New numbers from metrics firm ComScore show that in May, Facebook appears to have surpassed MySpace in worldwide unique visitors for the first time.
A first-time collaboration between Australian, Chinese and Japanese scientists has allowed new high-resolution images of black holes to be produced by linking together radio telescopes.
The use of telemetry to check remote water supplies on Australia's sprawling cattle and sheep stations is saving farmers money and time, scientists say.
Despite successfully running for many years, astronomers behind the SETI@home project are looking for more computing power as they ramp up the amount of data they look at. And they want to borrow your system's spare time to do it.
EnergyAustralia's recent backup catastrophe was beyond belief and should never have happened, according to a Gartner analyst.
It's been 345 years since physicist Robert Boyle published the experimental results confirming what is now known as Boyle's Law, which to paraphrase is: a gas will spread out to fill any available space.
From faulty satellites nearly causing World War III to the Millennium Bug, poorly executed IT has had a lot to answer for over the years
Due to a huge increase in e-mail volume, IT managers have to spend more time dealing with the problems of spam, viruses, storage, and archiving. Should inboxes be outsourced instead?
Companies are hanging on to their IT equipment longer to stave off spending what they can't currently afford. But IT systems have to be disposed of eventually; what happens when they do?
LogicaCMG's head of business development, Space and Defence division, discusses Beagle 2 and the European rival to GPS.
Business critical Web sites require fail-proof Web hosting. ZDNet Australia reports on companies who can manage the load whilst you focus on your business.
Asus' TS500 offers reliability, speed and efficiency at a low price for a mid-range tower server. However, case design is not ideal, and the system strangely requires a PS2 keyboard and mouse.
Viruses like MyDoom spread more quickly than warm butter on toast. Why?
The 3650 is a cutting-edge mobile that sports all the must-have features for a less than astronomical price.
While the Mt Stromlo observatory was largely destroyed by fire, millions of units of data have been salvaged thanks to a comprehensive disaster recovery plan.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, expresses what innovation means to him in different areas, such as their PayWave … Watch it now
Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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