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13th November 2011 Archive

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  • Five years of open-source Java: Freedom isn't (quite) free

    Open-source Java: Part One Rapture foretold: Java 8 to ascend into the Cloud

    Open source Java has a long and torrid history, rife with corporate rivalry, very public fallings-out, and ideological misgivings. But has all the effort and rumpus that went into creating an officially sanctioned open JDK been worth it? Java co-creator James Gosling certainly thinks so - although he didn't seem entirely open …

    Platform 13 Nov 11:00

  • Go back to the future with Red Dwarf

    The smegging 10th series is on its way

    After a 13-year hiatus, Red Dwarf is definitely back for a full series with all the old familiar faces, according to the reddwarf.co.uk website. Red Dwarf X will be filmed in front of a studio audience at Shepperton Studios next month and in January 2012. The official blurb for the series reads: Red Dwarf returns for its …

    Entertainment 13 Nov 13:03

  • Massive Chinese set-top box orders favour locals

    But Cisco and Ericsson get a taste

    The magnitude of China Telecom‘s set top plans – with 3.6 million set tops being ordered in a variety of programs – shows how Chinese companies are likely to dominate the set top industry in the coming years and months. The tender for this round of 2012 devices is just complete and will only take the giant operator through to …

    Music and Media 13 Nov 15:04

  • Final NBN build tenders awarded

    Syntheo scores SA and NT construction deals

    Syntheo, the joint venture between Service Stream and Lend Lease has secured the NBN Co construction contracts for South Australian and the Northern Territory. The $AU141 million Syntheo contract covers the design and construction of the fibre optic network in both states over two years. The contract has an additional two year …

    Business 13 Nov 21:32

  • Victoria ICT gets $AU85 million in stimulus

    States compete for tech smarts

    The ICT sector in Victoria has been given an $AU85 million boost from the Victorian Coalition state government. The stimulus plan aims to develop, support and promote ICT-enabled innovation across the economy. Victorian Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips said "the ICT plan will support the sector in overcoming …

    Business 13 Nov 22:30

  • Valve says credit card data taken

    Hopes its encryption will hold

    Valve has now confirmed that the hack of its Steam forums reported last week may have included the theft of credit card numbers. The company has emailed users saying that the intruders that defaced its forums also accessed a database which included “information including user names, hashed and salted passwords, game purchases …

    Security 13 Nov 23:09