Think the CIA is the only government agency that could be listening in? Governments the world over are playing the “fear card” with their citizens, pushing through “extremely intrusive” surveillance laws that are a major threat to privacy. That’s the verdict of the United Nations’ special rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, who …

July 17. Put it in your diaries. “Game of Thrones” returneth. It’s the time of year when everyone suddenly forgets all the other awesome shows on TV right now, to focus on just one: Gamey-Throney, the great dragon and nudity hour. And once again, if you want to get the good stuff at the same time as the US, you’ll …

They delivered pizza by reindeer, and we did not blink. They offered us pizza-ordering tattoos and we said, “Sign me up.” But now, pizza technology has gone too far. With the launch of the Pie Tops, Pizza Hut’s Bluetooth-enabled food-ordering sneakers, the restaurant chain has become the modern day Icarus of fast food, shooting hoops too close to the sun. …

Being a graduate can be tough: Long hours, low wages, being forced to appear in poorly-scripted recruitment videos so your employer “goes viral”… But if you work in the Department of Finance, going viral can happen for all the wrong reasons. In a sign that making Canberra look good on screen is a Herculean task, the federal government’s Department of …

Domino’s has delivered pizza by drone, by robot and by reindeer, but finally the fast food delivery company is coming through with a service that we can actually see ourselves using: pizza delivered anywhere. We’re not just talking about delivery to hard-to-find addresses or suburbs out in the sticks. Domino’s Anywhere will use your phone’s GPS to let you place …

Imagine having movies downloaded and ready to watch on your phone, without ever using your data or slowing down your device. In fact, imagine having movies on your phone without you ever having to think about downloading them. That’s the promise of a new service announced at Mobile World Congress by Ericsson, Australian carrier Telstra and 21st Century Fox (through …

Sorry Aussie retro fans. Just like “Agro’s Cartoon Connection,” Aerobics Oz Style and the widely-acclaimed butterfly clip and pop music sensation Bardot*, the Nokia 3310 isn’t going to make a massive comeback down under. Nokia announced the return of its famous feature phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, confirming rumours by showing off a 3310 with a 2.4-inch …

We’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that you can now finally get an accurate estimate of when the national broadband network will be coming to your area, along with the exact technology you can expect to be connected to. The bad news? You may still have to wait a couple of years to actually get …

“What is special about WikiLeaks is that it’s not just another damn story, it’s not just another damn journalist putting their damn byline, advertising themselves and their position on another damn story.” That’s the assessment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who appeared in Sydney over the weekend (albeit via video link) for a wide-ranging discussion on the failings of modern …

It might be time for Kim Dotcom to pack his bags. The founder of the now-defunct file-sharing site Megaupload faced a significant setback in his piracy battle in the New Zealand High Court today, with Justice Murray Gilbert finding Dotcom and his co-accused eligible for extradition to the United States over copyright offences. The United States Government has been fighting …