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Laptops
Surface Book review: Microsoft's hybrid reversal pays off
Peter Wells 8:14 AM Microsoft's Surface is a tablet that moonlights as a laptop. The Surface Book is the reverse, and it's way better.
Netflix, Apple TV dominate streams
Adam Turner 9:18 AM Despite all the new gadgets and video services at our disposal, the usual suspects still rule Australian lounge rooms.
2015 Word of the Year is an emoji
Aussie student game projects to PlayStation 4
Pandora to buy remains of Rdio to fuel expansion
Anonymous hackers declare war on ISIS
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Big banks hit by another outage
Ben Grubb St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA customers furious following second outage in two months.
Your mobile phone may soon recognise you by the way you move
Andrew Colley Your mobile phone may soon recognise you by the way you move rather than your PIN code. And its creators say it will offer virtually unbreakable security.
Paris attacks: fears terrorists may have used Sony PlayStation to communicate
Hannah Francis Belgian security and home affairs minister says the gaming console is difficult for authorities to monitor.
Games
Xbox One finally finds its feet, adds support for Xbox 360 games
Tim Biggs Biggest software update yet completes console's transition from clunky entertainment machine to smart, snappy video game system.
Let there be less light
Madhumita Murgia Phones, tablets and e-readers cause sleep disruptions, and need to shift to "bed" mode at night, a children's sleep medicine expert says.
Hands on: Panasonic Firefox OS Smart TV
Adam Turner Firefox sounds like a great Smart TV foundation, but Panasonic's efforts will only appeal to people looking to keep things simple.
Office
Microsoft's plan to make PowerPoints less boring
Hayley Tsukayama Two new features are aimed at making professional, animated PowerPoint presentations easier to make.
Is Apple's iPad Pro a PC and laptop killer?
Tim Biggs No. But it's not hard to imagine that for some the iPad Pro is all they need besides a phone.
Microsoft claims to decode emotions
Michael Koziol After horrifying us with software that could tell you how old you looked, Microsoft has a new trick.
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Online payment providers duel for supremacy
Mahesh Sharma 2:52 PM The proliferation of smartphones is presenting a once-in-a-generation opportunity to introduce a new paradigm.
Officials picked up 'chatter' on possible France assault, then were blocked by encryption
Henry Chu, Richard A. Serrano, Patrick J. McDonnell 5:39 AM Intelligence officials in Europe and the US were picking up 'chatter' as early as September about a potential Islamic State-related attack on France but lost the ability to track the exchanges when the militants switched to encrypted communications.
Inside NSA's secret school
Susan Svrluga Leonard Reinsfelder's wife found a note on her car as she was leaving a shopping centre one day: 'Have your husband give us a call. We think we could use him.'
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Gadgets on the Go
Netflix and Apple TV dominate Aussie subscription video
Adam Turner 9:18 AM Despite all the new gadgets and video services at our disposal, the usual suspects still rule Australian lounge rooms.
Social Radar
Airbnb horror stories are the new internet meme
Catherine Armitage It was such a beautiful idea, until the sh** hit the walls, literally.
MacMan
How my Apple Watch saved my life
Garry Barker I woke up feeling a bit odd. I strapped on my Apple Watch, unlocked the iPhone, and then felt for my pulse on my right wrist. Soon I was in the hospital cardiac unit for observation and treatment.
Imaging
Gay? You might be a great photographer
Terry Lane A new book sheds light on the difference between a camera operator and a true photographer.
