27th May 2012 Archive

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People-powered Olympic shopping mall: A sign of utter tech illiteracy

Comment If anyone knew what was Watt, this would never happen

It's just about certain, now: Almost everybody in the world has no idea of the most basic facts regarding energy use. Most people don't even know that the words "energy" and "power" have different meanings1, and just about everyone is so massively ignorant on the subject that they actually consider that the use of special floor …

Energy 27 May 08:01
TiVo spits out monster 6-way Pace box for US eyes only

Probably commissioned by mega US cable corp

The fact that the very first product out of the relationship between TiVo and Pace is a six-tuner device means automatically that it‘s for use in the US – nowhere else has that kind of requirement yet. But in the US six tuners is becoming a requirement, and the TiVo Premiere being delivered at cable TV giant RCN already has …

Music and Media 27 May 15:03
YouTube takes on Instagram with 'Frontrow'

Global launch at Sydney Opera House's Vivid Festival

YouTube has unleashed an app which takes it into Instagram territory, in the form of an Australian-devised app called Frontrow which has made its debut at the Vivid LIVE festival at the Sydney Opera House. “For the first time, audiences around the globe will be able to watch select performances live on YouTube, and share the …

Networks 27 May 23:37
Short-lived backhaul declaration better, says Voda

‘Don’t lock in long-term price’, carrier tells ACCC

Vodafone is warning the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against setting backhaul service prices too far into the future, saying that an early review would be better for the industry than a long-term lock-in. The carrier’s latest submission to the competition regulator’s draft FAD (That's a 'final access …

Networks 27 May 23:40