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Submission + - Anonymous Dumps Australian Telco Data Online (gizmodo.com.au)

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Saturday July 28, 2012 @11:57AM

lukehopewell1 writes: After the threats, admissions and delays, hacktivists protesting a data retention scheme proposed by the Australian Government’s National Security Inquiry have begun dumping data gleaned from an Australian telco — presumably AAPT.

Anonymous is in the process of dumping government and business customer data onto Pastebin for the world to see under the guise of Operation Australia. This episode is far from over, however. We’re likely to see more data trickle out over the coming days, considering that the group has promised 40GB worth of leaks.

Submission + - Anonymous Threatens To Expose Australian ISPs Over Data Retention (gizmodo.com.au)

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lukehopewell1

on Tuesday July 24, 2012 @12:11AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "The Australian government is currently discussing a plan that would force local internet service providers (ISPs) to collect and retain user browsing data for up to two years in a new National Security inquiry.

This has ruffled the collective feathers of Anonymous, who have formed Operation Australia to show just how insecure data actually is when retained by governments.

The group started by hacking 10 state government websites and have now threatened to hack a local ISP if the inquiry doesn't rule out data retention."

Submission + - Raids on Kim Dotcom's Mansion Declared Illegal (gizmodo.com.au)

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Thursday June 28, 2012 @02:22AM

lukehopewell1 writes: Remember how Kim Dotcom had his mansion raided by New Zealand police, who subsequently seized 150 terabytes of data and passed it to the FBI for analysis? The High Court of New Zealand has now declared that the warrants that allowed that to happen are illegal, adding that the sending of his data overseas for analysis was also outside the law.

Submission + - Raspberry Pi To Cross The Ocean In Autonomous Boat (gizmodo.com.au)

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Tuesday June 26, 2012 @07:26PM

lukehopewell1 writes: The Raspberry Pi is a triumph in computing, and it's now set to become a triumph in robotics as one developer plans to build a model boat around it and sail it across the Atlantic Ocean, completely unmanned.

It's codenamed "FishPi" and will see a model boat sail across the Atlantic all by itself save for a camera, GPS module, compass and solar panels. It's only a proof of concept right now, but if this guy set it up on Kickstarter and offered a live stream of the crossing, I'd be opening my wallet.

Submission + - Google's own Nexus tablet leaks into the wild (gizmodo.com.au)

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lukehopewell1

on Monday June 25, 2012 @07:07AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "Days out from Google's I/O conference, training documents have been issued to resellers all over the world detailing Google's new Nexus tablet. It's a 7-inch device with an optimised Tegra 3 chip inside and it's going to be the first device to run Jelly Bean, the new version of Android, that, among other notable features, will see Google manage device updates. The device will be priced at $US199 and is aimed as a direct competitor to Amazon's Kindle Fire."

Submission + - Apple Facing A$2.25m fine over '4G' iPad in Australia (gizmodo.com.au)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 07, 2012 @11:04PM

An anonymous reader writes: Australia's consumer watchdog was the first to pursue Apple over the potentially misleading 4G wireless claims attached to its new iPad, and now it's named the price it wants for the tech giant's offences.

The ACCC is seeking a whopping A$2.25 million (US$2.21m) from Apple, a local court has today heard.

Since the ACCC pursued Apple over the 4G claims, the company has dropped the name in favour of the term "Cellular" around the world.

Submission + - ABC Bitcoin miner keeps jobs (zdnet.com.au) 1

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Monday May 21, 2012 @03:21AM

lukehopewell1 writes: A senior IT staffer at Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC, last year was caught mining bitcoins using the organisation's own infrastructure. A whistleblower flagged the issue, which caught the attention of federal politicians. Almost a year later, the ABC has reported that the staffer at the centre of the scandal still holds their job, despite trying to use federally funded resources to funnel cash into their own pockets.

Submission + - Student makes real-life Portal turret (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Monday May 14, 2012 @10:18PM

lukehopewell1 writes: A Penn State robotics student has gone to the effort of building a working, automated turret from the video game series, Portal.

Powered by a webcam, Arduino boards and hacked up USB-missile launchers, this is one serious piece of kit that is just as adorable as its in-game counterpart.

Submission + - Apple backs down on 4G iPad (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Saturday May 12, 2012 @08:52PM

lukehopewell1 writes: Apple has bowed to Australian regulatory pressure and removed the controversial "4G" label from the new iPad in the country. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission first took umbridge with Apple's use of the 4G tag last year, after it found that the device was incompatible with Australian 4G networks.

Submission + - Replacing the world's largest IMAX screen (zdnet.com.au)

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lukehopewell1

on Friday February 10, 2012 @01:26AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "IMAX Sydney is replacing its screen — the largest in the world — at a cost of $250,000.

It weighs over 800 kilograms. It will take 350 kilograms of paint to cover over 12 days. It covers over 1000 square metres. It takes 31 riggers just to lift it into place. It took 12 months of planning and $250,000 to install.

See the photos and the behind-the-scenes video of the install."

Submission + - Pirate Bay to offer physical item downloads (zdnet.com.au)

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lukehopewell1

on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @01:04AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "The Pirate Bay is offering users the chance to download and print out real objects using 3D printers in what the pirate site is hailing as "the future".

The site, well known due to accusations of it aiding and abetting copyright infringement, took a philanthropic approach to the announcement, saying that it would likely change the world in a matter of years."

Submission + - Iran blacklists Freelancer.com (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @12:43AM

lukehopewell1 writes: The Iranian government has cut its citizens off from freelance job and outsourcing marketplace Freelancer.com, the company has revealed.

Submission + - Apple wins Australian injunction against Samsung (zdnet.com.au)

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lukehopewell1

on Thursday October 13, 2011 @03:03AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "The Federal Court of Australia has ordered for a temporary injunction against Samsung, blocking the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia due to patent infringement brought against it against Apple."

Submission + - Aussie telco ads suggest two iPhones incoming (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by lukehopewell1 on Sunday October 02, 2011 @10:59PM

lukehopewell1 writes: Ads bearing the latest designs from Australian telco giant Telstra have appeared online, advertising a 4G-compatible iPhone 5 and a cheaper, pre-paid version of the iPhone 4, called the 4S. The ads also speculate that Apple's ex-CEO Steve Jobs may make a surprise appearance to announce the device this week. The carrier has denied that the ads are an in-house leak, adding that they are nothing more than elaborate forgeries. Elaborate they are indeed. See screenshots.

Submission + - Linux users threaten Microsoft over secure boot (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by

lukehopewell1

on Monday September 26, 2011 @01:26AM

lukehopewell1 writes: "Plans to enable a secure boot on Windows 8 machines have drawn the ire of peak open source body Linux Australia's membership who have begun petitioning government over the practise, while the Linux Australia Council itself considering a campaign against Microsoft."

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