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Left 4 Dead 2 might not have gotten away with its blood and violence in Australia, but Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 managed to prove that it was short enough to ride the kiddy train. The game successfully earned an MA15+ rating from the Australian Rating Board, known to be one of the strictest in the world. But that... |
26 November 2009
04:54 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Telstra announced today that Australian mobile phone users have now yet another high-end handset to enjoy on its airwaves, namely the BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Bold 2). The new device comes with support for Telstra's Next G network, the company announced, adding that its customers are expected to f... |
24 November 2009
07:01 GMT |
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To military applications, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are becoming increasingly indispensable and useful. These aircraft, which are currently flown by remote controls, are able to reach dangerous areas that are deemed too hazardous for human pilots. Their small sizes also make them difficult to detect with convent... |
16 November 2009
03:11 GMT |
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The introduction of a universal phone charger seems to be closer than previously expected, with the latest news on the matter pointing towards the second half of the next year as the timeframe when it becomes available. Currently, each handset vendor delivers its own charger for the phones it puts on sale on the mark... |
2 November 2009
13:01 GMT |
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The Australian rating board has confirmed that the original version of Left 4 Dead 2, the zombie shooter from Valve and Electronic Arts, will not be allowed under any circumstances to be sold and marketed in the country. Its recent decision upholds the initial judgment related to the video game that said that the lev... |
23 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Most animal species, if taken from the wild into the heart of cities, lose their abilities to stay “cool,” and never adapt to a life of roaming free among cars, buses and office buildings. However, this doesn't seem to be the case with a turtle species in Australia, which apparently thrives in an urb... |
22 October 2009
03:02 GMT |
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The Australian Classification Board, best known in the last few weeks for the row surrounding the Left 4 Dead ban for the territory, has announced that Blizzard’s MMO World of Warcraft has received an M for Mature rating and will now be labeled as such on store shelves.When the most popular subscription-based M... |
15 October 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Smartphones are seen as the mobile devices that haven't been affected by the financial downturn during the ongoing year, and the latest IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker results show just that. According to the report, the smartphone market in Australia has seen an impressive growth during the first half of 200... |
13 October 2009
10:02 GMT |
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In a way, and not a very far-fetched way, World of Warcraft has been sold illegally in Australia. The game never received an official content rating and according to Aussie law a game must be rated and approved by the Classification Board of Australia before it can be sold. This never happened, so one must wonder abo... |
9 October 2009
08:05 GMT |
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Australian Left 4 Dead fans specifically and videogame enthusiasts all over the world should be happy to hear that, in some form or another, Left 4 Dead 2 will be outed in the Land Down Under on the official release date. A modified version of the game has been approved by the Classification Board, which needs to put... |
9 October 2009
04:15 GMT |
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It appears that Valve has submitted an edited version of Left 4 Dead 2 to the Australian Classification Board in order to get it a rating and then on store shelves on the already announced date of November 17.The Board, which approves all the videogames that are released in the country, previously stated that the zom... |
7 October 2009
17:51 GMT |
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According to the latest scientific study on the matter, it would appear that the famous Komodo Dragon, which currently lives mostly in Indonesia, first appeared and developed in Australia. Experts believe that the creature then migrated westwards, until it finally reached its current location, where it set up a perma... |
7 October 2009
01:45 GMT |
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Microsoft has added a new online shop to its roster of stores, expanding its presence worldwide. Customers in Australia will now be able to buy the entire lineup of software products from Microsoft, including releases of the company’s main cash cows, Office and Windows, online and download them directly to thei... |
6 October 2009
05:10 GMT |
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In a recent investigation of caves, caverns and underground water streams, conducted in the Australian Outback, researchers have discovered no less than 850 new animal species, ranging from fish and insects to crustaceans and beetles. Most of the newly discovered creatures were pale, a natural adaptation to their lig... |
28 September 2009
03:03 GMT |
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Valve Software, which has developed Left 4 Dead 2, and Electronic Arts, which is set to distribute the video game, have appealed to the refusal of Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification to rate the title, which effectively means that it cannot be marketed or sold in that country. The board has ... |
25 September 2009
18:21 GMT |
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The Australian Internet Industry Association (IIA) has released a draft of the "eSecurity code for ISPs" for public consultation. The new code to which Internet service providers can adhere voluntarily contains guidelines for identifying compromised computers, educating the customers and enforcing penalties for repea... |
23 September 2009
05:26 GMT |
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Since 2006, the Nullarbor Desert in Western Australia has been the home of an experimental camera setup, designed and constructed by experts at the Imperial College London (ICL), in the UK, the Ondrejov Observatory, in the Czech Republic, and the Western Australian Museum. In a report published in the September 18th ... |
