Tuesday December 2, 2008
Google Street View launches in New Zealand
CLAIRE MCENTEE 10:50am |
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner says she's pleased with the
steps Google has taken to protect individual privacy in its latest
product launch.
Snaring the spammers
SUW CHARMAN-ANDERSON |
A new form of protection against spam is not only harder to crack,
it's also helping digitise text.
Children's welfare groups slam net filters
ASHER MOSES 9:21am |
Support for the Government's plan to censor the internet hits rock
bottom with even childrens' welfare groups saying the filters are a
waste of money.
Dancing Matt profits from YouTube jig
ASHER MOSES 12:47pm |
YouTube's most enduring star turns a goofy dance he devised in a
Brisbane office block into a global marketing colossus.
Guess who tops Yahoo's search rankings again?
Video piracy -
aturner @ SMH on Dec 1 | What hope have the copyright police got when people slip pirate copies of Madagascar
Cheap and cheerful
Jason Hill @ SMH on Dec 2 | Last week I offloaded my heavy Dell Latitude notebook computer to a relative and snapped
Last gasp of 2008 still
simont @ SMH on Nov 30 | What a year it has been for technology. From Blu-ray winning the high-definition
Google Street View launches in New Zealand
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner says she's pleased with the
steps Google has taken to protect individual privacy in its latest
product launch.
SECURITY
Snaring the spammers
A new form of protection against spam is not only harder to crack,
it's also helping digitise text.
Guess who tops Yahoo's search rankings again?
Britney Spears reigns supreme in online searches at Yahoo this year
despite an historic US presidential election and a global financial
crisis.
CONNECTIVITY
New wave for wireless
An extra radio band will turn congested networks into a Wi-Fi
version of the autobahn.
Bonus content for fans on USB-stick albums
The Australian music industry is getting behind a new locally developed music format that will allow consumers to access an ongoing stream of bonus content and listen to their collections from any computer or mobile phone.
PERSPECTIVES
All aboard the freedom ride
The battle rages on between those who believe that information should be free and those who wish to limit or constrain its availability.
All aboard the freedom ride
The battle rages on between those who believe that information should be free and those who wish to limit or constrain its availability.
UPGRADE
Easing private pain
The boom in free wi-fi hotspots means you need to take extra care when surfing the web while on the road.







