May 2011
25 posts
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Apple and the Media
Originally posted on the ABC’s technology blog.
As this is my first column, I feel the need to justify its existence. Why all this attention to Apple? They’re just one company in a big melting pot of 21st century technological awesomeness. What makes Apple so special that they deserve a section all to themselves?
One could inclined to think that all the attention heaped on Apple is a...
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Visa, iPhone, NFC & You
You’ve probably heard the rumours that next iPhone is getting a thing called NFC. You’ve also probably read about Visa doing some funky trials with “PayWave” and iPhones. And you also probably have a credit card which supports PayWave. Unfortunately, most of it is a bunch of hot air, but in the coming months, things are set to get much more serious. Aficionados of slim...
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A Retort to Delimiter's "Firemint – success or...
Renai Lemay is a nice dude that I respect, please don’t interpret this as a threat to stab him with a rusty blade deep in his intestines! You can respect people, yet disagree vehemently with their views. This is simply a retort to his commentary on EA buying up Firemint.
I will be honest and say I never heard of Firemint until Flight Control hit iOS (be honest, you never heard of...
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MacTalk Sale FAQ (aka, no it's not sold yet and no...
Is it sold yet? Nope. As of the 4th of May, MacTalk Media Pty Ltd still belongs to me.
So it’s not sold? MacTalk isn’t sold yet, but back in early March, I did informally agree to sell it to a specific company, pending all the financial and legal stuff. So for the past two months, I haven’t been taking any new offers or anything like that. I’ve been pretty transparent...
