Australia

Wireless Broadband or Home Broadband Plans?

July 19, 2010
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Wireless broadband witnessed a huge rise in popularity in Europe during 2008 and the first half of 2009 before stabilizing in the second half of 2009. In Australia, they are currently seeing something similar happening, according to broadband comparison site www.broadbandexport.com.au who has reported seeing a 45% rise in sales of wireless broadband plans in [...]

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Finland: Internet Is Now A “Human Right”

July 1, 2010
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As of today, July 1st, Internet has become a “human right” in Finland. The government has decided that everybody in Finland should have access to at least 1 Mbit/s downstream, except around 2,000 homes located too far from built-up areas. The 1 Mbit/s connection is not directly to each home though, but the law states [...]

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New iPhone Worm Is “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down…”

November 12, 2009
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Jailbroken iPhone owners, you better listen up or you might be seeing Rick Astley as a wallpaper on your iPhone! There’s a new worm spotted in Australia. It “exploits” the fact that most users with a jailbroken iPhone, doesn’t change the default SSH password if you have OpenSSH installed. If the iPhone is infected, it [...]

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Two Girls Rescued By A Facebook Status Update

September 7, 2009
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Two girls at the age of 10 and 12 got lost in a stormwater drain in South Australia yesterday. When everybody else might have called 000 (“911″ in Australia), those two girls decided to seek help by posting a Facebook status update instead. It is a worry for us because it causes a delay on [...]

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