Aussie tech community welcomes Labor’s program inspiring girls into code
StartupAUS and ACS have welcomed Labor’s Girls into Code initiative which would see $4.5m in grants put towards supporting girls into learning code
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Australia is still failing its tech start-ups. This is what the government should be doing
StartupAUS, a not-for-profit entity that supports Australian tech start-ups, recently released the Crossroads 2015 report, which reveals that despite positive developments over the past 12 months, Australia continues to under-invest in catalyzing high-impact entrepreneurship and supporting its start-up ecosystem. Australia still records some of the lowest rates of start-up formation, and one of the lowest rates of…
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Wellington is wooing Australian tech talent across the Tasman with its new digital campaign
A new talent attraction campaign designed to put New Zealand’s capital of cool on the radar for Australian tech talent has recently been launched, in a bid to help attract the workforce needed to support the booming ICT and creative sectors. The Wellington Works digital campaign tells the story of the city’s culture, collaborative community,…
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Entries now open in 2011 NSW Export Awards
The awards are open to all NSW companies that are doing business in the international marketplace. Award categories recognise the range of exports from the State and include small business, manufacturing, information and communications technology, services, and agribusiness.
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Tasmanian ICT Centre to receive $50 million for technology development
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, has announced, together with Premier Lara Giddings, CSIRO’s CEO Dr Megan Clark and Member for Denison Andrew Wilkie, that the Tasmanian ICT Centre will receive a $50 million package over the next five years to help Tasmanian’s development of information and communications technologies.
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Tech23 event in Sydney challenges emerging ICT companies to show off
Applications opened this week for one of the slots in Tech23, an annual showcase for Australia’s emerging, edgy companies in the information and communications technology industry. The event will be held 23 August at Surry Hills in Sydney.
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What were the dumbest mobile phone products in 2010? Ovum reveals the ‘winners’ of its annual Wireless Turkey Awards
A service that employs a real person to call you each day to tell you how awesome you are — and charges $45 a month for this ‘feel good’ moment — was the forehead-slapping winner of Ovum’s annual Wireless Turkey Awards.
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We built a free online community. How do we now ask members to pay?
So you’ve spent your time building a community based on sharing knowledge. But the larger it gets, the more it costs to run. Do you shut down your network or do you get creative about how to offer a service and be paid at the same time? Angelina Russo poses the question.
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Perfection on the internet is a fallacy. Just accept it.
Six weeks ago, David Moore commenced his expose into the secrets of computer maintenance — rules that are carefully guarded or simply too embarrassing to share. This week, he shares the hard truth about one of the most common misunderstandings between techies and their clients: Perfection doesn’t exist on the web.
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My wireless network is naff. Why wired networks are still more reliable.
Five weeks ago, David Moore commenced his expose into the secrets of computer maintenance — rules that are carefully guarded or simply too embarrassing to share. This week, he unmasks some of the preconceptions behind wireless networks and multitasking.
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Are techies twiddling their thumbs at your expense?
Four weeks ago, David Moore commenced his expose into the secrets of computer maintenance — rules that are carefully guarded or simply too embarrassing to share. This week, he reveals some of the reasons computer technicians do what they do.
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'Rollable' screens coming to a street near you soon
Sony has recently developed the prototype of a rollable OLED (organic LED) screen that can be bent and distorted while still rendering crystal clear 432 by 240 pixel video images. It’s hard to not imagine the effect that something like this could have on outdoor advertising and the magazine industry.
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‘Rollable’ screens coming to a street near you soon
Sony has recently developed the prototype of a rollable OLED (organic LED) screen that can be bent and distorted while still rendering crystal clear 432 by 240 pixel video images. It’s hard to not imagine the effect that something like this could have on outdoor advertising and the magazine industry.
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The most useful software programs are free (and other things your computer technician doesn't want you to know)
Two weeks ago, David Moore commenced his expose into the secrets of computer maintenance — rules that are carefully guarded or simply too embarrassing to share. This week, he continues with the uncomfortable truth about brands purchases and the concept of ‘free’.
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The most useful software programs are free (and other things your computer technician doesn’t want you to know)
Two weeks ago, David Moore commenced his expose into the secrets of computer maintenance — rules that are carefully guarded or simply too embarrassing to share. This week, he continues with the uncomfortable truth about brands purchases and the concept of ‘free’.
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Here's something that most IT people won't tell you. Some responsibilities simply cannot be outsourced.
Last week, David Moore commenced his expose into the secrets of computer maintenance – 20 dark secrets your computer technician doesn’t want you to know (or is simply too embarrassed to tell you). This week, he continues with the uncomfortable truth about backing up your data.
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Here’s something that most IT people won’t tell you. Some responsibilities simply cannot be outsourced.
Last week, David Moore commenced his expose into the secrets of computer maintenance – 20 dark secrets your computer technician doesn’t want you to know (or is simply too embarrassed to tell you). This week, he continues with the uncomfortable truth about backing up your data.
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Meet Ralph Simon: "The Father of the Ring Tone"
Ralph Simon is regarded as one of the founders of the modern mobile entertainment industry. At X|Media|Lab Global Media Ideas, Ralph will address various ways Australian Internet start-ups can find capital or smart support for their company and commercial ideas In an email interview, we asked him to share his views about the ‘next’ round of mobile technologies and what he thinks about Australian innovation.
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Meet Ralph Simon: “The Father of the Ring Tone”
Ralph Simon is regarded as one of the founders of the modern mobile entertainment industry. At X|Media|Lab Global Media Ideas, Ralph will address various ways Australian Internet start-ups can find capital or smart support for their company and commercial ideas In an email interview, we asked him to share his views about the ‘next’ round of mobile technologies and what he thinks about Australian innovation.
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Alice In Wonderland on the iPad looks… enchanting
The iPad’s lack of eye-friendly e-ink (found in specialised e-readers such as the Kindle or Sony Reader) has prompted many adult observers to conclude that it is not a serious reading device. But try telling your kids that it’s unsuitable for reading once they’ve seen this clip of Alice In Wonderland on the iPad.
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