If the bad news about the Queensland flooding ever stops, everybody will need a little time at the beach. A new app for the iPhone and iPad will make finding the best Australian beaches a cinch when you’re ready.
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Bureau of Meteorology upgrading flood forecasting tech
The floods that have devastated Queensland in the last few weeks arrived so unexpectedly and suddenly that the systems set up to warn of impending extreme weather failed to do so. The Bureau of Meteorology has promised to do all it can to ensure this doesn’t happen in the future.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged BOM, Emergency SMS, Meteorology, Queensland Floods, Weather Prediction
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New Facebook page to trace Queensland flood victims
A page has been set up on the popular social networking site Facebook to help relatives trace people who may be victims of the Queensland flooding. It would appear to be getting a lot of use.
Telcos face huge bills to repair Queensland flood damage
The flood waters that have blighted, and in many cases washed away, much of Queensland are finally retreating, though very slowly. Which means the cleanup can begin, again very slowly. For the big telecommunications companies this is going to be both time-consuming and very expensive.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Optus, QLD, Queensland, Queensland Floods, Telco, Telcos, telstra, Vodafone
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Facebook phishing scam hits Australia
There is a new phishing email making the rounds in Australia, this time purporting to be from the social networking site Facebook and containing a purported offer of friendship from a Facebook member.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Facebook, Malware, Phish, Pssword, Username
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Government: no clear skies for cloud computing
The Department of Finance Regulation says Australia’s public agencies should use cloud-based services, though it throws in as many large “buts” as a Kardashian family reunion.
Posted in Internet, Open source
Tagged Cloud-Computing, department of finance, government cloud, government computers
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Gillard against internet shopping tax
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has come out on the side of consumers in the battle to charge taxes on internet purchases, disagreeing with retailers that want the tax, and saying that there should be none.
Privacy Commissioner probes alleged Vodaphone breach
The privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has vowed to investigate claims that the personal details of Vodafone customers were made available online for anyone to view. The company denies the allegations.
NBN CEO distances himself from Alcatel-Lucent bribe scandal
Another storm of controversy surrounding the NBN? Oh dear.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Alcatel-Lucent, Bribery Scandal, Julia Gillard, Mike Quigley, NBN, NBN Co, Tony Abbott
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Amazon Android app store anti-Aussie
Huge internet retailer Amazon is opening an app store for Android devices, along the lines of the Apple App Store for iPhones and iPads, but it looks like it won’t be treating Australia very well.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Amazon, Android, App, Australia, Google, Store
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Groupon sues Scoopon after domain offer refused
Groupon is suing Scoopon for alleged domain squatting over Groupon.com.au. And with the incredible business and moneymaking opportunity on offer here, this one could get nasty.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Domain Squatters, Domain Squatting, Groupon, Leibovitch, Scoopon
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Major newspaper calls out Apple over iTunes Australia price gouging
Its not often that strait-laced mainstream newspapers as good as endorse breaching legal conditions. But that’s what one Australian publication has done in regards to iTunes.
Posted in Apple, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Apple, iTunes, iTunes Giftcard, Price Gouging
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Job hunters should be wary of social networking…
If you want to land that new job, watch what you (or your friends) post on Facebook.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Facebook, MySpace, Resumé Tips, SMH, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Twitter
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Victoria government officially opposing NBN opt-out
2010 may have given way to 2001, but the National Broadband Network is still causing controversy and splits along political and territory lines.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, National Broadband Network, NBN, ted Baillieu, Victoria, Victorian Government
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Vodaphone could face class action suit
Customers upset with the ongoing Vodaphone problems with dropped calls and data errors on the company’s wireless network may soon end up in court in droves, possibly via a class action suit.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Action, Class, Lawsuit, Service, Vodaphone
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$500 million wasted on unwanted Christmas gifts
What did you get for Christmas? Something you desperately wanted, or something that someone, somewhere just assumed you would like? I’m guessing it was the latter for most of you, as it’s been suggested that Australians wasted $500 million on Christmas gifts that the recipient didn’t want and will never use.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Australians, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Christmas Presents, eBay, Gadgets, Unwanted Christmas Gifts
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Australians all over the board on WikiLeaks
An internet-based poll on how various countries feel about various questions involving the WikiLeaks leak-a-thon shows that Australia (an many other countries) are of more than one mind about it all.
AFP: WikiLeaks, Julian Assange broke no Aussie laws
WikiLeaks and its head honcho Julian Assange broke no Australian laws when it leaked sensitive diplomatic cables, at least according to an evaluation by the Australian Federal Police.
Posted in Internet, Lead article, Technology news
Tagged AFP, Australia, Australian Federal Police, Julia Gillard, Julian Assange, Robert McClelland, WikiLeaks
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Poor Aussie cyber-security shows up in WikiLeaks
Some of those no-longer-so-secret diplomatic cables pushed to the public forefront by WikiLeaks and Julian Assange contain references to the poor state of cyber-security and all levels of Australian government.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Australia, Cyber Security, DIO, DSD, Unites States
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Attorneys-General reject R18+ rating plan for video games
Australia clearly needs an R18+ rating for video games, but the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) has rejected the plan, at least for the time being.
Posted in Lead article, Technology news
Tagged Adults-only Games, Attorneys-General, Canberra, R18+, Restricted 18, SCAG, Video Games
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