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Telstra doubts Govt will meet national broadband deadline

August 7, 2008 16:50:00

The Federal Government has moved a step closer to securing a fast national broadband network.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, internet, australia

Optus urged to compensate Qld customers for network failure

August 7, 2008 08:48:00

Optus is being urged to compensate Qld customers for yesterday's network failure.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, telecommunications, information-and-communication, internet, mobile-phones, australia, qld

Hilton enters election race with spoof ad

August 6, 2008 13:28:00

Socialite Paris Hilton is "like, totally ready to lead" the United States of America.[MORE]

Tags: popular-culture, people, offbeat, internet, us-elections, united-states

Olympic ticket scammer is 49yo Londoner: investigator

Feature

August 6, 2008 11:04:00

The mastermind behind the Olympics ticketing scam is believed to be a 49yo Londoner.[MORE]

Tags: internet, law-crime-and-justice, crime, fraud-and-corporate-crime, olympics-summer, australia, china, united-kingdom, england

Online DNA tests concern authorities

Feature

August 6, 2008 11:01:00

Genetics experts are sceptical about the accuracy of DNA tests sold online.[MORE]

Tags: internet, law-crime-and-justice, laws, dna-testing, australia

IOC puts Beijing Games highlights on YouTube

August 5, 2008 19:50:00

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]

Tags: information-and-communication, broadcasting, internet, sport, olympics-summer, china

Pound slams IOC over handling of internet censorship

August 5, 2008 19:44:00

Dick Pound has slammed the IOC for the way censorship of internet sites by Chinese authorities has been handled.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, internet, sport, olympics-summer, china

Media harming children's values, says minister

August 5, 2008 17:37:00

A SA Minister blames the media for a worrying trend of violence among young people.[MORE]

Tags: youth-issues, states-and-territories, internet, crime, sa, adelaide-5000, evanston-5116

ISPs called upon to crackdown on pirates

Feature

August 5, 2008 13:37:00

Should ISPs crackdown on customers who illegally download movies and TV shows?[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, copyright, internet, australia

Australia goes virtual on Street View

August 5, 2008 10:36:00

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]

Tags: internet, australia

AFP to use MySpace, Facebook to find missing persons

August 4, 2008 18:25:00

The Australian Federal Police will use online social networking sites to try to reduce the number of missing persons in the country.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, police, missing-person, australia, act, canberra-2600

Bruised S Korean Govt takes on 'infodemics'

Feature

August 4, 2008 11:24:00

S Korea's govt is having second thoughts about the benefits of running the world's most wired society. [MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, internet, international-law, rights, south-korea

Distance education families feeling internet costs

August 4, 2008 11:00:00

Parents with children studying distance education say they are being slugged with excessive internet fees to access vital lessons.[MORE]

Tags: access-to-education, distance-education, internet, dubbo-2830

IOC 'naive' over China internet access

August 3, 2008 07:33:00

The IOC has admitted it was naive to expect China to allow unrestricted access to the internet during the Olympic Games.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, censorship, internet, sport, olympics-summer, china

IOC to monitor China internet censorship during Games

August 2, 2008 13:38:00

IOC senior official Kevan Gosper says proper media coverage of the Olympics is the number one priority.[MORE]

Tags: censorship, internet, olympics-summer, china

NZ town's name censored over 'F-word' pronunciation

August 1, 2008 19:00:00

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]

Tags: offbeat, internet, new-zealand

Beijing lifts some internet restrictions: IOC

August 1, 2008 15:25:00

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]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, information-and-communication, internet, sport, olympics-summer, australia, china

IOC denies doing censorship deal

August 1, 2008 14:03:00

More confusion has emerged from the IOC over whether it did a deal with China to allow internet censorship.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, information-and-communication, internet, sport, olympics-summer, australia, china

China relaxes internet bans for journos

August 1, 2008 13:00:00

Internet restrictions for journalists at the Beijing Olympics appear to have been eased.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, information-and-communication, internet, sport, olympics-summer, australia, china

Rudd to raise concerns over Olympic censorship

August 1, 2008 12:11:00

Kevin Rudd will raise concerns with the Chinese Government about internet censorship during the Olympics. [MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, foreign-affairs, information-and-communication, internet, sport, olympics-summer, person, rudd-kevin, australia, china

Broadband committee to hear of digital divide

August 1, 2008 11:46:00

The New South Wales Parliament's committee on broadband in rural and regional communities will sit in Lismore today.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, internet, lismore-2480

'Wordscraper' spells revival of Scrabulous online wordgame

August 1, 2008 08:44:00

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]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, games, business-economics-and-finance, company-news, information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, canada, india, united-states

Defiant China stands firm on censorship

August 1, 2008 08:34:00

China has hit back at the US over human rights criticism and insists internet censorship will remain at the Olympics. [MORE]

Tags: media, world-politics, information-and-communication, internet, sport, olympics-summer, olympics-organising-committee, china

IOC members outraged at China media 'muzzling'

July 31, 2008 21:04:00

IOC members are privately enraged by the blocking of web sites by China for the Beijing Olympics. [MORE]

Tags: media, world-politics, information-and-communication, internet, sport, olympics-summer, olympics-organising-committee, china