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Tweeting, Facebook…BETTER Than Sex?

Staff Writers October 8, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Individuals quizzed between the ages of 18 to 85 found it harder to resist jumping on Facebook than on their partners, a study by University of Chicago…

Telstra’s Slap On Wrists After Privacy Leak

Staff Writers October 8, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Telstra has been ordered to comply with the privacy clause in the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code after a privacy breach of 734,000 Big Pond customers personal details…

Facebook ‘Posts’ Tweak To Quell Privacy Uproar?

Staff Writers October 8, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge “We’ve made several improvements to the way older content is displayed on timeline to make the audience and other information clearer,” Facebook confirmed. 1 billion global Facebookers…

Aussie Phone Home: Woolies Cheap-As Roaming SIM

Staff Writers October 5, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Woolworths is flogging their new mobile SIM for phones and tablets, which it says saves you “up to” 90% on global roaming charges for calls, texts and…

ARIA Boss Quizzed on Price Gouging

Staff Writers October 4, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Will we ever know the truth about why Aussies pay more for stuff? This is one of the questions that music industry bosses will be asked tomorrow…

‘Hide All Posts’? Facebook ‘Privacy’ Status IMPLODES

Staff Writers October 3, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Possibly millions of Facebook users now believe their private messages sent prior to 2009 have inadvertently been posted to user Timelines and are visible on their public…

Forget Megaupload! Dotcom’s ‘Megabox’ To Hit

Staff Writers October 2, 2012 No Comments

Dr Dotcom is back. And this time he’s even more mega. And social. “This is what they don’t want you to have. Unchaining artists and fans. Megabox is coming soon”,…

Cheers Android! Google Value Surpass King Microsoft

Staff Writers October 1, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge It’s Official, Google is more valuable than Microsoft. The search giant’s market value eclipsed Microsoft on Monday on the Nasdaq, with Google now worth US$249.1 billion, compared…

It’s War, iTunes: Samsung To Get Loud On Music

Staff Writers September 27, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge The Koreans are about to up the ante on its software business, a senior exec has indicated, and plans to unleash brand new services for 2013. “We’re…

Tick-Tock: Apple Clock A Patent Timebomb?

Staff Writers September 27, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Image credit: AP It appears Apple may have replicated the clock design used on iOS 6, which was originally developed by Swiss national train operator SBB. The…