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Sony patents contact lens that will record your life in pictures and video
Tim Biggs 1:44 PM Sony has filed a patent for a contact lens capable of taking photos and recording video.
NBN is running out of money
Hannah Francis $29b cap on public funding set to run out next financial year.
Facebook awards 10-year-old hacker $13,000
Will Optus' EPL pricing put sports fans offside?
How to make chocolate out of thin air
Can you pass this intelligence test?
The perks and pitfalls of crowdfunding
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Bitcoin
Doubts over bitcoin 'founder'
Prominent figures say Craig Steven Wright's evidence does not stack up.
Culture
Radiohead disappears from the internet
Hannah Francis Popular British group all but erases its online presence in a move that fans believe is designed to drive anticipation for its new album.
Social
Can anyone stop Mark Zuckerberg?
Facebook is formidable because of the way it stays one step ahead of the future.
Ultra HD Blu-ray player delivers the goods
Adam Turner Australia's first Ultra HD Blu-ray player delivers the goods but you'll want a top-shelf television and a great movie to really do it justice.
Tech
iPhone in missing teen boaters' case sent to Apple
Adam Sacasa An iPhone recovered in last year's at-sea disappearance of two Florida teenagers will be sent to Apple in hopes that the company can recover vital information from it, a judge has agreed.
E-sports start to rival the real thing
Alana Schetzer One of the fastest-growing sports is possibly one many people don't think of as a 'sport', but video gaming is worth more than $500m globally - and it's getting bigger every day.
Google patents smart lenses
Emily Woods Google has lodged a patent design in the US for a smart lens intended to correct poor vision.
Home tech
Dyson has new approach to hair dryers
Elizabeth Paton Company says new device could change the monotony of bathroom routines forever.
Nintendo's talks 'NX', mobile games
Tim Biggs New Zelda game held back to join release of new system in 2017.
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'1000 will have to go. It's that simple'
Henry Belot Fear government's cyber security recruitment drive will lead to job cuts.
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.
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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.
