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Portal turret comes alive in robot project

Portal turret comes alive in robot project

Portal found a way of taking automated gun turrets and turning them into something adorable. That's why we were super excited when we saw that someone had built a working one in real life.

May 15th, 2012 in Robotics by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment 2 Votes
Has Adobe shut the CS6 price loophole?

Has Adobe shut the CS6 price loophole?

A Reddit user has found a way to get Adobe's Creative Suite 6 (CS6) at US prices. But has the company closed the loophole, already?

May 11th, 2012 in Software by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments Vote
Apple's 'Ghostbusters' spoof slimes IBM

Apple's 'Ghostbusters' spoof slimes IBM

After the mind bender that was Steve Jobs as Franklin D Roosevelt, your brain should be just about ready to see Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs doing their own version of Ghostbusters in a video that was aimed at getting IBM out of the enterprise market.

May 11th, 2012 in Apple by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments Vote
How to start a Google Maps racing comp

How to start a Google Maps racing comp

Feeling left out of that office tipping competition? Keep getting distracted by stupid things on Friday afternoons? Counter both with your very own Google Maps racing league!

May 4th, 2012 in Google by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
How to build a Faraday cage wallet

How to build a Faraday cage wallet

Worried about your contactless cards being duplicated? Don't be. This week, we test how to make a Faraday cage wallet for less than $10.

April 27th, 2012 in Security by Luke Hopewell 3 Comments Vote
How to fix a stuck pixel

How to fix a stuck pixel

IT operating budgets are getting tighter and tighter, so the last thing you need is to be replacing a laptop screen or monitor because of a dead pixel.

April 20th, 2012 in Hardware by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Ditch your Instagram, keep your photos

Ditch your Instagram, keep your photos

Applying for that dream corporate job is stressful enough, so who needs recruiters looking at your old, incriminating Instagram photos in the process? Here's how to save them before you nuke your account.

April 13th, 2012 in Jobs by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment 1 Vote
How to activate Google Account Activity

How to activate Google Account Activity

In a bid to help you figure out where your time vanishes everyday, Google is rolling out a light version of its Analytics product to Gmail customers called Account Activity, which is like catnip for statistics nerds like me.

March 30th, 2012 in Google by Luke Hopewell 1 Comment Vote
Watch Qantas gut and re-fit a 747

Watch Qantas gut and re-fit a 747

Ever wanted to see how Qantas reconfigures a multi-deck 747 aircraft with bigger seats, fancier screens and nicer facilities? Wonder no more, with this time-lapse video from the Flying Kangaroo.

March 22nd, 2012 in Travel Tech by Luke Hopewell 2 Comments Vote
The fact and fiction of Mike Daisey

The fact and fiction of Mike Daisey

Over the weekend, This American Life revealed inaccuracies in the story of Mike Daisey, who visited Foxconn in China to expose the manufacturing practices behind Apple products. Daisey spoke to Nerdcam last year about his show and it's now time to set the record straight.

March 19th, 2012 in Apple by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote

Luke Hopewell

Luke Hopewell

A fresh recruit onto the tech journalism battlefield, Luke Hopewell is eager to see some action. After a tour of duty in the belly of the Telstra beast, he is keen to report big stories on the enterprise beat. Drawing on past experience in radio, print and magazine, he plans to ask all the tough questions you want answered.

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Microsoft exec: Dynamics CRM, AX aims to feast Oracle, SAP switchers http://t.co/XiC912eT

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#SAP wants to be the biggest cloud player by 2015... http://t.co/fLwejro7

RT @playbiggeradv: #SAP wants to be the biggest cloud player by 2015... http://t.co/fLwejro7

Handy overview of #Android 's major #security flaws: http://t.co/oiVrKSHb #mobile #infosec

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Google closes Motorola buy: http://t.co/9ezoLnSg

War talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/WbuTt174 - #security #cyber

Nuance launches in car voice activated platform (Zack Whittaker ZDNet) http://t.co/9mFEA93c

Sage simplifies SMB payment management http://t.co/gbAKq1ku

A farewell to democracy: Kaspersky http://t.co/zE2SAGol via @zdnetaustralia

Private Cloud: 'Everyone’s got one. Where's yours?': Promising the business a cloud delivered within your own ... http://t.co/jCsDqPlj

BYOD: What the people think http://t.co/hR1pokPG

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R they joking? iPhone only way 2 go!
New 5 out in October (we think) & will kill all copycat phones, AGAIN!!

