Amazon launches Aussie assault
INTERNET giant Amazon launches three tablet computers and a local e-book store in Australia, but prices may be higher here.
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Why creating memes is illegal
DID you know that sharing this meme could land you in jail for five years? Well now one organisation is trying to change that. Find out how Australian copyright law is broken.
The net’s most popular stuff in 2013
IT WAS a big year for politics, royalty and Miley’s backside. But the most popular words and people on the internet in 2013 might surprise you.
‘She has no idea how damaging her actions were’
A WOMAN started yelling at a supermarket employee with Asperger’s syndrome because he was checking out her shopping too slowly. Then thousands of strangers got involved.
Girl’s electric fence bum prank goes wrong
THIS girl – with an excellent NZ accent – was always headed for trouble. But the biggest shock came well after the impact with the electric fence.
Kellogg’s sorry for food-for-tweet gaffe
KELLOGG’S UK has been forced to apologise after sending a tweet implying they’d give one vulnerable child breakfast in exchange for a re-tweet.
Cheating website banned in Singapore
SINGAPORE has banned a dating website that caters for people looking to have affairs, before its planned launch in the conservative city-state.
This prank proves all women want is a Ferrari
THESE women give other women a bad name. A prank involving a Ferrari saw women ditching friends and even boyfriends for the chance to ride in the shiny red car.
Crying Gaga at bizarre YouTube awards
A CRYING Lady Gaga, facepainting, and crying babies were some of the oddest moments of the bizarre You Tube Music Awards.
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.
Google loses landmark case over orgy pics
GOOGLE has been ordered to prevent its search engine from linking to images of a sadomasochistic orgy involving former Formula One boss, Max Mosley in a landmark ruling.
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.
‘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.
Telstra is suing NBN for $100m
AUSTRALIA’S biggest telco is suing the National Broadband Network claiming it owes them fees worth $100 million.
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.
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.
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