Qld researchers use mobile phone to fly pilotless plane
Queensland researchers have developed a system allowing them to use mobile phone technology to fly pilotless planes.
View ArticleFake Microsoft employees target Toowoomba
Police say a computer hacking scam that was discovered on Queensland's Sunshine Coast is now targeting residents in Toowoomba on the state's Darling Downs.
View ArticleVirgin Blue seeking compensation for computer crash
Virgin Blue says it should be business as usual this morning after a computer crash caused commuter chaos around the country.
View Article'Smart' drivers licences now available
Queensland's new "smart-card" driver licences will be issued from today.
View ArticleABC's crowdsourced flood-mapping initiative
The ABC has launched a crowdsourcing initiative to plot the effects of the Queensland floods.
View ArticleAmazing invention to help with floods
So I had one of those half-awake dreams over the weekend where I invented a something amazing. I was thinking of the flooded Queensland homes and all of the furniture and appliances being thrown on to...
View ArticleDisaster authorities move to use social media more
So-called social media, often used for chatter and flirtation, prove their worth as carriers of valuable information in disaster situations, with authorities working out how to use them better.
View ArticleNBN roll out rolls on
The Federal Government has unveiled the construction timetable for many of the sites in the second part of its NBN rollout on the mainland. The Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says the NBN is...
View ArticleSwan opens Darwin to Toowoomba NBN link
Treasurer Wayne Swan has officially opened the Darwin to Toowoomba fibre-optic link as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN) project.
View ArticleRegions link up to faster broadband
Homes and businesses across regional Queensland will have access to high-speed internet from today, with the opening of Australia's longest fibre optic link.
View ArticleWarrego radar up and running
Scorching conditions in Western Queensland earlier this month may have caused the Bureau of Meteorology's Warrego weather radar to overheat.
View ArticleThe iconic Aussie shed goes virtual
A man's shed is an iconic Australian haven where blokes can get to work, or have a chat to their mates about life, getting old, and perhaps even their health. With many rural men being physically...
View ArticleOne step closer to 'super-fast' internet in Toowoomba
Workers have laid the first fibre optic cable in Toowoomba as part of the rollout of the National Broadband Network.
View ArticleCameras on crops
Scientists can now watch every move a crop trial makes thanks to cameras fixed on farming operations in the Darling Downs.
View ArticleContract signed to launch satellite that delivers remote broadband
The Federal Government owned National Broadband Network company has signed a $300 million deal to launch its satellites into space.
View ArticleContract signed to launch satellite that delivers remote broadband
The Federal Government owned National Broadband Network company has signed a $300 million deal to launch its satellites into space.
View ArticleIBM staff point payroll finger at Qld Health
Two IBM employees say changes requested by Queensland Health compounded problems while developing the department's new payroll system software.
View ArticleA not-so-quiet library revolution
Libraries are changing thanks to technology, and a southern Queensland librarian says it's good news for small communities.
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