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Is this the next Apple iPad?

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PHOTOS of what is purported to be the new version of Apple's iPad have been leaked on the internet in China.

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Postcards just a phone snap away

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TWO Melbourne printers have invented an iPhone app that turns digital pictures taken on the phone into postcards.

So tweet - Japan aims for robots in space

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JAPAN plans to send a humanoid robot into space so it can communicate with people on Earth via Twitter.

Cyber criminals winning online war

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THE easygoing nature of Australian consumers is making us vulnerable targets to increasingly sophisticated internet thugs.

Two tablets to give Apple a headache

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TECH-SAVVY Australians will have their pick of tablets this year after another two were unveiled at the world's largest mobile phone show yesterday.

iPhone app for frazzled new mothers

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FRAZZLED new mums can now harness the power of their iPhone to take the stress out of raising their bundle of joy.

Phone users blind to hacking risks

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SMARTPHONE fanatics may be getting "mugged" by their own mobile, according to a new study.

Two more tablets in the cabinet

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CONSUMERS will get their pick of tablets with two more unveiled at the world's largest mobile phone show.

Telstra flags 3D, faster speeds

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MOBILE phones are poised to take two giant leaps forward in Australia this year, with downloads tripling in speed and 3D phone screens you can see without the aid of glasses.

Telstra vows to plug that hole

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TELSTRA has pledged to fix a phone service black hole over some of Adelaide's most prestigious suburbs.

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3D phone - with no need for glasses

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IT is the smartphone with just as many bells and whistles as Apple's iPhone - and also an extra dimension.

Telstra to launch super-fast 4G

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TELSTRA chief David Thodey has unveiled plans for a ground-breaking 4G network today in a move experts are hailing as "a game changer".

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New gadgets aimed at your hip pocket

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A PLAYSTATION games machine that makes calls, a serious iPad competitor, and a challenge to Google's Android army have been presented in Barcelona.

Video games are serious business

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FAMILY fun ruled last year, with Australians splurging more than $1.7 billion on video games.

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3DS pure class and no glasses

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NINTENDO has taken the wraps off its revolutionary new 3D hand-held games gadget.

Papa Smurf's devious app rip-off

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AN app based on the Smurfs cartoon is charging children up to $119 each time they tap to buy virtual berries.

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Computer geeks take more road risks

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COMPUTER geeks who play driving games are more likely to crash on our roads, a new study reveals.

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The Daily is an iPad exclusive

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THE world's first iPad-only newspaper was launched yesterday by News Corporation, enhancing the company's history as a leader in media innovation.

Two cameras, better screen for iPad 2

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REMARKABLY thorough detail on what the next iPad will and won't have has emerged in the technology press.

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Life uploaded - kids and tech

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MORE than a third of Australian parents are sending their children to school with a new laptop computer this week.

GAME REVIEWS

Modern Warfare 2 - explosive fun

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THIRTY years after Space Invaders, the most hyped release in video gaming history has switched off the safety catch and sprayed the world with high-calibre controversy.

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Guitar Hero duo churn out tunes

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THE Guitar Hero franchise keeps pumping out the hits with enough regularity to give fans premature arthritis.

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Salinity changes Coorong wildlife

FUR seals are being drawn to the sheltered waters of the Coorong as the area's salinity continues to rise.

Few laughs as the kings rehash the old jokes

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TEN years after Nick Giannopoulos turned his wog comedy into box-office gold with movie hit The Wog Boy, the wogs back together for the sequel The Kings of Mykonos.

Finally the RSLs win some heavy armour

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THREE years after they were promised to RSL clubs around Australia, 29 Leopard tanks will finally be delivered at a cost of $950,000

How cheaper products will cost you more

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IN-CAR satellite navigation systems that give wrong directions, poor picture quality on big-screen TVs, are among a litany of problems reported by buyers.

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IN-CAR satellite navigation systems that give the wrong directions  and poor picture quality on big-screen TVs are among problems reported by buyers.

How cheaper products will cost more LP

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IN-CAR navigation systems that give the wrong directions and poor picture quality on big-screen TVs are among a litany of problems reported by buyers

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IN-CAR satellite navigation systems that give the wrong directions, poor picture quality on big-screen TVs, are problems reported by buyers.

The action keeps coming

Brutal Legend

WE take a look back at an exciting couple of months in the world of video games - and preview the big titles coming up.

NET ADVENTURES

Net Adventures - March 20. 2010

Supersize Me

SOME serious watching is to be done through the Free Documentaries website. Whole, quite significant docos are lined up.

Net Adventures - March 6, 2010

Trans Siberian Railroad

THE Internet does not get more wonderful. Google has given us the gift of travelling on the Trans Siberian railroad.

Net Adventures - February 20, 2010

Pooch

DESPERATELY, in these times of whirling overload, we need levity. How better should it be delivered that with dogs?

Net Adventures - December 12, 2009

WWF

IN ALL our pandamania, we could reflect on the fact that the panda is symbol of the World Wildlife Fund which now husbands some 1300 conservation projects around the world.

Net Adventures - December 5, 2009

Jonas Bendiksen

THE ForeignPolicy is one of those vast and engrossing e-zines which encompass comprehensive and alternative coverages of world affairs.

News

400 feared dead in quake

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RESCUERS are working frantically into the night in Christchurch  to reach trapped survivors, with fears the death toll from its earthquake could reach almost 400.

LATEST PHOTO GALLERIES

Zoo animals measure up

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Zookeepers checking on the condition of animals within their care have produced remarkable pictures

Elderly woman murdered

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Police are investigating the murder of an elderly woman at her home at Seacliff

Australia Day 2011

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AdelaideNow readers have sent in pics of how they celebrated Australia Day 2011

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