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Australians will be able to buy digital books over the counter at bookstores from next year using new technology designed for Australian book publishers.

Applications that take advantage of phones’ GPS and compass features and access to high-speed wireless networks to mash up super-local web content will become increasingly common.

The pilot production of the first Australian-built hybrid car began yesterday with the push of an oversized Power button in Altona, Melbourne.

The agreement does not allow YouTube to show complete episodes of television shows or movies, only excerpts, what a statement from Time Warner and YouTube described as “high-quality, short-form content”.

A 20-year-old Adelaide man has been charged with infecting 3,000 computers worldwide with viruses designed to capture banking details.

Optus today said it would launch a new satellite from French Guiana on August 22 and that its customer base was being boosted by iPhone and other smartphone subscriptions.

The giant social platform gets two key features: Real-time search and the Everyone filter. The company also announced plans to buy social media aggregator FriendFeed.

With Facebook’s popularity comes a whole new language of mangled words that hard-core fans and critics alike use to describe, honour and frankly mock their latest addiction.

Australia’s largest supermarket chain Woolworths has announced plans to enter the telecommunications market, offering a no-frills mobile phone service.

New Telstra boss David Thodey has stressed how much the telco prizes Foxtel amid rumours the Seven Network may launch a full takeover bid for Consolidated Media Group.

Australians are finding it harder to escape work thanks to BlackBerrys, mobile phones and laptops, but it has made us more efficient, a study has shown.

SmartGate, the self-processing option for travellers, is now available at Sydney International Airport.

Problems with Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s internet banking website are due to a high level of traffic, some of which may be malicious, the bank said today.

A global information service to help people with hearing, vision, speech, dexterity and cognition impairments find the right mobile phone for their needs has been launched in Australia.

A world survey claims that 72 per cent of Australian homes have access to the high-speed internet.

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has urged Australian computer users to change their passwords to a minimum of eight characters, as part of the inaugural “change your password day”.

Scientists have unveiled new DVD technology that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.

Google says it will reshoot all photos in Japan for its Street View service after residents complained the 360-degree panoramic images provided a view over the fences around their homes.

RTA identity and external fraud units to use the technology to crack down on people obtaining licences illegally.

New Zealand Telecom’s new 3G mobile network will be open for business earlier than expected, with the company saying services on the XT Network would be available to customers from 6.30pm on 13 May.