Tuesday Jan 6 17:48 AEDT
By Steve Gray | 6 Jan 2009A wreck found on the Great Barrier reef off Cairns is almost certainly that of the historic vessel HM Colonial Schooner Mermaid, wrecked on June 13, 1829.
Tuesday Jan 6 17:27 AEDT
6 Jan 2009Thai authorities have blocked 2,300 websites for allegedly insulting the country's monarchy and are waiting for court approval to restrict another 400.
Tuesday Jan 6 10:27 AEDT
By Glenn Chapman | 6 Jan 2009Apple's iconic chief executive Steve Jobs has announced that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance but will remain head of the company.
Tuesday Jan 6 07:44 AEDT
6 Jan 2009A mysterious team of hackers has managed to hijack the Twitter account of US president-elect Barack Obama, along with celebrities like Britney Spears.
Monday Jan 5 22:38 AEDT
5 Jan 2009China has announced it was cracking down on major websites, including search engine giants Google and Baidu, over the spread of pornography and other material.
Monday Jan 5 12:53 AEDT
By Glenn Chapman | 5 Jan 2009Smart gadgets, lifelike video and pocket versions of laptop computers are expected to be Consumer Electronics Show (CES) stars on the web.
Saturday Jan 3 07:17 AEDT
Reuters | 3 Jan 2009The daughter of a French company head who committed suicide just before Christmas because of business worries has launched an internet appeal for funds to pay salaries owed to his former employees.
Thursday Jan 1 14:54 AEDT
By Karlis Salna | 1 Jan 2009It's the most significant infrastructure project in Australia since the Snowy Mountains scheme and promises to catapult us into the online fast lane.
Wednesday Dec 31 19:27 AEDT
31 Dec 2008A cache of food left by the 1911-14 Antarctic expedition led by explorer Sir Douglas Mawson has been found after almost a century in polar cold storage.
Wednesday Dec 31 13:52 AEDT
By Erin Conroy | 31 Dec 2008Ford's new self-parking technology uses ultrasonic sensors combined with electric power steering to angle and guide a vehicle into a snug parking space.
Wednesday Dec 31 12:37 AEDT
31 Dec 2008Air New Zealand has tested a passenger jet powered partially with oil from the jatropha fruit, in efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and cut its fuel bill.
Wednesday Dec 31 11:36 AEDT
31 Dec 2008The astronauts who died in the 2003 space shuttle Columbia disintegration had just seconds to respond before becoming incapacitated, a report said on Tuesday.
Wednesday Dec 31 10:35 AEDT
AFP | 31 Dec 2008A British man was left reeling in shock when his bank statement showed him to be 100 billion pounds ($209 billion) overdrawn.
Wednesday Dec 31 10:30 AEDT
Reuters | 31 Dec 2008There was no way the crew of the space shuttle Columbia could have survived the loss of their ship, but a NASA report aimed at making future accidents more survivable has revealed that their safety harnesses and helmets had failed.
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