The Best Western hotel chain has given details of a hack involving one of its hotels, but downplayed reports that eight million customers have been affected.
A fatal flaw with the DNS (Domain Name System) was currently being exploited in internet attacks and more attacks were likely, the security researcher who discovered the flaw said on Thursday in the US
The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority has claimed it is owed $1.5 million by failed Australian PC-maker Optima on a $5 million deal inked in 2006.
A Polish security researcher has claimed to have found multiple flaws in mobile Java, but is demanding 20,000 in return for full details of the vulnerabilities.
Local online joint publishing venture ninemsn today said it had inked a deal with event ticketing supplier Ticketek that would see the company's booking engine integrated with relevant content on ninemsn's portal.
It was inevitable that micro-blogging service Twitter would become infested with malware, according to a number of high-profile Australian users of the service.
Celebrity comes with its perks free alcohol, better-looking partners, lots of holiday time and disadvantages constant media intrusions, being forced to appear in films with Eddie Murphy for the long-term good of your career, and having to do mindless radio interviews with angry men who've been awake since 4am.
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US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
In this exclusive video interview, Optus chief information officer Lawrie Turner speaks to ZDNet.com.au about being the IT head for Australia's number two telco.
The typical image of a hacker is a kid hunched over his keyboard in the wee hours of the night staring at commands on his computer screen that unlock the secrets of the national government. But the woman sitting next to you at Starbucks fiddling with her digital camera could be just as dangerous.
Apple took the wraps off its first Australian store today. Here is a sneak peek of what is inside the big glass walls.
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Michelle Thatcher takes a look at the Apple MacBook Air, which Steve Jobs claimed was "the world's thinnest notebook" at Macworld 2008.
In this CIO Vision Series interview, Barry Vandevier, CTO of online travel site Travelocity, and CIO of the company's parent Sabre Holdings, talks with Dan Farber about his company's efforts to deploy Web 2.0 technologies for the next generation of online travel. He also discusses Travelocity's green strategy -- a program that allows users to purchase "carbon offsets" when booking travel.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 isn't perfect, but it's the best dictation software available. We don't find this upgrade necessary for the most basic dictation, although new features may benefit heavily-accented English speakers and those who rely heavily on voice commands.
Mobile professionals who need a powerful but sleek messaging-centric smartphone will be well-served by the Nokia E71; just be prepared to pay a price.
The second generation TouchSmart as just a panel PC is gorgeous. The AU$1,999 price is fantastic as well " but we can't help but feel that there's so much more potential in the touchscreen aspect being left, ahem, untapped.
Zoho Invoice is a useful but limited online tool that allows small teams to manage and track invoices. It's easy to use and customise, and the management interface is intuitive and clearly laid out.
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