Nice and nasty does it: Shirky the ‘net guru’ on what the future holds

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
The internet guru on the death of newspapers, why paywall will fail and how the internet has brought out our creativity - and generosity.

Now Facebook bans doll nipples

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 3:19 pm in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
Facebook's prude police are out in force yet again, this time threatening action against a Sydney jeweller for posting pictures of an exquisite nude porcelain doll posing with her works.

Telco, services sectors set to grow

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 3:16 pm in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Telecommunications and IT technical services sectors are set to grow by as much as 13.7 per cent over the next five years, according to a 2010 job index released by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).


Vividwireless launches Unlimited plan

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 11:24 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Vividwireless has launched the latest salvo in the war for end users, announcing what it claims to be the first fully unlimited wireless data plan.


Gillard joins Twitter

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 9:55 am in Australian IT by AustralianIT.news.com.au | Top Stories
JULIA Gillard has finally joined the social networking site Twitter - and she's sent it into a Sunday afternoon frenzy.

Number’s up for unregistered drivers

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 9:38 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
SERGEANT Matt Rees says it is "the best bit of kit … since radar". But privacy advocates warn it poses great risks.

Clubs ‘groom’ children with arcade games

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 9:13 am in Fairfax Digital by SMH.com.au Staff
Arcade games that have gambling features and offer real prizes should be reclassified as gaming machines under the law , independent senator Nick Xenophon says.

Google acknowledges YouTube hack

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 6:03 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
Malicious hackers attacked Google's YouTube on Sunday, exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on the ultra-popular video sharing site, hitting primarily sections where users post comments.


SkySQL joins ranks of MySQL support providers

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 5:20 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.

SkySQL joins ranks of MySQL support providers

Posted on July 5th, 2010 at 5:20 am in Computerworld by Computerworld Staff
MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.


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