Twitter Updates to New Look This Week
Twitter users will have no choice but to upgrade to the new version of the social media service after the company announced that it will be retiring the old version.
Report Uncovers Biggest Series of Cyber-Attacks: China Likely Origin
A security firm has discovered the largest series of cyber attacks to date with a single server hacking more than 70 corporations and government organizations including the United Nations.
25 Million and Counting: Google+ is Fastest Growing Website
Google+ has hit 25 million users already and is the fastest growing website to reach that audience size, according to recent findings by comScore on Tuesday.
Gamer Dies After Marathon Session on Xbox
The death of 20-year-old British student Chris Staniforth has been linked to a marathon Xbox gaming session.
Norway Retailer Pulls Violent Video Games in Wake of Attacks
One of Norway's largest retailers, Coop Norway announced last week that they will pull 51 games and toy brands from their stores after the Oslo and Utoya shootings killed 77 people in a government building and a youth camp.
Apple iCloud Opens to Beta, Reveals Australian Pricing
Apple's iCloud website went live Monday but only as a "beta" version and is only available for existing MobileMe customers with the Mac OS X on their desktops and notebooks.
Telstra Shifts From Payphones to Internet Kiosks
Payphones will soon be a thing of the past and in their place Telstra will be releasing public internet kiosks. Dubbed the "21st century upgrade for the payphone" these kiosks will allow customers to surf the net, pay bills online and even make phone calls.
Truth Behind Crop Circles Revealed: It’s All GPS and Lasers
Mysterious crop circles that have been attributed to aliens and UFO's are actually the result of physics, at least according to Professor Richard Taylor.
CommBank Launches Online Simulation Tool: ‘Investorville’
Commonwealth Bank today announced a new online game that will help gamers invest money without risking real life money to do so.
Weight-loss Programs not Helping the Obese Expert Says
Any weight loss campaigns are a waste of money and obese people will still retain any weight that is lost, according to obesity expert and University of Melbourne professor of medicine Joseph Proietto.
Hot iPhone 5 Rumors: Is This the New iPhone?
With the hotly anticipated release of the iPhone 5 only months away, tech blogs and articles have been fixated on every little bit of iPhone 5 rumors and news they could get. Here are some of the more important ones released last week.
Apple Unseats Nokia as World’s Largest Smartphone Manufacturer
Nokia's woes continue to grow as it was dislodged from the top of the smartphone market for the first time in fifteen years. Apple and Samsung Electronics vaulted over Nokia to gain the first and second rankings respectively at the smartphone sales rankings, according to Strategy Analytics this Friday.
Universal Flu Shot on the Horizon According to Researchers
Scientists have found a flu "super antibody" called F16 that has the potential to fight all types of the influenza A viruses and could be a turning point in developing a universal flu vaccine.
Nintendo Cuts 3DS Retail Price
After a disastrous financial quarter that saw Nintendo posting a net loss of $324 million, the gaming giant announced that will cut the Nintendo 3DS price by $80 starting Aug.12.
Russia's Space Station To Dive Into Sea
Russia and its partners plan to sink the International Space Station in the Pacific Ocean once it is no longer needed, according to a Russian space official on Wednesday.
E-Bay will Start Charging Aussies More
E-Bay Australia will start charging its users double on some auction listings to push sellers away from second-hand auctions to list new items.
New Fossil Discovery Proves Archeopteryx isn’t the Oldest Bird
For 150 years the famous winged fossil Archeopteryx has enjoyed being called the world's oldest bird, until a chicken- sized dinosaur fossil found in China proved that the species is just another feathery dinosaur.
New Study Sees No Link Between Cancer and Cellphone Use
A European study has found no link between cellphone use and the cancer in children and adolescents. The study which looked at 1,000 participants is the first of its kind to focus on the effects of cellular phone usage on children, a group that may be more susceptible to dangerous phone emissions.
Lost Gospels Found, Translators Needed
Researchers from Oxford University are asking the public for help in translating the millions of fragments of ancient texts that could possibly be a lost gospel.
Mozilla Introduces New OS 'Boot to Gecko'
Mozilla announced on July 25 that it is planning to launch its own mobile operating system. Tentatively called "Boot to Gecko" or B2G, the OS is based from Mozilla's open-source "Gecko" layout engine that is already in use with other Mozilla apps like Firefox.
Norway Killings: Shooter Used Video Games as Training Methods
In his rambling, 1,500-page manifesto, Norwegian shooter Anders Behring Brejvik said he used the video games "Modern Warfare 2" and "World of Warcraft" as training methods.
Apple Patents Keyless Keyboard
Apple has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a keyless, glass-based keyboard that could be the future keyboard for all Mac devices.
Time Travel Possible, If...
A group of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has declared there will be no machine that can travel through time, because they have proved that nothing can be faster than the speed of light.
New Rare Australian Mini Toad Species Found
Researchers have discovered a new miniature frog species in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
UK Scientists Warn of Possible 'Planet of the Apes' Scenario
Scientists in the United Kingdom are warning future researchers that the lack of ethical rules could lead to the humanizing of animals and a possible scenario much like the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes, in which scientists inadvertently create a new breed of ape with human-like intelligence.
Benefits of Finding Elusive 'God Particle'
Physicists working with large hadron collider believe that they may be close to finding the long sought Higgs Boson, the "God particle" by 2012 or disprove its existence entirely.
Why Aussies Have Embraced The Group-Buying Craze
Group buying in Australia is relatively new, being only introduced in 2010 but, it has become the fastest growing sector in the online retail market. In its initial year group buying websites in Australia have already generated 63 million dollars in sales, according to a study in telsyte.com.
Rumor: Apple TV on the Way?
After thoroughly capturing the smartphone and tablet markets, Apple may be setting its sights on television next. According to a report from Smarthouse, Apple is planning to launch a 55-inch OLED TV sometime in 2012.
Sony Launches New CyberShot: An Easier Way to Capture Pictures
Sony has announced the launch of its new Cyber-shot cameras. The Cyber-shot WX30 can shoot DSLR-style still photos and full HD video as well as 3D images
China to Investigate Fake Apple Store
Reports on the Apple store that isn't has prompted Chinese officials to launch an investigation in the city of Kunming on the electronics store.