Technology
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US government Internet traffic to be screened: report
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama administration is planning to use the National Security Agency to screen Internet traffic between government agencies and the private sector, the Washington Post reported Friday.
July 4, 2009, 2:54 am -
Bluetooth "Big Brother" tracks festival-goers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Researchers are using Bluetooth technology to observe the meanderings of tens of thousands of festival-goers at a top European rock festival, hoping their findings will launch a new generation of tracking devices.
July 4, 2009, 4:59 am -
Treasure Hunt gets digital update in WiFi Venice
MILAN (Reuters) - Treasure Hunting will go fully digital on Friday night when players chase a mysterious oriental wand with special powers along the narrow streets and bridges of Venice.
July 3, 2009, 11:16 pm -
Charges dropped against cyber-bully mum
A US court has overturned the conviction of a mother accused of using a website to bully a 13-year-old neighbour who later committed suicide.
ABC - July 3, 2009, 9:28 pm -
PC makers to offer China Internet filter
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Several PC makers said Friday they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.
July 3, 2009, 8:07 pm -
Australia discovers 3 new large dinosaurs
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia , including a meat-eater larger than Velociraptor from the Jurassic Park movies, suggesting Australia may have a more complex prehistoric past.
July 3, 2009, 5:51 pm -
Rellies move into new zoo enclosure
The first chimpanzees have moved in to a new enclosure at South Australia's open range zoo at Monarto, south-east of Adelaide.
ABC - July 3, 2009, 4:52 pm -
Media stalwart Frank Devine dies
Newspaper columnist and editor Frank Devine has died. He was 77.
ABC - July 3, 2009, 2:42 pm -
Scientists discover 3 new Aussie dinosaurs
Palaeontologists have unveiled three new Australian dinosaur skeletons in Queensland today.
ABC - July 3, 2009, 2:22 pm -
New dinosaurs unveiled in outback Qld
Three new dinosaurs have been discovered in Queensland's outback.
ABC - July 3, 2009, 12:02 pm -
AFP warns of email scam
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is warning of a scam email bearing the organisation's emblem.
ABC - July 3, 2009, 12:00 pm -
Roo culls lead to tourism boycott calls
ACT tourism officials say they are concerned about a plan to boycott Canberra's tourism industry over kangaroo culling.
ABC - July 3, 2009, 10:52 am -
Conviction reversed in web hoax that led to suicide
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A woman who was convicted of computer fraud in an Internet hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old girl was tentatively acquitted Thursday by a federal judge.
July 3, 2009, 8:37 am -
Broadband industry group say U.S. rules go too far
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government guidelines to spend $4 billion to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the United States may go beyond current laws, a broadband industry group, said on Thursday.
July 3, 2009, 7:31 am -
MySpace suicide conviction tentatively dismissed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday tentatively dismissed the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.
July 3, 2009, 6:50 am -
Loss of world's seagrass beds seen accelerating
MIAMI (Reuters) - The world's seagrass meadows, a critical habitat for marine life and profit-maker for the fishing industry, are in decline due to coastal development and the losses are accelerating, according to a new study.
July 3, 2009, 6:24 am -
Judge tentatively dismisses conviction in MySpace case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Thursday tentatively overturned the conviction of a suburban mother accused of driving a love-lorn 13-year-old girl to suicide by tormenting her with a fake MySpace persona.
July 3, 2009, 5:38 am -
NY thieves want iPhones, victims fight back
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thieves are increasingly going after iPhones and other smartphones but victims now can fight back with technology.
July 3, 2009, 4:40 am -
Oracle plans to lay off up to 1,000 in Europe: AFP
BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday.
July 3, 2009, 4:28 am -
Internet used to help young smokers quit
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is leading a $2.9 million National Cancer Institute project to increase demand for evidence-based, Internet-based smoking cessation treatment for young adults aged 18 to 24 years.
July 3, 2009, 3:25 am
