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 [...]
Rumor: Apple to Ship Multitouch Mice With New iMacs Soon
Rumor: Apple to Ship Multitouch Mice With New iMacs Soon | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Apple may soon introduce a mouse featuring multitouch technology, like that seen in its iPhones, iPods and MacBook trackpads.
Sporting a touch-sensitive housing, the new mouse will do away with the roller ball on the current Mighty Mouse (pictured above), sources told [...]
EBay CEO: Skype Investors ‘Confident’ Of Work-Around Software – WSJ.com
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)–An investor group paying $1.9 billion to eBay Inc. (EBAY) for 65% of Skype is “very confident” new software the Internet telephony business is developing will allow it to sidestep a licensing dispute with Skype’s co-founders, said eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe.
San Jose-based eBay, which bought Skype in 2005, has been locked [...]
