Sunday November 23, 2008
Man sues McDonald's over nude photos
11:35am |
A man is suing McDonald's after he left his mobile phone at one of
the chain's restaurants and nude photos of his wife ended up
online.
YouTube stars gather in real time
11:36am |
YouTube is hosting the first official "YouTube Live" where popular
bedroom vlogging stars will share the stage with the likes of Akon
and Will.i.am.
Chinese engineers steal Silicon Valley secrets
11:40am |
Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday
for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley
employers.
Google lets you tweak its search algorithms
12:18pm |
Google now lets users reshuffle results so their favourite websites
get top billing and disliked destinations get discarded.
Opal miner stumbles on mega meteorite crater
Watchdog calls on telcos
aturner @ SMH on Nov 21 | The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has launched its connect.resolve campaign,
What financial crisis?
Jason Hill @ SMH on Nov 21 | Australian game and console hardware sales have already surpassed 2007's figures, with
Don't let the
simont @ SMH on Nov 23 | I don't generally talk about power boards unless someone specifically asks me and,
Opal miner stumbles on mega meteorite crater
A retired geologist searching on Google Earth for a place to mine
opals may have discovered something much bigger: a meteorite crater
in outback NSW.
SECURITY
Police get Microsoft on crime
The AFP becomes the world's first law enforcement agency to send a
senior officer to Microsoft's global HQ to bolster its tech
credentials.
YouTube stars gather in real time
YouTube is hosting the first official "YouTube Live" where popular
bedroom vlogging stars will share the stage with the likes of Akon
and Will.i.am.
CONNECTIVITY
New wave for wireless
An extra radio band will turn congested networks into a Wi-Fi
version of the autobahn.
Chinese engineers steal Silicon Valley secrets
Two engineers from China were sentenced to a year in prison Friday
for stealing computer chip designs from their Silicon Valley
employers.
PERSPECTIVES
Action needed to dispel laggard image
Trevor Pearcey's name lives on in the annual Pearcey Awards, which celebrate individual contributions to the Australian computer industry.
Easing private pain
The boom in free wi-fi hotspots means you need to take extra care when surfing the web while on the road.
UPGRADE
Easing private pain
The boom in free wi-fi hotspots means you need to take extra care when surfing the web while on the road.







