Sydney life

Coming Soon - A Censored Internet

2008-08-18T03:32:18Z

A nice write-up over at MacTalk: Coming Soon - A Censored Internet. Think Great Chinese Firewall, but then think Australia. This is not the right way forward, it does not work (not even in China). Kids are smarter these days anyway. Get your voic...

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StreetView

2008-08-04T21:28:23Z

Woot! Sydney's got StreetView now. Check out http://maps.google.com.au, click the StreetView button, and start exploring Sydney. Looking forward to the first "discoveries" people do. EDIT: Let me correct this: it's the whole of Australia on Stree...

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Apple in trouble?

2008-07-15T09:33:12Z

Damon Poeter writes: "6.7 Billion Say 'No Thanks' To Apple's 3G IPhone". Just a million iPhones got sold this weekend. Right on. Funny.

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iPhone pricing in Belgium

2008-07-09T20:03:51Z

The AP writes "Quirk in Belgian law drives iPhones near $1,000". The article compares it to the AT&T locked in price of $299, which isn't fair though. They should compare it to the unlocked price of about $550. Still a big difference, and 21% VAT/...

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In Bruges

2008-07-02T04:18:22Z

"In Bruges" to be screened at the Hayden Orpheum in Cremorne starting September 4.

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This is Australia too

2008-07-01T21:23:36Z

Laws have been introduced in NSW to prevent people "causing annoyance"during the pope's visit: Police have told organisations planning to campaign during World Youth Day events they need to have placards, banners and T-shirts pre-approved or risk ...

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Firefox 3 Download Day today − no, tomorrow

2008-06-17T03:07:12Z

Take part in the Firefox Guinness World Record! Download and install Firefox 3 on all your pc's today. Well, actually, for Sydney, Download Day starts Wednesday 3AM, so make sure you start downloading tomorrow. Confused? Follow Firefox on twitter:...

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Free WiFi plan bites the dust

2008-05-11T01:48:51Z

Well then, no free, city-wide municipal wifi for Sydney any time soon: Eric Roozendaal said the Government had evaluated proposals from 15 providers keen to build the network but concluded it wasn't practical based on technical and financial grou...

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iPhone in Australia?

2008-05-06T09:57:12Z

So when, who? Vodafone had a low key announcement this morning: Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech R...

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Google Maps : Accident in Circular Quay

2008-04-12T02:08:58Z

Noticed Google Maps put up new, sharp images of Sydney CBD, after they blurred it earlier last year for the Apec summit. I also noticed an accident in Circular Quay... Missed it earlier in SMH though.

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