Technology
Will the Apple Watch make you remove your Rolex?
The Australian market for smartwatches is tipped to double this year after Apple launched a range of watches overnight on Monday, however doubts remain about the tech firm's long term impact on the established luxury watch market with Apple's top end model priced at $14,000.
Can Uber weather hail storm?
Sometimes it pays to be biggest - and to be first. This is the obvious lesson from the way Uber has steamrollered across the world, raising $US5 billion from investors and launching in 55 countries in five years.
Men face lengthy jail terms after $US14 million web scam
An Estonian man pleaded guilty in the U.S. to helping carry out an Internet scam in which 4 million computers in more than 100 countries were infected with malicious software that redirected users to bogus websites.
Twitter buys live video streaming app Periscope
Twitter has acquired Periscope, an application for live streaming of video, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Government's telco metadata plan a 'human rights violation', says Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales
Exclusive | Wikipedia co-founder and influential technology entrepreneur Jimmy Wales has slammed the federal government's plan to make telcos store the metadata of every phone and internet user as a 'human rights violation'.
Tech giant Cisco invests up to $31 million in Australian education scheme
Cisco will invest $21 million into an Australian training program for 100,000 tertiary and school students in STEM-related areas.
It's time to teach our school kids a new language: Code
Comment | Australia should begin the long process of ingraining technological innovation into our national DNA.
Apple Watch headed for Australia on April 24
Apple has begun making the case for its first new device in five years.
Poll shows Australians not sold on data retention
The government has failed to properly explain its controversial data retention legislation, and Australians hold serious concerns about what will happen to their personal information once it is collected according to an exclusive poll conducted by The Australian Financial Review.
Netflix will not kill off local rivals, study finds
Netflix will pose little threat to the viability of its domestic rivals if Europe's experiences are anything to go by, new research finds.
Instagram weighs advertising dilemma as Facebook looks for a return on its investment
Social network Instagram is introducing a slew of new advertising features as Facebook seeks better commercial returns from the company.
Can Asus replace a laptop and tablet?
Ky Chow | A great balance of usability and portability means the ASUS Transformer Book T300 Chi isn’t just a laptop replacement - it’s a potential big tablet killer too.
Nokia, still here, shows off Android tablet
Nokia shows off its N1 tablet, an Android tablet with a WiFi-only connection to the internet
BlackBerry Leaps back to slider phones
John Davidson | BlackBerry announces two new phones and one’s got a slide-out keyboard.
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Internet
Can Uber weather hail storm?
Sometimes it pays to be biggest - and to be first. This is the obvious lesson from the way Uber has steamrollered across the world, raising $US5 billion from investors and launching in 55 countries in five years.
How to chose luxury next time you fly
There are online tools to find the cheapest flight, but what about the most comfortable?
Telecommunications
Government's telco metadata plan a 'human rights violation', says Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales
Exclusive | Wikipedia co-founder and influential technology entrepreneur Jimmy Wales has slammed the federal government's plan to make telcos store the metadata of every phone and internet user as a 'human rights violation'.
5G world just around the corner
Experts believe the next generation of mobile network technology will transform the world when it goes on sale as early as 2018.
Consumer electronics
Will the Apple Watch make you remove your Rolex?
The Australian market for smartwatches is tipped to double this year after Apple launched a range of watches overnight on Monday, however doubts remain about the tech firm's long term impact on the established luxury watch market with Apple's top end model priced at $14,000.
Netflix, Stan and Presto lead TV’s video revolution
Watching TV is about to become a lot more like reading books, as the internet sets us free.
Science
Graduate job hunters should spread the net
Don't eliminate yourself. Top employers are willing to consider a far wider range of graduate disciplines than most students think.
Australian economy to lag Iran, Pakistan by 2050
The Australian economy will barely rank among the world's top 30 by the middle of the century if there isn't a fresh focus on education, particularly in science and technology.
