Tag: Information and Communication
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]
Captured journalists freed in Somalia
The Spanish Government has confirmed that two foreign journalists kidnapped six weeks ago in the Puntland region of Somalia have been freed. [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]
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]
Latest Batman film won't be released in China
Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight will not be screened in Chinese cinemas, Warner Bros says.[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]
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]
Canberra Times editor takes SMH top job
The editor of the Canberra Times, Peter Fray, has been appointed the new editor of the Sydney Morning Herald.[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]
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]
Director of radio leaves ABC
The ABC's director of radio and regional content Sue Howard has announced she will be leaving the national broadcaster this month after a 22-year career.[MORE]
Rival cobblers claim credit for shoes hurled at Bush
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Across the Middle East, rival shoemakers have claimed it was they who created the footwear flung at George W Bush.[MORE]
Bush shoe-thrower appears before judge again
The Iraqi journalist who became an instant media star for hurling his shoes at US President George W Bush has appeared before a judge investigating the incident, his brother said.[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]
Crossin welcomes Telstra broadband decision
A Territory Labor Senator has welcomed the decision to cut Telstra out of the tender process for the national broadband network.[MORE]
McGauchie defends Telstra's broadband handling
Telstra's chairman Donald McGauchie has defended the company's handling of the broadband network bid.[MORE]
95 journalists killed doing their job in 2008: report
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An international watchdog has released a report saying almost 100 journalists have been killed in the past year.[MORE]
Final report clears ABC cancer site of radiation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will proceed with selling its former Brisbane studios in Toowong after a second round of tests cleared the site of any radiation problems.[MORE]
Telstra broadband bid knocked back
Telstra has been excluded from the tender process to build a new $5 billion national broadband network.[MORE]
Protesters say govt internet filter won't work
A Brisbane IT worker says the Federal Government's plans to filter the internet will not stop people viewing black-listed websites.[MORE]
'Virgin Mary' cover prompts Playboy apology
A nude model resembling the Virgin Mary on the cover of the Mexican edition of Playboy magazine, published only days before a major Mexican festival dedicated to the mother of Jesus, prompted the company's US headquarters to apologise.[MORE]
'Toxic e-waste legacy' warning ahead of Xmas
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A study ahead of Christmas shows that millions of e-waste products are clogging landfills.[MORE]
