The latest WA Today Technology headlines

+ Mother's worst nightmare: Facebook won't shut down stalker—A Sydney mother-of-three, her daughter and daughter's friends have been subjected to a two-week ordeal at the hands of a Facebook stalker and they hav...

+ Samsung's iPad rival debuts—Samsung’s Apple iPad rival and worst kept secret after it was spotted on a Sydney train, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, was last night unveiled officially by...

+ Facebook to roll out security feature—Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.

+ Brands loosen grip on social media—MORE companies are handing over the control of their social media activity to external agencies in a trend that concerns even those who earn business ...

+ Sony brings e-reader to Australia—Sony today unveiled its new range of e-readers, which it will launch in Australia for the first time.

+ Apple to launch Xbox Live-like game center next week—New Apple iPhone platform will allow video game players to track one another's achievements, create multiplayer matches and discover new games.

+ Apple's 'Ping' the last nail in the coffin for MySpace—Earlier today, Apple launched iTunes 10, the latest rendition of its wildly popular music software. Really though, iTunes 10 is just a vessel for Ping...

+ Apple unveils new TV box—Apple is refining its plans to annex the living room into its entertainment empire.

+ Apple announces new iPod line-up—Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods today, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons, as well as ann...

+ Rape case reopened against Assange—STOCKHOLM: A senior Swedish prosecutor is reopening a rape investigation against the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, the latest twist to a case ...

+ iPhone set to replace the stethoscope—The stethoscope - medical icon, lifesaver and doctor's best friend - is disappearing from hospitals across the world as physicians increasingly use th...

+ Telcos lob broadband grenade: Abbott may be right—An alliance of large telcos has lobbed a last-minute grenade into talks around who will form the next government by proposing a new broadband plan tha...

+ After 'cat in bin' woman, puppy-throwing girl sparks online outrage—A video of a young girl in a red sweatshirt throwing several puppies into a river has caused a huge social media backlash on sites like 4chan, reddit ...

+ Facebook CEO wants private life kept out of ownership challenge—Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says a lawsuit by a man who claims to own a huge chunk of the popular social networking website is seeking to...

+ Google tool tries to cut through the crap—Google can sift through more than a trillion web links in a matter of seconds, but can the internet search leader help people wade through their overf...

+ Westpac blames software patch for downtime—Customers who bank with Westpac were unable to access their account online for most of today, with the bank citing service degradation and a software ...

+ Microsoft ready to woo mobile users—Windows Phone 7 has been designed from scratch to take on its competitors, writes Lia Timson.

+ Telstra Next G speed bump pushed back by politics—Telstra doubled the speeds of its Next G network but delayed its announcement for a week after the election campaign, fearing it may "influence the de...

+ MySpace users can now sync posts to Facebook—MySpace, which recently revamped itself to look more like Facebook, is now allowing users to sync their posts to Facebook, too.

+ Phone footage exposes teacher caning children—Secretly recorded mobile phone footage has exposed a teacher at a Catholic boarding school in north-eastern Thailand who whacked dozens of students on...

+ Slower sales won't stop the music—AUSTRALIAN music industry figures feel the prophets of doom may be too early.

+ WikiLeaks sex scandal deepens as estranged son enters the fray—Police statements made by the women involved in the sex scandal engulfing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange raise questions over Assange's claims that...

+ Wikileaks sex scandal deepens as estranged son enters the fray—Police statements made by the women involved in the sex scandal engulfing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange raise questions over Assange's claims that...

+ Apple and Google sued by Microsoft co-founder—Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's research business has awoken from a decade-long slumber to seek compensation from 11 companies including...

+ Waiting on a missed connection—Government intervention will be required to give Australian households super-fast fibre, writes Lucy Battersby.

+ Tweens get savvy with gadgets—Tweens are more technologically savvy and count the internet as a source of happiness, research shows. Today's six- to 12-year-olds are laden with ...

+ The robots are cutting in on our dance moves—THE moonwalk sounds like the kind of dance every young robot would dream of performing. Soon it could be within their repertoire, thanks to Sydney sci...