18 September 2009
04:24 GMT |
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Wireless carrier Telstra, the largest mobile phone operator in Australia, announced on Thursday the launch of Nokia 6720 classic, a candybar device unveiled back in February, that would be added to Telstra’s Next G and BlueTick line-up of phones. According to the company, the fresh handset will become available... |
11 September 2009
04:15 GMT |
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Huawei's Managing Director, Guo Fulin, addressed and replied to accusations launched by Australian newspaper “The Weekend Australian,” which stated that several of Huawei's new employees in Australia had Government ties with China's People's Liberation Army. The newspaper also added th... |
9 September 2009
05:39 GMT |
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If there was ever any need to prove that social networking and similar online tools are changing the way we think and act, especially for the children who grow up with them, this should provide ample evidence. Two girls lost and trapped in a stormwater drain in Adelaide, Australia, updated their Facebook statuses rat... |
8 September 2009
06:39 GMT |
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The Southern Hemisphere is known for the fact that it offers a more advantageous position for observing the Universe. Stars, galaxies, black holes, pulsars, and everything else in between can be seen more clearly from these regions. In fact, a team of experts from the United States and Australia has announced that it... |
1 September 2009
03:18 GMT |
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According to investigators at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), the water scarcity currently being experienced in southeastern Australia has been steadily developing for the past 15 years. While many have believed this to be the case, expert Dr. Albert van Dijk's study is ... |
28 August 2009
22:01 GMT |
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The Northern Australian Gulf of Carpentaria is every year the host of one of the most remarkable and strange atmospheric phenomena in the world. Dubbed the Morning Glory, it consists of rows of tubular clouds, which can span more than 1,000 kilometers in length. Although a beauty to behold, they cause problems for ai... |
25 August 2009
01:41 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, the layered, rock-like structures called stromatolites that can be found in shallow waters, were created by microbial colonies more than 3.45 billion years ago. The investigation revealed that the dark bands of organic layers that could be found in the rocky structures were, in fa... |
31 July 2009
19:31 GMT |
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Several sections of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) website have been defaced by an Indian hacktivist. He warns the government that this is just the beginning, if attacks against Indian students living in Australia don't stop. According to Trend Micro's Solutions Architect Rik Ferguson, who was among... |
18 July 2009
05:37 GMT |
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Australian wireless carrier Telstra announced recently the introduction of two new mobile phones running under the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system, namely the HTC Touch Pro2 and the LG GM730f. In addition, the mobile phone operator also mentioned that the two devices would come with compatibility with its N... |
10 July 2009
05:11 GMT |
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“Welcome back, Britney Spears,” fans in Australia seem to be saying to the Princess of Pop as they rush to buy tickets for her first-ever series of concerts in the Land Down Under. As a matter of fact, fans here are so eager to see her perform that they have already bought all tickets made available in ju... |
6 July 2009
09:08 GMT |
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As Google is trying to become everything for everyone, it is, yet again, set to raise a few concerns from the established businesses. In its latest move, the company added real-estate information to Google Maps linking potential buyers and renters to real-estate agents. The feature was developed at Google's Sydn... |
6 July 2009
05:12 GMT |
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Taiwan-based company HTC Corporation, a worldwide leading mobile phone maker, announced recently the release of three new handsets in Australia, namely HTC Snap, HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2. All three devices come to the market running under Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system and are expec... |
3 July 2009
03:39 GMT |
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The federal government of Australia seems to be on the verge of implementing a plan to block the access to all the web sites that it deems as hosting gaming content edgier than the guidelines for its MA – 15+ rating. The policy is not aimed only at kids but at all Internet users.This basically means that people... |
29 June 2009
13:21 GMT |
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EA Sports has a monopoly on big football franchises, offering the Madden series for all those interested in the American style game and the FIFA franchise for all those interested in the British born form of football.So, it must be good news to some people that someone else is set to handle a more obscure form of foo... |
17 June 2009
02:42 GMT |
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Sophos have reported three different phishing campaigns targeting the customers of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in only one week. The attacks employ different social engineering tricks to convince people to reveal their banking and personal details. The first phishing... |
2 June 2009
08:08 GMT |
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Over the last year or so, the Australian government attempted to create a set of environment bills that would ensure that the country took an active part in fighting global warming and climate change. Poll results showed that the population wanted their representatives to do so, but it would appear that the big indus... |
27 May 2009
09:32 GMT |
