Internet
Opera Mini 4.1 for mobiles takes to the stage
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The latest performance from browser company Opera comes in the form of Opera Mini 4.1, replacing the drab inbuilt browsers of most mobile cell phones with one that brings the desktop browsing experience to the small screen – with flourish!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The latest performance from browser company Opera comes in the form of Opera Mini 4.1, replacing the drab inbuilt browsers of most mobile cell phones with one that brings the desktop browsing experience to the small screen – with flourish!
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Panic stations! Internet addresses running out says OECD
By: Stuart Corner
The OECD says governments and business must "work together more effectively and urgently to meet the growing demand for Internet addresses and secure the future of the Internet economy," but the world knew a decade ago that this parlous state of affairs was inevitable: initiatives to date have clearly been inadequate.
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By: Stuart Corner
The OECD says governments and business must "work together more effectively and urgently to meet the growing demand for Internet addresses and secure the future of the Internet economy," but the world knew a decade ago that this parlous state of affairs was inevitable: initiatives to date have clearly been inadequate.
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Billionaire launches Yahoo! proxy battle
By: Stephen Withers
Microsoft walked away from its offer to acquire Yahoo!, but some investors think they know how to get the parties talking again - and that's bad news for the Yahoo! board.
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By: Stephen Withers
Microsoft walked away from its offer to acquire Yahoo!, but some investors think they know how to get the parties talking again - and that's bad news for the Yahoo! board.
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Spammers stung for $US230 million - but who collects?
By: Stephen Withers
A US court has made a $US230 million judgement against a pair of spammers, one of them the notorious Sanford "Spamford" Wallace. But the money might not be going where you would expect.
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By: Stephen Withers
A US court has made a $US230 million judgement against a pair of spammers, one of them the notorious Sanford "Spamford" Wallace. But the money might not be going where you would expect.
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Google going IPv6
By: Stephen Withers
Concern over the shortage of IPv4 addresses has reached Google, and the company has done its part.
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By: Stephen Withers
Concern over the shortage of IPv4 addresses has reached Google, and the company has done its part.
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Is Google's face blurring enough for Street View?
By: Stephen Withers
Google is testing technology to blur faces seen in Steet View images, but is that enough to satisfy people's privacy concerns?
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By: Stephen Withers
Google is testing technology to blur faces seen in Steet View images, but is that enough to satisfy people's privacy concerns?
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Federal Budget: Hopefully Still the “Lucky Country”
By: David Heath
There’s nothing useful in the 2008 Australian Federal Government Budget to promote Australia as the Clever Country. Unfortunately Governments past and present remain trapped in the past they hold so dear.
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By: David Heath
There’s nothing useful in the 2008 Australian Federal Government Budget to promote Australia as the Clever Country. Unfortunately Governments past and present remain trapped in the past they hold so dear.
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$129m to keep Australian children safe from cyberporn
By: Stuart Corner
The Federal Budget has allocated $128.9 million over four years "to create a safer online environment for Australian children." Law enforcement alone will get $49m and the government will press ahead with its controversial ISP filtering plans, but has stopped not confirmed earlier suggestions that this would be mandatory.
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By: Stuart Corner
The Federal Budget has allocated $128.9 million over four years "to create a safer online environment for Australian children." Law enforcement alone will get $49m and the government will press ahead with its controversial ISP filtering plans, but has stopped not confirmed earlier suggestions that this would be mandatory.
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Google aims to make web sites more social and connect friends
By: Stan Beer
All web publishers want more traffic to their site and Google aims to make that happen by giving them a tool that enable them to easily add social networking features without complicated coding and development. The new tool, called Google Friend Connect, is now in limited beta release and queues are starting to build from interested web site owners looking to get on the waiting list.
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By: Stan Beer
All web publishers want more traffic to their site and Google aims to make that happen by giving them a tool that enable them to easily add social networking features without complicated coding and development. The new tool, called Google Friend Connect, is now in limited beta release and queues are starting to build from interested web site owners looking to get on the waiting list.
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ZoneAlarm virtualises browsing
By: Stephen Withers
We're repeatedly warned of the danger of drive-by downloads and other net nasties. But what if you could browse with factory-fresh software every time?
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By: Stephen Withers
We're repeatedly warned of the danger of drive-by downloads and other net nasties. But what if you could browse with factory-fresh software every time?
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Mayday! eBay raises white flag over forced PayPal in US
By: Stan Beer
The public outcry over eBay Australia's intentions to introduce mandatory use of its PayPal online payment system has forced the US office of eBay onto the back foot. eBay, through a spokesperson on the company's official blog has stated publicly that the world's dominant online auction site will not try to introduce PayPal-only transactions on the site in the US.
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By: Stan Beer
The public outcry over eBay Australia's intentions to introduce mandatory use of its PayPal online payment system has forced the US office of eBay onto the back foot. eBay, through a spokesperson on the company's official blog has stated publicly that the world's dominant online auction site will not try to introduce PayPal-only transactions on the site in the US.
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Has backup moved past removable media?
By: Stephen Withers
It's an old saying that you can divide people into two groups: those that don't make regular backups and those that have lost data. But is it time for home and SOHO users to start thinking differently about the way they back up their files?
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By: Stephen Withers
It's an old saying that you can divide people into two groups: those that don't make regular backups and those that have lost data. But is it time for home and SOHO users to start thinking differently about the way they back up their files?
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RBA joins chorus against eBay PayPal exclusivity claim
By: Stan Beer
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined a growing throng of PayPal and eBay competitors and detractors opposing eBay's push to have the Australian Competitition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) look the other way while it seeks to enforce PayPal exclusivity on the Australian arm of the world's largest auction site.
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By: Stan Beer
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined a growing throng of PayPal and eBay competitors and detractors opposing eBay's push to have the Australian Competitition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) look the other way while it seeks to enforce PayPal exclusivity on the Australian arm of the world's largest auction site.
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Internode drops transfer fee - for now
By: Stephen Withers
Following price cuts to selected ADSL plans, Internode is waiving the usual transfer fee in an attempt to attract more subscribers to switch from their current ISP.
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By: Stephen Withers
Following price cuts to selected ADSL plans, Internode is waiving the usual transfer fee in an attempt to attract more subscribers to switch from their current ISP.
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Srizbi sending half the world's spam
By: Stephen Withers
The Srizbi botnet is responsible for half of all spam, according a content security company.
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By: Stephen Withers
The Srizbi botnet is responsible for half of all spam, according a content security company.
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Internet ossifying, warns architect
By: Stephen Withers
The potential for the Internet to continue to fuel collaboration, innovation and creativity is waning rather than increasing, according to a highly regarded network architect.
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By: Stephen Withers
The potential for the Internet to continue to fuel collaboration, innovation and creativity is waning rather than increasing, according to a highly regarded network architect.
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Yahoo! uses McAfee for safer search
By: Stephen Withers
Yahoo! has begun using McAfee technology to help protect its users against risky sites.
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By: Stephen Withers
Yahoo! has begun using McAfee technology to help protect its users against risky sites.
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Tasmanian Government strangling the Internet?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Australia’s southern island, Tasmania, has two fibre optic connections to the mainland, but with only one carrying consumer and business traffic, and the other apparently laying idle. With major ISP, Internode, ceasing the sign-up of new ADSL2+ consumer customers, is the Apple isle suffering affordable Internet denial?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Australia’s southern island, Tasmania, has two fibre optic connections to the mainland, but with only one carrying consumer and business traffic, and the other apparently laying idle. With major ISP, Internode, ceasing the sign-up of new ADSL2+ consumer customers, is the Apple isle suffering affordable Internet denial?
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