IT News

• Google and the CIA invest in analytics firm

  2010-07-30 16:55 Google and the CIA have both set their sites on an analytics firm created by a former Swedish Army Ranger. Google Ventures and In-Q-Tel, the CIA's investment arm, have given money to analytics firm Recorded Future. The sum of money given to Recorded Future wasn't released but it is less...

  
  

  
  

• HTC Desire to get Froyo starting in Europe this weekend

  2010-07-30 15:05 Neowin reported yesterday that the HTC Desire Froyo update was imminent, now, it has been announced that European owners of unlocked HTC’s Desire will soon be receiving Android 2.2 (Froyo). This follows reports of some Droid X’s receiving the latest version of Android from 28 July. Users of the desire can...

  
  

  
  

• Ballmer: Windows 7 slates coming "as soon as they're ready".

  2010-07-30 13:11 We’re all very interested in learning more about Microsoft’s plan to respond to Apple’s iPad, and during a speech given at Microsoft’s Financial Analysts Meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer shared some more on Microsoft’s strategies for slate computing. Crushing the dreams of some, Ballmer revealed that there isn’t currently a slate-version...

  
  

  
  

• YouTube increases maximum video length to 15 minutes

  2010-07-30 12:11 The YouTube team has today confirmed that videos uploaded to the popular video sharing service can now be as long as 15 minutes, allowing those uploading videos 5 more minutes of length than before. Previously users were only allowed to upload videos of a length up to 10 minutes, with Google...

  
  

  
  

• Australian Government expands broadband network proposal

  2010-07-30 10:32 The current Labor run Australian Government has announced that it is expanding the proposed NBN (National Broadband Network) by a further 300,000 homes and businesses, in hope of winning next months August 21st election. The opposition, Tony Abbot, is against this project, as his party predicts it will cost as much...

  
  

  
  

• Rogers confirms iPhone 4 prices; big three offering 6GB data for $30

  2010-07-30 05:47 Hours before doors open to Apple Stores and all the major carriers here in Canada, Rogers, Fido and Bell all released prices for the iPhone 4, including special price promotions for data plans. Rogers has confirmed that the iPhone 4 (black) 16GB will retail for $159 and the 32GB model will...