Tag: Internet
Digital boom helps British music sales hit record
British music sales are booming as young fans increasingly buy songs online rather than illegally downloading them, the country's industry body said on Wednesday.[MORE]
China issues mobile phone internet access licences
China has issued licences for the next generation of mobile phone networks that will make internet access on mobile handsets available to hundreds of millions of people. [MORE]
Apple to sell copy protection-free songs
Apple Inc has reached a deal with major record labels to sell digital songs without the copy protection software that had prevented fans from sharing music bought from its iTunes store, the maker of the iPod and iPhone said.[MORE]
ATO warns against fraudulent email
The Australian Tax Office has warned there is a fraudulent email being circulated which offers people tax refunds.[MORE]
Twitter accounts of Obama, Britney Spears hacked
The Twitter accounts of US president-elect Barack Obama, singer Britney Spears and other prominent figures were hacked on Monday (US time) and fake messages sent out in their names on the micro-blogging service.[MORE]
China threatens to block Google
Chinese authorities have launched a fresh campaign to get rid of what they say is unhealthy, vulgar and pornographic content on the internet.[MORE]
Jobs drying up for graduates, school leavers: job index
University graduates and school leavers will find it harder to find work this year, according to new job advertisement figures.[MORE]
Coffs Harbour warned on 'dangerous' email scam
People in the Coffs Harbour area are being warned about an email scam that is currently circulating.[MORE]
Facebook cuts ties with Project Playlist
Social networking site Facebook has severed ties with Project Playlist, just days after rival MySpace cut its links with the fast-growing music-sharing startup over copyright violation fears.[MORE]
Kirk Douglas turns blogs into his latest conquest
For more than 60 years, Kirk Douglas portrayed death-defying tough guys and conquering heroes in the movies, and at age 92 he is not giving up.[MORE]
Net filtering trial delay 'another Govt bungle'
The Federal Opposition says it is not surprised the Government's mandatory internet filtering trial has been delayed.[MORE]
Internet filters won't work: ISP
Two of the country's major internet providers say the Government appears unlikely to meet its own deadline for trials of mandatory internet filtering.[MORE]
Twittering times: man blogs plane crash as it happens
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Man used his mobile phone and a social networking service to inform the world he was trying to escape a burning 737.[MORE]
YouTube, Warner 'stand to benefit' from copyright agreement
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YouTube is being forced to take down all of the Warner Group's back catalogue as a dispute over copyright payments escalates.[MORE]
Robot sub to find severed undersea internet cable
A French crew has begun to repair two undersea cables in the Mediterranean that were severed on Friday, disrupting internet and phone communications. [MORE]
Ship's anchor may have severed undersea internet cable
Technicians are trying to restore full internet and phone services between Europe, the Middle East and Asia.[MORE]
US music industry abandons mass piracy lawsuits
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) says it has abandoned mass lawsuits against internet users who steal music, and instead would work with internet service providers (ISPs) to discourage piracy.[MORE]
Breaks in cables to Middle East disrupt internet
Breaks in three submarine cables which link Europe and the Middle East has disrupted internet and international telephone services in Egypt, officials say.[MORE]
Tas computer use lagging behind
New figures from the Bureau of Statistics show Tasmania's rate of internet access is the lowest in the country, for broadband in particular.[MORE]
Australia still lagging behind in broadband stakes
Broadband connections in Australia have jumped by 22 per cent in the past year, but there are still concerns about internet speed.[MORE]
Microsoft releases emergency patch for IE
Microsoft has released an emergency patch to fix a software flaw that allows hackers to get into Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers.[MORE]
Microsoft scrambles to block IE loophole
Microsoft is releasing an emergency patch to fix a perilous software flaw which allows hackers to hijack Internet Explorer (IE) browsers and take over computers.[MORE]
'Sock and awe': Zaidi-inspired game takes swipe at Bush
Game developers have been quick to jump on the bandwagon after an Iraqi journalist threw shoes at George W Bush.[MORE]
Telstra share price tumble not Govt's fault: Conroy
The Federal Government says it is not to blame for the dramatic fall in Telstra's share price.[MORE]
Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security flaw
Users of the world's most common web browser have been advised to switch to another browser until a serious security flaw has been fixed.[MORE]
