Local councils play big brother
Sydney's local councils have taken a big brother approach to their council duties, monitoring citizens applications by the use of satellite technology.
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Tonium Pacemaker
The first of its kind, the Tonium Pacemaker will stop your heart... and then start it again as the beat goes on.
Check into your flight with your iPhone
Qantas are going to offer an online-check in method where you can use your iPhone as your boarding pass.
Illegal downloader gets 18 months in prison
26 year old Daniel Dove has been jailed for 18 months for his involvement with illegal downloading.
Gaming in a bubble
It's the Cocoon, the device that could change how you interact with computers, the Internet and your life.
Preview: Hell’s Kitchen
CyberShack got the chance to play with Ubisoft's new game Hell's Kitchen based off of the hit show starring Gordon Ramsey.
Optus voted worst 3G service
Yes: Optus provide the slowest network for the iPhone, and the worst 3G service worldwide, a survey has revealed.
World of Warcraft can be used to harbour terrorism … maybe
A researcher for the Pentagon has issued a hypothetical situation where World of Warcraft could be used to hatch terror plots.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (PC)
Don your gas mask and get ready to enter The Zone in the prequel to one of last year's most interesting first-person shooter titles.
Nintendo employees worth $1.6 million each
Every employee at Nintendo is earning the company around US $1.6 million in profit each year.
Windows 7 may be closer than you think
Windows Vista has been burdened by problems and negative press, but if one rumour is to be taken seriously, it might be replaced sooner than…
Rock Band might not rock Australia
Evidence is mounting that upcoming music game Rock Band will not be released in Australia - at least not before the sequel, Rock Band 2.
Lenovo’s new S10 is hot… and that’s not a good thing.
Lenovo are the latest to get on board with the Intel Atom-powered Netbook PCs and their new IdeaPad S10 is so hot, it's burning the…
Hack day at Yahoo proves a success
Last weekend, Yahoo hosted a 'hackathon" allowing tech heads access to the firm's inner workings. Approximately 300 hackers turned up to the event armed with…
Aussiecon 4 tipped for Melbourne 2010
The 68th World Sci-Fi Convention will make its way to Melbourne in 2010. The event, which has affiliations with more than 30 countries will run…
Australian broadband quality poor
A recent study of global broadband speeds has shown countries such as Australia, Great Britain and Spain lagging far behind their industrialised counterparts.
EB Games goes sales-crazy
Games retailer Electronics Boutique have followed JB Hi-Fi in a sales spree, slashing prices on games, new and pre-owned for all major platforms.
Nuclear explosion spam targets Australia
Australians are being targeted online by a spam campaign claiming that a large scale nuclear explosion has occurred.
Asus to enter iPhone market?
If you've been looking at buying an iPhone and have settled on the hugely impressive Samsung Omnia, you might want to hold off for the…
ISPs join Rudd’s filter crusade
The Government is seeking expressions of interest from ISPs to participate in trials of their internet filtering program. According to a spokesperson from Senator Conroy's…
Pre-owned games get cheaper
JB Hi-Fi's latest catalogue shows price cuts for all pre-owned games on all the major consoles.
OFLC causes a global Fallout
Bethesda have announced that changes made to Fallout 3 to appease the Office of Film, Literature and Classification will now be adopted worldwide.
Microsoft launches sexy new mice
Microsoft have gone where B.B. King has been for a while, Sony went a couple of years ago, and where Disney's Stitch has been since…
Star Wars Force Unleashed breaks download record
The demo for Star Wars: Force Unleashed has smashed the download record on XBox Live, with more than one million downloads over the last eight…
