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Hate speech

Facebook accused of allowing hate speech

Mahesh Sharma   2:25 PM Facebook is facing fresh accusations that it allows hate speech to proliferate and refuses to enforce standards.

Taking the most scenic route

Eryk Bagshaw You may soon have the option of instructing your GPS to give you directions based on the beautfy of specific locations.

Original 'Alien' crew return for new game

The Facebook filter protecting students

Drone-flying takes of as a popular hobby

Suit takes the pain out of armed combat

Editor's picks

Tech

Lyka toy encourages reading

Katie Cincotta   11:45 PM Toy is really an interactive tool that encourages children to read and serves as a clever bridge between technology and education.

Digital life

The rise of the Google Handyman

Adam Turner Armed with a screwdriver and a smartphone, are you happy to tackle home repairs?

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Security

Vulnerability found in smart bulbs

Ben Grubb Wi-Fi-connected LIFX smart light bulbs found to have flaw that allows hackers to access network passwords.

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Disabled want more from Apple

Christina Farr   8:56 AM Advocates for the blind and deaf want fixes.

Google drives into Microsoft territory

Adam Turner   11:45 PM Google Drive users can now edit Office files.

Tech

'FingerReader' reads to the blind

7:40 AM MIT scientists developing an audio reading device.

Losing perspective with a compact

Terry Lane   11:45 PM Dealing with Converging Verticals Phobia and the Sony RX 100 Mk III.

Games

Taking the wheel as Batman

James 'DexX' Dominguez Gotham to soon be explored in Batmobile.

Internet

Has Google given up on open net?

Todd Shields Does Google still care to treat all web traffic equally?

Games

Nintendo's 3D tech for 2D TVs

Tim Biggs Patent surfaces for device that would track user's gaze.

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Social

Murdoch's Twitter dormant

Henry Belot One of Twitter's most scrutinised accounts has been keeping quiet.

Blogs & Columns

Gadgets on the Go

The rise of the Google Handyman

Adam Turner Armed with a screwdriver and a smartphone, are you happy to tackle home repairs?

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Screenplay

Infamous Second Son: Powerful

The lively Second Son clearly has ambitions to be more serious than the PlayStation 3 Infamous games.

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Imaging

Losing perspective with a compact

Terry Lane   11:45 PM Dealing with Converging Verticals Phobia and the Sony RX 100 Mk III.

MacMan

Time for an iWatch

Garry Barker   11:45 PM The sum of Apple's latest developments is much greater than its parts.

Bleeding Edge

Computer users seem too busy to be efficient

Charles Wright People could be so much more efficient if they studied user manuals or, even better, trawled online forums for information on how other users – those comparative few who delve more deeply into IT tools – put them to use.

Astronomy

Sky-high meaning in Brazil's flag

Perry Vlahos As the host nation for the World Cup soccer tournament, Brazil's flag is flying high, and it's loaded with symbolism.