+ Aussies make cheap phone calls through Google—Australians have been able to make phone calls to landlines and mobiles using a new Google Gmail feature that launched this week for US and Canadian u...

+ Mapping of 'Titanic' wreck begins—A high-tech expedition that aims to create a detailed map of the wreckage of the Titanic has begun exploring the ocean floor where the ship sank nearl...

+ Facebook tries to limit use of 'Book' by others—Facebook has filed suit against Teachbook.com, an online community for teachers. The lawsuit accuses Teachbook of “misappropriating the distinctive BO...

+ Facebook failed to tell police about paedophile porn ring—FACEBOOK management failed repeatedly to reveal the activity of an international child pornography syndicate operating on their site and ignored conti...

+ Chief meter maid hits back at Microsoft—The chief meter maid, Roberta Aitchison, has accused Microsoft of telling fibs over a promotional stunt that went awry at its TechEd conference on the...

+ Meter maids stunt backfires at Microsoft geek gathering—Microsoft says it had no idea the "meter maids" it hired to titillate attendees of its TechEd conference on the Gold Coast would be half naked after t...

+ Microsoft Phone 7 puts software giant 'back in the game'—Micorsoft hopes Windows Phone 7 will bring it back from the mobile wilderness as it courts developers this week on the Gold Coast, writes Lia Timson.

+ Apple expected to unveil new iPod line—Apple is planning a September 1 event at which the company is expected to unveil an updated iPod line-up.

+ Drugs 'wrecked' IT expert's life—A Melbourne IT expert, recognised internationally for a faultless program for counting postal votes used in the 2007 federal election, is now in priso...

+ Noose to tighten on internet piracy—After more than two years of negotiations, Australia and 10 countries formulating a landmark copyright agreement are hopeful of a resolution by next m...

+ Teens toy with death online—It's dangerous, sometimes deadly, and is played almost exclusively by children and young teens. It's called the choking game and YouTube has served up...

+ Apple kickbacks probe: cash found hidden in shoe boxes—Paul Devine, the Apple manager accused of taking kickbacks in exchange for company secrets, must give the government access to two safe deposit boxes ...

+ Top police face sack in email probe—Police up to the rank of superintendent are facing the sack as part of a major investigation into pornographic and racist emails circulated through th...

+ Doubt cast on conspiracy theory in Assange arrest warrant—STOCKHOLM: Swedish prosecutors are yet to complete their review of sexual abuse accusations made by two Stockholm women against Julian Assange, the fo...

+ Coalition mulls broadband options—Tony Abbott has remained tight-lipped on any changes to his broadband policy to woo regional independents, but an analysis of his plan shows he could ...

+ System glitch triggers ANZ card crash—ANZ Bank has been unable to explain what caused today's nationwide system failure, which crippled Eftpos and credit cards services.

+ Woman in WikiLeaks rape 'smear' campaign speaks out—A woman at the centre of the alleged smear campaign against the founder of the Wikileaks whistleblower website said she had supported a rape claim bec...

+ Texting world record broken—25.94 seconds. That's how much time it took Melissa Thompson of Salford, England, to type a complex sentence on a Samsung Galaxy S, which makes her th...

+ NBN Co in freeze until new government formed—THE federal government-owned NBN Co will freeze its tender process and employment program while minimising spending until a new government is formed, ...

+ iPhone 4 camera rendered 'useless' by mysterious fault—Apple iPhone 4 users are reporting another issue with the smartphone: photos obscured by an annoying coloured tinge.

+ Bearing witness to disasters in an electronic world—The simple text message has been harnessed to create a powerful tool that can save lives, writes Josh Halliday.

+ WikiLeaks boss caught in dirty tricks row—The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, is at the centre of a ''dirty tricks'' dispute after Swedish prosecutors issued, then withdrew, an arrest wa...

+ Security concern at Facebook locator—FACEBOOK risks a privacy backlash after introducing a feature that shares information on the location of users with their online friends, despite devi...

