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After 35 years, SETI celebrates its most famous alien hunter

Jill Tarter, who was the inspiration for Jodie Foster's character in "Contact", will lead the SETI Institute's fundraising. She talked to CNET about the alien hunt, and what she'd say to them.

World's first Wikipedia town covered in QR codes

The small Welsh town of Monmouth is on track to install 1000 real-world QR code plaques linking back to Wikipedia articles. 1

Travel Tech Q&A: Gartner's Warren Anderson

Gartner group vice president of Asia Pacific Warren Anderson is not only active in the IT industry in Australia, but also competes internationally in triathlons, so he needs to travel, and often. H...

Exposure Pro: Julianna Koh-Blackwell

What is the secret to an amazing pet photo? Julianna Koh-Blackwell shares her tips and favourite photos on Exposure Pro.

Travel Tech Q&A: SugarCRM's Clint Oram

As chief technology officer and co-founder of SugarCRM, Clint Oram gets around — in three years, he's done 32 trips to 57 cities in 17 countries. He provides the tech tips of the travel trade.

Street photography with Eric Kim

International street photographer Eric Kim takes time out from his Australian trip to teach us the intricate art of taking excellent street photos. 2

Best iPhone travel apps

Travelling can be a zen thing; an escape. Some might enjoy the feeling of leaving behind their email account, of no one knowing where they are, of being ... disconnected. Some of us, on the other h... 2

More SmartGate terminals coming

The SmartGate automated entry system, deployed at Australian ports, will receive funding to deploy more terminals over the next two years.

Exposure: Adrian Tan

From design to photography, Adrian Tan has arrived in Australia via Japan and London to showcase his portfolio.

Travel Tech Q&A: Earthwave's Carlo Minassian

Jetting across the world can be a serious drain on our batteries — both our mental ones and our gadgets' physical ones. Carlo Minassian, CEO of managed security services company Earthwave, shares s...

Tech Time Machine: 27 April

We celebrate two important births today: that of the computer mouse, and that of the Airbus A380.

Virgin enters in-flight tablet test phase

Virgin Australia is kicking off the first phase of its new in-flight entertainment program this week, which sees the airline deploying the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 into selected business-class cabins. 1