Web News Feeds
Web News Feeds
We are currently experimenting with aggregated RSS news feeds made with Yahoo Pipes, an awesome new tool just released. So consider this RSS experiment as ‘beta’ right now.
We will continue to add and refine the feeds we are pulling in over time. Enjoy.
Web News Feeds
Pipes Output
Macworld conference gets underway - BBC News
 DailyTech | Macworld conference gets underway BBC News - 48 minutes ago The 2009 Macworld conference gets underway without Steve Jobs and an announcement that DRM is to end on Apple’s iTunes music. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Apple to sell all iTunes music without anti-piracy software Sydney Morning Herald ITunes to Sell Songs Without Restrictions Washington Post TrustedReviews - CNET News - Afterdawn.com - Times Online all 1,078 news articles |
Scientists Probe Enigma of Coral Death - Power Boat - World
 Power Boat - World | Scientists Probe Enigma of Coral Death Power Boat - World - 1 hour ago With corals currently dying en masse in Indonesian waters and a significant risk of large scale coral bleaching deaths on Australian reefs in 2009, scientists are racing the clock to unravel the causes of these devastating global losses. Ningaloo Reef under the microscope ABC Online Mackay reef renamed after pioneer ABC Regional Online ABC Science Online - The Tech Herald - Business Spectator - Magnetic Island News all 50 news articles |
Internet car radio a world first - The Age
 Sydney Morning Herald | Internet car radio a world first The Age - 4 hours ago Australian technology is powering the world’s first internet car radio, which will soon provide drivers worldwide with access to 30000 stations including online broadcasts and AM and FM stations from around the globe. Radio Stations Set To Be Hurt By New Internet Radio For Cars Smart House Internet car radio: World first, and a possible revenue cash cow DigitalJournal.com VentureBeat - Stuff.tv all 9 news articles |
Cisco adds social networking to its forte - CNET News
 San Francisco Chronicle | Cisco adds social networking to its forte CNET News - 5 hours ago LAS VEGAS –Two years after it first started courting big media companies, Cisco Systems will finally launch a new product to help these companies harness the power of social networking and connect their brands to fans. Linksys by Cisco Targets Home Network With Media Hub PC Magazine Cisco Launches Mix-and-Match Wireless Home Audio System NetworkWorld.com CNET.com.au - Gizmodo Australia - Wall Street Journal - San Francisco Chronicle all 16 news articles |
Kogan’s Agora Now Handled On Video - Gizmodo Australia
 SlashPhone | Kogan’s Agora Now Handled On Video Gizmodo Australia - 6 hours ago Kogan’s PR agency just sent us this YouTube Video of the Agora in action, and although the phone looks slightly out of focus and there’s some wicked reflections off the screen, it shows off Android working fairly seamlessly. Kogan Agora Android is interesting, not a major breakthrough TECH.BLORGE.com It’s almost here: Kogan’s Android powered Agora turns up CNET.com.au ElectricPig.tv - Softpedia - IntoMobile - Gizmodo all 17 news articles |
Unionised Telstra workers to strike this weekend - iT News
Unionised Telstra workers to strike this weekend iT News - 6 hours ago The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union have confirmed speculation by announcing a ban on ‘overtime, recalls and call backs’ for unionised Telstra workers this weekend. Telstra workers to strike for wages The Australian Telstra strikes to resume Saturday ZDNet.com.au UNI Global Union - ZDNet.com.au all 10 news articles |
Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack - Secure Computing
 bit-tech.net | Fortinet offers free recovery tool for SMS attack Secure Computing - 7 hours ago “Discontinuing the issuance of MD5 certs is a good first step, but the real problem is that the …” by Scott | Jan 6, 2009 3:13 PM by Dipak Ahikari | Jan 6, 2009 2:04 PM “My facebook profile has been hacked through one of these sites and they have … Security vendors ready fix for ‘Curse of Silence’ SMS attack PC World Magazine Texting bugs bother smartphones InfoWorld Virus Bulletin - IT News Africa - bit-tech.net - SC Magazine UK all 19 news articles |
Apple bows out of Macworld with a fizzle - Sydney Morning Herald
 BBC News | Apple bows out of Macworld with a fizzle Sydney Morning Herald - 9 hours ago Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Philip Schiller announces the new MacBook Pro 17 inch laptop as he delivers the keynote address during the MacWorld Conference. Revised 17-inch MacBook Pro Techtree.com Review: ‘MacHeads,’ a documentary on the Mac faithful CNET News BBC News - Macworld - eWeek - guardian.co.uk all 2,852 news articles |
Archaeologists confident of Mermaid find - ABC Online
 Power Boat - World | Archaeologists confident of Mermaid find ABC Online - 9 hours ago Archaeologists from the National Maritime Museum are quietly confident they have found the site of an historic shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef. Archaeologists confirm Mermaid find The Australian Museum team finds historic shipwreck off North Queensland coast Power Boat - World Cairns Post - Northern Territory - ABC Online - The Australian all 24 news articles |
Google Ranked Third Worst Spam Provider
The problem Google, along with every other online service provider, faces is that online services that can be abused will be abused.
Nu.M8 GPS childrens watch and child locator - Gizmag
 Slippery Brick | Nu.M8 GPS childrens watch and child locator Gizmag - 12 hours ago 800000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. In the UK, that number is 140000 children and there is no greater ordeal for a parent than not knowing where they are. Lok8u announces Nu•M8 GPS child locator watch Slippery Brick CES: Child’s GPS Locator Concealed in Digital Watch GPS World magazine The Press Association - Pocket-lint.co.uk - MarketWatch (press release) all 19 news articles |
Online Glitches Plagued One-Third Of Holiday Shoppers
Some e-commerce sites were unable to withstand the season’s peak traffic periods.
