heart out, iPad. Lenovo laptop screen detaches to become a tablet.
Lenovo has the tablet market all a-flutter with its new IdeaPad U1 hybrid. Is it a laptop? Is it an iPad inspired tablet? The IdeaPad is both, boasting a detachable resistive multi-touch display, an Intel CULV processor and a 128GB SSD.
How does it do that? iPhone app translates text on the fly
If your reaction after watching this video is “they’re yanking my chain,” you’re not alone. We had a similar reaction. It doesn’t seem feasible than an app could not just translate the words on an object, but project the translation on the object itself. Right?
iElect predicted Liberal swing in Victorian election before the pollsters
The Victorian Election last month was not only a win for the Coalition, but also for iElect.com.au for successfully predicting the swing of the election before any traditional poll. Whereas most pollsters continue to rely on telemarketing and focus groups, iElect was predicting a Labor lead of 51% and the Coalition 49% for the bulk of the election, which changed quickly four days from polling-day, showing a swing to 61% Coalition and 39% Labor.
If you want to know what the web will look like in 2011, watch this video [10 Internet Trends for 2011]
If you’re wondering about the future of the internet but want more than the glib, usually poorly researched (albeit visually spectacular) YouTube memes that surface every six months, prepare to be impressed. In 20 minutes, Morgan Stanley’s Mary Meeker outlines the 10 most influential internet trends likely to influence the way we create, consume and exploit digital media in 2011.
Victoria’s Monash University plugs in students with PC tablets
A Victoria university is in its second year of a digital learning program that is replacing whiteboards with PC tablets. The system, called myLearningSpace, combines the tablets with an in-house-developed software that allows students to connect to instructors and to one another. The students import content, share a virtual whiteboard, collaborate online and pick up lessons where they left off at any time.
With the NBN, deregulation begins now
The National Broadband Network has been heralded as a groundbreaking advance but has also raised concerns that it will create just another monopoly. In this first of two parts, Tony Simmons argues that the NBN can at last bring to Australian telecommunications a genuine opportunity for competition and growth… provided we learn from past.
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