Brisbane Times Technology Headlines

Canberra cafes welcome bitcoin benefits

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 02:16:17 GMT

A number of Canberra businesses are embracing bitcoin as part of their daily operations proving the digital currency is not just for dubious purchases on hidden networks.

Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde arrested after two years on the run

Sun, 01 Jun 2014 23:54:05 GMT

File sharing site founder Peter Sunde had been on the run since he lost his final appeal against prison time and millions in fines two years ago. Not any more.

How safe will Canberra's free Wi-Fi network be?

Fri, 30 May 2014 02:27:35 GMT

Internet security experts have welcomed the launch of Australia's largest free public Wi-Fi system in Canberra but have voiced concerns regarding data security and the potential for phishing.

Privacy fears as naked 3D body scanners roll out in Australia

Mon, 26 May 2014 21:57:26 GMT

Australia's first 3D imaging pods to capture near-naked body scans and private data for fashion, are to be rolled out in shopping centres across the country, raising privacy and security concerns.

Why do whales breach?

Sat, 24 May 2014 04:22:25 GMT

What makes whales launch their hefty bodies out of the sea to perform a giant bellyflop?

Price of a fair phone? $9 more

Tue, 20 May 2014 22:34:42 GMT

Would you pay $9 more for your smartphone if it guaranteed better working conditions for the person who made it?

Tetrabins combine Tetris and recycling for Vivid Sydney

Tue, 20 May 2014 07:27:01 GMT

Steven Bai had his 900 LED light-bulbs moment while walking on George Street near Myer: what if, he wondered, the City of Sydney’s bins were somehow interactive?

Taxi Council calls for level playing field as Uber expands

Mon, 19 May 2014 02:06:04 GMT

The Taxi Council of WA has called on the state government to either relax regulations for existing operators or hold all taxi-style transport providers to the same standard, as a taxi-and hire car app company looks to set up shop in Perth.

Thousands of pensioners left without home phone services

Thu, 15 May 2014 07:19:24 GMT

Up to ten thousand pensioners across the country are in a communication black hole after their home phone lines were terminated on Wednesday.

Canberra teacher captures Saturn with camera phone

Thu, 15 May 2014 03:43:08 GMT

A Canberra science teacher has captured a rare lunar eclipse of Saturn using just his camera phone and personal telescope.

Canberra teacher captures lunar eclipse of Saturn with camera phone

Thu, 15 May 2014 01:44:44 GMT

A Canberra science teacher has captured a rare lunar eclipse of Saturn using just his camera phone and personal telescope.

Social Media Man saves day for Queensland Government

Thu, 15 May 2014 01:26:15 GMT

Government enlists cartoon hero to save public servants from perils of social media.

Social Media Man saves day for Queensland Government

Wed, 14 May 2014 21:21:45 GMT

Government enlists cartoon hero to save public servants from perils of social media.

Looking into the future with Google Glass class

Sun, 11 May 2014 12:05:50 GMT

Wearable computers like Google Glass could be game-changers for surgeons calling up medical information while operating on a patient or teachers remotely monitoring students’ work all at a blink of an eye.

AIE announces $46 million expansion plan for Canberra

Fri, 09 May 2014 03:36:14 GMT

A private Canberra academy has announced it will spend about $46 million over the next decade to transform itself in a major education player in the capital.

3D printing pushes medical boundaries

Fri, 09 May 2014 00:06:41 GMT

Queensland students are set be at the world forefront of using 3D printing to create human body parts, with a world-first course to be offered in Brisbane.

Phone, internet services cut off for elderly after ONESeniors placed into administration

Mon, 05 May 2014 13:15:43 GMT

Hundreds of Canberra residents who are elderly or have a disability have been without phone and internet services.

Why Big Music is giving Tim Westergren's Pandora the thumbs down

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 08:24:10 GMT

First it was Napster, then it was Apple. Now the music industry has Pandora in its cross-hairs.

Ethical behaviour guides on Fairness Tool Kit app

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:07:22 GMT

Australian politicians and public servants tempted by bribery or corruption can soon turn to a mobile moral compass if their own consciences are found to be wanting.

Why Big Music is giving Tim Westergren's Pandora the thumbs down

Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:28:03 GMT

First it was Napster, then it was Apple. Now the music industry has Pandora in its cross-hairs.

Why Big Music is giving Tim Westergren's Pandora the thumbs down

Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:28:03 GMT

First it was Napster, then it was Apple. Now the music industry has Pandora in its cross-hairs.

Startel fined $320,000 for misleading consumers

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 03:13:21 GMT

Phone company Startel has been fined $320,000 for misleading thousands of consumers targeted by telemarketers selling mobile phone plans.

Canberra pay parking app won't need paper tickets

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:23:38 GMT

Motorists using government-owned car parks around Canberra won't have to display a paper ticket on their dashboard once the rollout of a new smartphone application is complete.

Paraplegic walks tall with bionic backpack

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:42:43 GMT

Radi Kaiuf was confined to a wheelchair for 20 years after being shot in the spine while fighting for the Israeli army in Lebanon in 1988.

Workplace monitoring mania may be risky business

Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:00:00 GMT

About 12 years ago, I worked in a large office in Camden Town in London. It wasn't an easy time in my life, and, for various reasons, I found myself spending much of the working day firing off angry personal emails and scouring the web - until one day when I arrived at work to discover that my internet access had been suspended. Up until then it had never occurred to me that my activities might have been monitored. Shocked and embarrassed by what the IT department might have seen, I knuckled down. Two months later they gave me my internet access back.