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Seeks sales and marketing people, hints at techy hires
Amazon Web Services (AWS) wants to hire more Australians.
Cloud
09 02:58
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Government helps white-hats prove they're good guys
The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST) has opened a local chapter, with help from Australia's Federal Government.
Security
09 03:21
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And then there were three
One year after Western Digital announced it was going to acquire Hitachi GST the deal is done, but only after conditions imposed by three different regulatory agencies have been met.
Storage
09 05:12
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Eye-catching autos
Science
09 07:00
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Your online presence could get you that second interview
A study published by the Journal of Applied Social Psychology says that analysing applicant social network pages is a good predictor of how well the newbie might (or might not) fit into your organization.
HPC
09 08:01
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Thunderbolt, Lightfoot and the screaming PCIe gen 3
OCZ doesn't just give us teasing hints about future flash products, it tells us about them at trade shows. CeBIT was no exception, with OCZ unveiling its Kilimanjaro controller; SSD Lightfoot with its Thunderbolt interface; and Vertex 4 SSD with its Everest controller.
Storage
09 08:32
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Online news 'aggregators' may be forced to cough licence fee
The parties in Germany's ruling coalition have proposed a new protective copyright law for news publishers to ensure they are compensated by "commercial traders" that use pieces of their copyrighted content online, according to an automated translation of a document (15-page / 91KB PDF) recently published by the parties.
Law
09 09:05
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Almost too easy... Tax authority cut £700m from budget, loses 'no quality'
HMRC has reduced its spending on IT from £1.4bn to £700m in two years, according to Phil Pavitt, the organisation's chief information officer (CIO) and director of change.
Government
09 09:34
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Gym craich
If you’re the kind of person who breaks out in a cold sweat at the thought of going to the gym, or if you’d rather stick pins in your eyeballs than go out for a run, look away now.
Hardware
09 10:00
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Smash-hit game catapulted into zero-gravity drama
We've had an Angry Bird star constellation. We've had Angry Bird toys on the International Space Station. Now we're finally going to have Angry Birds in space on our mobiles.
Bootnotes
09 10:18
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$199 seven-incher out in May?
Asus and Google are working on a co-branded 7in tablet designed to take the fight to Amazon's Kindle Fire, but the gadget won't be unveiled to the public before May.
Tablets
09 10:21
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Space station, satellites may hit particle squalls
Thus far the ongoing solar storm which has blanketed Earth for the last 24 hours has been something of a damp squib, with no widespread problems reported. However space weathermen are warning of another "coronal mass ejection" particle squall inbound to our planet having been belched out by the Sun in the early hours of this morning.
Science
09 10:30
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SSD caching for your HDD
Memory specialist Crucial has rolled out a small-capacity SSD for folk keen to up the speed of their system without a massive outlay.
Hardware
09 10:42
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Master stroke to make it a 'great place to work'
Cost-cutting Capita IT Services (ITS) has warned staff that bonuses will once again be shelved and salaries frozen in 2012.
The Channel
09 10:43
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Lumia Tangoed
Microsoft has revealed the limitations that low-end Windows Phones could suffer from due to their substandard specifications. And it doesn't look good for Nokia's Lumia 610.
Phones
09 10:43
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Coroner rules faulty tech did not change outcome
Satnav technology is off the hook after a coroner ruled that a nine-year-old boy who suffered a fatal asthma attack would not have survived had the ambulance sent to his aid been routed correctly by its GPS box.
Science
09 10:53
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Oi, China, do you mind if we copy yours?
The Pakistani government has taken the unusual step of touting for firms it thinks could help build it a nationwide content-filtering service capable of blocking up to 50 million websites.
Government
09 11:02
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Spin-less tactics?
Microsoft's next Xbox - whatever it's called - will not feature an optical disc drive, moles have claimed. Instead, it will gain games by downloads and possibly on memory cards too.
Games
09 11:10
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Precise to 1/20th of a sec in 14bn years
The force that binds neutrons to an atom's nucleus could be used to create clocks that are 100 times more accurate than today's best atomic clocks, say physicists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Science
09 11:28
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Pwnium pandemonium
Google has released a patch a day after Sergey Glazunov hacked its browser with a pair of zero-day flaws. The update covers Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Chromium OS.
Security
09 11:42
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Cruel snub after tsunami rebuild struggle
Almost a year to the day after a huge earthquake and devastating tsunami rattled the north-east corner of Japan, crippling the supply chain of key technologies, the production at some components plants is reportedly still not back to 100 per cent while some tech firms are accelerating their plans to leave the archipelago.
The Channel
09 12:01
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Smokin' Reapers
I had my doubts whether any game could live up to the amount of hype seen surrounding Mass Effect 3’s release. I shouldn't have been concerned though, I love it. The twisting compelling narrative; the authentic character interaction; the seamless integration of cut scenes and action and, last but definitely not least, the awe-inspiring attention to detail. All these things make me invest my emotions in Lucy Shepard; becoming immersed in my own unique and intricate narrative.
Games
09 12:11
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Murdoch biz inspection intensifies
Ofcom has widened a regulatory investigation scrutinising whether BSkyB - under the chairmanship of James Murdoch - passes the so-called "fit and proper" test (PDF) to hold a British broadcasting licence.
