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New games for an old console, meet the new generation of Game Boy developers
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (1092+ words) By Gianfranco Di Giovanni Orlando Mee did not start out aiming to be a game developer. The multimedia artist, who lives on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, started toying around with interactivity as part of his art practice buying cheap electronics…...
AI chatbots 'atrophying' children's brains: report
1+ week, 5+ day ago (82+ words) AUDIO: AI chatbots 'atrophying' children's brains: report'ABC News AUDIO: AI chatbots 'atrophying' children's brains: report ChatGPT on a mobile phone. 2025. (ABC News: Luke Bowden) A report by the Network for Quality Digital Education has found reliance on Artificial Intelligence and…...
Thousands of satellites are orbiting Earth.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (28+ words) VIDEO: Thousands of satellites are orbiting Earth.Australian Broadcasting Corporation At least 12,000 satellites are orbiting Earth. (Source: Starlink Satellite Tracker) Thousands of satellites are orbiting Earth....
Regional mobile phone users lament lost service as complaints spike
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (873+ words) Concern about mobile service reliability is on the rise, according to complaints statistics. (ABC South East SA: Kate Hill) The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has received a jump in complaints about mobile phone service in regional areas. A Gippsland resident says…...
Another Optus tech 'issue' affects hundreds of thousands of customers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (293+ words) An Optus issue has caused hundreds of thousands of phones to show "no service" or "SOS" messages. (ABC News: Xanthe Gregory) Australia's second-largest telco is once again in damage control. Optus has issued a statement saying it is aware of…...
A seaside town wants better phone service — just not a big tower
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (893+ words) St Helens locals are worried about the town's aesthetics amid phone tower plans. (ABC News: Morgan Timms) A regional Tasmanian community desperately needs better phone reception, but many don't want a phone tower in the middle of town. The local…...
Resident in bushfire zone left in 'blind panic' after mobile connection failures
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (953+ words) Mobile phone customers can expect more connectivity problems because self-regulation of the telco sector is failing, an advocate has warned. In 2024, the government committed to implementing a new Triple Zero Custodian but mobile phones and networks continue to fail, sometimes…...
Telstra warns older iPhones may be unable to connect to Triple Zero
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (732+ words) Some older iPhones, including iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X, are unable to connect to Telstra's network after a recent Apple update, the telco says." The nationwide issue affects calls to all numbers, including emergency calls to Triple Zero (000)." Customers are advised…...
Hackers access student emails, passwords in major school data breach
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) Hackers have accessed names, email addresses and encrypted passwords of current and former students at all Victorian government schools. The education department said it had identified "the point of the breach" and that "safeguards" had been put in place. Hackers…...
Cyber attacks that occurred this year and how you can protect your data
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (977+ words) It's been a big year of cyber attacks, with millions of Australians losing personal data to tech savvy criminals. No industry was immune, with the finance sector, health service providers, and the Australian government seeing the most attacks in the…...