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The truth behind the NYE photo that delighted the world
Michael Koziol 12:04 PM It was the photograph that so perfectly encapsulated the New Year's Eve experience that it went viral around the world. But not all is as it might seem.
How to avoid SMS and email misfires
Tim Biggs 11:42 AM Don't do a Dutton. How to stop a half-cocked message reaching its recipient.
Shark repellents: do they actually work?
Phone email notifications 'a toxic source of stress'
My five 'personal assistants' aren't helping
Millions wasted as Aussies keep old phones
The futuristic predictions that came true in 2015
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Hoverboards
How to fall off a hoverboard well
There's an overwhelming theme in the flood of painful, tailbone-bruising hoverboard videos.
Here's why 20cm matters to the car industry
Marco della Cava If the coming age of the transport revolution, the machines will need the help of John Ristevski.
Social
New Year well-wishers tripped up by scheduling
Han Nguyen Twitter users and companies are being outsmarted by technology — accidentally scheduling tweets a day early.
Tech
Disney's wall-climbing drone car
Tim Biggs VertiGo uses propellers to cling to sheer walls as it zooms around.
Apps
Top five summer holiday apps
Hannah Francis From bushfires to beaches and barbeques, these smartphone apps will help you have a stress-free holiday.
Apple faces $5m class action over iPhone 4s
Kate Aubusson Apple has been hit with a $5 million class action from 4s iPhone owners seeking damages for deceptive trade practices and false advertising.
Inside India's Facebook backlash
Bhuma Shrivastava Are Mark Zuckerberg's plans for basic free internet in India altruistic or a shameless land grab?
Games
Which video game console should you buy?
Jason Schreier As we enter 2016, there are six main gaming machines that compete for our time and credit cards, but which is best for you?
Tech
Six world-changing technologies that hit their tipping point in 2015
Vivek Wadhwa We haven't seen anything of this magnitude since the invention of the printing press in the 1400s.
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The big business of hackathons
Mahesh Sharma 9:32 AM Hackathons have turned into million-dollar businesses of their own, as corporates scramble for the attention of the industry's best developer talent.
Politwoops returns as Twitter reverses decision to block transparency watchdog
Karen Workman Politwoops will once again be able to collect and publish the deleted tweets of politicians around the world after Twitter announced that it reached a deal with the organisations that run the website.
Personal information of more than 190m American voters appears online
Andrea Peterson Questions raised about the security chops of political campaigns who increasingly hold large caches of personal data.
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Gadgets on the Go
Is iiNet's Dallas Buyers Club win an early Christmas present for Aussie pirates?
Adam Turner 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?
