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More and more Australians are saying that it is okay to use office Internet to avoid paying more for their own bills.

Evasi0n iOS 7 jailbreak hopefuls among millions of iPhone users are thrilled in anticipation of the new Apple OS. The Sept. 10 event for the press is one of the most exciting developments in the industry this year. Here's a roundup of news and updates, with Twitter insights from social media users.

China has issued new rules for its netizens' use of the internet, indicating online rumour mongers and those who post libelous comments stand to face defamation charges as well as jail imprisonment of three years maximum time.

Yahoo's logo has got a fashion makeover for the first time since shortly after the Internet company's founding 18 years ago. The new look unveiled late Wednesday is part of a makeover that the company has been undergoing since it hired Google executive Marissa Mayer to become Yahoo's CEO 14 months ago.

Facebook sanctioned the British newspaper, Daily Telegraph, for publishing the photo of Mr Holmwood's streak showing the man's buttocks and using its image in the most popular social media. It blocked the image from Daily Telegraph's 65,000 followers and referred to its code on use of images, particularly nudity and pornography.

The YouTube video shown is believed to be the reason why North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had his former girlfriend, Hyon Song-wol allegedly executed on Aug 29, 2013.

A picture posted by Nokia on twitter taunts Samsung. It shows a Samsung smart phone broken in half with a caption “Have a break, have a ...” The unusually aggressive tweet has the Internet buzzing.

Aussie teen, Sonny Dickson, the ultimate iPhone leaks source is making Apple Inc nervous

Opposition Liberal National did a turnaround Thursday, when it replaced its policy on enhancing online safety for children which provided for mandatory implementation of “opt-out” internet filters, by default for all Australians. The turnaround came in less than 5 hours after the earlier policy document was released. The redraft followed a major uproar, particularly on social media, with Malcolm Turnbull facing much of the ire.

Offering enhanced security, online payment service portal, PayPal, announced, on Wednesday, the launch of its expanded Seller Protection policy for merchants in Asia Pacific. The policy, which will become operational on Oct 11, 2013, helps protect merchants from fraudulent online transaction and cases where items are not received by buyers.

Data released based on a Freedom of Information request disclosed that over 300,000 attempts were made in 2012 from the British Parliament, particularly the House of Commons, to access pornographic Web sites.

Amid widespread speculation among Filipinos that detained pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim-Napoles is laying the groundwork for hospital detention with her recent bouts of hypertension and anxiety attack, her lawyer, Lorna Kapunan, assured that her client won't join the notorious St Luke's gang.

Kim Dotcom seems to have a few more surprises up his sleeves. After his tweet about plans to launch a political party in New Zealand - a leak which he attributed to “whistleblower”- picked up storm, it is now known that he quit as director of Mega, the cloud hosting service that he launched with much fanfare in Jan 2013, after his previous file sharing venture Megaupload was shut down in a U.S. driven operation, following allegations of mass copyright infringement and money laundering.

Controversial Internet entrepreneur, founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, has announced plans to launch a new political party in New Zealand. Tweeting that it was in early stages of formation, he said the new party will contest elections next year in New Zealand.

LinkedIn filed for a secondary offering of $1 billion to boost the US-based social media company’s funding for acquisitions and international expansion.

Facebook’s proposal to change its privacy policy yet again has prompted netizens to rethink the kind of information they share, how they share it, and with whom on the social media site. The company has often been criticised for changing the site’s privacy options without first consulting with users.

When it comes to three dimensional effects, the most common ones are found in forms of photos or videos. But what if suddenly the concept of Skype 3D can be tapped by everyone these days?

The departure of Alex Macgillivray, Twitter’s top legal executive and staunch defender of free speech on the Internet, has led industry analysts to ask how the reshuffling of Twitter’s legal team will affect the microblogging site’s stance on data privacy.

Facebook’s move to give government agencies and, soon, advertisers, free rein over the personal information of network users has reignited the debate on privacy in the social media sphere.

Taking a step towards opening its Australia office, social media giant, Twitter is reported to have recruited former Google Australia display advertising head, Karen Stocks as local country head. The move has a strong commercial motive but will also help closer engagement with authorities.

In a series of high-profile attacks on media websites, the latest is The New York Times website.

According to media reports, Vodafone will put an end to its Network 3. Disconnecting the network translates into a stoppage of service for customers on the network. They will not be able to browse the net using their Vodafone number unless they move to another service provider within six months. The same holds true for receiving calls, texts or sending text messages.

This early, political pundits in the Philippines are predicting that Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the P10-billion pork barrel scam, will join the Wheelchair Club of the Philippines. The more prominent members of the group are former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and ex-Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Pope Francis made on Saturday the most significant appointment in the Roman Catholic Church since he became pontiff in March 2013. However, the appointment of Archbishop Pietro Parolin as new Vatican Secretary of State was upstaged by the publication of the papal selfie.

Questions over the manner of the surrender of Philippine Pork Barrel Scam Queen Janet Lim-Napoles overshadowed the businesswoman ending her short fugitive days.

Google+ application for Android has a new update rolling today with bug fixes and auto-awesome Notification to be introduced.

It is said that Yahoo finally managed to beat Google for the first time in visitor's number. According to the latest numbers released on Monday by Internet analytics firm ComScore, Yahoo is the top US web property when it comes to the number of unique visitors in July, beating out long time rival Google.

From the physical terrain to the virtual domain, references to places spell the difference between territories. This became apparent when a reference to Israel on Google maps prompted hackers to redirect Google Palestine's homepage to an anti-Israel website.

It pays to be the oldest member of Facebook, 105-year-old Edythe Kirchmaier found out recently. She was gifted with a new car by an anonymous FB member who wanted her to be able to attend her charity commitments.