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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Microsoft RickRolls Port Slamming BitTorrent Users

According to the on-site WiFi operators at Microsoft’s Tech.Ed Australia 2009 conference, abnormal levels of network consumption by some users led them to take action against BitTorrent by ‘Rickrolling’ users ... Digg / Technology - 1:10 a.m. Sunday 21st February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

1 month ago

Move over, Australia: France taking 'Net censorship lead

Australia has been one of the democracies that flirts most with mandatory censorship, but France could soon surpass it with a new child porn law. But even the president admits ... Digg / Technology - 5:50 p.m. Thursday 18th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

1 month, 1 week ago

Australia's Internet: nonneutral and proud of it

What happens when ISPs impose tough data caps? Favored services are exempted from the caps and ISPs quickly get into the business of crowning the Internet's winners. Last week, an ... Digg / Technology - 4:40 p.m. Wednesday 10th February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Internet uprising overturns Australian censorship law

Australia's national Internet filter still lives, but South Australia has pledged to repeal a tough law forcing all bloggers and online commenters to use real names and addresses when talking ... Digg / Technology - 12:30 p.m. Wednesday 3rd February 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

2 months ago

Internet filter protesters set to "black out" websites

AUSTRALIA Day won't just be celebrated with the usual barbecues and pool parties on January 26. A throng of Australian websites will mark the event by fading to black as ... Digg / Technology - 1:30 p.m. Wednesday 20th January 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Social networking joins addiction list...O rly?

Social networking (this includes digg, folks) has joined sex, drugs and alcohol as the latest addiction plaguing celebrities. With Australians spending a third of their time online perusing Facebook, however, ... Digg / Technology - 11:55 p.m. Monday 28th December 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

3 months ago

Where in the World are Apple's 78 Million Handsets?

Mostly in the U.S., but Japan, France, Australia and China are coming on fast, says AdMob Digg / Technology - 11:51 a.m. Saturday 19th December 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rick-Rolling Author of first iPhone Worm Gets Developer Job

Author of the first iPhone worm has been given a job with a Australian iPhone app developer, much to the disgust of security experts.The Ikee worm surfaced two weeks ago, ... Digg / Technology - 6 p.m. Friday 27th November 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

4 months, 1 week ago

Hackers pillage jailbroken iPhones

Hackers are plundering personal data from jailbroken iPhones using the tactic demonstrated last week by an Australian programmer's self-described Digg / Technology - 5:40 p.m. Thursday 12th November 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

4 months, 2 weeks ago

AFACT v iiNet: Half of All iiNet Traffic is BitTorrent

Day eleven of the trial between anti-piracy group AFACT and Aussie ISP iiNet. The ISP’s CEO Michael Malone took the stand for the third day running and faced allegations that ... Digg / Technology - 6:50 a.m. Friday 6th November 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Linux Saves Aussie Electrical Grid

QUICK THINKING open sourcerers might have saved an Australian power supply system after its electrical grid control room network got infected with a virus. A Windows virus hit the networks ... Digg / Technology - 1:10 a.m. Tuesday 6th October 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-Piracy Group Drops Ridiculous Claim Against ISP

With just days to go before the BitTorrent piracy case involving Aussie ISP iiNet goes to court, anti-piracy group AFACT has made a second significant legal retreat. The group, which ... Digg / Technology - 3 a.m. Thursday 1st October 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

6 months, 1 week ago

'Anonymous' Hackers Declare War on Australia

Anonymous has struck again -- this time declaring war on Australia. Hackers identifying themselves as Anonymous launched a denial-of-service attack. Digg / Technology - 1 p.m. Thursday 10th September 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

7 months, 1 week ago

Rear-Projection 1080 Pee Urinal Lets You Pee Over O'Reilly

A pub in Melbourne came up with what potentially could be the best and wrongest multimedia device ever invented: A urinal with a rear projector, so you don' miss a ... Digg / Technology - 3:40 p.m. Tuesday 11th August 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

8 months ago

Australian Police To Go Wardriving

Some Australians who haven't secured their wireless networks may soon be getting a (relatively friendly) visit from the police. It seems that a few officers intend to do a little ... Digg / Technology - 5:50 a.m. Sunday 19th July 2009 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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