Day: September 10, 2013

New iPhones add color, read fingerprints

Apple introduces the iPhone 5S, which can be unlocked with a fingerprint, and the cheaper, plastic iPhone 5C. CNET’s Bridget Carey breaks down what you need to know about the new devices…….


Qld public safety IT T needs overhaul

Review urges common comms in agencies……


Apple’s iPhone 5C misses the low-cost mark

The Cupertino, Calif., giant needs to sell more devices in places like China, but its new “low-cost” iPhone may not be low enough…….


IBM forges NextScale servers for HPC and hyperscale cheapskates

As vanity free as Big Blue can get with server clusters……


Apple slugs Australia with iPhone tax

Local prices for new phones up to $AUD120 over the odds……


Evidence of 100,000-Year-Old Life Found In Antarctic Subglacial Lake

Researchers taking advantage of retreating ice shelves in Antarctica have discovered evidence of life that’s been sealed away for nearly 100,000 years. Lake Hodgson on the Antarctic Peninsula, once covered by over 400 meters of ice, is now obscured only by a thin layer three to four meters thick. Scientists carefully drilled through the ice…


Jimmy Kimmel: I’m behind ‘twerking girl on fire’ video

9 million YouTubers were taken in by a video of a twerking girl whose backside-wagging caused a fire. Kimmel reveals the video was his brainchild…….


What we know about Apple’s Touch ID (FAQ)

Apple’s iPhone 5S comes with a first for a major smartphone maker: a biometric reader, the fingerprint sensor Touch ID. Could this be the beginning of the end for the password? Here’s what we know so far…….


Update for Outlook 2013 breaks folder pane

A non-security update served by Windows Update today for Office 2013 users causes problems with Outlook. This is just one in a recent series of quality control problems for Microsoft updates…….


An herb garden hanging from the ceiling

The Boskke Sky Planter is a clever way to keep fresh herbs always on hand. The upside-down planter requires little attention to maintain…….