Top technology news
Spam
Happy 20th birthday, spam, you devil
Mahesh Sharma Tue Apr 29 04:45:25 UTC 2014 Twenty years ago, two US immigration lawyers sent unsolicited messages promising Green Cards. Now spam makes up 64 per cent of emails.
Is your broadband up to speed?
Adam Turner Tue Apr 29 01:06:49 UTC 2014 Are you sure you're getting the most from your copper line?
Government urged to take security seriously
How to get a last-minute school place
Beyonce, Jay-Z among 2014 Webby winners
Internet Explorer bug: how to protect yourself
Using hand to protect PIN on ATMs 'is not enough'
Editor's picks
Games
E.T. Atari games uncovered in landfill
Tim Biggs A dig in a New Mexico landfill has uncovered a trove of game cartridges and equipment believed to have been dumped by Atari following the fall of the games industry in the '80s.
Sci-fi
Science behind Transcendence not so far-fetched after all
Drew Turney The new Johnny Depp film Transcendence is not just sci-fi fantasy.
Apps
Mixed messages over legitimacy of Uber 'ride-sharing' service
Ben Grubb The NSW government won't immediately bow to taxi incumbent's demands and restrict "ridesharing" apps such as Uber.
Car-tech
Nissan develops 'self-cleaning' car
Karissa Bell Nissan has unveiled a new prototype that could potentially do away with car washes.
Tech
Verizon to expose browsing history
David Lazarus Verizon will monitor not just mobile activities but what customers do on PCs.
Social
Cut the clutter in your social media
Hanna Ingber Follow these tips to clean out your Twitter feed and Facebook timeline.
Mobiles
Apple to fix faulty iPhone 5 models
Apple has offered to fix some older iPhone 5 smartphones with flawed on-off buttons.
Security
Aussies' privacy at mercy of hackers
Ben Grubb and Noel Towell The private details of millions of Australians are at risk.
Social
Facebook just gets more addictive
Will Oremus How is it possible that Facebook keeps getting more addictive over time?
Blog
Hulu cracks down on foreigners
Adam Turner Tue Apr 29 00:21:04 UTC 2014 Hulu steps up efforts to block non-US viewers.
Smartphones
Chemicals 'killing factory workers'
Mahesh Sharma Chemicals are killing workers in smartphone factories, it is claimed.
Blogs & Columns
Gadgets on the Go
DSL woes - is your broadband up to speed?
Adam Turner Tue Apr 29 01:06:49 UTC 2014 Are you sure you're getting the most from your copper line?
Screenplay
Infamous Second Son: Powerful
The lively Second Son clearly has ambitions to be more serious than the PlayStation 3 Infamous games.
Imaging
When the sum of worthless parts is priceless art
Terry Lane Creativity, it is said, is the ability to bring together two familiar objects in such a way that they create one new, surprising and delightful work of art.
MacMan
Traveller's best friend is an iPad or iPhone
Garry Barker I have always admired Phileas Fogg, that fictional chap created in 1873 who won a wager of £20,000 by toddling around the world in 80 days.
Bleeding Edge
Passwords the key to stop 'Heartbleeding'
Charles Wright Stronger passwords are required to avoid being stung by Heartbleed.
Astronomy
Filters up for partial solar eclipse on April 29
Perry Vlahos The eclipse begins about 4pm. Mid-eclipse, when more than half the sun will be obscured, is at 5.07pm. The sun sets while still eclipsed at 5.37pm.