Apple iTunes Music Store Going DRM-Free
The company will also offer new price points to offset competition from Amazon.com and will let iPhone users buy songs over 3G networks.
Amazon Web Services Intros Business Model For Content Owners
Requester Pays allows data owners to charge users for the data transfer and request costs, rather than paying those costs themselves.
Clearwire Launches Portland WiMax, Delays D.C., Chicago
Integrating Clearwire and Sprint Xohm has shifted the company’s focus recently from launching WiMax networks to dealing with more mundane administrative formalities.
Telecommuting Urged During Obama Inauguration
Telework Exchange says the practice will allow D.C. employers to test continuity while avoiding congestion.
Ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman Considering Run As Calif. Governor
The move could pre-empt another prominent Republican woman — Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard — from seeking the position.
Who needs a hybrid? - BusinessWeek
 BusinessWeek | Who needs a hybrid? BusinessWeek - 17 hours ago Green is for sale. But who’s buying? Seriously, who needs a hybrid? Without question, fuel-saving technology is essential both for automakers who hope to compete in the next decade and for a nation stricken by energy problems. Some US Cities Extend Exclusive Parking Privileges to Hybrid Drivers DailyTech Hybrid cars demand ’steadily growing’ The Age CanadianDriver - Hybrid Cars News - Automotive World (subscription) - Environmental Leader all 16 news articles |
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Tech Companies Will Stick To Safe Deals In ‘09
Technology bankers expect there won’t be too many deals in the first few months of the year, but the pace will pick up modestly in the second half.
Visionary agreement - The Engineer
Visionary agreement The Engineer - 20 hours ago Chelmsford-based e2v has signed an agreement with vision technology specialist Atlantek Vision for the distribution of its line scan inspection cameras in Australia and New Zealand . New contracts worth £17m for e2v ElectronicsWeekly.com e2v marks new year with multi-million pound contract extensions Business Weekly Advanced Imaging Pro (press release) all 4 news articles |
Water use drops but dams low too - The Age
Water use drops but dams low too The Age - 22 hours ago MELBOURNE consumed slightly less water in 2008 than 2007 but still lived beyond its means in the ongoing drought. In the first full calendar year under stage 3a water restrictions, the city consumed 368 billion litres of water, a result that ensured … Melburnians make small dent in water consumption in 2008 Melbourne Herald Sun Inflows to Melbourne catchments down 43 per cent ABC Online Weekly Times Now - 3AW - The Age - The Age all 29 news articles |
DEC rescues stranded swans in Forrestdale - ABC Online
DEC rescues stranded swans in Forrestdale ABC Online - 5 Jan 2009 The Department of Environment and Conservation says it has rescued two black swans and 12 cygnets from a drying lake in Forrestdale. Abandoned black swan cygnets saved NEWS.com.au Stranded cygnets saved from a dying swan lake The West Australian The West Australian all 7 news articles |
Free calls to Gaza: Telstra - The Australian
Free calls to Gaza: Telstra The Australian - 5 Jan 2009 AUSTRALIA’S largest telecommunications provider says it won’t charge for phone calls to the Gaza Strip, but the offer could be in vain as the region’s telecommunication services teeter on the verge of collapse in the face of the military assault by … Telecommunications Targeted During War GigaOm Gaza at risk of telecoms blackout ITP.net TelecomTV - TeleGeography - Telecompaper - The Press Association all 16 news articles |
Canon reveals flashy new Legria camcorders - CNET.com.au
 CNET News | Canon reveals flashy new Legria camcorders CNET.com.au - 5 Jan 2009 By Derek Fung on 06 January 2009 In the lead up to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Canon has unveiled 11 new camcorders, six of which have been confirmed for Australia. Canon’s cheap flash camcorder CNET News Canon announces tiniest ever SD camcorder Gadgetrepublic Crave - T3 - photographypress.co.uk - Electronista all 17 news articles |
Opinion - why Kevin Rudd’s internet censorship plan will not work - Adelaide Advertiser
 ComputerWeekly.com | Opinion - why Kevin Rudd’s internet censorship plan will not work Adelaide Advertiser - 5 Jan 2009 MUCH has been written about the Rudd Government’s proposed “‘clean feed” internet censorship regime. But it isn’t until you delve into the policy’s unintended consequences that some of its biggest problems come into view. Internet censorship - should we have more of it? ComputerWeekly.com Internet censorship and the revolt of the masses Ovum Infopackets all 4 news articles |
Google Releases Picasa For Mac
Until now, Mac users interested in Picasa have had to be content with using Picasa Web Albums, Google’s more limited online photo organization and display service.
Israel-Gaza Conflict Spills Over Into Twitter
Tweets labeled with the #Gaza hash tag are flowing in at a blistering pace with viewpoints and news updates from all sides in the conflict.
Twitter Has Security Meltdown
The microblogging site recommends users reset their passwords and verify their e-mail addresses because of a phishing campaign directed at its users and the hacking of its support software.
China Crackdown Puts Google, Baidu, Others On Notice
Critics speculate that the country’s efforts to scrub pornography and vulgarity off its citizens’ computers may end up being used to squash political dialogue.
Facebook Draws Record Holiday Traffic
Social networkers flocked to the Web service on Christmas Eve.
Across the universe - Sydney Morning Herald
 MSNBC | Across the universe Sydney Morning Herald - 5 Jan 2009 There’s never been a better time to look to the skies, writes astronomer Fred Watson. Foretelling the future by the stars has long been a risky business. Ohio observatory part of Year of Astronomy kickoff San Jose Mercury News Astronomy all year long New Mexican Western Star - |