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Just recently, the Mackay-based company Mining Logic Solutions has signed a contract with the Queensland University of Australia, which awarded it with the license to produce the new Nexsys™ real-time risk-management system, to be implemented at a global scale. The new system is expected to boost mine productiv... |
20 May 2009
17:01 GMT |
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Australian authorities have suspended the killing of thousands of kangaroos near a disused military installation near Canberra, after environmentalists and animal rights groups have argued that the killings are unnecessary and unjustified. The animals came under attack when military officials said that they were dest... |
18 May 2009
19:41 GMT |
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By 30 millennia ago, all of the big land predators in Australia had disappeared without a trace, but archaeological evidence has over the years revealed some interesting insight into what type of animals lived on the Southern continent before their extinction. One of the most peculiar was the marsupial lion, a leopar... |
10 May 2009
05:20 GMT |
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The highly anticipated Palm Pre handset will make it to all the corners of the world for sure, starting with the US, where it is expected to land before the end of the first half of the year, and continuing with Europe, as a GSM version was announced to be in the works a few months ago, and with Australia, where we l... |
6 May 2009
09:27 GMT |
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The Australian government seems to have succumbed to the increased pressures and threats coming in from the fossil fuel and mining industries. Their representatives have warned that, if the new set of legislations on regulating greenhouse gases passes, they would basically take their business elsewhere, rather than s... |
4 May 2009
09:20 GMT |
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Under a grant from the Commonwealth Government's Major National Research Facilities program, and CSIRO, the Compact Array Broadband Backend (CABB) project is now nearing completion. It addresses the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization's (CSIRO) radio telescope in Narrabri, New South... |
23 April 2009
15:11 GMT |
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Over the past few years, the government of Australia has realized the importance of assessing the health of the currents moving past two of the country's main borders, and has commissioned the construction of a deep-ocean, remote-controlled robotic submarine to take on the job. Recently, the first tour of duty f... |
22 April 2009
08:40 GMT |
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Over the past few weeks, coal and natural gas companies have intensified their efforts to hinder the Australian government's plans, which call for the introduction of a carbon-trading scheme by 2010. Officials from these companies say that the new legislation, which is due to be voted in June, will cripple produ... |
2 April 2009
09:00 GMT |
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On Wednesday, a famed Australian scientist told at a major international climate change conference that summers over the city of Sydney might literally become deadly-hot by 2060, on account of the massive changes that global warming and climate change would cause in the atmosphere, if left unchecked. He warned that, ... |
26 March 2009
09:51 GMT |
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According to the latest estimates, more than 2,000 cities around the world have joined Earth Hour, the international event that promotes action against global warming and climate change. Some one billion people are expected to participate in the initiative, a whooping increase from last year's 50 million. This y... |
26 March 2009
04:41 GMT |
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When an Australian Terrier owner woke up in the morning and found that her darling Bindi wasn't around the kitchen, she knew that something was wrong, so she went on to look for the small dog. Owner Patty Buntine scouted throughout the house and in the yard, but found no sign of the canine. However, she did come... |
17 March 2009
07:38 GMT |
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The reckless actions of a drunk and upset former consultant who worked for Australia's Northern Territory Government ended up costing the taxpayers 1.2 million Australian dollars. The ex-IT staffer deleted more than 10,000 accounts belonging to government employees from critical servers.David Anthony McIntosh re... |
14 March 2009
07:46 GMT |
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Late on Sunday, a group of approximately 194 pilot whales and 7 dolphins beached themselves on an Australian coast, wildlife officials announced, with many of them dying shortly afterwards. Out of the original group, only 54 were alive on Monday morning, when a long and hard rescue effort was mounted so as to return ... |
2 March 2009
03:24 GMT |
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Big businesses and conservative politicians have again launched a campaign seeking to deter the Australian government from sticking to its 2010 deadline for the introduction of the carbon trading system. They say that the goal is unrealistic in the new economic downturn, and that the authorities should consider 2012 ... |
26 February 2009
08:16 GMT |
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Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced today that its digital music offer, Comes With Music, would become commercially available in Australia on March 20, 2009. At the same time, the company will also launch its first mass market touch screen device in the area, namely the highly expected Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. ... |
25 February 2009
04:43 GMT |
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On February 8th, small Jeremy Doble disappeared while playing with his brother and their dog on the banks of a flooded mangrove swamp, in Australia. Since then, parents have been looking for him like crazy, turning the swamp upside down and scouting every corner. In the end, authorities started examining the bellies ... |
18 February 2009
06:01 GMT |
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Australia and Singapore have finally received the first load of mobile phones that run under Google's Android mobile OS and software. The new handsets went live on the specified markets on Thursday, with Singapore Telecommunications, which has added to its offering the 'Dream' smartphone developed by H... |
5 February 2009
06:37 GMT |
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