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Robots
Cckroach-inspired robots the future of rescue
10:21 AM People use a lot of words to describe the reviled cockroach: disgusting, ugly, sneaky and repulsive, to name a few. But it may be time to add a surprising new one: inspirational.
Major Telstra mobile outage
Kate Aubusson and Tim Biggs 8:28 PM A widespread interruption to Telstra mobile service is being felt across the country.
Relive the golden age of computer viruses
The best sounds you'll never afford to hear
Mind-reading tech helps violinist play again
Wired debuts ad-free website
Human trials for bionic spine to start next year
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Web
Twitter considering Facebook-style algorithm?
Sarah Frier An uproar over the weekend gave CEO Jack Dorsey a stark reminder of how hard it's going to be to fix the microblogging service.
7flix coming February 28
Adam Turner Still no word on switching Seven's primary channel to high-def in time for the AFL.
Find my phone
Does this explain the 'find my phone' mystery?
An investigator has a working theory as to why people tracing lost phones end up knocking on the door of this one house.
Wearables
The very fancy Fitbit Alta is almost here
The Fitbit Alta is here, and promises to be the slim, sleek, fashion-forward fitness wearable of our dreams. Here's all the details.
Tech
Kik offers teenagers, and predators, anonymity
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Richard Perez-Pena The death of Nicole Madison Lovell has put Kik — widely used by teenagers but not as well known to adults as Snapchat or Instagram — in the spotlight.
The Russian chemist behind the Google doodle
Happy 182nd birthday, Dmitri Mendeleev. Google has marked the occasion by redesigning its iconic logo today to commemorated the Russian chemist, credited as the "father" of the Periodic Table.
Who's the mum? Family photo goes viral
Last year, it was "The Dress". This year, it is a family photo that is breaking the internet.
Twitter suspends more than 125,000 accounts for 'promoting terrorist acts'
Yasmeen Abutaleb Twitter Inc has reduced its response time monitoring reported accounts by hiring more staff.
Will smartphones make us lose our minds?
Michael Coulter Humans evolved to become Homo sapiens, or wise people, but what is left of us when gadgets hold our wisdom?
Latest from IT Pro
Good riddance to the Java plugin
Brian Krebs Long overdue step should cut down dramatically on the number of computers infected with malicious software.
Australian companies 'open to cyber crime'
Stuart Condie Local super funds, insurers and corporates all guilty of caving to hackers, thereby perpetuating cyber-crime, according to Deloitte.
Remembering the failed Aussie start-ups of yesteryear
Claire Connelly Failed start-ups are a dime a dozen. But you wouldn't know it from the Australian market which, unlike that of our American cousins, prefers to hide its failures and slink quietly into that good night instead of exploring the lessons gleaned from failure.
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Blogs & Columns
Gadgets on the Go
7flix coming February 28 but we're still waiting for the return of 7HD
Channel 76 will kick off at the end of the month, but there's still no word on switching Seven's primary channel to high-def in time for the AFL premiership season.
Social Radar
Why we shame the trolls who send us inappropriate messages
Emily Sears, Laura Lux An Australian model, who is being applauded for responding to men who send her unsolicited images on social media by telling their girlfriends, shares why she does it.
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
Not wholly negative: digitising your old photographs
Terry Lane Unearthing your own archive of long-ago photographic negatives and slides opens the mind to the world that was – and perhaps points to money to be made.
