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Google commemorates Sydney Harbour Bridge’s 80th birthday

March 19, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

Today’s “Google doodle” celebrates the 80th birthday of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. And in an extra feature, clicking on the doodle activates a search for “history of the sydney harbour bridge“. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened on March 19th 1932 after six years of construction. It is the world’s largest steel arch bridge.

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Australia gets first 4G smartphone

January 24, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

The first 4G smartphone has arrived in Australia, with the HTC Velocity 4G now available through Telstra. The Velocity 4G features Android 2.3 operating software (upgradable to Android 4.0 in the future), a 4.5 inch touch screen, 1.5 GHz dual core processor and an eight megapixel camera with auto focus, dual LED flash, and back-illuminated [...]

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Tweeters thwart apparent suicide attempt

January 18, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

Australian Twitter users have helped to locate a Melbourne teenager who had indicated on her Tumblr blog that she intended to kill herself. The girl, who is believed to be 18, posted an image that said “Suic_de” and another reading “Something I’ll commit” along with a note saying she loved her family and was sorry. [...]

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Wikipedia to shut down for 24 hours

January 17, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 3 Comments

AUSTRALIANS will be without Wikipedia from 4pm this Wednesday, for 24 hours. In what it calls “an unprecedented decision”, Wikipedia has chosen to black out its English version for 24 hours in protest against proposed legislation in the United States which it says will harm the free and open internet and bring about new tools [...]

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Popular destinations in Australia – Opera House, Sydney Harbour and… Facebook

January 11, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

It’s official – Tourism Australia’s Facebook page is the most popular tourism destination page on the planet. The “See Australia” page passed the major milestone of two million fans worldwide following Tourism Australia’s New Year’s Eve social media short film initiative Project:12. The short film featuring Facebook fans of Australia celebrating NYE in Sydney as [...]

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Bob Hawke flattens beer, becomes YouTube hit

January 8, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

It’s well known that former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke likes a beer. And, it seems, Australians love him for it. A video of the 82-year-old former PM flattening a beer in one gulp during the Sydney cricket test has gone viral and become a YouTube hit. So far, the video has been viewed over [...]

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NBN on right track, depending who you ask

January 4, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 1 Comment

NBN co, the organisation behind the National Broadband Network, has talked up its signing of 4000 customers amid retorts from the Federal Opposition that the network is a “policy failure”. Figures from NBN Co indicate that at the end of 2011, 2315 premises were using the fibre optic service, while 1700 premises in rural and [...]

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Interactivity a win for Vodafone and Cricket Australia

January 3, 2012 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

A feature in Vodafone’s cricket app that lets viewers vote in real-time on polls featured in Channel Nine’s television coverage received over a million votes in one day during the Melbourne test. Vodafone Viewers’ Verdict, a feature in the telco’s Cricket Live Australia app, allows viewers to vote via their smartphones on issues, predictions and [...]

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What YouViewed on YouTube

December 21, 2011 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

Google Australia today revealed the year’s most watched videos on YouTube. The list has been divided into the top 10 community videos and top 10 music videos. Posting on Google Australia’s blog, Communications and Public Affairs Manager Johnny Luu said: “The lists show that we were obsessed with Australian musician Gotye as his song became [...]

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Insurers: keep holidays off social media

December 19, 2011 by Gareth Narunsky 1 Comment

The insurance industry is urging holidaymakers to keep their travel plans off social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to reduce the risk of burglary over Christmas. Insurance Council of Australia Executive Director and CEO Rob Whelan said protecting personal information is an essential part of reducing the risk of burglary and car theft [...]

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JB introduces online music service

December 16, 2011 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

JB Hi-Fi – the real JB Hi-Fi this time – are offering Australians a free month’s subscription to its new online music service. Dubbed JB HI-FI NOW, the new web-based service will eventually give customers access to a library of more than 10 million songs to enjoy on their home computers and mobile devices. It [...]

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Record e-waste collection for Sydney council

December 16, 2011 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

Logic would suggest that our rapid uptake in technology use, coupled with the speed by which technology becomes outdated, is a recipe for a lot of used electronic junk. This seems to have been confirmed by the record number of residents who took part in the City of Sydney’s last electronic waste collection for the [...]

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ABS: Nearly three-quarters of Australian households have broadband

December 15, 2011 by Gareth Narunsky 0 Comments

ACCORDING to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), almost three quarters (73 per cent) of all Australian households now have broadband. Data released today by the ABS indicates 6.2 million households had broadband internet access in 2010-11, an increase of over one million households since 2008-09. The Australian Capital Territory continued to have the highest [...]

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