Snapchat's "self-destructing" images don't actually disappear – they are stored in a hidden folder on your phone and can be retrieved, according to a digital forensics company.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/snapchat-doesnt-actually-delete-photos-20130510-2jbi7.html

A gang of cyber-criminals in 26 countries stole $US45 million ($A44.47 million) in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then fanning out around the globe to drain ATMs

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/massive-21stcentury-bank-heist-cyber-thieves-steal-44m-20130510-2jbf1.html

Opinion: Why people pirate

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/114493-why-i-pirate

Bring out the GIMP (and Paint.Net): Adobe Photoshop and Creative Suite to become subscription-only

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/155285-bring-out-the-gimp-adobe-photoshop-and-creative-suite-to-become-subscription-only

Telstra, along with other government agencies, held their "2013 Cyber Security Challenge" on Tuesday and Wednesday to try to uncover Australia's next top IT security minds.

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/australias-top-hackers-uncovered-in-tournament-20130508-2j7go.html

Star Trek in the 1960s offered audiences fictional technology, some of which decades later is becoming reality. "Communicators" are today's mobile phones; touch-screen "pads" resemble iPads; "phasers" are Tasers; "the universal language translators", an Android app. Telepresence has been adopted in robotics and videoconferencing. All we're waiting for is the tricorder.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/personal-tech/cult-of-the-uss-enterprise-thrives-at-google-and-resistance-is-futile/story-e6frgazf-1226637828681

Microsoft is preparing to reverse course over key elements of its Windows 8 operating system, admitting "The learning curve is definitely real.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/330c8b8e-b66b-11e2-93ba-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2SfnKg9W2

New figures from listed recruiter Clarius Group's quarterly Skills Indicator to March 2013 show the information and communications technology (ICT) market has an over-supply of 300 workers and a shortage of 100 managers.

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/technology-jobs-drying-up-as-market-hits-the-doldrums-20130506-2j3dx.html

Explaining Complicated Philosophies With Gorgeously Simple Postcards [Kickstarter]

http://www.wired.com/design/category/graphic-design/ http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2107351723/philographics-big-ideas-in-simple-shapes

Adobe's Creative Suite, Creative Cloud for students, teachers and schools

http://www.macworld.com/article/1166493/adobe_offers_creative_suite_creative_cloud_for_students_and_teachers.html

New Creative Cloud Adobe products updates

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3513_7-57582371/adobes-professional-cloud-push-arrives-at-its-final-destination/

Adobe kills Creative Suite, goes subscription-only

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3513_7-57582371/adobes-professional-cloud-push-arrives-at-its-final-destination/

A recent Australian survey found nine in 10 people aged under 30 are addicted to their smartphones and many get separation anxiety if they can't check Facebook at five-minute intervals. Last week another survey found some people are spending up to 16 hours a day plugged in to technology.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/shepherd-no-denying-we-are-slaves-to-technology/story-e6freabc-1226636274857

Epic & Mozilla release Unreal Engine 3 HTML5 demo to the public, and it’s awesome!

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/154994-epic-mozilla-release-unreal-engine-3-html5-demo-to-the-public-and-its-awesome

MySQL was once the most popular open source database (it still is), but it's declining under the leadership of Oracle. The founder of MySQL Michael Widenius "Monty" founded MariaDB, an open source database, which is gaining popularity lately.

http://www.muktware.com/5565/there-no-reason-all-use-mysql-mysql-mariadb-founder-michael-widenius