Kogan Branches Out, Attempts To Secure .Com
MELBOURNE-BASED Ruslan Kogan, the founder of the Australian-based consumer electronics company Kogan Technologies, is branching out to the US market and says his buying power will increase by over 1000 per cent in doing so. At a press briefing last week Mr Kogan showed off some of his latest products and announced that he was ready to open a warehouse in the US State of Kentucky. There's some good news for his Australian customers too, he says. Analysis done by Kogan Technologies in regards to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) indicates that any search term in Australia like LCD TV or Blu-ray, for example, ...
Reminder: BarCamp Sydney Tomorrow
BarCamp Sydney this Saturday June 27th (tomorrow). Listen to an interview from the last Sydney BarCamp. Register. Directions. Tomorrow is Saturday June 27th and it's time for another Sydney BarCamp to be held at the Australian Technology Park in Redfern, Sydney. So what's a BarCamp? "BarCamp is an intense community event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees," It's community members say. "Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to participate." Usual discussions at the event: The usual discussions at the event include: Comparing startups in San Fransisco to Australia and whether startups should accept funding; Coding and hacking; The latest internet technology; and The ...
Australian Windows 7 Pricing
Microsoft Australia have announced Windows 7 pricing for Australia: From the media release: Windows 7 Upgrade Option Customers who purchase a new Windows Home Premium, Business or Ultimate PC from today (26 June 2009) will be able to upgrade to Windows 7 for little or no cost when it launches on 22 October this year. This means that consumers can purchase and use a new Windows PC now, while being assured they are investing in the latest technology. The Windows 7 Upgrade Option will run until 31 January 2010, and people can redeem the offer until the end of February 2010. In addition, from now ...
Have You Changed Your Password?
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy want you to change your password. Checkout http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/ for more info or watch the video below. options={Width:440,Height:224,ShowSplash:true,Player:"flv",Speed:"medium",SplashImage:"http://images.viostream.com/1_42374_56446_00-00-15_1_400x224.jpg"}
Swine Flu: ‘No worse than any other’
Yesterday Google launched an Australian version of its successful flu tracker that authorities believe reveals evidence of ‘Swine flu hype’. IN HOPE of predicting and informing the severeness and scale of flu virus’ similar to the Swine Flu, Google announced yesterday an Australian version of Google Flu Trends in conjunction with health authorities' data. The Australian and New Zealand release follows the launch of the service Google have already deployed in Mexico and the United States. Heath Kelly, the head of the Epidemiology Unit at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) told Tech Wired that he believed the data revealed that the ...
Could You Live Without Your Mac or PC?
IN A WORLD where you could stay a fan boy of a brand such as Apple for life, could you live without your preferred laptop, phone and entertainment system for a week? Crazy man Anthony Agius, aka @Decryption and co-founder of MacTalk.com.au, is embarking on a 5-day week without Apple to see if he can cope. "For a full working week, beginning as of 12:01am Monday the 1st of June, I will abandon my Apple products, casting them to the fortress that is my mother’s house," he said Can he do it? Anthony will be giving up the following items: 15″ MacBook Pro (Early 2008) ...
Will Bing Bring A Bigger Bang To Search?
IN A FIGHT to compete with the global search engine market Microsoft announced their new replacement for Windows Live Search this week. Launching locally next Wednesday, and previewed by nineMSN on Friday, partnered companies Microsoft and nineMSN (PBL media) unveiled their new search engine Bing.com.au. The product, of which the companies say has been two years in the making, is consider a brand change by many and more of an upgrade to what Windows Live Search currently offers. Launching in beta to begin with it will see the launch of a bunch of new features that won’t be available locally straight away. Hot Spots, ...
Claire Werbeloff Generates 40,000 Conversations
Claire Werbeloff, the 19-year-old that had her 15 minutes of fame extended by fabricating an eyewitness account of a shooting in Sydney's Kings Cross, generated over 40,000 conversations online, to which the ad industry estimates is worth almost $200,000 in equivalent advertising dollars in social media. A service that has been tracking conversations about Claire Werbeloff, BuzzNumbers, is suggesting that 41% of the 41,186 online conversations about Claire took place in social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter, whilst a further 27% of conversations occurred on blogs and forums, and 12% on News sites. The CEO of BuzzNumbers, Nick Holmes ...
A New Aussie Coupon Website
A NEW website claiming to save you dollars at the online checkout is attempting to break into the Australian market. Tjoos.com.au, the seccond stage of an Australian-based US-driven start-up, is claiming to save you dollars online. The site, already a success in in the states, has this month decided to break into the Australian coupon marketplace. Tjoos founders, Bart Jellema and Kim Chen, were apparently frustrated with the online shopping experience they were receiving in Australia. The two then decided they would extend their already successful Tjoos.com website to Australians. When speaking with co-founder Bart Jelemma earlier this year, he told Tech Wired that the ...
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Kogan Branches Out, Attempts To Secure .Com
MELBOURNE-BASED Ruslan Kogan, the founder of the Australian-based consumer electronics company Kogan Technologies, is branching out to the US market and says his buying power will increase by over 1000 per cent in doing so.
Reminder: BarCamp Sydney Tomorrow
Tomorrow is Saturday June 27th and it’s time for another Sydney BarCamp to be held at the Australian Technology Park in Redfern, Sydney.
Australian Windows 7 Pricing
Microsoft Australia have announced Windows 7 pricing for Australia
Have You Changed Your Password?
The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy want you to change your password.
Swine Flu: ‘No worse than any other’
Yesterday Google launched an Australian version of its successful flu tracker that authorities believe reveals evidence of ‘Swine flu hype’.
Could You Live Without Your Mac or PC?
IN A WORLD where you could stay a fan boy of a brand such as Apple for life, could you live without your preferred laptop, phone and entertainment system for a week?
Will Bing Bring A Bigger Bang To Search?
IN A FIGHT to compete with the global search engine market Microsoft announced their new replacement for Windows Live Search this week.
Claire Werbeloff Generates 40,000 Conversations
BOGAN GIRL Claire Werberloff has generated over 41,186 conversations online to which the ad industry estimates is worth almost $200,000 in advertising.
A New Aussie Coupon Website
A NEW website claiming to save you dollars at the online checkout is attempting to break into the Australian market.
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