In an exclusive interview, Stallman discusses his views on free versus proprietary and open source software, social networking sites and privacy issues.

RealNetworks has announced the availability of the shipping version of RealPlayer with Harmony Technology (previously called RealPlayer 10.5) and a new promotion called Freedom of Choice.

Significant competition from the likes of Optus@Home recently has given cause for Telstra BigPond to devise flat-rate pricing plans that have opened up its cable service to the residential market.

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is holding a rally in Boston, Massachusetts today to campaign against Microsoft and proprietary software, ahead of the release of Windows 7 on 22 October..

Sighs of relief all round.

Have we already lost our freedom to view what we want on the net? David Neiger investigates censorware and Australias Internet policies. Recent amendments to the Australian Broadcasting Act ma

Simple to use and great performance without being locked to a provider.

Bipartisan bill to be introduced in January.

But Tiananmen Square still never happened.

Project aims to uncover electronic surveillance in the U.S..

NEC’s offering for this month’s roundup turned out to be a quality monitor with some noteable features: it still has last year’s styling, with a big neck that keeps the panel out of the way, lots of swivel and tilt freedom and a tiny bezel that makes the screen appear larger than it is. Internally though it’s a different story, with a new faster 16 millisecond response time, better brightness and contrast ratings.

Although the mobile marketplace has been changing in the face of Centrino and the slow but gradual tablet PC adoption rate, large form factored (greater than single spindle) notebooks are still the order of the day.

The free world is in a flurry at the moment.

In the United States, the American Library Association has passed a resolution condemning the use of filter software in libraries, claiming it is unconstitutional, anti-freedom of speech and tantamoun

The market is adapting to photo enthusiasts with a number of better-than-compact technologies and camera sizes. Here's a 5-minute primer to the pros and cons of four different types of digital cameras

Microsoft attempting to 'divide and conquer' open source software.

The European Union has finally agreed the last details of the Telecom Reform Package, and decided that citizens' internet access can be restricted if necessary, but only after a "fair and impartial procedure including the user's right to be heard".

Infamous BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay has been bought by Swedish software firm Global Gaming Factory X.