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Post-MegaUpload Hollywood wants more blood 
By Liam Tung | Apr 2, 2012 | Comment Now 
For '41 billion page views'.
 
Microsoft co-founder Allen launches space project 
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iPod godfather builds new Nest in Silicon Valley 
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Pacific may hold key to 'rare earth' quandary 
 
WikiLeaks threatens to sue Visa, MasterCard    
By Liam Tung | Jul 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
Danish maritime court action planned in coming days.
 
Queensland hacker has Red Rooster revenge 
Jun 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Attempts revenge by chicken.
 
Epic supercomputing projects revealed 
By Liz Tay | Jun 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
How would you use Pawsey's 87.2 TFlops?
 
ANU, Fujitsu partner on supercomputing software 
By Liz Tay | Jun 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
Three-year project targets tsunamis, nuclear fusion.
 
US anti-espionage show case shot down 
By Liam Tung | Jun 14, 2011 | 1 Comment 
The difference between leaking and whistleblowing.
 
Defence troops to be powered by rubbish 
May 27, 2011 | 3 Comments 
Develops waste-to-energy technology for deployed environment.
 
Comment: Australia needs 'Big Data' debate 
By Malcolm Crompton | May 20, 2011 | Comment Now 
Former Privacy Commissioner on privacy, censorship and economic gain.
 
'Pure science' key to CSIRO's wireless patent haul 
By Liz Tay | May 18, 2011 | 2 Comments 
WLAN inventor questions lack of 'Australian Cisco'.
 
Speak up! Your phone is charging 
May 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Prototype shows promise.
 
SKA bid wins $40.2m from Budget 
By Liz Tay | May 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
Provisions and cuts for Australian research.
 
Zuckerberg becomes first-home buyer 
By Liam Tung | May 9, 2011 | Comment Now 
Zuckerberg's historical home.
 
Australia confident of attracting $2 billion SKA 
By Liz Tay | May 6, 2011 | Comment Now 
Radioastronomy project could require $670m of ICT.
 
Photos: Defence's remotely piloted aircraft 
May 3, 2011 | Comment Now 
The Department of Defence's unmanned Heron Aircraft spent 475 hours in the air over Afghanistan in April, logging more than 4,600 total flight hours since operations began in ...
 
Scientists step closer to quantum computer chips 
By Liz Tay | Apr 28, 2011 | 10 Comments 
CUDOS builds microscale on-chip qubit emitter.
 
.XXX top level domain goes live 
By Liam Tung | Apr 18, 2011 | 1 Comment 
Against Government and adult industry wishes.
 
UNSW extends Smart Grids pilot 
By Liz Tay | Apr 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
Commercial offering expected in July.
 
Google offers scientists epic computing power 
By Tom Brewster | Apr 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
One billion computing hours.
 
iTnews celebrates winning 'Best Title' award 
Apr 11, 2011 | 5 Comments 
Gold Lizzie triumph.
 
Granny takes down web in two countries 
By Stewart Mitchell | Apr 8, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Your cable, my shovel.
 
Virgin dives deep for Google Earth, Maps data 
By Liz Tay | Apr 8, 2011 | 1 Comment 
One-man submarine to map ocean floor.
 
Assange granted High Court appeal 
By Liam Tung | Apr 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
July 12 showdown.
 
Bionic Vision Australia receives prototype microchip 
 
Facebook's Zuckerberg wins residency dispute 
By Grant McCool | Mar 29, 2011 | Comment Now 
He lives in California, Judge rules.
 
Inside the Navy's $10m warship simulator 
Mar 25, 2011 | Comment Now 
The Royal Australian Navy shows off its latest toy - a massive warship simulator for training junior officers.
 
Photos: Australian Navy buys $10m warship simulator 
 
Critics brand internet piracy report a 'translation' job 
By Liam Tung | Mar 17, 2011 | 1 Comment 
After Attorney General quoted from it.
 
New hardware to enable a computational brain 
By Liz Tay | Mar 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
Supercomputer algorithms too expensive to run, neuroscientist claims.
 
Truck crash sprays US highway with printer ink 
Mar 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
Driver escapes injury.
 
UWA deploys refrigerator for quantum research  
By Liz Tay | Mar 10, 2011 | 1 Comment 
Device enables experimentation near absolute zero temperature.
 
Google data centre team build medieval machine 
 
Brisbane 'hackers' advertise house party 
Feb 25, 2011 | Comment Now 
Teenager's Facebook account reportedly compromised.
 
Assange can be extradited to Sweden 
By Liam Tung | Feb 25, 2011 | Comment Now 
Wikileaks publisher's lawyer accused of attempting to mislead court.
 
South Park “open source” jihadist jailed 
By Liam Tung | Feb 25, 2011 | Comment Now 
Rage over the bear suit.
 
Photos: NICTA Techfest 2011 
Feb 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
NICTA showcased some 30 research projects at the Australian Technology Park on Wednesday.
 
Catholics cannot confess by iPhone: Vatican 
Feb 10, 2011 | 2 Comments 
No substitute for physical presence.
 
Man charged for hacking Super Bowl feed, inserting porn 
 
Convict passenger data released for data.gov.au 
 
CSIRO builds robotic 'receptionist' 
By Liz Tay | Feb 8, 2011 | 2 Comments 
Doughnut-shaped blimp could guide guests through building.
 
Four in five Americans seek health advice online 
Feb 3, 2011 | 4 Comments 
Strong support for eHealth investment.
 
Google blocks BitTorrent from search suggestions 
By William Maher | Feb 1, 2011 | 8 Comments 
Google adds to the naughty dictionary.
 
Physicists call for alien messaging protocol 
By Liz Tay | Jan 28, 2011 | 13 Comments 
Framework for extraterrestrial communications proposed.
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