Domain name specialist NetRegistry has come under fire for using women dressed as nurses to promote its services at Australia's largest trade fair CeBIT this week.
REA Group chief information officer Chris Vulovic has quit the online real estate specialist in the wake of the departure of its chief executive officer.
GPS technology is being used in the US to track sex offenders, violent criminals and even children jigging school.
Almost two years after announcing its intention to use RFID to track prisoners and guards alike, it has been revealed that the ACT Department of Corrective Services has signed a deal to rollout the technology.
The pay gap between male and female tech professionals has narrowed but striking differences remain, according to the latest UK government research.
And the Guinness World Record for the largest data warehouse goes to...
Today I'm taking a dip into the most interesting patents -- and patently silly ideas -- and what manner of messed-up services may be coming to your handset before too long, including the fertility phone, smellophone and Feng Shui phone.
Restricting women's job opportunities costs the Asia Pacific region up to $47 billion each year.
The more I think about the issues surrounding the under-representation of women in IT, the further I get from finding a solution. Overanalysis is a real drag. And that's why this year I'm going to be blogging direct from the FITT lunch.
And now time for what's becoming a regular segment on Tech and the City: Odd Marketing Campaign Watch.
If there is a Web 2.0 version of heaven, it must be Webjam. Last night Sydney's Bar Broadway was packed to the nines as 18 presenters got three minutes each on stage at Webjam 8 to show off their hot Web work. We were there to see it all go down.
A general rise in technical literacy driven by gadgets such as the iPod could be evidence that 'geekery' as a personality trait is becoming more pervasive.
Do women lack interest in IT, or is inadequate support and enduring stereotypes keeping them away?
The network services business in Australia is hotting up. In this report, Dimension Data's Steve Nola throws down the gauntlet to Vanco's Grant Ellison.
Harvard president's comments reignite debate over women in computer science, with reformers trying to reverse guy-centric patterns.
At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, an innovation panel discusses ways to encourage women to join the computer industry.
It may not be entirely rational buying a GPS for its beautiful screen and multimedia features, but the 312 almost makes the case despite its numerous bugs and flaws.
Belkin's NE-WTL leather laptop tote has been designed with the "busy woman executive" in mind.
The days of the 3G brick are numbered, with Samsung's Z510 joining the Motorola v3x in the slim and sexy category.
Your tech gadgets may reflect your personality, but when vendors try too hard to push an image, the effect is a little phony.
The Nokia 7370 is a trendy-looking phone designed to appeal to fashion-conscious users looking for a decent selection of multimedia features.
Google Chrome OS demonstration
Vice President of Product Marketing Sundar Pichai gives a virtual tour of Google's new operating system, Chrom… Watch it now
Malcolm Turnbull's ghost twitterer
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Surf the Net like it's 1991 with Gopher
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