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First Look: Kogan Agora Netbook, a super-cheap Wind lookalike

First Look: Kogan Agora Netbook, a super-cheap Wind lookalike

It resembles the excellent MSI Wind, but the inclusion of Linux-based gOS operating system makes this one super-cheap piece of hardware
Zara Baxter Mar 23 2009 5:59PM Hardware
Review: First Look: Kogan Agora Netbook, a super-cheap Wind lookalike

Review: First Look: Kogan Agora Netbook, a super-cheap Wind lookalike

It resembles the excellent MSI Wind, but the inclusion of Linux-based gOS operating system makes this one super-cheap piece of hardware
Zara Baxter Mar 23 2009 5:59PM Hardware
iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

Days after ACMA’s blacklist was purportedly leaked to Wikileaks, Perth-based ISP iiNet has withdrawn from negotiations with the Government to participate in round two of the internet filtering trials.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2009 3:35PM Telco/ISP
Dedicated Host has web services cut off

Dedicated Host has web services cut off

Queensland-based Dedicated Host appears to have shut down after being cut off by at least one wholesale provider and its outsourced support service.
Ry Crozier Mar 23 2009 3:30PM Networking
Oz victims in the dark about credit card leak

Oz victims in the dark about credit card leak

Australians whose credit card details and other personal data have been exposed on the public Internet since Friday are yet to be contacted by their credit card merchants or law enforcement authorities.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 3:25PM Security
ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

An updated version of the ACMA blacklist has proven too popular for the servers at whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, which has been out of action for most of the weekend.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 2:51PM Security
Fake anti-virus downloads put US$10,800 a day into the pockets of scammers

Fake anti-virus downloads put US$10,800 a day into the pockets of scammers

Cybercriminals are making around US$2 million a year from scams involving fake anti-virus software.
Dan Raywood Mar 23 2009 11:18AM Security
Intel CPU exploit threatens PCs worldwide

Intel CPU exploit threatens PCs worldwide

Researchers at Invisible Things Lab have released information on a security exploit that could compromise PCs that run on Intel processors.
Chuck Miller Mar 23 2009 11:10AM Security
Worm attack created that could see Twitter users' machines taken over

Worm attack created that could see Twitter users' machines taken over

A worm-type attack has been devised that could hit Twitter users.
SC Australia Staff Mar 23 2009 11:02AM Security
Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

Officers from the Australian Federal Police have swung into action to mitigate the fallout from the exposure of about 19,000 credit card numbers, as uncovered by an Australian IT worker last week.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 10:49AM Security
Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google has already had to pull images from its Google Maps Street View tool launched in the UK last week, after a number of early testers registered privacy complaints with the service, identifying images of themselves captured in the photos.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 23 2009 10:24AM Security
IBM Sun deal hits delays

IBM Sun deal hits delays

The proposed IBM Sun deal is still on but discussions could take several more days as IBM lawyers perform due diligence, according to Reuters.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Hardware
Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

Firefox a hit with web enthusiasts

There was good news for Mozilla this week, with new figures for February showing its Firefox web browser gaining in popularity, while arch rival Internet Explorer continued to wane.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google forced to pull UK Street View images

Google has already had to pull images from its Google Maps Street View tool launched in the UK Thursday, after a number of early testers registered privacy complaints with the service, identifying images of themselves captured in the photos.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Software
ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

An updated version of the ACMA blacklist has proven too popular for the servers at whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, which has been out of action for most of the weekend.
Staff Writers Mar 23 2009 6:12AM Telco/ISP
David Calkins predicts the future of robotics

David Calkins predicts the future of robotics

The RoboGames founder says robot hordes are coming to our homes and workplaces but we're unlikely to recognise them when they get there.
Liz Tay Mar 21 2009 7:48AM Hardware
Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter primarily used as a business tool

Twitter has become primarily a business tool used by people in their late twenties to early fifties, according to new data from market research firm Nielsen.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
TomTom countersues Microsoft

TomTom countersues Microsoft

Microsoft has revealed this week that sat-nav firm TomTom is counter-suing the Redmond company for an alleged patent breach.
David Neal Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
Google adds 'Undo Send' button to Gmail

Google adds 'Undo Send' button to Gmail

Google has given Gmail users the ability to recall messages they send via email. A new Undo Send button will hold messages for five seconds after the user clicks Send.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 21 2009 7:28AM Software
Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

Federal Police swings into action on credit card leak

Officers from the Australian Federal Police have swung into action to mitigate the fallout from the exposure of about 19,000 credit card numbers, as uncovered by an Australian IT worker yesterday.
Brett Winterford Mar 20 2009 5:43PM Security

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