Computer maker blasted for inhumane practices
A group of Taiwanese scholars urged Foxconn Technology Group to end a rigid and "inhumane" management style at its mammoth factory compound in southern China.
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Electronic licence plates may show ads
As electronic highway billboards flashing neon advertisements become more prevalent, the next frontier in distracted driving is already approaching - licence plates displaying digital advertising.
High-tech tools in the fight against crime
Facebook the key in search for new blood: Lancet
A leading medical journal says the world could boost its blood supply from young donors by tapping into social networks like Facebook.
Call to monitor the web to fight domestic terror attacks
Fighting homegrown terrorism by monitoring internet communications is a civil liberties trade-off the US government must make to beef up national security, the nation's homeland security chief said
Wanted: Whizz kids to defend the internet
US campaigns to steer youthful techies into careers defending the internet are gaining steam.
David on Demand: Your tweet is his command
Effects of illegal file-sharing not as bad as predicted: Internet NZ
Illegal file sharing online is less damaging than expected, InternetNZ says in its submission on a bill to tighten up copyright.
App brings iPad to church altars
An Italian priest has developed an application that will let priests celebrate Mass with an iPad on the altar instead of the regular Roman missal.
Telstra strikes $11b deal for Australian broadband
The Australian government and the country's largest telecommunications company have announced a deal that clears a major hurdle to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans for a superfast national broadba