Media
09 12:22
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iOS 5.1 update stumps AT&T customers
Apple's iOS 5.1 upgrade has left iPhone 4S-owning Americans baffled after their shiny smartphones claimed to have 4G connections, er, when they don't.
Mobile
09 12:41
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Crumbs snatched from Whitehall's biz banquet
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude claimed today that the government was "on track" to double the monetary value of business going to small- and medium-sized firms by April this year.
Small Biz
09 13:03
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iPad to command market for even longer
The iPad 3 will prevent Apple's share of the tablet market from eroding as quickly as once thought, market watcher IHS iSuppli has admitted.
Tablets
09 13:08
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Plus: Did someone announce a new fondleslab?
This was the week in which an event of Earth-shattering proportions took place - rocking the world of technology, spilling lattes everywhere and bringing anyone with even a faint interest in geek gear to their knees.
Bootnotes
09 13:21
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Nice game, be a shame if anything 'appened to it
Google has been threatening developers who are using alternative in-app payment mechanisms, enforcing the T&Cs which allow it to kick out anyone accepting payments which are not routed through Google.
Developer
09 13:39
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Ooh, hey pretty bir- AAAARRRRGGGH
It would have picked holes in your eyeballs if it got its little claws on your face, but it might have glowed prettily just before it did.
Science
09 13:57
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US beak rules against 'inappropriate' shakedown
A US judge has refused to let Apple kick Eastman Kodak while it's down by halting the iPad maker's patent infringement litigation against the bankrupt biz.
Law
09 14:32
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Lucky Elephant lifts toy to 95,000ft
It seems that world+dog has either sent something into the upper atmosphere suspended under a meteorological balloon, or is poised to go airborne with some form of stratospheric mission, so it's nice to hear of a project which has a little something extra.
SPB
09 15:04
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Fruity firm fends off regulators' fingers
Apple may be keeping quiet publically about allegations of antitrust violations in ebook pricing, but a court filing in a class action lawsuit last week shows that Cupertino doesn't think too much of the claims.
Tablets
09 15:27
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16,896 according to miracle online wizard
We know our regular readers are keen on unorthodox units of measurement, so you're invited today to while away the time until pub o'clock with an entertaining online Weird Converter.
Bootnotes
09 16:03
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Ban sought on video service
The US "free to stream" service Aereo has, as expected, run into a hail of legal fire within one week of its unveiling, as major networks NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox waste no time responding to what they consider a threat to revenues.
Cloud
09 16:31
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Yeah, but WTF is Bluetooth 4.0?
The Bluetooth SIG, overseer of the wireless communications standard, was quick this morning to state that Apple's iPad 3 "is the world’s first Bluetooth Smart Ready tablet, incorporating Bluetooth 4.0 and its hallmark feature low energy technology".
Tablets
09 16:48
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Darth painter
In preparation for a Star Wars exhibition which, ahem, explores the theme of personal identity in both ourselves and characters from the film, advertisers have released a series of stunning portraits.
Hardware
09 16:51
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Gang allegedly tracked and sold Koreans' info
Police in South Korea have arrested five men working as sub-contractors for the country’s two biggest mobile companies. The men were nabbed on suspicion of snarfing personal information and location data from potentially hundreds of thousands of mobile users and selling it on to private detectives.
Security
09 17:02
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Unemployment rate holds steady
The US economy continued to add jobs in February, with a big jump among firms engaged in computer systems design. But enough people came back into the labor pool after sitting on the sidelines for heaven knows how long that the official unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 per cent.
Hardware
09 17:42
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$21m from Texas, 3,600 jobs to Austin
With the help of a $21m investment from a Texas job-creation fund, Apple will construct a $304m campus in Austin that will add over new 3,600 jobs to its current 47,000 US employees.
Business
09 17:52
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Extra month granted to clean up infected gear
The FBI's DNSChanger deadline extension has been approved by a US Federal Court, buying infected punters more time to clean up their systems.
Security
09 18:07
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Teens for causes, dollars for clicks
Normally I hang out on Facebook for casual conversation with friends and family. But not last night. Last night I settled down to browse Facebook to discover that Kony 2012 had overrun Facebook, turning it into a maelstrom of "Watch this now!" and subsequent feelings of having done something noble. One minute they were LOL'ing cat videos, and the next minute they were clicking their way to a speedy resolution to Uganda's problems.
Management
09 19:01
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App customers pushed to Phone 7
Microsoft has announced that it will close the application marketplace for Windows Mobile 6.x users on May 9, and is warning people to get their last updates in now.
Mobile
09 19:46
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Survey shows Business Plan 2.0 to be unpopular
A new research report will make worrying reading for Google and social media companies, as it shows that most consumers don't want their online activity used to personalize search results or advertising.
Media
09 21:25
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One tower, two racks, one blade ... and this other thing
IBM announced a passel of shiny new x86 iron this week, all built around Intel's two-socket Xeon E5-2600 chip, which formally debuted on Tuesday – although select customers such as Big Blue have been fiddling with that server chip for months.
Servers
09 21:55
