Fedora 20 delayed for another week due to Anaconda
The next release of Fedora, HeisenBug, has been delayed due to a number of showstopper bugs in the installer.
View ArticleUsing KitKat is a non-event, and that's exactly how it should be
By consistently abstracting additional user functionality into a core suite of Google apps, rather than adding it into the Android OS, Google has made Android upgrades almost passé.
View ArticleNSA activity flips the security equation
With each Snowden document release, it seems that the only way to avoid the NSA's tendrils is one's own obscurity, and there is so much more yet to be revealed.
View ArticleDropbox not hacked, just stupid
Far from suffering a hacking incident, the file hosting service fell victim to its update scripts and MySQL infrastructure.
View ArticleNSA gains a civil liberties and privacy officer: reports
In the coming years, the definition of "difficult" may include the task facing the incoming privacy officer for the NSA.
View ArticleIt's high time that app permissions were overhauled
App developers are creating a honeypot of big data and personal information due to the telemetry found in many mobile apps. It's little wonder that the NSA went after it.
View ArticleDebian init decision further isolates Ubuntu
Going forward, systemd will be Debian's default init system for Linux distributions, an init system soon to be used by every other major Linux distribution other than Ubuntu.
View ArticleTurn back the files: Privacy Act cops rap for federal anachronisms
The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection says the Privacy Act forces it to ask holders of confidential electronic documents to return them to the department.
View ArticleFacebook stewardship of Oculus has chased Minecraft away
Minecraft developer, Markus Persson aka Notch, has ceased all development of a Minecraft port of Oculus' virtual reality products following Facebook's $2 billion purchase of the company today — how...
View ArticleTurnbull walks away from NBN high ground claims
In one swift move on the fifth birthday of the NBN, Malcolm Turnbull has fallen into the same practice that he accused Labor of for years.
View ArticleBudget 2014: A technology road to nowhere
By leaving all the technology programs to next year, the Australian federal government is left dragging the chain on initiatives it should be undertaking.
View ArticleData caps are the least of America's internet problems
As American customers get themselves into a lather over the impost of fixed internet data caps, the reality is that soon, most internet users won't care or think about them.
View ArticleEnterprise to act as vanguard for proximity computing
After chasing consumer-led computing for the past few years, enterprises are due to be the opening front in the next change to computing — an experience that depends on where you are, and which device...
View ArticleFirefox aiming up for remote debugging with IDE addition
Firefox's slow morph into the Mozilla suite that it left behind continues as a HTML editor is added back into the web browser.
View ArticleBlackBerry too small for Kantar to count
After sitting at around 1 percent or less of marketshare in many major markets around the world, the Kantar Worldpanel has decided to stop counting BlackBerry as a separate line item, and lump it into...
View ArticleLabor will decide if Australia chooses mandatory data retention
The music is about to stop on the dancing around the issue of data retention in Australia, and the former government needs to make its plans clear to the electorate.
View ArticlePolitical clash of luddite QCs and tech are a dangerous combination
Australia faces a dangerous conflation of technology-driven surveillance and an almost total lack of technical comprehension from the political class.
View ArticleCan Apple help drag banking into the modern age?
Shaking up lethargic industries is what Apple claims it is best at, and now it says the banks and credit card companies deserve a good shake-up. If it succeeds, it will help more than just iDevice users.
View ArticleWhen Apple met U2 and showed too much of the sausage making
Having been sold the image of Cupertino as the privacy good guy, and a music collection as a personalised reflection of one's tastes, Apple has overplayed its hand by pushing an album onto its users.
View ArticleAs vendors split and jettison, can Microsoft avoid the same fate?
The days of highly integrated, one-brand-fits-all computing are ending fast, and the challenge for the offcuts is to succeed where their lineage failed. But is the biggest split yet to come?
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