Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com Technology Journalist, The Australian Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:40:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Audio description TV trial for blind http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind-2/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind-2/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:40:04 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind-2/ BLIND TV viewers will be able to listen to a voice describing the scenes on their TVs under a trial announced by the federal Government.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind-2/feed/ 0 Audio description TV trial for blind http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:11 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind/ THE Federal Government has announced a trial of audio description for the nation’s blind TV audience, to take place on ABC TV later this year.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/audio-description-tv-trial-for-blind/feed/ 0 SMS revenue dives worldwide http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/sms-revenue-dives-worldwide/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/sms-revenue-dives-worldwide/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:44:44 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/sms-revenue-dives-worldwide/ SMS revenue plummeted $13.1 billion worldwide last year as more consumers opted to using data-based social messaging services.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/sms-revenue-dives-worldwide/feed/ 0 Microsoft Office heads to the iPad http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/microsoft-office-heads-to-the-ipad/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/microsoft-office-heads-to-the-ipad/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:00:09 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/microsoft-office-heads-to-the-ipad/ MICROSOFT is reported to be finalising a version of Office that will run on the iPad.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/22/microsoft-office-heads-to-the-ipad/feed/ 0 Motorola releases leaner Xoom 2 tablet http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/motorola-releases-leaner-xoom-2-tablet/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/motorola-releases-leaner-xoom-2-tablet/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:40:03 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/motorola-releases-leaner-xoom-2-tablet/ MOTOROLA has launched the second generation of its Xoom tablet, a slimmer and lighter version of the original released last May.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/motorola-releases-leaner-xoom-2-tablet/feed/ 0 High-speed net via US satellite http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite-2/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite-2/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:20:03 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite-2/ THE idea of satellites delivering slow internet speeds has been turned on its head.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite-2/feed/ 0 Experience with clunky trappings http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings-2/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings-2/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:40:07 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings-2/ THE immersive experience of being thrust into a large virtual theatre in front of a 19m screen with 5.1 surround sound is eerie.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings-2/feed/ 0 High-speed net via US satellite http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:40:04 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite/ THE idea of satellites delivering slow internet speeds has been turned on its head.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/high-speed-net-via-us-satellite/feed/ 0 Experience with clunky trappings http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:40:04 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings/ THE immersive experience of being thrust into a large virtual theatre in front of a 19m screen with 5.1 surround sound is eerie.
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]]> http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/21/experience-with-clunky-trappings/feed/ 0 Woolworths unveils virtual supermarket http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/20/woolworths-unveils-virtual-supermarket/ http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/20/woolworths-unveils-virtual-supermarket/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:00:07 +0000 Chris Griffith http://www.chrisgriffith.com/2012/02/20/woolworths-unveils-virtual-supermarket/ WOOLWORTHS has unveiled a virtual supermarket in Sydney which lets customers buy groceries with their mobile phone.
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