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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".

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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.

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'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.

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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

Security researcher Marie Moe.

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

A self-proclaimed member of Anonymous posts a video declaring war on Islamic State.

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

Periscope, which Twitter bought earlier this year, allows anyone to live-stream an event through a mobile phone.

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. 

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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.