A new project is seeking cash on the Kickstar crowd-funding site to build an always on, voice-controlled embedded computer designed for use around the home.

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Ubi: A tiny Android-based, voice-controlled computer

FACEBOOK has bowed to pressure and removed a second racist member page denigrating Aboriginal Australians as drunks and thieves.

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Facebook racist page purged

FACEBOOK in Australia has appointed a former Microsoft advertising executive as its temporary head.

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Facebook appoints interim Australian head

SHARP is running out of options to repair its disintegrating balance sheet, raising fears about the tech giant’s viability.

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Sharp focuses on survival

MIKE Quigley has confirmed that a change to the system will add billions.

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Change to NBN rollout a $1.5bn hit

FACEBOOK has agreed to submit to US government audits of its privacy practices every other year for the next two decades.

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US finalises Facebook privacy settlement

Google released two new internally authored technologies this week that could help ease the burdens of Web developers. One is a tool for spotting memory leaks in JavaScript code, and the other is a library written in Dart for accessing popular Google APIs (application programming interfaces).

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Google releases new Web development aids

HACKER movement Anonymous is claiming responsibility for a fresh round of cyber attacks on the Australian government.

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Hackers target Australian intelligence

THE audit trail that lets patients check who accesses their e-Health record is so confusing it could undermine patient confidence.

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Audit trail ‘gobbledegook’

HEWLETT-PACKARD boss Meg Whitman visited Australia last week following a tech meltdown at the Commonwealth Bank – a client.

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Whitman cleans up Aussie tech meltdown