Wozniak Likes NBN So Much, He’s Applying For Citizenship

image00134Steve Wozniak’s view on the NBN and leading on to young entreprenuers. Best quote from the article is, “he feared the torrent of intellectual property lawsuits being filed by companies such as Apple, Samsung, Google, HTC and Nokia because they could prevent future entrepreneurs from treading a path to technology fortune.” This is extremely important and under emphasised in media, as there aren’t many questioins being asked on the effects of patents and its potentail restriction on furthering the development of technology.

Telstra Scores Goal With AFL App

image00133The AFL grand final is yet to be played but Telstra may have already kicked a winning goal: its AFL smartphone app has been downloaded almost 1 million times and the telco says its $153 million investment in internet rights will soon start to pay off.But it may end up being a victim of its own success. Rival sporting codes are set to charge Telstra and other broadcasters a rising premium to beam live matches straight to smartphones.Sports-related apps are big business – so big that Tennis Australia is considering letting punters place bets through their apps while watching live games.

Banks Begin To Mobilise The Forces

image00128How the banks are using mobile devices cut down time spent by their customers in a branch. From credit card approvals to loan approvals, the banks are trying to keep up and ahead of the game from global giants such as Google and Paypal.

Web-Powered Native iPhone Apps

Pixate is an ‘over-unity’ Kickstarter project which promises to allow developers to build native iOS apps with CSS. Its aim is to address the problems of working with what many see as a difficult and cumbersome platform and language, or at the very least one that’s different from the more familiar and accessible web.