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HTC Desire 626 review: a cheap sugar hit
Chris Southcott 11:36 AM Despite a pretty exterior reminiscent of a liquorice allsort, the 626 doesn't deliver a much-needed energy rush under the hood.
Will devices destroy the world?
Drew Turney 10:45 PM The electronics boom causes massive environmental and social damage.
'Phuc Dat Bich' faked it: awkward name a hoax
PlayStation 2 games coming to PlayStation 4
Demerit points for drivers using phones doubled
'Hoverboards' on Xmas naughty list
Secret origins of encrypted app Telegram
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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.
Rdio listeners need a new place to call home
Adam Turner Is the shift to Spotify a no-brainer, or will ex-Rdio subscribers look elsewhere for their music fix?
Hilton payment systems hit by malware
Keegan Thomson Hilton advises customers to check their bank statements after malware incident.
Security
Australia's most notorious hackers
Keegan Thomson They might be notorious, but they're not necessarily the best hackers, because only the best don't get caught.
myGov
'I was basically told to suck it up'
Hannah Francis Mother Bec has been trying for months to access Centrelink payments. A 'serious error' is preventing her.
VR
A virtual reality revolution is coming in 2016
Lorne Manly Pioneers in film, journalism, sports and gaming talk about the potential and struggles of building new art form.
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Big brands brave Periscope stumbles to reach millennials
Jessica Toonkel 8:56 AM Despite the risks, big brands are going ahead with plans to use live-streaming video to attract some of the most finicky consumers.
Hilton payment systems hit by malware
Keegan Thomson Hilton advises customers to check their bank statements after malware incident.
Retailers hunt for attacks after warning on stealthy malware
Jim Finkle Retailers hunt for new credut card breaches after warning about malware that evades almost all security software.
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Rdio listeners need a new place to call home
Adam Turner Is the shift to Spotify a no-brainer, or will ex-Rdio subscribers look elsewhere for their music fix?
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.Â
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.
