Teen hits Twitter after mowing down grandma
A TEEN driver who mowed down a beloved grandmother on Thanksgiving eve added insult to injury when she callously tweeted a photo of her holiday leftovers as the victim lay dying in the hospital.
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These are Australia’s 15 most popular people
THEY’RE rich, famous and powerful. But more importantly, you love them. These are the 15 famous Australians whose every word we hang off.
Pollie photoshops himself with Mandela
ONE Kenyan politician wasn’t going to let the fact that he had never met Nelson Mandela get in the way of posting a picture of the two together.
New sexting laws for Victoria
ELECTRONICALLY sharing sexually explicit images of another person without their consent – also known as sexting – will become illegal in Victoria.
Sinister life of a ‘sextortionist’
HIS name is Karen and he blackmailed as many as 350 women into providing him with naked photos of themselves… and then it got worse.
New York’s crime map shows its most dangerous areas
NEW York might have pizza but there’s also a whole world of crime to watch out for. An interactive map from the NYPD shows the city’s most dangerous areas.
The most ridiculous hoaxes of 2013
IT WAS the year of the internet hoax. We got fooled. You got fooled. Everyone got fooled. These are the hoaxes that duped the world.
The moment Kim Jong-un turned on his uncle
NORTH Korea has broadcast images of Kim Jong-un’s once-powerful uncle being dragged away, in an extremely rare publication of humiliating images involving a senior official.
Woman taped news every day for 35 years
A WOMAN who taped 35 years of TV news hoping it would prove to be valuable, searchable historical material did not live to see her dream realised.
Spies infiltrate Second Life, online games
AMERICAN and British spies are infiltrating the online worlds of Second Life and World of Warcraft to collect information about users, documents show.
Prank a drink-driving wake-up call
A US man who has had five drink driving arrests was convinced by friends that he had been in a coma for 10 years in an effort to change his behaviour.
Student tries to ‘rent’ family for holidays
ALL Jackie Turner wants for Christmas is a family, and the US university student is advertising online in a heartbreaking attempt to rent one.
Meet the people behind the Family Guy hoax
THEY are the mysterious people who duped thousands of Family Guy fans. And while their hoaxes are always eventually exposed, it doesn’t matter. By then you’ve already clicked.
Do your Facebook friends secretly hate you?
NOW you can find out which Facebook friends secretly hate you using a new app. But be warned, things could get awkward. Really, really awkward …
Woman live tweets husband’s death
CARAN Johnson thought she was just tweeting about another peak-hour traffic jam. Then she realised her husband was missing and the unthinkable happened.
‘Whistleblowers are saving society’
WHISTLEBLOWERS like Edward Snowden play an essential role in exposing abuses and should be protected, says Web founder Tim Berners-Lee.
Inside North Korea’s death camps
THEY house more than 50,000 prisoners. They’re beaten, starved and raped. Now North Korea wants to expand its secret prison.
Hilarious replies to wrong number texts
YOU know when someone texts you by mistake? Don’t ignore them. This is your moment to shine. Take some inspiration from these killer responses.
Millions of passwords stolen in massive hack
MILLIONS of Facebook, Twitter and Google passwords have been stolen in a massive hack over the last month. How is this possible and what does it mean for you?
They know where you are: Snowden
NEW revelations from documents leaked by fugitive Edward Snowden show spies are tracking the location of ‘hundreds of millions’ of mobile phones on a daily basis.
Confessions of an internet troll
A SELF-CONFESSED internet troll reveals how he’s “almost addicted” to eliciting a reaction from people and feeding into the negativity online.
Tumblr brings twist to year-end lists
TUMBLR is flaunting its hipster credentials with a first-ever breakdown of the year’s hottest trends, topics and celebrities.
Editor forced to defend love of UK
THE editor of Britain’s Guardian newspaper has defended his patriotism to a parliamentary committee into counterterrorism.
News will lead in new Facebook feed
FACEBOOK is boosting efforts to bring more “high quality” articles to your news feed, rather than status updates from friends.
