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Facebook founder to star in The Simpsons
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Parties miss the mark in Twittersphere
JULIAN LEE Labor is losing the battle in social media even though it is dominating the conversation online, say social media strategists who have delivered a scathing report on the main political parties' efforts in what was billed a "digital election".
US state attorneys press Google in Street View probe
US state attorneys pressed Google to name workers who wrote the "snooping" code that captured personal data from wireless networks while Street View cars mapped streets.
High-tech devices to help aged 'a priority'
DEBORAH SMITH SCIENCE EDITOR Developing smart technology to keep the elderly safe, healthy and socially engaged in their homes for as long as possible should be an urgent priority for Australia, a new report says.
Herald launches its first app to run on iPad
JULIAN LEE READERS can gain access to the Herald on Apple's portable device, the iPad, for as little as 56¢ a day with the launch of the paper's first app.
No Minister: 90% of web snoop document censored to stop 'premature unnecessary debate'
BEN GRUBB The federal government has censored 90 per cent of a secret document outlining its controversial plans to snoop on Australians' web surfing, obtained under freedom of information laws, out of fear it could cause "premature unnecessary debate".
Facebook likes this: 500 million friends and counting
JULIE LEWIS AS FACEBOOK signed up its 500 millionth user on Wednesday, its co-founder thinks a target of a billion is "almost guaranteed".
BP admits to doctored oil spill photo
LOUISA HEARN BP has faced fresh embarrassment in the wake of its Gulf oil spill after it admitted to altering a photo on its website that appeared to exaggerate the activity at its command centre in Houston.
Dating website created fake profiles
The operator of dating website Red Hot Pie has been ordered by the federal court to disclose to its users that it operated 1,371 of its own profiles on the website.
iPood raises Apple's ire
KATHERINE FENECH Frustrated Apple customers dealing with new faulty iPhones may think they belong in the loo but a Perth company's foray into toilet humour got them into trouble with the technology giant.
Black box inventor David Warren dies
The Australian inventor of the black box flight data recorder, David Warren, has died aged 85.
Activists to pursue online enrolment
ARI SHARP The activist group GetUp! is taking legal action to push its case that would-be voters should be able to enrol on the internet after the Australian Electoral Commission said it would reject voters who used the group's enrolment tool.
500 million using Facebook: Zuckerberg
One in every 14 people on the planet has now signed up to online social-networking service, says founder.
Gadget 'sweatshop' bans prostitution, extra-marital affairs
Foxconn Technology Group, the electronics maker that faced a spate of suicides this year, bans workers from cheating on their spouses, visiting “shady” venues and engaging in activities that may be a health hazard.
'Legal highs': the lowdown on a law enforcer's nightmare
ASHER MOSES Internet sellers of illicit substances and so-called "legal highs" are undercutting street drug dealers by mailing their wares direct to homes, circumventing drug controls.
Facebook alert after rendezvous sex assault claim
A Sydney woman has told police she was sexually assaulted by a man she met briefly on a social networking website.
Prolonged mobile use increases risk of ear ringing: study
If you use a mobile phone and treasure your hearing, you may want to switch off the device for a few minutes every day.
Facebook 'unsure' about ownership contract
A lawyer for Facebook said she was “unsure” whether company founder Mark Zuckerberg signed a contract that purportedly entitles a New York man to 84 per cent of the world's biggest social-networking service.
Dirty tricks police: website tracks campaign cons
BEN GRUBB Politicians may want to be more careful when it comes to getting the support of their local electorate in the upcoming federal election.
Google bows to China's censorship demands
China renewed Google's internet licence after it pledged to obey censorship laws and stop automatically switching mainland users to its unfiltered Hong Kong site, an official said.
Playboy launches new work-safe website
Finally, something for those guys who say they read Playboy for the articles: a chance to prove it.
10 fun Microsoft facts you might not know
AMY-MAE ELLIOTT Despite ever-increasing Mac sales, Microsoft still has an undisputed dominance over the computer industry.
Status update: escaped prisoner could be heading this way
CHALPAT SONTI A prisoner who escaped custody while being taken to hospital could be heading to WA.
Facebook movie 'dramatisation of history': founders
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Prisons boss gets a Nazi surprise in spoof film
JOEL GIBSON Critics of uncompromising prison boss Ron Woodham have resorted to satire in their battle for better pay and conditions for officers.
Google search for Vatican directed to 'paedophile site'
An internet search for the Vatican through Google threw up a link to a website called www.pedofilo.com, the Italian word for paedophile.
Computer system gives ears to those who cannot hear
RACHEL BROWNE A system that allows deaf students to fully take part in mainstream education is being trialled in a Sydney school. About 10,000 Australian children with hearing loss stand to benefit.
Online battle crucial to election
JULIAN LEE LABOR is dominating the online conversation as the election campaign gets underway with a fight destined to be fought as much on Facebook and Twitter as on talkback radio and television advertising.
Apple knew of antenna flaws: source
Apple's senior antenna expert told Steve Jobs in the early design phase of the iPhone 4 that the antenna design could lead to dropped calls, source says.
Apple crumbles in face of public hostility to iPhone 4's design flaws
ASHER MOSES APPLE is facing calls for it to recall the iPhone 4 after a serious design flaw related to its antenna caused major reception issues for US customers.
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