Australian Technology

Archive: 03-2012

• AtG: Apple ACCC update, Delphi of ATO, Microsoft says open is better

  Apple claims Australia’s 3G networks are equivalent to international 4G, the tax office uses Delphi for e-tax, and Microsoft gets truly open with ASP.NET.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 28, 2012, 5:41 PM PDT

• Apple offers iPad refund as ACCC sues over 4G claims

  Apple will be offering refunds to customers who believe they were misled by Apple’s 4G claims, as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Cupertino giant face off in...

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 27, 2012, 6:11 PM PDT

• Update brings Windows Phone 7 development to Windows 8

  A new update finally brings the WP7 emulator to Windows 8 Consumer Preview and adds a new 256MB emulator

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 26, 2012, 10:49 PM PDT

• Previewing Boot to Gecko

  Chris Duckett runs the ruler over Boot to Gecko, Mozilla’s HTML-based operating system for mobile devices.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 25, 2012, 8:13 PM PDT

• Android SDK updated, enterprise Metro apps, debugging Maps

  Google today announced the release of an update to the Android SDK and development tools; a glimpse of a Metro business app has appeared; and the mad world of Google Maps.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 21, 2012, 7:19 PM PDT

• Mobile moves Mozilla’s hand on H.264

  The prevalence of hardware H.264 decoding on mobile devices, and the need to compete on mobile, has forced Mozilla to finally change its view towards supporting the codec.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 19, 2012, 7:39 PM PDT

• Windows 8 dev camps go nationwide

  A series of Metro developer camps, hosted by Microsoft, are coming to a capital city near you.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 18, 2012, 8:24 PM PDT

• Australia still an internet enemy, update on Pi cost

  Reporters Without Borders has kept Australia on the enemies of the internet watch list, Raspberry Pi prices have fallen overnight, and there’s new Audacity and Firefox news.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 14, 2012, 8:23 PM PDT

• Around the Grounds: US$35 Raspberry Pi to cost AU$51

  Australians have learned the cost of having a Raspberry Pi delivered; Thunderbird gets instant messaging abilities; and there’s news of Python 2.8.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 12, 2012, 10:59 PM PDT

• Azure leap-year bug detailed: year++

  Microsoft provides a lesson in what happens if you increment a year variable and do not test your fixes appropriately.

  Posted by Chris Duckett | March 12, 2012, 7:58 PM PDT