+ Google movie charts the struggles of doing no evil—The story of how Google went from a garage start-up to earning almost $US25 billion a year is heading to Hollywood, hot on the heels of a feature film...

+ Rickrolling the english language—Abbreviations of everyday words were once an Aussie birthright, but are our barbies and smokos being swept aside for a new generation of language in w...

+ Police use email to track robber—A German bank robber led his pursuers straight to him after taunting police in an email over their efforts to catch him.

+ Abbott accused of double broadband standard—THE case of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, for wireless to deliver broadband internet has been undermined by revelations he was a vocal opponent ...

+ Promotion for Google Australia's head honcho—Google Australia managing director Karim Temsamani has been appointed as the new head of the internet company's global mobile ads strategy.

+ Apple's app tsar sells own fart, urine apps—Apple is in damage control after its top enforcer of the iTunes App Store was found to be selling fart and urination simulator apps.

+ Military groups outraged over Taliban war game—A new video game that lets players opt to fight alongside Taliban soldiers against the US in Afghanistan has provoked outrage in Australia and abroad.

+ Broadband chief slams Libs' policy—The head of the national broadband network has criticised key elements of the opposition's broadband alternative.

+ More photos of captured prisoners cause outcry—JERUSALEM: The integrity of the Israel Defence Forces has again been called into question following the release of more photographs showing Israeli so...

+ Explosion of phone spam—Nuisance SMS texts are of growing concern for the industry's watchdog, which says you can act.

+ Fears smartphone game apps could get the chop—The games industry slams federal government moves to censor mobile game apps, with developers saying they will stop selling their apps to Australians ...

+ Cheque 'proves' Facebook treachery—A western New York man suing over claims he owns 84 per cent of Facebook has a copy of a $US3000 cashier's cheque that may support his contract claim ...

+ Digital minimalists on the rise—The rise and rise of tech gadgets means most of us have more "stuff" than ever before, but these very gadgets are allowing a new breed of digital mini...

+ Tracking app to keep MP honest—The independent MP Rob Oakeshott - who would be crucial in determining the next government in a hung parliament - has launched a phone app that allows...

+ Facebook pics innocent, says Israeli soldier—JERUSALEM: A former Israeli soldier who posted on Facebook controversial photographs of herself posing with blindfolded Palestinian prisoners has sai...

+ Google on privacy: change your name—Google's chief has put forth a novel solution for today's teenagers whose wild online antics threaten to follow them into their adult life: change you...

+ Tony the Tower: Abbott's 'technical ignorance on a national scale' on wireless and broadband—Experts have again ridiculed Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's sheer lack of knowledge surrounding broadband and labelled the Coalition's policy "techni...

+ Crowd sourcing gets the job done—There's someone out there who can help you with your project — and probably for a bargain price, writes Brad Howarth.

+ Apple boss pleads 'not guilty' in bribe scandal—Apple manager Paul Devine has pleaded not guilty to charges that he took at least $US1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers.

+ Overheating iPod delays train—An overheating Apple iPod music player forced delays to a busy Tokyo commuter train during the Friday morning rush hour after passengers complained of...

+ Wikileaks: we won't be threatened by Pentagon—Wikileaks will publish its remaining 15,000 Afghan war documents within a month, despite warnings from the US government, the organisation's founder s...

+ Apple manager charged for leaking secrets—A manager at Apple has been charged in California with taking kickbacks he received after leaking corporate secrets to Asian companies that supplied i...

+ Junta subverts sanctions with Australian radios—BURMA'S army has evaded Australian government sanctions to obtain radio sets from a Perth manufacturer that allow it to scramble its communications, g...

+ Laptop vision becomes a tangled web—The plan to make every Australian student computer-literate has had a bumpy ride, writes Heath Gilmore.

+ US commander blasts 'reprehensible' WikiLeaks—The top US military commander in Afghanistan has blasted as "reprehensible" the release of Afghan war documents, saying US partners named in them have...

