Samsung’s Apple iPad rival and worst kept secret after it was spotted on a Sydney train, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, was last night unveiled officially by the South Korean company.

A Sydney mother-of-three, her daughter and daughter's friends have been subjected to a two-week ordeal at the hands of a Facebook stalker and they have been unable to get the social networking company to intervene.

MORE companies are handing over the control of their social media activity to external agencies in a trend that concerns even those who earn business out of it.

Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods today, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons, as well as announcing a smaller version of Apple TV.

A lecturer found to have pressured failing Chinese students for sex is unlikely to be the only academic to exploit the vulnerability of students.

THE fall in international student commencements accelerated in July as numbers from India plummeted with the crackdown on student visa fraud.

A MINI-EDUCATION revolution talked up by independent MP Rob Oakeshott could be tried elsewhere in regional Australia.

THE monolithic NSW TAFE system will deliver higher education qualifications from next year, starting with a few niche degrees in high-demand areas.

A QUALITY audit of a gestalt therapy training company has highlighted the need for a national regulator with teeth.

AFTER farmers, university academics are the second oldest workforce in Australia.

AUSTRALIA needs an independent classification body to make tough decisions on "what is what" and "who is who", education policy expert Simon Marginson has urged.

ALMOST half of Australia's universities expect to over-enrol this year.

A PLAN that brought a new level of sophistication to investment in research infrastructure will be revisited next year.

Star Trek's sci-fi medical technology is even closer to reality, with a new iPhone stethoscope app that doctors are using to save lives in Britain.

CELLS from India's red rain of 2001 multiply under extreme heat - and they don't contain DNA.

APPLE'S gadget changes shape, colour and size again and iTunes embraces the world of Facebook.

UBER-nerds, cyber-geeks and tech-heads will be descending on Brisbane next month for the eagerly awaited 2010 World Computer Congress.

AFTER 10 years of comparative slumber, the sun is waking up - and astronomers are on full alert.

POLICE are investigating disturbing "hit lists" circulating on Facebook that have been linked to the murders of two teenagers.

APPLE is developing a "kill switch" for hacked iPhones that could wipe the handset and render it useless.

GOOGLE has sparked a fiery privacy debate by claiming future teenagers will need to change their names when they reach adulthood to escape online pasts.

SIXTY-three years and half a world away from where it was made, a vintage toaster is still delivering reliable service at breakfast every morning.

Samsung’s Apple iPad rival and worst kept secret after it was spotted on a Sydney train, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, was last night unveiled officially by the South Korean company.

A Sydney mother-of-three, her daughter and daughter's friends have been subjected to a two-week ordeal at the hands of a Facebook stalker and they have been unable to get the social networking company to intervene.

MORE companies are handing over the control of their social media activity to external agencies in a trend that concerns even those who earn business out of it.

Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced a new line of iPods today, including a Nano model that has a touch screen and lacks buttons, as well as announcing a smaller version of Apple TV.

WHAT'S the connection between Kylie Minogue and the comedy movie The Other Guys?  VIDEOS, PIC GALLERIES, VOTE IN POLL

ANOTHER social networking tool, Foursquare, has hit the three million user mark and continues to grow.

DID you know that orcs’ blood is black? You will be very familiar with its colour after you play this The Lord of the Rings game trailer.  VIDEOS, PIC GALLERIES, GAMES 

A DELIBERATE loophole in Google's internet call service is allowing Aussies to call US landlines and mobiles for free.

TOM Clancy fans, click here for a package of latest game trailers. VIDEOS, PIC GALLERIES, GAMES 

JUST Dance sold more than 4 million copies. Get your breath back, because here comes Just Dance 2, with 44 new songs. VIDEO plus THE SONGS LIST

BLAST away the bad boy Ruskies in Vanquish.  VIDEOS, PIC GALLERIES, GAMES 

3D technology is breathing new life into old computer games.

THE developers of the Halo video game franchise claim to have taken things to the next level with the final instalment in the series.