Google has begun to direct users that read blogs on its Blogger/Blogspot platform to country-specific URLs in an effort to prevent censorship laws from any one country affecting those that may not find the content objectionable.

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Blogger rolls out country-specific URLs

commentary Apple is under fire for its supply chain labour, but every tech item - and thing you own - goes through the same manufacturing paces.

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Apple's supply chain flap: it's all about us

Last week, iVEC, a joint venture of the CSIRO and four Western Australian universities, oversaw the installation of the second portion of the Australian Government's $80 million supercomputer investment. The supercomputer will provide the grunt to process data for research projects such as the global Square Kilometre Array (SKA) initiative.

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Installing a new supercomputer: timelapse

You've got to hand it to Hitachi; when it releases something called the G-Drive Mini, it makes a sincere effort to make it look exactly like the G-Drive , but smaller . All that it's really missing is a Kensington lock and an eSATA port, and otherwise it's all intact: the heat sink under the bottom; the dual FireWire 800 ports; a USB 2.0 port; a power switch; and even a power jack. We're not exactly sure why the last is there, as the drive is entirely powered via USB or FireWire, and, as a result, Hitachi includes no adapter in the box.

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Hitachi G-Drive Mini (500GB)

Rather than insist you walk from London to Wales, or perhaps Jet Ski, Google has added a multilingual update to its Map facility that could make tourists and locals alike dance in sheer joy. (Screenshot by CBSi) Google has added a new feature to its popular Google Maps service, which now includes train routes and timetables. Which train, which bus, where from and what time can now be accessed through one service rather than scouring through various websites and patching a journey together in a haphazard fashion.

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Google Maps adds Britain train line

This is the year that we expect IPv6 to become more pervasive , if only to meet the growing demand for IP addresses from China. There are now more than 500 million internet users in China, soaking up more than 330 million IPv4 web addresses. That might seem a drop in the ocean (when IPv4 can theoretically support 4.29 billion addresses), but it's the potential for that number to grow that's the concern.

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By the numbers: IPv6 makes room for China

The Freedom of Information Commissioner has upheld a decision by NBN Co not to release the full details of its $11 billion deal with Telstra to rival internet service provider Internode under Freedom of Information laws. Internode first put in a request for the four agreements between NBN Co on 23 June 2011, when Telstra and NBN Co first announced that they had made a definitive agreement.

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Internode NBN FOI request rejected

Online wardrobe swap site 99dresses.com has closed its doors after local founder and entrepreneur Nikki Durkin ran into multiple financial and technical headaches during 2011. Founder of 99dresses, Nikki Durkin, has posted an apology to users following the site's closure

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99dresses closes after financial problems

One of Samsung's complaints against Apple has been rejected by a German court.

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Samsung German patent case rejected

Intel has announced a number of changes to key management, including promoting Brian Krzanich to chief operating officer. Krzanich will now report directly to CEO Paul Otellini

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Intel outs sweeping management changes