+ GetUp! wins again in online vote case—Australians will be able to enrol online after the Federal Court ruled in favour of activist group GetUp! in their action against the Australian Elect...

+ Digital drug peddlers target teens with iDoses—Teenagers are falling victim to an insidious new digital drug culture that preys on vulnerable people with money to burn.

+ Pentagon freaks as WikiLeaks prepares to release more Afghan files—WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange said his organization is preparing to release the rest of the secret Afghan war documents it has on file.

+ Dead or alive? Google Street View captures images of girl lying on street—A nine-year-old girl said she was just "playing dead", after images of her lying on the pavement of a street in England were captured on Google's Stre...

+ What piracy? Box office innovators rake in billions—Film piracy may be on the rise but smart innovations are delivering billions in ticket sales to a thriving film industry, writes Paul Chai.

+ Cyber sphere's verdict: Abbott.com clueless—Tony Abbott says he's "no Bill Gates" and he proved it again last night in a "town hall" session at Rooty Hill RSL, causing some online ridicule.

+ Observing Ramadan? There's an app for that—The most ancient traditions of Islam are going high-tech, with a slew of modern offerings for those observing the holy month of Ramadan, which begins ...

+ Apple takes gulp of strong, glossy Liquidmetal—Apple is getting exclusive access to an exotic metallic material that could provide it with shiny, super-tough computer and phone casings.

+ Apple Japan offers to replace overheating iPod nano—Apple's Japanese unit has offered to replace its first-generation iPod nano music player in the event of it overheating after reports of fires led to ...

+ NBN to announce huge increase in speed—The national broadband network will enable speeds of one gigabit per second on its fibre optic network, 100 times faster than originally planned, the ...

+ Police make new friends to combat crime—The same social media site allegedly used to lure a Sydney teen to her death is changing the face of policing in NSW, one of the state's most senior o...

+ Threat scuppers Libs' election ad campaign—The Liberal Party appears to have pulled Google advertisements after threats they breached electoral laws and could lead to a challenge of results in ...

+ Google Wave fans set up protest site—Devotees of Google Wave have set up a protest site to persuade the global advertising giant not to abandon the collaborative messaging platform, follo...

+ Malware threat at a new high, says security firm McAfee—McAfee, the number two security software maker, said production of software code known as malware, which can harm computers and steal user passwords, ...

+ iPhone owners have the most sex partners: study—Dating site OkCupid has completed a study about its users' smartphones and sexual history and has determined that among people who use smartphones, i...

+ Industry slams Coalition broadband plans—The telecoms industry has savaged the Coalition's broadband policy, calling it a ''grab-bag'' of old ideas and rejecting it as a solution to long-term...

+ Police raid Google Korea over alleged privacy breach—South Korean police have raided Google's Seoul office, the latest in a series of legal challenges the company is facing because of data collected by i...

+ Broadband stoush starts—The Coalition has dealt itself into the broadband debate, offering a $6 billion scheme for faster internet but declaring it will not enter a spending ...

+ iPhone meat market sparks gay sex revolution—A location-aware iPhone app has spawned a sexual revolution in Australia's gay community by providing what is effectively a meat market enabling peopl...

+ New e-readers storm into 'exploding' market—Online retailer Amazon has introduced a cut price Kindle into the sizzling e-reader space to help fend off new entrants now flocking into the market.

+ Libs' Google-ad blitz sparks complaints—Voters attempting to learn about their local candidates via Google today were more likely to stumble across surreptitious Liberal Party advertising.

+ German ministers told to avoid BlackBerrys, iPhones—The German government said ministers and senior civil servants have been told not to use iPhone and BlackBerry mobile devices as the interior minister...

+ Battle begins for bite of the Apple—The iPhone 4 has landed and telcos are fighting for their slice of the action, writes David Flynn.

+ Family First candidate Wendy Francis stands by gay slur on Twitter—Senate candidate for Family First Wendy Francis stands by deleted comments she made yesterday on social networking website Twitter, where she compared...

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