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Apple has just issued a press release stating that this coming MacWorld in January will be its last, and Steve Jobs won’t be on hand to say goodbye. Instead, Phil Schiller will be heading up the proceedings, thus marking a quiet end to a conference that’ been the launching point of some of the most important pieces of consumer tech in recent memory

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The Pirate Bay has established itself as the largest BitTorrent tracker, and helps to distribute millions of files a day. Today, the Pirate Bay team adds yet another service to its arsenal, a free video converter that allows users to put their favorite movies and TV shows on almost every mobile device.

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FACEBOOK addicts: it’s time to have sex, eat out, talk to a mate and, most importantly, stay offline.

More than 1.3 million users have vowed to turn their backs on the social networking site tonight for 24 hours in another protest against the revamped layout. Australian users will be among the first to log off at 6pm (AEDT) today, with global users joining at dinner time in each timezone. French resident Boris Kelevra created the site in response to limits put on sending messages and poking, among other changes.

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Digital Liberty Coalition protests against web filter held across Australia

HUNDREDS of people attended rallies in Australian capital cities yesterday to voice their opposition to the Rudd Government’s planned internet filtering scheme.

The rallies, held in seven cities including Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, were the first in a series of demonstrations organised by anti-censorship group Digital Liberty Coalition (DLC).

In Sydney a crowd of up to 300 mostly young and tech-savvy protestors gathered at Town Hall to hear guest speakers including bloggers and musicians criticise the web filtering scheme.

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TWO senior public servants have been charged with the theft of more than $1 million from a West Australian Government department, police say. Police allege the pair used their positions at the Department of Industry and Resources to steal up to $1.2 million between 2004 and 2008.
 
Antony Roy Chapman, 46, of Kensington, who is a level 9 public servant and the manager of WA Technology Park in Bentley, and Joy Anne Rebecca Johnston, 45, from Kensington, the Acting Director with the WA Department of Planning and Infrastructure, have been charged with stealing as a servant.

Police said further inquiries were continuing and more charges against the pair were likely.

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The Rudd Government is continuing to encounter ISP resistance to its plans for a trial of Internet filtering technology, with SA-based national operator Internode and Perth’s iiNet refusing to have anything to do with it, and Optus saying it will participate only in a strictly limited way.

The Rudd Government is continuing to encounter ISP resistance to its plans for a trial of Internet filtering technology, with SA-based national operator Internode and Perth’s iiNet refusing to have anything to do with it, and Optus saying it will participate only in a strictly limited way.

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If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one. It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115-foot deep end, and holds 66 million gallons of water. The Guinness Book of Records has named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world.

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But if you fancy splashing out on one of your own — and you have the space to accommodate it — then beware: this one took five years to build, cost nearly 1 billion, and the annual maintenance bill will be 2 million.

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Tags: Guinness, pool, worlds

Australia’s largest ISP Telstra has ruled out participating in the Federal Government’s controversial Internet filtering trial due to what it calls ‘customer management issues’.

The ISP has released a statement clarifying its position on the impending technical trials.

It is understood the Federal Government has invited some 400-plus ISPs to participate – so Telstra’s decision is undoubtedly a blow to Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy’s proposal.

“Telstra is not in a position to participate in the Government’s Internet filtering trial, primarily due to customer management issues,” a Telstra spokesperson said.

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Hardware vendor, Dell has chosen the Good Guys, as its second retail partner in Australia. The vendor’s foray into channel sales in Australia began with OfficeWorks in May 2007.

Evan Williams, general manager, consumer sales and marketing at Dell Australia, said consumers will be able to buy Dell products with standard configurations, including Inspiron desktops and laptops, Studio Hybrid and Studio laptops, XPS laptops and three different monitors. 

Williams said product pricing will be set by Good Guys, an Australian white goods and audio visual retailer, known for “slashing prices”.

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I consider myself lucky to live in Perth, and after a great ride on this beautiful sunny Saturday, it makes you realise what a clean, pollution free city Perth actually is. Now this vision is one that is easy to keep in your mind as you ride along the cycleways next to the Swan River and gaze over the water and surrounding parklands.  Wildlife is everywhere and the water looks clean and fresh as does the bright blue sky over the city.

Now lets look at the other side of things which unfortunately i see most week days, the untidy and embarrassing side of Perth, or the walk of shame as i call it. If you exit the Perth train station and head towards the Art Gallery of WA you start to see a side of Perth you wish was not there. It seems to be a constant vision of rubbish , graffiti and an overall look of complete untidiness.

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Tags: Art Gallery, Convention Centre, Northbridge, Perth, shame, Untidy, WA