Today is Thursday, February 23, 2012
RIM releases PlayBook 2.0 update (Credit: RIM)

Aussie RIM PlayBook gets 2.0 software update

Australian owners of Research in Motion’s (RIM) first tablet, the PlayBook, have overnight received news of a new update now available that bumps the operating system to version 2.0.
Vodafone Australia (Credit: iamjon/Flickr)

PRADA and LG to unveil new handset

LG Electronics has announced that in April 2012, the Prada phone by LG 3.0 will be launched exclusively through the Vodafone network in Australia with actor Edward Norton and model Daria Werbowy as the new faces of the phone. 
Optus (Credit: Optus)

Optus launches Nokia Lumia 800 pre-order deals

Optus has today announced a series of online specials in the lead-up to the launch of Nokia’s acclaimed Lumia 800 handset in Australia next month.
Google Australia pushing their Google Apps offering (Credit: Google)

Google’s Public DNS service now has Australian presence

Google has overnight confirmed its Public DNS service designed to offer faster web speeds now has an Australian server, a move that has previously snuck under the radar.
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Interview with ireckon’s Darryl King

I had the opportunity to ask Darryl King, from ireckon.com, a web host, web design and domain registar business based in Woolloongabba, QLD. In business since 1998, Darryl has seen the internet boom, bust, Web 2.0 and the current web mania [...]
HP's Spectre to arrive later this month (Image credit: HP Australia)

HP to launch new ‘Spectre’ ultrabook in Australia late February

Hewlett Packard has today announced it’ll launch its latest ultrabook in the Australian market at the end of this month, in a bid to gain a foothold in the rapidly increasing light-weight and thin profile laptop market.

Interview: Stephen Baxter from River City Labs

In this Q&A, Stephen Baxter from River City Labs was kind enough to answer questions about Startups, River City Labs and the NBN.
Optus (Credit: Optus)

Optus wins landmark court proceedings for customers

Optus has won a landmark court case which has defended the rights of its customers to utilise the TV now product to video record shows that are available at a time that is more convenient for its customers. 
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New Start-up Incubator to start cooking in March

The Sydney Morning Herald reports a new Aussie startup incubator will be starting in March.
iiNet CEO Michael Malone (Credit: iiNet)

iiNet fact sheet saves Aussies from a broken heart

Australia’s second largest provider of DSL broadband, iiNet has released an online dating-themed fact sheet as part of its ‘Online Safety Series’ to assist those people unlucky in love to avoid heart-break, a broken computer [...]