Calls for Submissions From the Public
ACMA
Submissions
Submissions about possible short to medium term changes to the current arrangements for allocating smartnumbers® to improve allocative efficiency must be received by...
and more »
Barriers to Skype on mobiles evaporate
Brisbane Times
New Skype apps for the iPhone and Symbian platforms will allow mobile users to bypass telco voice networks completely, making calls using the internet over the 3G data network...
and more »
ANSWERS TO ESTIMATES QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Outcome: 1.0, Output: 1.1 Question: 137
Topic: Smart numbers
Written Question on Notice
Senator Conroy asked:
1. The smart number auction system for freecall numbers that spell a word or business name commenced in 2004. Since that time a secondary market in these numbers has arisen. Did the Government contemplate that such market would develop?
and more »
Novel domain decision clarifies tests for consolidation of multiple complaints
Australian Trade Marks Law Blog
In National Dial A Word Registry Pty Ltd and others v. 1300 Directory Pty Ltd (WIPO Case No. DAU2008-0021) an Administrative Panel Decision of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center handed down on 6 March, 2009, the Complaint was submitted by nine complainants against one respondent. More info HERE.
and more »
Phonewords around the World
Wikipedia- The Free Encyclopedia
The main advantages of phonewords over standard phone numbers include increased memorability and increased response rates to advertising. They are easier to remember than numeric phone numbers….
and more »
"Smarter than the average number ..."
Julian Gyngell's talk on "Phonewords and Finance", kindly hosted yesterday at the London office of McDermott Emery & Will, was a treat for those who attended. In short, * Australia has instituted a system by which Smartnumbers, these being the numerical bases for alphanumerical telephone numbers, are auctioned to the highest bidder, subject to minimal conditions and limitations…
and more »
Mamamia | Katie's sister Anna was 28 weeks pregnant when her family got a sickening phone call. Mamamia Five years have passed since Melbourne writer Katie Horneshaw penned those words on her blog. That ache, that longing has eased now that she has three-year-old Ollie, a little boy who came into her life in a way no one could have predicted. Though ... |
Mamamia | “I went on a perfect date. Then the next morning, I got a five-word text that ruined it all.” Mamamia And although his body, his presence, his touch was unavailable, he was more than available on my phone. My Whatsapp chimed from when I woke up at 7.45am and continued until I drifted to sleep near midnight. He wasn't fitting the template. But it was ... |
NEWS.com.au | Five words that ruined a woman's Tinder match with 'The One' NEWS.com.au The Melbourne woman thought she had found her perfect match on the dating site and the pair exchanged messages for a while before meeting up “in real life”. They talked for hours about everything, from the most mundane daily life details to the most ... |
CNET | Android turns 10: Google's fierce iPhone rival had a stumbling start CNET "Instead, the words 'interesting' and 'weird' come to mind." Still, most critics praised the Android software and the promise of future phones to come. There was reason to be skeptical. Entrenched players like Nokia, Microsoft and BlackBerry (then ... |
The Sun | 9/11 anniversary – Heartbreaking final words of September 11 victims and their desperate families resurface 17 years ... The Sun THE heartbreaking final phone calls of the tragic victims of 9/11 have re-emerged 17 years on from the day that changed the world. In hard to listen to clips the fear, bravery and love of people aboard the doomed flights and in the soon to crumble ... |
The Sydney Morning Herald | Meet the Queensland mates behind one of the world's top travel apps The Sydney Morning Herald It uses your phone's geolocation to create a feed of interesting information, help you find other travellers nearby and show you possible things to do. "We put capital investment into building the app and had nothing left for marketing ... we had to ... |
Manchester Evening News | 'I was cheated on and treated like dirt - left alone and worthless' - powerful words of bullied and abused ex-fiancée Manchester Evening News "The defendant accepts these messages and phone calls were made, but there is a bigger picture and he would receive similar messages from the complainant. "However he does not seek to justify his behaviour. He accepts his actions were upsetting, wrong ... |
9to5Mac | Top 20+ iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max features [Video] 9to5Mac Unlike Plus model phones in the past, which featured better cameras, outside of the number of pixels (same 458 PPI), and body/battery size, both iPhone XS models are pretty much identical. That's a great thing for those that wish to have the smaller 5 ... Huawei hands out battery packs and apple-free juice to iPhone XS buyers Open the Control Center on the iPhone X, X |
The Guardian | Google's prototype Chinese search engine links searches to phone numbers The Guardian Both would have the ability to update a list of verboten search words, which could include expected subjects like “human rights” and “student protest” but could also extend to search terms such as “Nobel Prize”, according to the Intercept's story. News ... |
CNBC | I made the switch from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy Note 9 — this is what I love and what I'll miss CNBC Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was being praised by CNBC's tech product editor Todd Haselton and by sites from CNet to Tech Radar for its more exciting features, like the improved S Pen (to write on the phone's screen), which now has remote control capabilities ... |