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Internet addresses set for change
The internet regulator has approved plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move that is set to transform the online world.
The board of Icann voted at its annual meeting in Seoul to allow domain names in Arabic, Chinese and other characters in what is being described as the biggest change to the way the [...]
Internet Turns 40 Today: First Message Crashed System
Everyone surfing for last-minute Halloween costumes and pictures of black Lolcats today—what you might call the 40th anniversary of the Internet—can give thanks to the simple network message that started it all: “lo.”
On October 29, 1969, that message became the first ever to travel between two computers connected via the ARPANET, the computer network that [...]
WiFi pioneer John O’Sullivan wins PM’s Prize for Science
ALMOST two decades after pioneering high-speed wireless technology, John O’Sullivan has won one of the nation’s top science gongs.
The CSIRO scientist was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for 2009 for his WiFi technology now found in millions of laptops, printers, wireless access devices and even Nintendo’s Wii.
Dr O’Sullivan and his team found [...]
Google releases developer build of Chrome for Mac
Mac users keen to give Google’s Chrome a try have had to endure a long wait compared to Windows users who have had a public stable release available to them since December last year. The wait is finally over with Google publicly releasing an official developer preview but, although it seems stable enough for daily [...]
Adobe Developed IPhone Tool Without Apple’s Help – Business Center – PC World
Adobe Systems said it developed its tools that allow Flash developers to create native iPhone applications without help from Apple, but it hopes the iPhone maker will be glad of its efforts.
Adobe announced on Monday that the next version of Flash Professional, due in beta later this year, will allow developers to export their Flash [...]
It’s Flash on the iPhone … Sort of
It’s Flash on the iPhone … Sort of – PC World
The iPhone may be the only major smartphone in the known universe that’s unlikely to get Adobe’s Flash Player anytime soon, but there is a bit of iPhone/Flash news. At Adobe’s MAX conference in Los Angeles, the company announced that Flash Professional CS5, the next [...]
Samsung, HTC Offer First Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones
Samsung, HTC Offer First Windows Mobile 6.5 Phones – Business Center – PC World
HTC and Samsung are at the head of the line of U.S. handset vendors offering Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, the first smartphones based on Microsoft’s new OS that are meant to finally give Microsoft-powered phones features that are on par with those [...]
Thousands of Hotmail passwords leaked online
Thousands of Hotmail passwords leaked online
Neowin has received information regarding a possible Windows Live Hotmail “hack” or phishing scheme where password details of thousands of Hotmail accounts have been posted online.
An anonymous user posted details of the accounts on October 1 at pastebin.com, a site commonly used by developers to share code snippets. The details [...]
3 Reasons Why iPhone Won’t Get Adobe Flash
Adobe delighted on Monday the smartphone world, when it announced that Flash Player 10.1 will be available by the end of the year on BlackBerry, WinMo, Palm WebOS, Google Android, and Symbian phones.
But the millions of iPhone users out there are left fuming over the announcement because their beloved gadget isn’t showing any signs of [...]
Windows 7 Leaked To eBay
Windows 7 Leaked To eBay — InformationWeek
PC users don’t have to wait until Windows 7 is officially launched later this month to get their hands on Microsoft’s new operating system—it’s already for sale on eBay, and at cut rate prices.
A copy of Windows 7 Ultimate was selling for $167.50 on Sunday, while a copy of [...]