Android's biggest security flaws - Security - News - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/6nYZRvhh
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Google: We now own Motorola Mobility http://t.co/oeFgovzl

@dougsteelman RT @dellsecureworks : Security researcher Tim Vidas of Dell SecureWorks outlines problems with the Androi…http://t.co/BE4LmItr

EMC hones focus on hybrid cloud, big data http://t.co/To6Qpsz4 #bigdata #XBRL #GRC $$

#Security researcher Tim Vidas of @DellSecureworks outlines some concerns with the #Android operating system: http://t.co/gV8MgCiN

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“@Techmeme: TiVo streaming coming to iOS this summer (@jasonogrady / ZDNet) http://t.co/07L0ndoD ” < wonder if it will work in AU

Security researcher Tim Vidas of Dell SecureWorks outlines problems with the Android operating system: http://t.co/lA4t9ffu

Why I (now) hate Apple | ZDNet - http://t.co/f5v6BWxu

A farewell to #democracy: (according to)> #Kaspersky http://t.co/82GeK5Ik via @zdnetaustralia

I am not sure how this issue becomes an attack on Mr Turnbull. But I guess he is fair game. In any event I would have thought a Ddos woul...

7 hours ago by Doubt on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

RT @JamesVickery: Westpac board goes paperless with iPads http://t.co/L8V05zFs

I still use 98SE. Windows ME was an abortion in a bucket and Vista was ME without the bucket. My screen may look boring, but I jumped str...

7 hours ago by Treknology on Microsoft admits Vista was 'cheesy'

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Windows 8 includes enhanced multi-monitor support http://t.co/ZVfVHntw

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8 hours ago, CeBIT 2012 opens: photos

Android users, you think only Apple are having security problems. See what is your major problem.
http://t.co/cjJYSOJw #infosec

RT @my_CISB: Android users, you think only Apple are having security problems. See what is your major problem.
http://t.co/cjJYSOJw #infosec

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Malware charges users for free Android apps on Google Play - http://t.co/Zhnf2rtw

Well I don't know what they have done with their EFTPOS machines, local one in WA Coles Express I used this morning and I normally do "ch...

8 hours ago by harryinthesoup on Coles ditches PINs in payment pilot

@TaschaD More information: http://t.co/8rfUsQJ0 I guess I shall simply go without.

RT @zdnetaustralia: The Westpac board have gone paperless using iPads and a secure, home-grown app environment: http://t.co/F1d17bvF ^LH

Chrome overtakes IE: does it matter? http://t.co/JRvKsVdn

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RT @JamesVickery: Westpac board goes paperless with iPads http://t.co/L8V05zFs

RT @JamesVickery: Westpac board goes paperless with iPads http://t.co/L8V05zFs

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6.7 M last ditch attempt - interesting - The Auckland region (population 1.4 mil) has estimated to have spent less than this in total ...

11 hours ago by debsteele on Vic scraps HealthSMART system

Interesting - no mention of Win 98/ME/2000 ... which heralded Internet access for millions of users ? I thought Win 98/ME would be the mo...

13 hours ago by gouranga on Microsoft admits Vista was 'cheesy'

An Application like Good from Good Technologies does the same thing, working with the enterprise email server and is off the shelf.

13 hours ago by Helpdesk123 on Westpac board goes paperless with iPads

Never mind a "B+" version, go for "C" and put in a few extras. I'd like a high speed ADC (100Msps) but that's just me... Final size? Equ...

14 hours ago by sa_penguin on Raspberry Pi architect mulls design change

what a non-story. these thing happen all the time. is zdnet short on material?

15 hours ago by paulwrussell on Spotify launch suffers redirect bungle

4 months old phone died. Took 6 weeks, three visits to the authorised repairer (Fonebiz) to "fix it". 2nd hand untested parts used, I say...

15 hours ago by paracin on Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

It's easy to rubbish an old operating system long after the rest of the world has already passed judgement upon it. I would be far more i...

15 hours ago by ramnet on Microsoft admits Vista was 'cheesy'

If Vista is cheesy, Metro is an over-ripe Stilton.

16 hours ago by meski on Microsoft admits Vista was 'cheesy'

you are kidding right - what qualification do you have to make such wildy stupid statements - do you really have customers who pay you fo...

16 hours ago by rant rant rant on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Exactly. There are two topics of discussion, that are co-mingled; 1) Unauthorized software was put on the company device, by an IT person...

19 hours ago by lamont on ABC's Bitcoin miner tackled in minutes

First off, Bitcoin is not a virus. Second off, the only way to generate Bitcoins, is by using a Bitcoin miner. More information on this h...

1 day ago by rizowski on ABC's Bitcoin miner tackled in minutes

When an operating system is sold it should not launch until an approved security service is purchased online with a list of approved supp...

1 day ago by Kevin Cobley on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

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