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Phones
Phone claims to have '10 to 15 day' battery
Natalie Sekulovska With a 10,000mAh battery and costing only $331, this Android phone from China's Oukitel sounds almost too good to be true.
Guardian hit by 'malvertising'
Hannah Francis The Independent and Daily Mail UK have similar problems.
My hoverboard makes me look like a wanker
Smart money says virtual reality is the future
Twitter warns users about 'state-sponsored' hacks
Tech titans' $1.4b toward AI research
How the Coalition's NBN came unstuck
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Microsoft backflips on cloud storage cut
Adam Turner Microsoft giveth, Microsoft taketh away, everyone complains so Microsoft giveth back.
Drone use sparks fears of stalking, harassment
Kieran Gair The increasing popularity of drones has sparked fears Australia's newest tech gadget could be used to facilitate stalking, harassment and unlawful surveillance.
Hello Barbie, goodbye Privacy
Peter Munro The growing wave of high-tech internet-connected toys has sparked privacy fears among cyber security experts.
Flame-throwing, turkey-roasting drone demo
Richard Weizel A young man from Connecticut has cooked up a flame-throwing drone that roasts turkeys, but his latest foray into unmanned flight has drawn the attention of the law - again.
Anonymous attacks Trump Towers website
The website for Trump Towers, the Manhattan skyscraper owned by real-estate mogul and Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, has been attacked by activist hacking group Anonymous, which disabled it for a time in protest at his anti-Muslim comments.
Did this 'daggy dad' from Sydney really invent Bitcoin?
Hannah Francis and Rebecca Foley Media say this "weird" academic from the north shore could be Satoshi Nakamoto, but the Bitcoin community is sceptical.
Games
Nintendo's phone-like controller
Tim Biggs New patent could shed light on console/portable hybrid in 2016.
IPO
Atlassian: the millionaire factory
Ben Grubb They're known as the "Royals" and "the chosen ones" - the select few who were invited to be in New York on Thursday morning to celebrate Atlassian's massive IPO.
Apps
Best iPhone app of 2015, according to Apple
Jefferson Graham 'This game-changer made sharing and watching live videos an instant obsession,' said Apple in offering the nod.
Latest from IT Pro
Centrelink apologises for web welfare shutdown
Noel Towell 9:29 AM Centrelink clients around Australia are furious over missing payments.
Twitter warns users about potential 'state-sponsored' hacks
For the first time Twitter has issued a warning to certain users that their accounts may have been targets for attack
Federal politicians to join the Uber revolution
Noel Towell MPs and Senators now free to bill Uber rides to the taxpayer, but there's a catch
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Gadgets on the Go
Review: da Vinci Jr budget 3D printer
Adam Turner 11:44 AM The da Vinci Jr makes 3D printing more affordable than ever, but it's a long way from the Star Trek replicator-style precision instrument you might be dreaming of.
Social Radar
Ending piracy will take more than just making the content available
Laura Demasi Now that local streaming services have been in Australia for a while, has the rate of piracy slowed?
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
New camera? Reading the manual and uploading the CD both help
Terry Lane Remember how, when you opened the new camera box, there was a cellophane envelope containing a getting started manual, a warranty card and a CD? Did you ever wonder what was on the CD?
