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Friday December 5, 2008

Cash floods in for anti-censorship protests

ASHER MOSES 11:16am | GetUp raises over $30,000 in less than a day to support their fight against the Government's plan to censor the internet.

Facebook hit by virus scare

11:28am | Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers.

Apple fends off iTunes interlopers

12:27pm | Apple stands accused of unfairly blocking rival software makers who want to sell music for its iPhone.

Cloud computing - take an umbrella

NICK ABRAHAMS AND TRENT LYNDON 2:49pm | It happened about twelve months ago. I was listening to a marketeer from a software company describe their idea to make a software application available online. I said "so you become an application service provider".

Gadgets On The Go blog

If a deal seems

aturner @ SMH on Dec 5 | A friend's hunt for a bargain almost saw him fall prey to eBay scammers in today's cautionary

Oh my God!

Jason Hill @ SMH on Dec 5 | It's Friday, so let's have a bit of fun. Inspired by a recent Edge forum post, I want...

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

Facebook hit by virus scare

Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed "Koobface" that uses the social network's messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers.

CONNECTIVITY

New wave for wireless

An extra radio band will turn congested networks into a Wi-Fi version of the autobahn.

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.