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...
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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...
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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?
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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.
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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….
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"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…
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NEWS.com.au | Sergeant's final call to wife revealed before Thousand Oaks massacre death NEWS.com.au The veteran officer, who had served on the force for 29 years and was due to retire in 2019, told her he needed to rush to the scene at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. “Hey, I got to go handle a call. I love you. I'll talk to ... |
Kidspot | 'No, no, no!' The final tragic words mum hears from daughter over the phone Kidspot McCluskey's mother, Jill, told the station she was on the phone with her daughter when the attack started. “Last night a little before 9pm, she was returning to her university apartment from her night class and talking to me on the phone,” McCluskey ... A TRAGIC LOSS ON CAMPUS | @TheU |
Popular Science | Smartphones aren't designed for seniors, but these tweaks make them more accessible Popular Science If you've tried adjusting text size and contrast, but still have trouble reading things on your phone, you can have the device speak the words out loud. This can be really helpful for people who struggle to read a screen, but it's also great for those ... |
NME.com (blog) | Mark, My Words: beware, Stormzy, the folly of the too-soon headline slot NME.com (blog) A grime Glastonbury is something to celebrate, argues columnist Mark Beaumont, but will Stormzy fall foul of the Curse Of The Darkness? Ever wondered what might happen if all of the Russian bots were suddenly reprogrammed to troll the world in the ... |
Marketing magazine Australia | Forrester VP on voice tech: “Everyone, including Amazon, fails the trust test” Marketing magazine Australia ... assistant, has pledged to have all its devices be 'connected and intelligent' by 2020. Voice communication will evolve to become an equal, and often preferred, option anytime we have to interact with an interface, be it a phone, speaker, consumer ... |
Police are posing as windscreen washers to catch drivers on their phones NOVA Network ... hefty $476 fine and four demerit points, not to mention the possibility of this undercover traffic operation spreading to other states, now's perhaps the best time to remind everyone to not use their phones while driving! Image: Getty Images ... |
Why autocorrect makes so many mistakes, according to the former Apple engineer who helped create it Business Insider Australia When you type something on a phone there's a lot of work going on in the background. The phone analyses your input and compares it to stored dictionaries and language models. The phone then tries to correctly interpret the word or phrase you're trying ... |
Inc.com | With 1 Simple Move, Google Showed Yet Again Why It's Not the Company You Thought It Was Inc.com In it, Google uses phrases like major milestone and words like excited. It also offered me these words from Dr. Dominic King a former UK National Health Service surgeon and researcher who will be leading the Deep Mind Streams team: The public is ... |
ABC News | Is a software update slowing my phone? ABC News "Try it and see. "If there's no major issues it might be alright." In other words, there's no one definitive site or resource that will tell you whether a software update is slowing your phone, but if the problem is bad enough there's a good chance ... AGCM's press release |
Telegraph.co.uk | Theresa May compared to Neville Chamberlain and told to resign during phone-in with public Telegraph.co.uk ... Neville Chamberlain, the prime minister mocked for claiming he had secured peace with Germany a year before the Second World War broke out. Asked for a quote which defines her, Mrs May recalled Ken Clarke's words... To continue reading this article ... |