Senator Conroy’s office has confirmed the Government plans only to introduce mandatory internet filtering for web content that is Refused Classification (RC), with all other explicit content filtered on a voluntary basis by internet service providers.   After months of mixed messages on what...

Mozilla testing near-final Firefox 3.5 Mozilla is close to releasing of its near-final version of Firefox 3.5, but the updated browser wasn’t quite ready in time for a planned day of widespread testing. Earlier this month, Mozilla set Friday to be Firefox 3.5 RC1 Test Day. But RC1, the first release...

MELBOURNIANS think Sydney people are celebrity-obsessed, Sydneysiders think the weather down south is crap. But there’s one thing they agree on: both think residents of the NSW capital are more likely to cruise adult websites. Internet provider iiNet has stirred up Melbourne-Sydney rivalries with the...

Link ... Decisive laying the $200 million PPC-1 internet cable off the coast of Guam INTERNET costs could be halved thanks to a massive cable linking Australia’s eastern seaboard to the rest of the world. Pipe Networks’ first international broadband cable, dubbed PPC-1, landed in Sydney last...

Features: Connectivity: HSDPA Interface: USB 2.0 Warranty: 24 Months System requirements: Windows Vista/XP, 256MB RAM, 150MB hard disk space Pros: Theoretical maximum speed of 21Mbps, microSD card slot, included accessories, good performance Cons: Software isn’t Mac compatible, not plug-and-play,...