AustralianIT.com.au | IT News | Technologyhttp://australianit.news.com.au/itnews/technology/The latest Technology News from AustralianIT.com.auThu, 17 May 2012 08:08:46 +1000Thu, 17 May 2012 08:08:46 +1000en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.ausit_itnews_tech_3745Internet sheriff proposedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/X9EZAKsI4r0/story-e6frgakx-1226358102220http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/expert-proposes-internet-sheriff-for-australia/story-e6frgakx-1226358102220COMPUTER security luminary Bill Caelli has floated the idea of deputising civilian groups to help police combat cyber crime. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6yTIyHu8yRpM3Jbfj11JBvw3Fd4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6yTIyHu8yRpM3Jbfj11JBvw3Fd4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6yTIyHu8yRpM3Jbfj11JBvw3Fd4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6yTIyHu8yRpM3Jbfj11JBvw3Fd4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/X9EZAKsI4r0" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAndrew Colleyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/expert-proposes-internet-sheriff-for-australia/story-e6frgakx-1226358102220Conroy cites big NBN backershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/Hcm0tWQds_o/story-e6frgaif-1226358209889http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/conroy-cites-big-american-nbn-backers/story-e6frgaif-1226358209889COMMUNICATIONS Minister Stephen Conroy has cited support from American online innovators to defend his National Broadband Network <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yf6JREdCQTaOodXbLsaEbgaD-iQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yf6JREdCQTaOodXbLsaEbgaD-iQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yf6JREdCQTaOodXbLsaEbgaD-iQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Yf6JREdCQTaOodXbLsaEbgaD-iQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/Hcm0tWQds_o" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTMatthew Franklinhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/conroy-cites-big-american-nbn-backers/story-e6frgaif-1226358209889Wrangling Facebook's richhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/nrDmhgKnVW0/story-fnay3ubk-1226358062519http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/wrangling-facebooks-rich/story-fnay3ubk-1226358062519POST-IPO, Facebook will need ways to keep newly minted millionaires on their game. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6K6j1frp06xqqe2S4Inkx59FwdE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6K6j1frp06xqqe2S4Inkx59FwdE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6K6j1frp06xqqe2S4Inkx59FwdE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6K6j1frp06xqqe2S4Inkx59FwdE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/nrDmhgKnVW0" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTMelissa Kornhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/wrangling-facebooks-rich/story-fnay3ubk-1226358062519Copying Scandinavia might help our R&Dhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/_cIU-pgz1mc/story-e6frgcjx-1226357657524http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/oz-rd-comparison-should-be-with-the-nordic-countries/story-e6frgcjx-1226357657524COMPARISONS with Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are most useful to Australia when assessing research and development according to new research. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/toHP4KmL7hWeVUpt_3y3HyVWbd4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/toHP4KmL7hWeVUpt_3y3HyVWbd4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/toHP4KmL7hWeVUpt_3y3HyVWbd4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/toHP4KmL7hWeVUpt_3y3HyVWbd4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/_cIU-pgz1mc" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTJill Rowbothamhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/oz-rd-comparison-should-be-with-the-nordic-countries/story-e6frgcjx-1226357657524Farmers go online to improve flockshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/TIEGm-jd1FM/story-e6frg8y6-1226358200556http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/farmers-go-online-to-improve-flocks/story-e6frg8y6-1226358200556SHEEP farmers wanting to rapidly improve their flocks can now pick a ram from a computer rather than a paddock. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcFLcr97ZGJK9CyFhAR7U-l1dgE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcFLcr97ZGJK9CyFhAR7U-l1dgE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcFLcr97ZGJK9CyFhAR7U-l1dgE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EcFLcr97ZGJK9CyFhAR7U-l1dgE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/TIEGm-jd1FM" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSue Nealeshttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/farmers-go-online-to-improve-flocks/story-e6frg8y6-1226358200556Children abused 'to order' on Skypehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/v1guNk9TmkY/story-e6frg6nf-1226358212495http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/children-abused-to-order-on-skype/story-e6frg6nf-1226358212495ONLINE pedophiles are paying to have children in overseas countries sexually abused according to their preferences. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KidKCsCLb3qKXtp0GzRZ9eE5-gk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KidKCsCLb3qKXtp0GzRZ9eE5-gk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KidKCsCLb3qKXtp0GzRZ9eE5-gk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KidKCsCLb3qKXtp0GzRZ9eE5-gk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/v1guNk9TmkY" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTPaul Maley, National security correspondenthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/children-abused-to-order-on-skype/story-e6frg6nf-1226358212495Google revamps search enginehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/2R1uw9SFIP8/story-e6frgakx-1226358515907http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/google-revamps-search-engine-to-make-it-smarter/story-e6frgakx-1226358515907GOOGLE is rolling out an extensive update to its dominant search engine by using massive troves of data to refine answers. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LwTaZl_kgE3turhwspSY24WqGHc/0/da"><img 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href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2qAvUcFpvYfBvktCE2o2v3630k8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2qAvUcFpvYfBvktCE2o2v3630k8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2qAvUcFpvYfBvktCE2o2v3630k8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2qAvUcFpvYfBvktCE2o2v3630k8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/nLSsxR4ak5Y" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTNewsCorehttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/aaron-sorkin-to-write-steve-jobs-biopic/story-e6frgakx-1226358082875Long wait for Raspberry Pihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/Cr448Zbeits/story-e6frgazf-1226357619364http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/exec-tech/long-wait-for-raspberry-pi/story-e6frgazf-1226357619364AUSTRALIANS who registered an interest in the tiny $35 Raspberry Pi computer could be waiting months for delivery. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhKrprzBAyJKGmyuUzsxoHrifYM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhKrprzBAyJKGmyuUzsxoHrifYM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhKrprzBAyJKGmyuUzsxoHrifYM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UhKrprzBAyJKGmyuUzsxoHrifYM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/Cr448Zbeits" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:31:08 GMTChris Griffithhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/exec-tech/long-wait-for-raspberry-pi/story-e6frgazf-1226357619364Mobiles a vital shopping toolhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~3/bkTImz2m5Cc/story-e6frg996-1226357332344http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/mobiles-now-a-vital-shopping-tool/story-e6frg996-1226357332344New research reveals 65 per cent of owners are accessing the internet from their phones, making it a critical shopping tool. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3PtBGZ-bkkTwqbvhUEmT-ZvkGg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3PtBGZ-bkkTwqbvhUEmT-ZvkGg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3PtBGZ-bkkTwqbvhUEmT-ZvkGg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T3PtBGZ-bkkTwqbvhUEmT-ZvkGg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianitcomauItNewsTechnology/~4/bkTImz2m5Cc" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:58:44 GMTSimon Canninghttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/mobiles-now-a-vital-shopping-tool/story-e6frg996-1226357332344