Inside the labs at Microsoft, HP and IBM
At Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and IBM, investment in research and development is a reflection of corporate culture. This three-part piece examines the different approaches taken by each of these...
View ArticleLost programming skills
Today's coders may know how to whip up a PHP script or a Drupal extension, create a mobile app for both the iPhone and Android, and run DOOM on their car's GPS. But there's a lot that their...
View ArticleRIM offers cash incentive to port games to BlackBerry 10
RIM is attempting to entice developers with cash and free gadgets to port Android and Apple games to the upcoming BlackBerry platform.
View ArticleOpinion: Predicting the tech future
For my recent column of predictions for 2013 I polled a huge number of IT people to see what they are expecting, and ended up getting more than 400 responses.
View ArticleAustralian startup scene expanding but needs investment: General Assembly
Australia’s startup community is growing but education, continued government support and increased capital investment are critical to supporting the community, according to General Assembly director,...
View ArticleMicrosoft and Nokia effectively 'one team' before acquisition
App developers at TechEd Australia said they don’t believe they will be much affected by the Microsoft acquisition of Nokia’s handset business.
View ArticleSeek ramps up development as competition rises
Seek has overhauled its job search functionality as part of a broader development push at the Melbourne-based Web company.
View ArticleIn Pictures: Beastly robotic animals
What a zoo! These mechanical creatures run, crawl, swim and fly not much unlike the real things
View ArticleIn Pictures: 12 hot Cloud computing startups to watch
The Cloud is one of the hottest areas of investments for venture capitalist right now. We have zeroed in on 12 Hot Cloud startups to watch.
View ArticleIn pictures: Arbor Networks opens Sydney development centre
Arbor Networks opened the doors to its Sydney research and development centre recently. The centre was opened following the vendor’s acquisition of security analytics firm Packetloop in September 2013...
View ArticleCIO Executive Council launches Pathways Express
The CIO Executive Council has launched Pathways Express, a one-day intensive learning and development program for organisations that want to improve the business acumen of their senior ICT executives.
View ArticleAustralian startup snapshot: Gym PocketGuide
Designer Technology is a mobile app developer from Brisbane that has built the top-rated fitness app on the Microsoft Windows Phone store.
View ArticleTechEd: Developing for Internet of Things is 'cheap as chips'
It's easier than ever to get started developing for the Internet of Things (IoT), said Microsoft .NET developer evangelist, Dave Glover.
View ArticleNAB partners with Bugwolf to test mobile services
National Australian Bank (NAB) has partnered with Melbourne tech startup Bugwolf to test development projects such as the latest version of the NAB mobile banking iOS and Android app.
View ArticlePayPal’s BattleHack comes to Australia for a second time
Over the weekend Melbourne’s Plaza Ballroom will play host to the Australian leg of BattleHack, PayPal’s global hackathon.
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