Dating website using celeb pictures
JESSICA Biel, Lindsay Lohan, Al Pacino and Rob Lowe are all looking for love on a dating website that is being sued for illegal use of images.
May the force be with you
THE galaxy’s bravest female heroes – Lara Croft and Princess Leia – have joined forces with Nintendo’s Luigi to bring Supanova to Cairns.
Mobiles set to spoil Christmas?
YOU may get to beat the shop queues this Christmas as mobile purchases boom but the changing habits of shoppers are set to rain on retail’s parade in a big way.
The hackers holding you to ransom
A KILLER virus is making its way through the world’s computer’s, corrupting files and demanding a ransom to get them back. There’s only one way to protect yourself.
Vodafone calls for NBN rethink
WHAT if you could pay just one bill for your home internet and mobile phone? Vodafone wants the government to make the NBN available to mobile phone operators to make this dream a reality.
Apple admits disclosing Aussie users’ data
APPLE disclosed data on 41 different accounts to Australian government agents in the first six months of 2013.
Spying in Indonesia ‘outside the norm’
INDONESIA has sought an explanation over allegations Australia’s embassy in Jakarta has been used as a spy base.
Stick to selfies or risk going to jail
A NATION has warned its social media users that photos of individuals posted online without their consent could lead to jail.
Anonymous takes Oz to dry cleaners
ANONYMOUS takes revenge over claims Australia spied on Indonesia – by hacking an Aussie dry cleaner and a bouncy castle operator.
What are bitstrips… and how do I block them?
NOBODY asked for it but your friends are now clogging your feed with cartoons. If you want to get rid of them here’s how to do it.
Holocaust memorabilia sold on eBay
HOLOCAUST memorabilia, including the clothes of concentration camp victims, has been offered for sale on eBay.
Sex, drugs, murder and a billionaire on the run
THE bizarre story of internet billionaire John McAfee’s life of sex with teenagers, drugs and guns took a twist when he was charged with murder. The fugitive claims he’s innocent.
‘NSA broke into Google data centres’
THE NSA has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, a report says.
Australia involved in US spy scandal
ONE of Australia’s leading security experts claims that the government is spying on behalf of the US via five ‘listening posts’ around the country.
Funeral selfies: These people are the worst!
WHY are young people so awful? Is this the first sign of the apocalypse? Taking selfies at a funeral while ‘lovin’ your hair or outfit is the latest trend.
What the @#$% happened then?
AUSSIES are known for our colourful language, but which of us swear most on social media – and what events trigger it?
Facebook can predict your break-up
OH, DEAR. You might be heading for splitsville and you didn’t even know it. But Facebook did. Here’s the troubling formula behind whether your relationship will succeed or fail.
Saudi ‘no women, no drive’ goes viral
A SAUDI video mocking the kingdom’s ban on women drivers by a man singing “No woman, no drive”, an adaptation of Bob Marley’s famous song.
Docs to parents: Limit kids’ texts
DOCTORS 2 parents: Limit kids’ tweeting, texting & keep smartphones, laptops out of bedrooms. #goodluckwiththat.
‘NSA spied on 60m calls in Spain’
THE NSA reportedly spied on 60 million phone calls in Spain in one month alone – the latest revelation about alleged US spying on allies.
Why 3500 strangers helped this man
THIS man has become an internet phenomenon after the kindness of total strangers helped him survive for more than 15 months.
Boy hacks sites ‘in exchange for games’
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy is responsible for hacking government and police websites during a 2012 student uprising, a Canada court has heard.
Which music streaming service should you use?
ITUNES is like so 2009. The year of 2013 has seen music streaming services explode. But which one should you use? News.com.au has everything you need to know.
Baz Luhrmann’s plea to Aussie government
AWARD winning director Baz Luhrmann has urged the Australian government to get behind young artists believing it does not do enough to foster creativity.
Feel like you’re being watched?
CCTV cameras, surveillance of iPhones and Blackberries, GPS signals, social media and heat maps – you’re always being tracked.
Instagram to launch adverts
PHOTO-SHARING app Instagram will start carrying adverts next week, in a move which could test users’ loyalty.
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