Technology

Egg comes first in charity game

'Three chooks and a charity" may sound like a ready-made comedy title but the boys behind the 1egg1world project ("one egg, one world") have serious

Internet access seen as a right: poll

More than three-quarters of people across the world believe access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll carried out for the BBC indicates. ...

White House tweets spread president's message

If you're PressSec — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' username on Twitter — you join the powerful social media platform and push your message ...

Users to blame for Facebook vandalism: net industry

The shocking vandalism of tribute Facebook pages for murdered Australian children could have been avoided if only users, not Facebook, put more effort into policing ...

Look mum: no laptop

How many days does it take for a school student to lose a laptop? ...

Delta launches biomass fuel trial

Ten farms in the Forbes district will take part in a $1 million trial of using plant material or 'biomass' to produce electricity. ...

Company denies chemical causes frog sex change

The developer of the herbicide atrazine has dismissed new research which shows it can wreak havoc with the sexual organs of frogs. ...

A message to drivers distracted by texts and emails

What's a life worth? In Iowa, maybe as little as $1109, the Midwest state's proposal to outlaw text messaging while driving sugests. ...

Secret web of sorrow when parents move on

Ab explosion in online romances is making the toughest Family Court issue even tougher, with more divorcees than ever wanting to move their children interstate ...

Bar on mobile services helps parents keep lid on phone costs

Mobile phone users will soon be able to request a bar on high-cost premium SMS services such as ringtones to help parents control their children's ...