What the internet will look like in 2025
THE world wide web turns 25 this year, and it’s come a long way in that time. But what will it look like in the year 2025? Here’s what’s in store.
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Facebook users scammed by ‘naked friends’
DON’T let curiosity get the better of you. Avoid checking out your naked Facebook friends if you want to stay safe online and free from infection.
The man Instagramming North Korea
NORTH Korea is one of the most private countries in the world, but thanks to social media one photographer is showing the world this unknown country.
Secrets, Snowden and super computers at US tech festival
SOUTH by Southwest is an eccentric festival combining technology, movies and music. It’s kicked off and is already making headlines. Here’s what you might have missed.
The MH370 conspiracy theories
IT’S been three days without information and the internet is imploding. Armchair detectives are saturating forums with bizarre theories. Here’s what they think.
Internet laughing stock says ‘quit the hating’
SHE created a global social media storm with her clueless spelling of President Obama’s name. Now Gemma Worrall just wants to be left alone.
How the internet created these celebrities
WOULD the Kardashians or Justin Bieber be big names without the help of the internet? We look at the people who have risen to fame through the web.
Facebook’s illegal organ trade exposed
WOULD you sell a kidney for $30,000? Even if it meant a black-market operation and possible jail time? Well, there’s a Facebook page for just that.
Facebook now looks different
FACEBOOK announced Tuesday that it’s changing the News Feed. But don’t freak out.
Top Gun photo-bombed by missile
THIS takes selfies to new heights. Just getting this F-16 pilot in the lens is cool enough — then he gets photo-bombed by his own missile.
Inside the secret internet
YOU may think you’re accessing the whole internet, but you are only seeing 4 per cent. Deep below, there are drug peddlers, arms dealers and even hit men.
33 Simpsons voice impressions in five minutes
ONE obsessed fan of The Simpsons has taken on the likes of Homer, Marge, Moe, Krusty the Clown and Fat Tony in one super-sized impression. So, how did he do?
Data miners dig into kids at school
DETAILED personal information about Australian children is up for grabs each time they log in at school, and parents have no idea.
Ellen’s Oscars selfie smashes Twitter records
THIS celebrity-packed Oscars mega selfie just shattered re-tweet records. It also managed to break the internet on the way.
The best animal websites to waste time on
ONLINE animal clips are like Croc shoes. We don’t know why people like them so much, they’re weird, but we just have to accept them. Here are the best.
Meme hottie sues over mugshot
A YOUNG mum is suing a website after her sexy DUI mug shot went viral creating hundreds of memes.
Five of the internet’s weirdest communities
DO you have a fascination for airport carpets or birds with human arms? The good news is there’s a place for you to go on the weird wide web.
A contagious airborne Wi-Fi virus
THEY call it the “Chameleon” virus. Scientists didn’t think what it is capable of was possible. But they were wrong.
Five things you need to get a job at Google
HAVE you got what it takes to work at Google? Well if you’re a successful genius, you can think again. Here are the surprising traits you will need.
Most unfortunate photo ever
THAT’S awkward. It was supposed to be a friendly diplomatic chat, but a photo of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.
Bitcoin exchange disappears from web
ONE of the world’s largest bitcoin exchanges has seemingly disappeared, delivering a severe blow to the virtual currency as it struggles to gain legitimacy.
How did Facebook freak this girl out?
WHEN this couple posed for a picture, Facebook’s camera app detected not two, but three faces. Did it just reveal something they didn’t know?
Facebook opens dead users’ profiles
THERE will be no privacy in the afterlife, as Facebook makes it easier for more people to view deceased users’ profiles.
WhatsApp outage upsets fans
WHATSAPP suffered a global outage today, and users hit social media saying they “couldn’t cope” just days after Facebook bought it for $19b.
Plans to stop Twitter untruths
EVER fibbed on Facebook or twisted the truth on Twitter? Scientists are working to make sure honesty is the best policy.
Stormtrooper ‘Twerk Wars’ go viral
WHEN Darth Vader is away, the stormtroopers will … twerk in this cleverly shot YouTube video, which has had more than a million hits.
Why the online music war is set to explode
MOBILE music is making serious noise this year with the launch of streaming services all gunning for a slice of the action.
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.
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.
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.
Inside China’s secret internet addiction camps
THEY’RE kept like prisoners. Shut off from computers and the online world that has become their reality. This is the extreme way China is tackling a very deadly addiction.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The funniest 404 error messages
CLICKING on a web page only to be given the dreaded 404 “page not found” message can be frustrating. Thankfully, these sites have made it fun.
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.
Kim Dotcom starts political party
INDICTED internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is launching a political party in his adopted home of New Zealand to contest the general election.
The seven email sins harming our health
REPLY to all is more than annoying, it could be harming your health. Scientists reveal the seven common email actions that could be deadly.
Dad lets internet name his baby girl
WOULD you trust strangers from the internet to name your daughter? One man, who insists he isn’t crazy, is doing exactly that. And yes, Adolf is on the shortlist.
Rude runner draws giant penis using app
THIS isn’t a cock up. Woman “draws” a giant penis and vagina on field using a running app and the internet absolutely loves it.
Google Maps sorry for ‘Hitler Square’
GOOGLE has apologised after a major square in Berlin regained its Nazi-era name “Adolf Hitler” on its Maps page for a few hours.
Jelly – the next big thing in Tech?
TWITTER’S co-founder has launched this smartphone app inviting people to crowdsource information and answers.
‘Devil nurse’ took selfies with dead patients
A SELF-DESCRIBED Satanist nurse who posted pictures of herself posing with dead patients doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about.
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