TECHNOLOGY

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman received for the year about 198,000 complaints against telecommunication firms in Australia. The complaints were up by almost 25,000 from the previous year's 168,000.

Developers have ported Apple's virtual assistant to other iPhone versions namely the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS and even on the iPod touch.

DARPA or Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency which helped create the Internet more than 40 years ago is now looking for more offensive ways to fight against cyber threats. In its Cyber Colloquium that hosted academics, computer security professionals and hackers, DARPA Director Regina Dugan reinforced the need for more options in the future warfare which would include cyber terrorism.

Sony Ericsson may be another player in the smartphones battle as photos and features of the Xperia Arc HD also known as Nozomi hit the web.

HTC Edge seems to really embody its namesake as the "edgiest" in terms of being the first of its kind quad-core smartphone to launch in the market.

With the tough competition of tablet computers in the market, Panasonic brought again its Tough technology and launched the Toughpad that could out battle even the toughest environment in mobile computing.

Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson will unveil the full version of the originally-written-in-Java indie video game at the MineCon in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week.

An iPhone hacker from Chronic Dev Team found a bug in the newest mobile operating system of Apple that may yield to an untethered jailbreak.

Google's Ice Cream Sandwich is the latest update to its Android OS and many Android owners are already wondering when their own phones will get the update.HTC answered this question by announcing on Monday in their Facebook page that they are releasing eight devices in 2012 with the Android Ice Cream already installed. HTC listed the following phones including the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and HTC Sensation XE, as well as the HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and HTC Amaze...

The marketing war between Apple and Google over a larger share of the smartphone and tablet computer pie has give rise to a new culture in the workplace. Independent technology analyst Ovum calls it the "Bring your own device" (BYOD) phenomenon.

Cyborgs, beings with both biological and artificial parts seem like the stuff of science fiction but in reality they're already among us. With recent advances in bio-technology cyborgs are becoming more and more common. You might even become one in the next few years.

Nintendo intends to launch its next generation console the Wii U next year on April 2012.

The specs for Barnes and Noble's new tablets was leaked a week ahead of its official announcement and it looks like it's aimed as a direct competitor to Amazon's Kindle Fire.

Bill Gates has decided that even the simple mosquito net deserves a radical high tech upgrade. Gates is investing $1 Million in a laser defense barrier to keep mosquitoes away.

The much hyped Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be released on Tuesday, November 8 but aside from the blockbuster game, Activision is also counting on gamers to sign up for the new member service called "Call of Duty Elite".

The new Gmail app is not working properly in various Apple devices such as the iPhone 4S, prompting Google to withdraw it.

The destructive floods in Bangkok and Thailand's northern provinces have disrupted global supply chains as major production hubs for electronic supplies and automotive parts are now submerged.

In his final months, Steve Jobs, the celebrated visionary, looked to Walter Isaacson to tell his life story so that the family he left behind would get a chance to know him.

Anonymous hackers reportedly retaliating from a cyber attack on the DAX, Germany's blue chip stock index, brought down a French rugby club's fan site instead because the latter's URL contained the word "dax."

German sportswear and gear manufacturer Adidas is the latest victim of cyber attack. The company's Web site was closed on Sunday after a sophisticated and criminal hacking incident.

Arianespace will launch its sixth satellite for Optus by 2013 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. The rocket will launch from Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, Paul O'Sullivan, Optus Chief Executive, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, announced in Sydney, Australia.

In the news that took tech industry by surprise, sales of Samsung Electronics surpassed those of Apple Inc. Apple phones are known to be the highest bought consumer electronics in the world, and rarely has any other brand’s products ever threatened to overtake Apple’s sales.

New discoveries in robot technology have some observers saying that we're in the midst of a robotic revolution. While it's true that more and more innovations are being done in robotics it doesn't necessarily mean that there will be robots in every household in the next few years.

A TV deal between Nine Network and the parents of the 14-year-old boy on trial in Bali, Indonesia for buying marijuana was cancelled on Sunday.

Count Siri in as another headache for iPhone 4s users. The voice controlled assistant was down for some users on Thursday with users complaining online about their problems getting Siri to respond to voice commands.Siri is the built-in virtual assistant that uses voice commands to perform certain functions. It can make text messages and appointments. Siri's biggest draw is in using a network connection to search the Web for answers to the user's questions. It's this functionality th...

Google's "Do a Barrel Roll" search trick went viral on Thursday after bored users tweeted about the cool trick to their friends. The barrel roll trick isn't the only Easter egg Google's hidden in its site. Here are seven other Google tricks. Be warned that they only work if your turn off the "instant search" feature.

Bethesda Softworks long awaited new installment to the Elder Scrolls series will finally be released on November 11. So what's so different in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?

Apple Inc. is known for its revolutionary and innovative products. But that doesn't mean that devices meticulously designed by the top-notch engineers at Apple are free of any issues.

Secret Defense documents of Australia's most senior commander in the Middle East, Major-General John Cantwell, were contained in a USB drive that was stolen from his aide's checked in bag at Kuwait's airport on February 28, according to a report on the investigation of the incident.