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Hinge wants to be the Tinder for smart people
Hannah Francis 12:35 PM Justin McLeod is a Bachelor tragic and has millions of dollars from ex-Facebook staff behind him.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: first look
Farhad Manjoo 10:51 AM Facing increased competition from both higher and lower end phones, Samsung needs to drive home a single message to consumers with their new phones: 'we have changed'.
Netflix won't slake the thirst of Aussie pirates
Adam Turner 9:57 AM Netflix won't curb piracy until the entertainment industry stops screwing Australians, but the streaming giant may hold the key to the future.
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Facebook wants Messenger to become a hub for commerce
Vindu Goel Social network opens chat app up to developers, allowing for applications like ordering food or tracking packages through chats with businesses, or more customisable games and emoji.
Apple, Beats move forward with streaming service to rival Spotify
Ben Sisario, Brian X. Chen Apple is pressing ahead with a sweeping overhaul of its digital music services that would allow the company to compete directly with streaming upstarts like Spotify.
Microsoft partners with Android tablet-makers in mobile Office push
Nick Wingfield Microsoft is serious about making its most lucrative business, Office, relevant for mobile users. What is less clear is how much money it will be able to make from them.
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Communication breakdown? Emails are the culprit
Su-Lin Tan 10:14 AM Emails were a godsend when they replaced "snail mail" or the traditional letter but now they are starting to become a burden.
Astronomers witness supermassive black hole eat its own galaxy's star-forming gas
Nicky Phillips 7:25 PM The three little pigs were rightly outraged when the wolf blew down their houses, but that's nothing compared to the havoc some supermassive black holes wreak on their host galaxies.
NASA's Curiosity Rover finds nitrogen on Mars, an element needed to sustain life
Discovery adds to evidence the Red Planet could once have sustained life.
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Netflix won't slake the thirst of Aussie pirates
Adam Turner 9:57 AM Netflix won't curb piracy until the entertainment industry stops screwing Australians, but the streaming giant may hold the key to the future.
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The truth about pirates - who’s doing it and why
Laura Demasi A new study has shed more light onto why Australians are so keen to grab content anyway they can.
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Watch is at the core of new Apple releases
Garry Barker The Watch occupied centre stage at its recent launch event but there was much more. It was a peek into where Apple’s thinking, technology, design and innovation are headed.
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Apple opens Aperture debate with beta release of Photos
Terry Lane Aperture is being retired in favour of Photos, which is built into the next version of the Yosemite operating system. Are we really going to get a free replacement for Aperture, for which we paid good money a couple of years ago?
