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Aussie gamer loses Playstation court fight

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

A gamer who sued Sony over an upgrade that removed functions from his Playstation 3 console has lost a court claim against the company. Adelaide man Michael Trebilcock wanted $800 in compensation, ... more
Broken Hill cinema gets 3D revamp

Created Tue, 31^st of Aug 2010

The Silver City Cinema in Broken Hill is set to become one of a few regional cinemas in Australia to be able to show 3D digital movies. The 3D equipment and a new silver screen are currently being ... more
Will internet kill the video store?

Created Fri, 27^th of Aug 2010

Video might have killed the radio star according to the 1980s hit, but will high speed broadband kill the video store? The answer is "not just yet", if you believe the optimistic line from the ... more
Flash drive caused Pentagon cyber attack

Created Thu, 26^th of Aug 2010

The most serious cyber attack on the United States military's networks came from a tainted flash drive in 2008, the Pentagon has revealed. The thumb drive was inserted in a military laptop in the ... more
Police probe Facebook hit list murders

Created Wed, 25^th of Aug 2010

Police in Colombia say they are investigating disturbing hit lists circulating on Facebook that have been linked to the murders of two teenagers. Several police teams have been sent to the ... more
Name change 'won't erase' online past

Created Thu, 19^th of Aug 2010

Google boss Eric Schmidt says adults will soon be able to change their names in order to disown their past online identities. The Wall Street Journal's Holman Jenkins wrote in his recent interview ... more
Labor pushes health services via the web

Created Sun, 15^th of Aug 2010

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised the National Broadband Network will mean better health services for regional Australia. At her official campaign launch in Brisbane, she said a re-elected ... more
Scientist googles crater find

Created Mon, 16^th of Aug 2010

Scientists using Google Maps have discovered a new crater like structure in the Bayuda Desert of Sudan. If confirmed, it will be the second such discovery using the popular online mapping tool and ... more
Wikileaks to release more Afghan war secrets

Created Fri, 13^th of Aug 2010

Wikileaks' Australian founder Julian Assange says the whistleblower website is still planning to release around 15,000 secret US military documents it has in its possession. Speaking via videolink ... more
Tweeps to plot spectacular meteor showers

Created Fri, 13^th of Aug 2010

Star-gazers in Britain are using Twitter to share sightings of one of this year's most spectacular meteor showers this morning (Australian time). The Royal Astronomical Society said debris from ... more
Farmers fear they'll be left out of broadband expansion

Created Wed, 11^th of Aug 2010

Farmers are worried that they'll miss out on faster broadband, not matter which party win the federal election. The Coalition's broadband plan, announced yesterday, offers $6 billion to serve 97 ... more
Google takes Street View to Germany

Created Wed, 11^th of Aug 2010

The internet search company Google is taking its street mapping feature to Germany, amid debate about the legality of the company's information gathering. Google will introduce its Street View ... more
Coalition broadband plan includes regional wireless networks

Created Tue, 10^th of Aug 2010

The Coalition has promised 97 per cent of Australians would have access to broadband with a minimum speed of 12 megabits per second. If elected, it'll provide $2.75 billion to link towns with ... more
Geeks slice pi to 5 trillion decimal places

Created Fri, 6^th of Aug 2010

A pair of Japanese and United States computer whizzes claim to have calculated pi to five trillion decimal places - a number, which if verified, eclipses the previous record set by a French ... more
Newspapers look to e-reader future

Created Thu, 5^th of Aug 2010

A media analyst in Australia is predicting that the days of reading printed newspapers are numbered. Macquarie Group media analyst Alex Pollak told The World Today that the print editions of most ... more