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E-readers
Amazon's surprising new Kindle
Tim Biggs Designed to look and act like a book, e-readers don't get as many flashy updates or design overhauls as smartphones or tablets, but Amazon is looking to change that.
Twitter suffers widespread outage
Hannah Francis Social media site out of action for a period on Thursday.
Turntables are cool. Good turntables are fiddly.
Belkin's sharp but buggy baby-cam
For your ears only: The new wave of audiobooks
Six of the best iPhone SE accessories
Could our new subs be robots?
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Social
Facebook wants you to share more personal info
Abby Ohlheiser Facebook, like an old 'friend' from high school who wants to get coffee and catch up some time, wishes it knew more about your personal life.
Comment
Yahoo proves even web giants decay and die
Matthew Lynn At five years old Yahoo was worth twice as much as Walt Disney, and now the web pioneer is in talks to be sold to the publisher of a British tabloid.
Happy 40th to the little computer that could
Peter Smark The revolutionary Apple I computer was released on this day in 1976. We revisit an early profile of Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak by legendary journalist Peter Smark.
Connectivity
New York wants everyone to have free, fast Wi-Fi
Brian Fung It could be an ideal model for innovative cities of the future - or a privacy nightmare.
Bionic eyes to switch from fantasy to blinking reality
Marc Moncrief Patent application reveals electronics giant Samsung is developing a contact lens with a tiny built-in camera.
Star Wars embraces digital downloads with The Force Awakens
Adam Turner Unlike the six-movie Star Wars saga on Blu-ray, Disney is throwing in a free digital copy when you buy The Force Awakens on disc.
AI
Will chatbots be bigger than mobile apps?
Hannah Francis Chatbots are popping up left, right and centre in our digital lives. Where is it all leading?
Hands on review: Chromecast 2 streaming video player
Adam Turner The easiest way to give an old television a smart overhaul, Google's new Chromecast streaming adaptor is worth a second look.
'Free data guy' to test Telstra 1Gbps hotspot
Hannah Francis No, it's not a job offer as some media outlets have reported. But it is a perk for a customer who told media he pirated 400GB of content.
Latest from IT Pro
Microsoft sues US government over gag orders on customer data grabs
Matt Day Tech company says US 'has exploited the transition to cloud computing as a means of expanding its power to conduct secret investigations'.
FBI paid professional hackers to crack San Bernardino iPhone
Ellen Nakashima The people who helped the US government come from the sometimes shadowy world of hackers and security researchers who profit from finding flaws in companies’ software or systems.
No gender pay gap at Microsoft, company says
Matt Day Software maker is the latest technology giant to release data on employee compensation amid pressure from shareholders.
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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.
