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Mobiles
Free up your iPhone without deleting stuff
Hannah Francis 3:34 PM One ingenious Redditor shared a simple trick that spring cleans your iPhone or iPad and beefs up its storage capacity.
Instagram's algorithm is good
Sophie Kleeman 8:15 AM Some will get caught in the crossfire, but it will starve the spammers.
Panama Papers: Aussie software firm join dots
Star Trek launching into Ultra HD Blu-ray
WhatsApp gets full encryption
Telstra data guy accused of slowing downloads
Small and blocky, SE has guts where it counts
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Data
Free data guy devours 1TB
Hannah Francis 27-year-old IT worker knows how to make the most of a good opportunity.
Hands on review: Voyo V3 MiniPC
Adam Turner A pint-sized Windows 10 box with a surprising amount of grunt, the Voyo V3 MiniPC is the full package.
Start-ups
This is a $913 Wi-Fi box that makes a glass of juice
David Gelles Is this the most complicated, pricey way to get a glass of juice?
AI
What we learned from Tay's meltdown
Spandas Lui Microsoft designed Tay to learn from her surroundings, but it didn't tell her that some people are not worth listening to.
Social
Facebook users irked by 'live' notifications
John Herrman Those that run large Facebook pages have been given the power to buzz thousands — sometimes millions — of pockets.
Drone regulations relaxed for commercial pilots
Stephen Jeffery Commercial operators won't need licences for very small drones for certain flights, but privacy regulations won't change.
Oculus Rift: first Australian review
Bennett Ring After spending several days playing with the brand new Oculus Rift virtual reality kit, I can finally understand why Facebook pumped $US2 billion into this technology.
Gmail cops backlash over April Fool's Day prank
Gmail, a pioneer in the grand tradition of elaborate April Fools' jokes, scrambled Friday to undo its latest one after disgruntled users complained that they had accidentally sent photos of mic-dropping Minions, the little yellow creatures from the movie "Despicable Me," to their business contacts.
Apps
What Miitomo is all about
Tim Biggs Part game, part social network, Nintendo's app could take off.
Latest from IT Pro
FBI trick for breaking into iPhone likely to leak, experts say
Joseph Menn The FBI's method for breaking into a locked iPhone 5c is unlikely to stay secret for long, according to senior Apple engineers and outside experts.
Govt loses to IBM after health payroll debacle
Bid launched by Newman government after health payroll debacle fails in court.
Melbourne picks up the Slack as tech darling launches Asia-Pacific headquarters
Hannah Francis Slack has launched its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Melbourne. We caught up with Ali Rayl, head of customer experience.
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Blogs & Columns
Gadgets on the Go
Hands on review: LG flat Ultra HD OLED EF950T television
Adam Turner Finally conceding that not everyone is in love with curved screens, LG has delivered a flat Ultra HD OLED masterpiece with full HDR support to help it look better than ever.
Social Radar
Should you stalk your child's smartphone?
Catherine Armitage Keeping an eye over your child's shoulder on the home computer is so last century
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.
