GLENN’S SHOWNOTES iiNet to buy Internode for $105m001AUSTRALIA’S largest privately owned broadband services provider, Internode, has been snapped up by ISP iiNet for $105 million.The acquisition of South Australia-based Internode will add approximately 190,000 broadband subscribers to iiNet’s customer base … Read More
Commonwealth Bank meltdown001 Commonwealth Bank customers were unable to withdraw money from ATMs, pay with EFTPOS or access their online banking for hours on WEdnesday night. similar glitch occurred on exactly the same day last year. ANZ takes down … Read More
10 Billion Android Market Downloads and Counting https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_timed_promotion&;feature=banner#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIwMSwibnVsbC10b3BfZmVhdHVyZWRfYXBwc19BVV9fMV9wcm9tb18xMzIzMzEzNDc2ODE3Il0. 001 This past weekend, thanks to Android users around the world, Android Market exceeded 10 billion app downloads—with a growth rate of one billion app downloads per month Starting last tuesday for … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES British Library scans 18th and 19th-Century newspapers Four million pages of newspapers from the 18th and 19th centuries have been made available online by the British Library.The public will now be able to scan the content of 200 … Read More
Classifieds scammers advertise smartphones & tablets online 001 Beware of scam online classifieds ads for smartphones, tablet devices and other small electronic items which are never delivered following payment.Warning signs A smartphone, tablet or other electronic device is advertised on … Read More
iOS 5.0.1 out, improves Siri’s Aussie ear, battery life issues Apple has released iOS 5.0.1, saying it fixes bugs causing the poor battery life that iPhone 4S users in particular had been complaining about. 001 Applet didn’t reveal what specific … Read More