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Feb 2 2012
2:28pm
$70m pay TV piracy network: Sydney shop raid
Police have raided the Sydney arm of an alleged global piracy outfit which they say was selling unlicensed pay TV subscription packages offering over 1000 channels for $50 a month.... more
Feb 2 2012
3:00am
iPad, therefore I am, and keeping a wired open mind
The backpacks at Albert Park College look a little small. But then everything at the school, which is entering its second year, is a little different.... more
Feb 2 2012
3:00am
Excited early risers witness Christmas tail like no other
If you ever saw Comet Lovejoy, you would even say it glows.... more
Feb 1 2012
10:14am
Electronic prescription system could help cut errors
Electronic prescribing systems could drastically cut previously intractable hospital medication errors, a study of two Sydney hospitals has found.... more
Feb 1 2012
9:15am
Breakthrough in mind-reading tech
Scientists may one day be able to eavesdrop on our thoughts, after a major breakthrough which allowed researchers to decode brain activity.... more
Jan 31 2012
1:56pm
Tourists turned back from US over Twitter joke to 'destroy America' and dig up Monroe's grave
An Australian information technology expert said social media users have to get used to being cautious about what they write online, after two British tourists said they were thrown out of the US for joking on Twitter that they were going to "destroy... more
Jan 31 2012
12:37pm
The man who said 'no' to co-founding Facebook with Zuckerberg, costing him millions
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard University roommate, Joe Green, has revealed how he turned down an offer to drop out and co-found Facebook with Mark, a decision said to have cost him about $US400 million ($A376m).... more
Jan 31 2012
12:26pm
End of passwords? Cracking facial recognition.
Remembering complex passwords could be a thing of the past if facial recognition technology takes off.... more
Jan 31 2012
4:00am
Apple set for city's core
Brisbane looks to be close to getting its first Apple store in the city with the tech retail giant posting job openings for a store in the CBD.... more
Jan 30 2012
3:00am
Threat to bloggers: more action over Hardy case
Legal action has been taken against the ABC for follow-up comment on the Marieke Hardy case.... more
Jan 27 2012
2:14pm
'Julia Gillard Shoe' for sale on eBay
Online auction website eBay has taken a listing for Prime Minister Julia Gillard's missing shoe off the site.... more
Jan 26 2012
3:00am
Southern Cross watches over First Fleet's Sirius business
What did Captain Phillip see above him?... more
Jan 25 2012
4:07pm
Mr Nasty gets away with Grindr hack
A young Sydneysider who hacked a popular gay social networking app may escape prosecution as no complaint has been filed with NSW police.... more
Jan 25 2012
10:58am
I'm Not Lovin' It: McDonald's Twitter campaign backfires
Lovin' It they were not.... more
Jan 25 2012
3:00am
Telstra opens 4G era for smartphones, but Bondi's off line
SMARTPHONES have just become a whole lot faster potentially. Advantages can run from loading web pages five times more quickly than with the fastest 3G phones to using Facebook and email simultaneously and having video chats with less disruption.... more
Jan 25 2012
3:00am
Sun storm could affect GPS signals
WASHINGTON: Fast on the heels of a solar storm that delivered a glancing blow over the weekend - triggering bright auroras in Canada and Scandinavia - the sun has released an even more energetic blast of radiation and charged plasma that could disrup... more
Jan 24 2012
1:36pm
Aussie tech startup BugHerd strikes gold, raising $500k
An Australian technology startup that aims to make reporting of website faults easier and more visual for non tech-savvy people today announced an investment of $500,000 from Melbourne-based venture capital firm Starfish Ventures.... more
Jan 23 2012
11:28am
Technology: what's next for the extinction list?
With the digital world making the Kodak moment a distant memory, what else is on the brink of technological extinction?... more
Jan 23 2012
3:00am
Megaupload closure hits legitimate users
THE operation to arrest the founder of the online file-sharing service Megaupload and close down the website has left users worldwide in limbo and prompted warnings that consumers should not rely on "cloud" storage for their data.... more
Jan 22 2012
9:29am
The dark side of the net
The anonymity of cyberspace brings out the worst in most people.... more