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Tech winners and losers 2015
Hannah Francis 12:29 PM Pirates, Netflix and virtual reality won but privacy and the NBN lost out in the year's big tech issues. Find out who all the biggest winners and losers were in 2015.
Video game gift guide: 10 safe bets
Tim Biggs 10:14 AM Buying video games can be daunting, but we have your back.
Is court decision early Xmas for Aussie pirates?
How to access your music files from anywhere
Google reveals top searches of 2015
Beware parcel scam grinches
Why 'hoverboards' are catching on fire
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Gifts
Ten great tech gifts this Christmas this year
Keegan Thomson To help make the best decision we've come up with a list of great tech gifts to give this silly season.
Wearables
Asus Zen and the art of calendar maintenance
Peter Wells The Asus ZenWatch 2 has a lot to love about it. It's one of the best value smartwatches on the market, and one of the few that works with Android or iOS.
Cameras: the very best imaging tech of 2015
Terry Lane ​Bargain buys for Christmas and great gifts for pro snappers - our round-up of 2015's best imaging tech has it all.
ANZ, Westpac, Coles sign up to Android Pay
Stuart Condie In stark contrast to Apple, Google pulls of a coup with major banks and retailers set to adopt its contactless payments system in 2016.
Privacy
British police arrest man over VTech toymaker hack
Andrea Peterson Police in Britain arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday as part of an investigation into the massive hack against company.
Review: da Vinci Jr budget 3D printer
Adam Turner 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.
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.
Security
Guardian hit by 'malvertising'
Hannah Francis The Independent and Daily Mail UK have similar problems.
Comment
My hoverboard makes me look stupid
Mark Serrels I tell people I hate this thing. But secretly, I really love it.
Latest from IT Pro
Apple names Jeff Williams COO, a job once held by Tim Cook
7:00 AM Long serving executive who oversaw Apple Watch, social responsibility initiatives has been made Apple COO.
Centrelink apologises for web welfare shutdown
Noel Towell 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
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Blogs & Columns
Gadgets on the Go
Is iiNet's Dallas Buyers Club win an early Christmas present for Aussie pirates?
Adam Turner 8:34 AM It's good news for the 4726 anonymous Australians on the piracy naughty list, but the ruling is far from a green light for fans of the BitTorrent channel.
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?
