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open new window File-sharing sanctions 'unfair' 03/09/2010 09:18 PM
Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.
open new window Hard drive evolution could hit XP 03/09/2010 04:29 AM
Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.
open new window Porn net domain name plan revived 03/09/2010 04:51 AM
A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.
open new window Banking fraud 'moves to internet' 03/09/2010 05:00 PM
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.
open new window Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery 03/09/2010 10:17 AM
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
open new window Games migrate to the social side 03/09/2010 07:25 AM
The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
open new window Sony eyeing June launch of 3D TV 03/09/2010 09:42 AM
Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model.
open new window Skynet satellite system extended 03/09/2010 03:17 AM
Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to get a fourth satellite to up the bandwidth available to British forces.
open new window US eases sanctions for freer web 03/08/2010 11:25 AM
The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups.
open new window Dotcom Crash 03/09/2010 04:27 PM
10 years on from when the Nasdaq bubble burst

CNN

open new window At conference, iPhone games break out 03/09/2010 06:22 AM
This week's Game Developers Conference reinforces the iPhone's status as a top gaming platform. For the first time, the GDC advisory board is devoting an entire summit to Apple's smartphone.
open new window Driver: My Prius took me for a scary ride 03/09/2010 05:32 AM
The driver of a Toyota Prius says he was taken on a wild ride Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck, reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph on a winding, hilly portion of a southern California interstate.
open new window Residents use social media to fight crime in Mexico 03/08/2010 11:25 AM
Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels' efforts to limit information.
open new window Social media at work -- ban or boon? 03/08/2010 06:30 PM
Social media are, by definition, supposed to be a social experience. Make a profile and start connecting. Reach out to friends, old and new. Post a profile picture, and while you're at it upload a photo album of your trip to Greece so others can see and comment.
open new window Police: Couple raised virtual child, ignored real one 03/07/2010 06:21 AM
Police have arrested a South Korean couple whose toddler starved to death while they were raising a virtual child online, authorities said.
open new window Plastic boat to set sail with environmental message 03/09/2010 09:31 AM
What do you get when you cross thousands of plastic water bottles with an adventure-loving entrepreneur? A boat, of course, designed to carry a team of scientists, adventurers and artists halfway around the world.
open new window Green living with Ed Begley Jr. 03/07/2010 10:35 PM
Actor Ed Begley Jr., best known for his roles in "St. Elsewhere", "The West Wing", "Best in Show" (he's also twice appeared on "The Simpsons") is the star of "Living with Ed".
open new window Apple's iPad to be released April 3 03/05/2010 10:12 AM
Apple's eagerly anticipated iPad will be available in the United States on April 3, the company said Friday.
open new window Why I'm banking on Facebook 03/04/2010 03:25 PM
We already connect with friends on Facebook to share photos, videos, text updates and Web links, but might we also use the service to exchange money?
open new window Time-lapse photos: Old trick is new again 03/05/2010 04:04 PM
Time was, if you wanted to make a time-lapse film, first you had to build a machine.

Associated Press

open new window Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week 03/09/2010 03:08 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Want to be the first one on your block with a 3-D television? It will cost you about $3,000....
open new window Google opens Web store for business applications 03/09/2010 08:58 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. will sell the online services of other business software makers in an effort to fill its own product gaps and persuade more companies to rely on applications piped over the Internet....
open new window MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up 03/09/2010 08:33 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly....
open new window Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature 03/09/2010 10:07 PM
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google Inc. is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option....
open new window On latest guitar game, players strum real strings 03/09/2010 02:30 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- An upcoming musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument....
open new window `Nobel of computing' goes to early PC designer 03/09/2010 02:08 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A Microsoft Corp. researcher won the $250,000 Turing Award, one of technology's most coveted prizes, on Tuesday for his work helping design and build what is widely considered the first modern personal computer....
open new window Google welcomes chance to export to Iran, Cuba 03/09/2010 08:39 AM
GENEVA (AP) -- A senior Google executive welcomed on Tuesday a U.S. decision to relax restrictions on exporting Internet communications services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba....
open new window Mandatory insurance proposed for UK dogs 03/09/2010 04:07 PM
LONDON (AP) -- A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims. Now the British government is proposing that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take out insurance for their pets....
open new window Stay tuned: More fee disputes over local TV coming 03/09/2010 01:01 PM
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Stay tuned for more fee disputes threatening local television stations on cable TV lineups....
open new window Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router 03/09/2010 11:33 AM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, a router that's used to power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone....

Courier Mail

open new window New craze in match-making 03/09/2010 04:46 PM
AUSSIES have gone from flirting with online dating to committing en masse. More than one in four single adults logs on rather than going out to find a partner.
open new window Online chat kills the blind date 03/09/2010 12:34 AM
NEW internet services are killing the blind date and banishing the uncertainty that comes with meeting a mate online.
open new window Teens face tough laws on sexting 03/08/2010 06:00 AM
TEENAGERS who send sexually explicit images of themselves or others could face tough penalties under laws designed to punish child sex offenders.
open new window State's biotechs staying alive 03/07/2010 07:00 AM
QUEENSLAND biotechnology companies ended the year seeking money, missing self-imposed deadlines and revealing hefty legal fees, but still have upbeat outlooks.
open new window Apple announces launch date for iPad 03/05/2010 02:30 PM
APPLE'S new iPad will sold in Australia by late April, a month after it was first slated to arrive.
open new window Transgender call for Facebook 03/05/2010 06:00 AM
QUEENSLAND'S gay and lesbian community has demanded Facebook widen its profile options to include transgenders.
open new window Alert over 'predator's paradise' 03/04/2010 06:00 PM
A WEBSITE dubbed "a predator's paradise" has become an internet sensation but there is little state authorities can do to track those preying on kids.
open new window Baby dies as pair raise virtual bub 03/04/2010 12:52 PM
A COMPUTER addict couple let their real baby starve to death while raising a virtual one online.
open new window Analysing the internet filter 03/02/2010 07:00 AM
A FEDERAL plan to block black-listed websites has harsh critics in high places - including Google, librarians and civil libertarians - writes Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson.
open new window Aussies slaves to the internet 03/02/2010 07:00 AM
AUSTRALIANS are spending more time online, with the average user surfing the net for more than two working days a week.
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