GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Telstra hits milestone for ‘Internet of Things’ Surpasses a million connected devices. Telstra has talked up its IT solutions clout, claiming to have surpassed one million machine-to-machine (M2M) services in operation. The milestone makes Telstra the … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft fixes glitch that bricked Surface tablets Microsoft pulled the Windows 8.1 RT update from the Windows store two days after launch, after “a very small number” of Surface RT users had their devices were “bricked” after downloading … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Google to support Chrome on XP until 2015 Google will support those on the Chrome browser for Windows XP until “at least” April 2015 – a year after Microsoft pulls the plug on its OS XP users … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Dell launches Windows XP migration tool Dell’s Windows Migration Fast Forward Service supports the migration of up to 5,000 PCs and offers “modules” for image engineering, inventory, application compatibility testing, application packaging, deployment planning, process … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Website maps 1.2 billion Facebook faces A new project, “The Faces of Facebook,” collects more than 1.27 billion Facebook profile photos on one site, arranged in chronological order according to when the person joined the social … Read More
GLENN’S STORIES Microsoft offers iPad trade-in program Microsoft Retail Stores this week introduced a new iPad trade-in offer that will give customers a minimum US$200 gift card in exchange for a “gently used” iPad 2, 3 or 4. The offer, … Read More