Geeks crack gran’s 20-year puzzle
INTERNET sleuths have united to help a woman crack a decades-old riddle left to her by her dying grandmother.
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Is it ok for a school student to appear in porn?
A HIGH school has suspended one of its students after discovering he appeared in a porn film; but the young man’s classmates are rallying around him.
Criminal falls for oldest trick in the Facebook
ANTHONY Lescowitch shared a wanted photo of himself on Facebook taunting police for not being able to find him. Then he fell into an obvious trap.
The most popular passwords of 2013
HUMANITY needs help. The 25 most popular passwords of the year have just been announced, and they are truly bad.
Woman tapes call to teacher who ‘raped’ her
WHEN Jamie realised it was too late to report the teacher who allegedly abused her for years, she decided to call and confront the woman instead.
The Chinese tech companies you’ve never heard about
THE Chinese technology arena is exploding with companies fighting for a market that makes the western market look like chump change.
Was it death by Twitter for glamorous wife?
DEATH, infidelity, corruption and suspicion. How an Indian politician’s wife took Twitter’s 140 characters and created a tragic social media storm.
The selfie police are coming for you
STUDENTS from Hawaii are out to turn your vanity into charity by using the “Selfie Police” to get you to donate for each selfie you take.
Black gay dads get abuse for photo of daughters
THESE proud gay dads posted a photo of them with their daughters on Instagram, before the photos went viral and the couple came under a barrage of abuse and hate.
How to pull a cat out of a computer screen
IS ZACH King a magician, or just really clever? Check out these amazing tricks – including the moment he pulls a live cat out of his computer screen.
All of Warnie’s stunning selfies in one place
DON’T go all googly-eyed on us ladies (or gentlemen), but we’ve gathered the best of Shane Warne’s selfies and put them all in one place. And what an outstandingly photogenic man he is.
Obama speech embarrassing says Assange
UPDATE: JULIAN Assange has dismissed Barack Obama’s proposals to curb the National Security Agency’s reach, saying they’ll change very little.
Internet celebrities in rape case
THEY were once involved in a fairytale internet romance. Now, he’s accused of raping her while she slept but his Twitter followers are in full support.
Are you a selfie addict?
ALRIGHT, so you might not be as bad as Warnie or Kim K, but do you take way too many selfies? Take our test and find out.
What does the code in movies actually mean?
SOME of Hollywood’s most popular movies are based around computer hacking. But does the code they show on screen actually exist? One movie buff put it to the test.
Netflix gets its first Oscar nod
NETFLIX has won its first Oscar nomination for The Square, a documentary about the 2011 revolution and ongoing strife in Egypt.
Cops the bad boys in spoof vid
WATCH: Bad boys, what y’a gunna do when court duty comes for you? In the case of these Canadian cops, run – and make a movie trailer of it.
Woman finds X-rated pictures after phone stolen
VICTORIA Brodsky is trying to track down the couple using her stolen phone after she found their raunchy selfies and a ‘half-hearted’ sex video on an online account.
Could data collection have stopped 9/11?
AMERICANS don’t trust the NSA, but supporters argue that the data collection programs are integral to homeland security and may prevent another 9/11-type attack.
How long would you last in an apocalypse?
LOOTING. Chaos. Shortage of food. How would you be able to cope if an apocalypse hit? Calculate your survival chances to see whether you’d make it out alive.
Man poses as woman on dating site, is horrified
WOMEN have it easy when it comes to online dating, right boys? Actually, you’d be surprised. And creeped out. And downright horrified. Here’s the truth.
NSA hacks way into 100,000 computers
THE NSA has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world, using radio waves to conduct surveillance on those machines.
What if Google was a real person?
YOU never realise how stupid some of your Google questions actually sound until you put them to a real person.
Internet-hating guy gains ironic viral fame
OH the irony. An internet-hating pensioner from Sweden calls for the web to be shut down, but becomes an online sensation as a result.
Teacher’s very public apology after sex with boy
IT all started with a few Facebook messages and now Alicia Gray is headed to jail. But before she goes, she’s issued a very public apology.
