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Amazon Partners with Nintendo Wii U to Allow Streaming of 140,000 Videos

Amazon has announced its Instant Video App for the Nintendo Wii U, which allows gamers to stream more than 140,000 movies & TV episodes. Anthony Bay, Vice President of Worldwide…

November 22, 2012No CommentRead More

Warning to Crowd Funding Websites from Australian Securities & Investments Commission

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has issued a warning to operators of crowd funding websites to check whether the nature of business ideas on their sites amounts to “advertising…

August 15, 2012No CommentRead More

Rackspace Fourth Quarter Revenues $283 million

The NYSE listed hosting company Rackspace, have announced fourth quarter revenues of $283 million. Billed to customers as the “Rolls-Royce of hosting”, the company now has 79,805 servers and 172,510…

February 14, 2012No CommentRead More

NBN Co Spends AUD $620 Million on Satellites to Boost Rural Broadband

NBN Co has contracted US company Space Systems / Loral to deliver two satellites designed to boost broadband service in rural Australia. The deal is worth AUD $620 million. It…

February 9, 2012No CommentRead More

News Through Your Xbox

Microsoft and News Corp have announced a new app which allows Xbox owners to access Fox News and The Wall Street Journal through their games consoles. The apps for Xbox…

January 10, 2012No CommentRead More

Tech Poll: What’s Your Favourite Social Media Link Sharing Tool?

Whether we use them to tell our friends about great articles we’ve read, or videos we just watched, many of us use Social Media to share – and receive –…

January 4, 2012No CommentRead More

Amazon Opens Datacentres in Brazil

Amazon has opened a number of new datacentres in Brazil – marking the eight geographical region to become part of the “burstable” cloud hosting platform marketed by the company. Rather…

December 15, 2011No CommentRead More

Council of the European Union Weighs in on Internet Freedom

On the occasion of Human Rights Day on 10th December 2011, the Council of the European Union weighed in on the debate over internet freedom, joining calls from world leaders,…

December 11, 2011No CommentRead More

Google Hosts Foreign Ministers For Meetings on Internet Freedom at The Hague

Google, one of the world’s largest internet-based businesses, has rounded up Western leaders for meetings on internet freedom at The Hague in The Netherlands. Telecom operators, bloggers and foreign ministers…

December 9, 2011No CommentRead More

Adobe To Cut 750 Jobs

As part of a restructuring drive to focus business on digital media and digital marketing, Adobe will cut 750 full time positions in North America and Europe. By also consolidating…

November 9, 2011No CommentRead More