Tag: educational

Internet allowed in Sydney school exam

A Sydney girls' school will let its student use iPods, the internet and mobile phones during exams as a new method of assessment.

Foxtel expand services in wake of HD+ sales

Pay TV provider Foxtel has announced that nearly 40,000 subscribers have signed up for the HD+ service since its launch in June this year.

Google defends Street View coverage

Search giant Google today defended the incomplete Australian coverage provided by its Street View add-on to its Google Maps and Earth tools, after launching the service early this morning.

Panasonic sponsors the Australian Museum

Panasonic is spending some of the profits from all the Viera TVs and Lumix cameras we're buying in a socially responsible manner by taking up a scientific sponsorship with the Australian Museum.

Powerhouse adds photos to Flickr Commons

A Flickr project to house publicly held images is getting hundreds of photos from Sydney's Powerhouse Museum.

ISPs: Govt porn filters 'could cripple internet'

Broadband providers Internode and iiNet have hit out against the Federal government's ISP-level content filtering initiative — a scheme that could cripple Australia's high-speed internet access, according to one exec.

Cyberattack alert service helps Aussies Stay Smart

The Federal government has launched a new security alert service for small business and home users, aimed at helping Australians protect themselves from cyberattack.

Back to school with iTunes U

Get your academic kicks via iTunes U, which offers lectures, speeches and student work from a bunch of Aussie universities.

Peering into Apple's future

Following a blockbuster first quarter driven by the Mac, here's a look at each segment of the company's business and what might lie in store.

EBay narrows payment options

New security changes to auction website eBay Australia will affect the way buyers purchase goods, and funnel more funds into its coffers.

Numbers game: Macs safe but not so secure

The scalp of Mac OS X has been waved trophy-like after being hacked in controlled environments, yet security researchers are hard pressed remembering the last time a Mac was compromised in the wild.

Best Buy kicks HD DVD while it's down

Starting next month, US retail chain Best Buy says it will prominently display Blu-ray players and discs in its stores and recommend the format over rival HD DVD.

Pollies dodging Internet campaigns

Some dubbed last year's Federal poll "the Internet election", but research shows the net still has far to go in shaping the fortunes of our parliament.

Get some educated lovin' with Apple

Apple's iPod-plus-Mac education rebate is back for another school year, and coupled-up Cupertino lovers take note: there's a new pink Nano in time for Valentine's Day.

TV comes to life with gesture technology

The natural human interface has been a huge theme at this year's CES.

Apple launches new Mac Pro ahead of Macworld

Just a week ahead of the Macworld Expo conference in San Francisco, Apple has refreshed its powerful Mac Pro and Xserve systems.

Firecam to help NSW fight bushfires

World-leading surveillance technology placed in a Sydney observation tower will be used to detect bushfires and catch arsonists this summer.

Australia adds one million new broadband users

A million Australians signed up to broadband Internet in the past year, new statistics show.

Back to school for Aussie mobile users

If the idea of mobile Web content seems confusing you're not alone, and a new Web site aims to guide you down the mini-mobile superhighway.

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