…iTunes service in Australia has a real competitor that’s willing to go to bat with downloadable tracks that’ll play in anything from your home computer to your iPod to car radio to… well… anything. Meanwhile, Apple’s iTunes is launching with something different of its own. Changing the face of how…
Hacker Gary McKinnon went in pursuit of aliens and cracked the US army’s computer network. He now faces 10 years jail time. Hacker Gary McKinnon went in pursuit of aliens and cracked the US army’s computer network. He now faces 10 years jail time. McKinnon, a 42 year old system…
…computing. Between the notebooks & laptops that you and I might traditionally carry around while being bigger than personal digital assistants and palmtops come one area where size and computing power meet a common goal: Netbooks. A Netbook is a computer designed to be small and able to be used…
Despite what a lot of the console manufacturers will say, PC gaming is still really big. But to play, we’re going to need a beast of a computer… Despite what a lot of the console manufacturers will say, PC gaming is still really big. We’re talking about the only market…
…reports in The Australian, computer tech have been working furiously over the past two weeks to create a patch to solve the vulnerability. “We are in a lot of trouble,” said IOActive security specialist Dan Kaminsky, who stumbled upon the Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability about six months ago and…
…raised keyboard looks like it’s more ergonomic and easier to use, two things which no doubt result in a computer that is better for your health. But try sticking the computer in a slipcase or a backpack. I use the Logitech Kinetik 15.4 backpack personally – something that we’ve nicknamed…
Charlie and the Gadget Factory Charlie scopes out another great computer from Dell – the Dell Studio notebook PC. Available online from $1699 (terms and conditions apply)….
…build an entire universe, with characters starting out as microscopic lifeforms and gradually evolving into creatures that can build sophisticated civilisations, with cities, governments and trade. The game will be a computer gaming first – in that the game worlds will be inhabited by creatures that have been created by…
Cyberskill – Linksys comp Tired of all those computer wires hanging around your house – now is your chance to win a wireless set up from Linksys. Enter Now…
Not all of us can afford a Home Theatre PC so if you’ve wanted to link your computer and your big screen & sound, here’s how. Recently, I wrote about Home Theatre PCs and the basic principles of how you design one. In case you weren’t able to sit through…
…adopter and hard-core games audience. Thanks to more interactive games such as Singstar and Buzz and the impact of the Wii, gaming is losing a lot of the social stigma which previously saw the public perception of gaming as the domain of nerds and computer boffins… Source: The Australian IT…
…that they had been infected with a virus and urge them to purchase a (fake) anti virus software which then stole confidential data from their computer. Recent visitors to the website have been urged to download the latest security updates for their anti-virus software and be wary of download requests….