Bitcoin miner Trojan arrives for Mac OS X

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

AFACT repeats claims: over 90 percent of BitTorrent files breach copyright

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.
 

Microsoft stands up temporary network for Tech.Ed; network stands up to attendees

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.
 

Report finds global internet usage rising rapidly

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.
 

PVRs didn't kill the advertising star - yet

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.
 

Microsoft Tech.Ed 2010 network shouldered the load

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.
 

Research confirms: 90 percent of BitTorrent breaches copyright

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.
 

AVG validates LimeWire downloads

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

Why I didn’t expect AFACT to appeal

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.
 

AFACT to appeal some iiTrial court costs

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.