Technology
The team taking the outback online
Since 2006, founder of Dot Com Mob Robert Magid, has been providing regional indigenous communities with the resources to get......
Brain Strain: Are mobile phones increasing our risk of cancer?
The jury’s been out for years about whether using a mobile phone can increase the risk of cancer, but new......
Confusion reigns in mobile phone land
Confusology is today’s new word, used by Australian Communications and Media Authority Chairman Chris Chapman to describe how consumers are......
One Laptop per child helps 5000 kids
Five thousand children under 15 in remote Australia now have their own laptop computer, thanks to an innovative worldwide scheme.......
Community radio goes digital… finally!
From today onwards, Sydney metropolitan listeners will have 8 new digital community radio stations. It’s been a long time coming......
Using technology to save Indigenous languages
When white men first arrived in Australia there were an estimated 250 different Indigenous languages spoken. A National Indigenous Languages......
Digital Debut for the community sector
A series of launches are underway as urban community stations go digital. Nine stations launched this morning in Melbourne and......
Honey, I shrunk the transistor!
The computers that put man on the moon were no more powerful than a desktop calculator; you probably have a......
National Broadband Network deemed “too expensive”
It’s been feted as the biggest infrastructure venture in Australia’s history since the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric scheme, which was......
Smart Phone Psychiatry
As smart phones become increasingly popular, we’re frequently reminded that “there’s an app for that”. From social networking, to gaming,......