Mum, daughter in topless pic scandal
A US mother who posed topless in a hot tub with her equally topless daughter, 14, has been charged after the photos circulated around local schools.
Facebook finally adds dislike button … kind of
FACEBOOK users have been demanding a “dislike” button on the social media site for years, and they finally have their wish. Kind of. There’s a catch.
Obama to release NSA review on spying
THE White House will release a review panel’s report today calling for reforms in National Security Agency spying sweeps.
Bitcoin crash after China bank measures
VIRTUAL currency Bitcoin has crashed in China, falling 50 per cent after the country’s biggest trading platform BTC China banned deposits in yuan.
The whole of 2013 in one image
CAN’T remember the major events this past year? Don’t worry, here’s a drawing that captures everything that happened in 2013 in one scene.
What do we search for on the net?
SEARCH engine Google has revealed the top search queries of Australians in 2013. We list top 10 trending, most searched, how to and what is lists.
Mistress accused of online extortion
A MAN allegedly paid his lover $100,000 after she blackmailed him by posting photos of his wife on social media.
We search for answers on death, stars
THREE of the world’s four fastest-rising search requests on Google this year were triggered by the deaths of famous men.
Snowden offers Brazil asylum deal
NATIONAL Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden claims he would help investigate US spying on Brazil, but only if granted political asylum.
Fraudsters swarm to online shoppers
FRAUDSTERS continue to wreck havoc for innocent internet shoppers by scamming hundreds of millions of dollars from them.
Why is this the world’s most Instagrammed place?
THE world’s most popular place to take an Instagram snap isn’t a famous landmark or even a top tourist destination. Find out why a Thai mall took the top spot.
Twitter may let you edit your tweets
IN good news for the gaffe-prone, Twitter is reportedly working on a feature that would let users edit tweets after publishing them.
Bindi’s ‘boyf’ has online panic
THE teenager said to be the love interest of Bindi Irwin has deleted the social media account where he declared the blonde beauty was all his.
Facebook turns to AI for help
FACEBOOK has hired an expert in artificial intelligence to head a new research arm aimed at making its user experience more relevant.
The most influential website you’ve never heard of
IT’S the website more shared on Facebook than Buzzfeed, but you’ve probably never heard of it. What’s everyone’s been sharing and what’s its secret?
Spy ‘open to deal’ with Snowden
THE head of a task force investigating the damage from the Edward Snowden leaks says he’s open to cutting an amnesty deal with the US intelligence leaker.
Apple kills China anti-censorship app
Apple has removed an anti-censorship application from its Chinese app store on orders from Beijing.
Twitter’s backflip on blocking move
TWITTER has been forced to reverse its decision to change the way tweeters can block others after they faced a user backlash.
No happy ending for NZ man and ‘Katie’
A NEW Zealand man who begged the internet to help him find a mystery woman “Katie” may have found her – but it seems she’s not impressed.
Nude Bruni pictures a ‘Trojan horse’
NUDE pictures of former French first lady Carla Bruni were used to break in to the computer systems of dozens of diplomats, it emerged today.
Instagram launches private messaging
INSTAGRAM is launching a new feature that lets users share photos and videos with up to 15 people rather than everyone who follows them.
Tech CEO slams homeless “hyenas”
ONE tech entrepreneur has taken to Facebook with a hateful rant on the homeless of San Francisco. He calls them “trash” and “hyenas”. Why do people agree with him?
Nude Bruni pictures a ‘Trojan horse’
NUDE pictures of former French first lady Carla Bruni were used to break in to the computer systems of dozens of diplomats.
Man brags on Facebook about killing his lover and her baby
A cannabis-using, jilted lover strangled his ex-partner and her seven-month-old baby son then took to Facebook to brag about what he did.
These 10 YouTube videos dominated 2013
THESE videos are bizarre, hilarious and ridiculous. But Australians loved them. Here are the viral videos that we couldn’t get enough of on YouTube this year.
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