Tag: Internet
Telstra doubts Govt will meet national broadband deadline
The Federal Government has moved a step closer to securing a fast national broadband network.[MORE]
Optus urged to compensate Qld customers for network failure
Optus is being urged to compensate Qld customers for yesterday's network failure.[MORE]
Hilton enters election race with spoof ad
Socialite Paris Hilton is "like, totally ready to lead" the United States of America.[MORE]
Olympic ticket scammer is 49yo Londoner: investigator
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The mastermind behind the Olympics ticketing scam is believed to be a 49yo Londoner.[MORE]
Online DNA tests concern authorities
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Genetics experts are sceptical about the accuracy of DNA tests sold online.[MORE]
IOC puts Beijing Games highlights on YouTube
Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube, owned by Google, under an agreement with the International Olympic Committee.[MORE]
Pound slams IOC over handling of internet censorship
Dick Pound has slammed the IOC for the way censorship of internet sites by Chinese authorities has been handled.[MORE]
Media harming children's values, says minister
A SA Minister blames the media for a worrying trend of violence among young people.[MORE]
ISPs called upon to crackdown on pirates
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Should ISPs crackdown on customers who illegally download movies and TV shows?[MORE]
Australia goes virtual on Street View
Google Maps has today officially unveiled Street View for Australia, a feature which enables computer users to view and navigate 360 degree imagery of public roads around the country.[MORE]
AFP to use MySpace, Facebook to find missing persons
The Australian Federal Police will use online social networking sites to try to reduce the number of missing persons in the country.[MORE]
Bruised S Korean Govt takes on 'infodemics'
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S Korea's govt is having second thoughts about the benefits of running the world's most wired society. [MORE]
Distance education families feeling internet costs
Parents with children studying distance education say they are being slugged with excessive internet fees to access vital lessons.[MORE]
IOC 'naive' over China internet access
The IOC has admitted it was naive to expect China to allow unrestricted access to the internet during the Olympic Games.[MORE]
IOC to monitor China internet censorship during Games
IOC senior official Kevan Gosper says proper media coverage of the Olympics is the number one priority.[MORE]
NZ town's name censored over 'F-word' pronunciation
The New Zealand town of Whakatane has found itself censored in cyberspace because the pronunciation of the word is close to the offensive 'F-word'.[MORE]
Beijing lifts some internet restrictions: IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Chinese organisers have agreed to lift all internet restrictions for the Beijing Games, IOC vice-president Gunilla Lindberg says.[MORE]
IOC denies doing censorship deal
More confusion has emerged from the IOC over whether it did a deal with China to allow internet censorship.[MORE]
China relaxes internet bans for journos
Internet restrictions for journalists at the Beijing Olympics appear to have been eased.[MORE]
Rudd to raise concerns over Olympic censorship
Kevin Rudd will raise concerns with the Chinese Government about internet censorship during the Olympics. [MORE]
Broadband committee to hear of digital divide
The New South Wales Parliament's committee on broadband in rural and regional communities will sit in Lismore today.[MORE]
'Wordscraper' spells revival of Scrabulous online wordgame
Scrabble knock-off Scrabulous has been reborn as online game Wordscraper, in a move that could help fend off a lawsuit by US game maker Hasbro.[MORE]
Defiant China stands firm on censorship
China has hit back at the US over human rights criticism and insists internet censorship will remain at the Olympics. [MORE]
IOC members outraged at China media 'muzzling'
IOC members are privately enraged by the blocking of web sites by China for the Beijing Olympics. [MORE]
World wide web not even Tasmania-wide, education conference hears
Tasmanian parents have raised concerns about the effects internet black spots are having on children studying by distance.[MORE]
