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iiNet has been a unique voice in Australian business.

Goodbye to the punk of Australian telcos

Hannah Francis Whether TPG or M2 Group wins the bid for iiNet, some say we're about to lose a true consumer advocate.

Microsoft kills off Media Centre

Adam Turner New versions of Windows will not carry the home entertainment hub. Why turn your PC into a VCR when so many other devices will do the job?

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Facebook is no political 'echo chamber'

Psychologists raise concerns over Karma

UberX ups ante on local taxi industry

Fox Sports Now comes to Apple TV

Domino's rolls out GPS driver tracker

Pizza lovers in Australia and New Zealand will soon be able to use their smartphones or tablets to track their orders' journey to their doorstep in real-time.

Games

Star Wars comes to Disney Infinity 3.0

James 'DexX' Dominguez Ever since Disney's toys-to-life game was first unveiled in 2013 there has been speculation that Star Wars would make an appearance. This year it is finally happening.

The Pizza Hut receipt shows the woman's messages to alert police to her situation.

Woman uses app to escape hostage situation

Josephine Tovey A woman in Florida managed to raise the alarm about being held hostage by her boyfriend using a fast-food ordering app on her phone, according to local police.

Calls and SMS will get cheaper from next year if telcos pass on savings.

Cheaper mobile calls and text on the way

Esther Han Mobile calls and texts could become cheaper next year after the ACCC proposed to slash and cap the fees telcos charge each other to access rival networks.

ISPs have been ordered to pay 75 per cent of <i>Dallas Buyers Club's</i> legal costs.

Piracy

iiNet dealt another blow in piracy case

Ben Grubb Dallas Buyers Club drama has just got a lot worse for internet service providers.

The Genie is the size of a coffee-maker and uses specially designed pods filled with ingredients. Its creators are challenging chefs to come up with pod recipes.

Home tech

Genie can summon 'any meal' in 30 seconds

Israeli entrepreneurs say any meal, savoury or sweet, can be produced by their device which they liken to the Star Trek replicator.

More than 50 per cent of 14-29 year–olds don't watch free or Pay TV at all.

The future of 'the end of TV'

Laura Demasi End of traditional TV is nigh. More than half of 14-29 year-olds just aren't watching it anymore.

Streaming

'Lifetime' Netflix? There's no such thing

Tim Biggs If paying a tiny one-off fee for unlimited access to Netflix sounds good to you, you're missing something.

"So far very impressed": Molly Watt, who is deaf and blind, says the Apple Watch has helped her navigate city streets.

Wearables

Molly's touching watch discovery

Michael Koziol The Apple watch can touch your wrist to give directions, and Molly Watt - who is deaf and blind - says it's changed the way she gets around.