Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 11 June 2015
11 June, 2015This week: Lost classic game to be released, cool laser videos, PC failure creates a stink, KiwiRail's ticket time machine, Apple Music under investigation and on the trail of Chinese hackers.
University of Sydney launches HPC
10 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe University of Sydney's new Artemis high-performance computer has been designed in collaboration with Dell to meet the requirements of the university's researchers.
Hack extortion attack targets child; TPG's new FTTB retail arm; NewSat CEO, CFO ousted
09 June, 2015 by Andrew CollinsHackers targeted the family of a senior employee at a Brisbane-based company, TPG forms Wondercom to sell wholesale FTTB and Newsat's CEO and CFO sacked after company goes into administration.
OpenLearning to deliver first Australian Govt MOOC
09 June, 2015 | Supplied by: OpenLearningOpenLearning has been awarded a contract to deliver Australia's first federal government massive open online course, which will train thousands of government employees in regulatory impact analysis.
Android exploit injects pop-ups, ruins apps; $677m settlement in price-fixing case; Intel buys Altera for $21bn
04 June, 2015 by Andew CollinsA new Android exploit injects pop-ups and crashes apps, vendors to pay $677 million in a price-fixing case and Intel buys Altera for $21 billion.
DTO explores whole-of-govt service analytics
04 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe federal DTO is seeking to improve the experience of interacting with government through analytics, while the ACT Govt is upgrading its IT platform and NSW has outsourced its shared services functions.
MyHealth records surpass 2.2 million
04 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSome 2.2 million Australians have signed up for a Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) - now renamed a MyHealth record - and around 10,000 new people are applying per week.
Windows 10 available as free upgrade on 29 July
02 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Microsoft Pty LtdMicrosoft has announced that Windows 10 will be available from 29 July in 190 markets globally as a free upgrade to customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
Australian BPM market to grow 2.4% this year
01 June, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGartner expects Australian BPM revenues to increase 2.4% this year, below the global average. The firm is meanwhile predicting solid growth in sales of non-smartphone connected devices.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 28 May 2015
28 May, 2015This week: Space sail-craft falls silent, wrong calculators trip up students, Sydney's Opal losing money, a speedy robotic cockroach and just as you suspected… reality doesn't exist.
Windows 10 to integrate with even rivals' smartphones
27 May, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has announced plans to ensure Windows 10 closely integrates with users' other devices - including Windows, Android or iOS smartphones.
Frustrations drive Aussie online shoppers to retail stores
27 May, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNearly half of online shoppers in A/NZ have abandoned a purchase due to website frustrations and 29% have purchased the product in a physical store instead.
Melbourne hosts international big data conference
27 May, 2015More than 600 academics and professionals from across the globe, with expertise in areas such as big data, data mining, social networks and databases, are expected at the five-day 2015 ACM SIGMOD/PODS conference.
ISOC-AU rebrands to Internet Australia
26 May, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe newly rebranded Internet Australia aims to take a more active role in discussions about the policies and issues that it says are threatening the fabric of the internet in Australia.
Pacnet hacked; PayPal customers double-billed; iiNet to offer free legal advice for alleged pirates
26 May, 2015 by Andrew CollinsTelstra subsidiary Pacnet has had its corporate IT network breached by a third party, PayPal admits to charging some customers twice for transactions and iiNet will help customers fight Dallas Buyers Club cases.
