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Just Dance 2016 review
Ben Grubb 1:57 PM I am a hot, sweaty mess. Why? Because I've just finished dancing (yes, dancing) to Demi Lovato's "Cool For The Summer".
Apple buys Star Wars tech firm
Marco della Cava 7:30 AM Company's motion capture tech allows animated avatars to double the facial movements of real actors.
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'Phuc Dat Bich' faked it: awkward name a hoax
Kate Aubusson, Timna Jacks The Australian man who claimed his name was 'Phuc Dat Bich' has admitted it was a hoax.
PlayStation 2 games coming to PlayStation 4
Keegan Thomson Gamers rejoice at news Sony is working on a way to play PlayStation 2 games work on PlayStation 4.
Demerit points for drivers using phones doubled
Akansha Singh The NSW government is making no apologies for raising the demerit penalty for mobile phone use while driving to six points.
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'Hoverboards' on Xmas naughty list
Keegan Thomson Children across NSW could be waking up disappointed on Christmas Day if their parents follow the advice of the state's Minister for Roads Duncan Gay.
Secret origins of encrypted app Telegram
Caitlin Dewey Multiple security experts have claimed Telegram is actually not all that secure: a flaw that may reflect the fact that Telegram wasn't initially conceived as an encrypted messaging platform.
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Digital licences coming to NSW
Keegan Thomson The NSW state government is following up its 2015 election promise to deliver digital licences, with the first downloadable batch coming out mid 2016.
'Holy Grail of rocketry' achieved
Dominic Gates Amazon boss and space pioneer Jeff Bezos has scored an historic technical achievement.
Tech giants divided over digital assistants
Julia Love and Yasmeen Abutaleb As tech giants race to build ever better AI platforms, they are obsessing over their digital assistants' personalities.
Move aside Wi-Fi and meet Li-Fi
Claire Connelly Scientists develop a new form of wireless communication for computers that is 100 times faster than Wi-Fi.
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Marie's mission to highlight fatal flaws in medical devices
Liam Tung 12:13 PM Marie Moe's heart could be affected by a software flaw or attacked remotely by a hacker, but regulations and restrictions make it difficult to prevent.
Anonymous group hacks Islamic State, tells them to chill out: reports
Keegan Thomson 11:30 AM Terrorists' propaganda appears to be shifting to the Dark Web so that it will be harder to shut down.
Big brands brave Periscope stumbles to reach millennials
Jessica Toonkel Despite the risks, big brands are going ahead with plans to use live-streaming video to attract some of the most finicky consumers.
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Hands on Synology DS216play Ultra HD network drive
Adam Turner 10:27 AM Synology demands sacrifices, including Plex, in return for the ability to fling Ultra HD video around your home.
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Airbnb horror stories are the new internet meme
Catherine Armitage It was such a beautiful idea, until the sh** hit the walls, literally.Â
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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.
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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.