Trojanised versions of legitimate Mac software steal processing power as well as information.

Ever eager to highlight claims of rampant online copyright infringement, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has cited the results of a study that it says found that 97.2 percent of BitTorrent files breach copyright. Readers feeling a sense of déjà vu are entirely justified.

The temporary network set up at the Gold Coast Convention Centre for Microsoft's Tech.Ed conference withstood the onslaught of thousands of attendees and the demands of speakers.

A new global internet report has revealed a fast growing appetite for on-demand applications, putting pressure on the government to deliver its much touted NBN.

The widespread use of VCRs made a lot of us comfortable with the idea of fast-forwarding through the ads. And the emergence of DVRs/PVRs added pristine video quality to the mix. But ads have survived, and at least one industry watcher thinks they'll continue to flourish.

Sydney might have hosted the 'best ever' Olympic Games back in 2000, but Microsoft Tech.Ed 2010 held last week on the Gold Coast was the best ever as far as the event's technology manager Jorke Odolphi is concerned.

The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has welcomed the release of a research paper by the University of Ballarat which estimated that at least 89 percent of traffic on BitTorrent, and possibly as much as 98 percent, was in breach of copyright.

LimeWire has integrated AVG anti-virus / anti-spyware protection into LimeWire Pro.

OPINION: It came to me the other night, when I was watching an episode of that excellent TV show The Wire, that the particulars of the drug trade it focuses on are very similar to that of the online copyright infringement struggle.

The Australian Federation Against Copyright theft this afternoon confirmed it would attempt to regain some of the court costs it expended in its long-running legal case against internet service provider iiNet.