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Category: Technology news
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Pointpal plans Passbook integration
Pointpal already provides retailers with a loyalty programme platform supported by smartphone apps, and the company has now announced plans to integrate its system with Apple’s new Passbook feature for iOS.
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Telstra looks to expand VoIP to mobile
Telstra CEO David Thodey told retail shareholders in Sydney yesterday that the company is looking to expand its voice-over-IP (VoIP) offering beyond small businesses to consumers soon, and will even look at offering VoIP services on mobile.
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Oscar-Winning Video Editor ‘Lightworks’ Landing on Linux in October
A release date for the Linux version of Editshare’s professional-grade video editor Lightworks has been set.
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Passwords could be replaced with the wave of your hand
Passwords for online banking, social networks and email could be replaced with the wave of a hand if prototype technology developed by Intel makes it to tablets and laptops.
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iPhone 5 signals further competition in the 4G arena
4G competition is heating up following today’s release of the iPhone 5 with 4G connectivity, with Optus and Telstra offering 4G services.
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Ubuntu 12.10 Login Screen Adds Remote Desktop Access
Support for Remote Desktop Logins directly from the login screen has been enabled in Ubuntu 12.10.
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Meet the NexPhone: An Ubuntu-based Smartphone, PC, Tablet and Laptop in One
Here’s a name you’ll be hearing a lot about in the next few months: NexPhone.
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It’s Official: The Ubuntu LiveCD is Dead
It’s official: the Ubuntu Live CD* is dead.
Ubuntu 12.10 will increase the maximum size of its disc image from 700MB to 800MB, thereby making it too big to fit onto traditional CD-R media.
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Pipe goes for 100 Gbps on PPC-1 subsea cable
TPG-owned Pipe International will bring a large increase in bandwidth to its PPC-1 subsea fibre optic cable between Sydney and Guam by adopting 100 Gbps equipment provided by Infinera.