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Apple's new tablet - iPad launched
After months of rumours and speculation, Apple finally unveiled its latest creation – the iPad – a touchscreen computer which looks like an oversized iPod Touch.
It features a large 24.6cm (9.7-inch) colour LED-backlit touchscreen and allows users to access the web, email, music, photos, eBooks and games on the device which weighs in at just 0.7kg and is 1.3cm thick. As for Flash, well Apple have well and truely snubbed Adobe yet again, which means, according to Jobs, "You'll have the best web experience ever" but only on half the sites.
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If by chance something's got you all worked up this holiday season, poor service from a telco, bad or shoddy workmanship from a manufacturer or just something really stupid, then why not tell us about it at our new /rant website. We hope to launch it when we're back on air so a few rants from our listeners would be good. You can vent here - Medicare card not required!
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You're also looking at our new look website! It hasn't changed much, it's just put on a few pixels around its width - like us all over the holiday break! You'll see the old and the new for a while as the roll out takes place on those cooler summer nights! |
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We're not what you'd call geeks or nerds, just passionate users of today's technology in our personal and professional lives. Check out all the team!
Join Andrew McColm & Dr. Ron along with our regulars Justin Dunlop, Mark Diggins and Graeme Callaghan. (Mark is currently living and working in the US building Mobile Phone networks)
Also a regular contributor Adam Turner (freelance writer for the age and SMH) has his view from the couch each week, and our US correspondent is Lidija Davis who reports regularly from Silicon Valley California
We're not too tech Our target market is consumers, who are keen to make sense of current tech news, along with mums and dads who just want to know what the kids are up to, or what to buy that tech savvy person in their life for their next gift. There's a touch of politics, mixed with a blend of consumer awareness and humor.
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February 8 2010
It’s been an action packed break this time around with the launch of Apples new iPad. The NBN costs just keep blowing out, in fact the deadlines just keep moving, and probably not the best in an election year, and the big news from last week was iiNet’s win over the film houses in Australia’s first landmark antipiracy case.
In case you missed it, iiNet, one of Australia’s largest internet suppliers was taken to task in the Federal Court over allowing its customers to download illegal material online. In plain speak, the movie companies, represented by AFACT (the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) claimed that they had caught iiNet customers downloading movies using bit torrent. A special downloading application which makes for a fast and corruption free downloads of anything.
The 34 film companies represented by the AFACT have expressed disappointment in the Federal Court’s decision to rule in favour of iiNet. The verdict by presiding judge, Justice Cowdroy found iiNet had not authorised copyright infringements across its network. The judge also ordered AFACT to pay iiNet's legal cost.
Most commentators think that this will not be the last we hear of this as AFACT has 15 days to appeal the verdict.
Neil Gane, AFACT executive director, expressed disappointment in the Court’s decision saying “The decision is a set back for the 50,000 Australians employed in the film industry,” but he believes this decision was based on a technical finding centered on the court’s interpretation of the how infringements occur and the ISPs’ ability to control them.
He went on to say that AFACT is confident that the Government does not intend a policy outcome where rampant copyright infringement is allowed to continue unaddressed and unabated via the iiNet network.
On the other side of the verdict iiNet welcomed the Federal Court’s judgment. iiNet CEO Michael Malone said his company has never supported or encouraged breaches of the law, including infringement of the Copyright Act of the Telecommunications Act. The judgment is a vindication of that and the allegations against us have been proven to be unfounded.
 Malone went on to say iiNet has always been, and will continue to be, a good corporate citizen and an even better copyright citizen. From our perspective today marks the end of the matter and we will continue to get on with the business. and continue to provide Australians with the access to fast and cheap broadband with innovative new services and products.
There’ll be lot’s more on this verdict from the panel on Today’s Tech Talk Radio.
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THE MAKING OF JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR
It's the most technically challenging film ever made, and probably the most expensive. Check out the 23 minute Making of Avatar doco and see how Pandora became a reality.
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