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Samsung slots 32TB into 2.5” SSD
Samsung has demonstrated a 32TB, 2.5” form factor SSD to delegates at the 2016 Flash Memory Summit. It is for enterprise use at present but will flow to consumer SSDs soon. "With our 4th generation...
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Census 2016: no provision for 'graceful failover' of site
The head of performance at a prominent Australian software testing company has expressed surprise that a more graceful failover of the census site was not planned, given the size of the task at hand....
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Where data storage is going – faster, cheaper, better and a whole lot more
Leading storage analyst Tom Coughlin predicts storage needs and trends – his latest forecast is that there will be a 6.2 times (that is a 620%) increase in storage needed for entertainment needs alone...
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Secure boot fiasco shows Microsoft will bend when needed
Microsoft's secure boot fiasco has shown one thing: while the company makes a big show about standing up to government on behalf of its customers, in reality it is more than willing to fall in line and...
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Microsoft to extend Windows 7 and 8.1 enterprise support
Microsoft has extended its enterprise support policy for Windows 7 and 8.1 running on Intel’s sixth generation Skylake processors to January 2020 and 2023 respectively. The driver was stubbornly high...
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Consumer interests at heart of NZ regulator’s telco sector scrutiny
New Zealand's competition watchdog, the Commerce Commission, is investigating whether changes to regulation of backhaul services in the country’s telecommunication sector are needed to promote greater...
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Instagram hacked – all too easy
It has long been said that Instagram accounts could be hacked in 120 seconds. There are various websites offering Instagram password generators where all you need is a user’s account name or email...
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ICT industry change opens up opportunities for business to grow &‘thrive’:...
CompTIA Australia and New Zealand, the non-profit association for the technology industry, has identified key elements of change in the ICT industry and how businesses can successfully navigate those...
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VW – lock it and lose it
If you drive a VW, almost any VW from 1995 onwards, its remote key lock system can be hacked. Well that’s just another reason to take a bath, especially if you drive an emission cheating diesel too....
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Microsoft Surface 'everything' – rumours and innuendo
Microsoft is so chuffed with its success as a hardware maker that it is rumoured to be expanding the Surface line – in every case directly tilting at Apple’s products. If war has not been declared, it...
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Samsung Series 9 is “serious seeing” (65” KS9500 review)
Samsung’s new Quantum Dot LED technology is impressive - easily beating any other LCD TV panel for black, white, sRGB gamut and clarity and with ultra-thin bezels, it looks great too. iTWire conducted...
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TIBCO unlocks secrets in disparate data and systems
TIBCO invited media and analysts to a briefing with its US-based, CEO, Murray Rode and Erich Gerber, General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan, to update them on its market and products. Additionally...
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Jade software innovates for its clients
Jade Software invited media and analysts to a briefing with its Australian GM, Craig Beveridge, its New Zealand based CIO, John Ascroft, and customer Sarah Cummings, general manager m- development of...
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Linux developer loses GPL suit against VMware
Linux kernel developer Christoph Hellwig has lost his case against virtualisation company VMware, which he had sued in March 2015 for violation of version 2 of the GNU General Public Licence. The...
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HP Spectre 13” Laptop – thin and crispy (review)
It could well be the sexiest, fashion statement, laptop of all time – and it is way, way thinner at 10.4mm and lighter at 1.1kg than a MacBook Air (comparisons between Windows 10 and macOS are not...
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Census 2016: ex-ABS chief blames managerial incompetence
One of the first people to question the approach being taken to the 2016 census, former Australian Bureau of Statistics chief Bill McLennan, says what ultimately transpired reeks of managerial...
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VIDEO Interview: ASX liftoff hastens Sky and Space Global’s nano satellite dream
James Bond mixes satellites and sex, but Sky and Space Global will encircle Earth’s equator using 200 nanosats with the help of Virgin Galactic. Sky and Space Global has a goal and promises to deliver...
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Gone in 60 seconds – wealth management customers demand speedy web apps
Consumers are a fickle lot and will not wait very long before going elsewhere. If a website is slow or non-responsive – recently diagnosed as acute Censusitis© – they will go elsewhere. AppDynamics is...
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Killer presentations that won’t bore them to death (by PowerPoint)
It is a fact that 500 million PowerPoint (or Keynote, Prezi et al.) presentations are used every day and 99.9% of them suck. The problem is a bad worker always blames their tools. Sales-i , a sales...
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Game Review: ABZÛ – A journey of discovery in the oceans depths
From the makers of Journey comes a gentle eye-opening game that is not exactly just Journey underwater, but certainly stirs similar spiritual stimuli. So I had just finished (and in this case, lost) a...
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