NSW investment in ICT, procurement reform critical: Deloitte

The New South Wales government showed a great understanding of how to harness ICT in the state's 2013-14 budget, according to Deloitte partner Patrick Lane. » zum Artikel

Natural born killers: E3 impressions of Hotline Miami 2

The debut of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, the sequel to last year's neon-hazy, ultra-violent game from developer Dennaton and publisher Devolver Digital, was one of the ... » zum Artikel

Surveying the pre-order scene for Xbox One, PlayStation 4

Sony's Playstation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One may not launch until the end of the year, but some retailers are already selling out of their launch day allotments. » zum Artikel

Google Glass panic triggers rise in facial-recognition blockers

Matter has anti-matter, Superman has Green Kryptonite, and now Google Glass has anti-Glass » zum Artikel

Curiosity's gigapixel photo of Mars shows how desolate the red planet really is

If you ever wanted to feel like you were standing on Mars, the Curiosity Rover can help. The exploratory robot just enabled a team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to produce ... » zum Artikel

Take it easy: Nintendo's futile fight against the future

In Nintendo's Animal Crossing, you're only ever punished for moving too fast. Run around the series' idyllic forest towns and you'll scare off bugs and fish--your primary ... » zum Artikel

Facebook focuses on photos with new comment capability

Facebook is moving fast, adding long-requested features at lightning speed over the last couple months. First the social network added threaded replies, then emoticons, ... » zum Artikel

TechHive E3 confessionals: Our thoughts on the biggest gaming show of the year

E3 is finally over. After four days of flashing lights, blaring music, and scores of new video games, we're wiped out. As we readjust to this cold San Francisco weather ... » zum Artikel

Microsoft reverses policies on Xbox One rentals, online check-ins, and region restrictions

If you balked at the news that the Xbox One would require a constant online connection or griped about restrictive policies toward used games on the forthcoming console, ... » zum Artikel

Apple will roll out iPads to Los Angeles public school students this fall

In my earliest school years, the Apple IIgs was cutting edge, because it could run Number Munchers like nobody's business. But just to remind me how very, very advanced ... » zum Artikel

HBO Go on Apple TV a no-go for DirecTV customers

On Wednesday Apple announced that HBO Go and WatchESPN (and a few other content providers) had made their way to the Apple TV. This is exactly the kind of content I've ... » zum Artikel

CIOs bemoan lock-in and the 'false flexibility' of the cloud

Despite the promise of portability from service providers, the reality of the cloud for big customers is a similar type of lock-in as they experience with on-premise apps ... » zum Artikel

5 BYOD Pitfalls and How You Can Avoid Them

Are you blacklisting rogue or time-wasting apps Are you tracking voice, data and roaming usage Have you stamped out jail-broken phones » zum Artikel

NBN contractors required to take asbestos training

Telstra has reviewed a number of requirements for its NBN contractors and subcontractors to improve asbestos handling in its cement pits. The review focused on subcontractor ... » zum Artikel

Facebook designing network fabric to meet massive performance needs

With more than a billion monthly active users, it's easy to imagine that most of the data travelling over Facebook's networks is delivering photos, status updates and "likes" ... » zum Artikel