Archive for March, 2010
‘Blacklist’ of banned websites stays secret
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
GOVERNMENT doesn't plan on telling the public where to find banned websites, says Minister.
Demand building for iPad on pre-orders
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
APPLE'S iPad hasn’t even hit the market yet, but the device’s suppliers are already raising their build rates in expectation of strong sales, thanks to encouraging pre-order rates.
Oops! 4-year-old racks up $800 on iPhone
Monday, March 29th, 2010
A BRITISH four-year-old used his father's iPhone to spend £500 ($821.95) on eBay for a bookplate autographed by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.
iiNet acquires rival Netspace for $40 million
Monday, March 29th, 2010
INTERNET service provider iiNet is set to buy rival Netspace in a bid to increase its market share.
Yellow to launch directory app for Androids
Monday, March 29th, 2010
YELLOW has a new hope in mobile phone apps and will make a version for Google's Android.
Computer glitch turns man into billionaire
Monday, March 29th, 2010
A FLORIDA businessman was a billionaire for five hours over the weekend.
US questions Rudd’s internet filtering plan
Monday, March 29th, 2010
THE US Government has weighed into the row over Prime Minister Rudd's plan to censor the web.
Google goes it alone in China censor fight
Sunday, March 28th, 2010
SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton, in a major speech on internet freedom two months ago, called on US technology firms not to support online censorship.
Twitter hacker targeted Obama’s account
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
A FRENCHMAN has been arrested for targeting the Twitter accounts of President Barack Obama and singer Britney Spears.
‘Frightened horse’ singer YouTube hit
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
WATCH as this contestant on the Philippines' equivalent of You Got Talent stuns the crowd with perfect horse noises.