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Who has the fastest Web Browser?

What is the key feature you want from a web browser?  How about speed?  It must be top of the list for most as developers that create web browsers are always boasting about how fast their product can load web pages compared to competitors. Well if that’s how you measure a good web browser then Internet Explorer 11 from Microsoft[Read More…]

What's inside Windows 8.1?

What’s inside Windows 8.1?

Windows PC users have regained something once thought to be forever lost…the Windows Start Button. With the recent release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft has refined the multi-device operating system which perhaps by popular demand brings back that familiar on screen start button that hasn’t been seen since Windows 7. Windows 8.1 is also fully integrated with SkyDrive so you can[Read More…]

Fruit Ninja creator launches "Band Stars"

Fruit Ninja creator launches “Band Stars”

The creators of the popular game Fruit Ninja now brings something just a little different to the Appstore with a new title called Band Stars. This Australian developed free to download game lets players create their own band and then hit the recording studio to create some unique tunes, build up a fan base and rule the music charts. With[Read More…]

Cybercrime reaps in $1.06 billion in Australia

Cybercrime reaps in $1.06 billion in Australia

  The 2013 Norton Report released last week by Symantec has revealed that 5 million Australians have been affected by Cybercrime over the past year at a total cost of 1.6billion Australian dollars. Today I spoke with David Hall from Symantec Australia about the findings of the Norton report, including the impact of mobile devices and social networks. Listen below.  [Read More…]

Aussie businesses not so web savvy

Just about everything we do in our lives now has some kinds of connection to the Internet, but many Australian businesses are being left behind. PayPal’s 2013 digital literacy report found many businesses lack even the basic knowledge to operate online. Some of the key findings from the report include: • 3 in 5 small to medium businesses claim low[Read More…]