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Laptops
The cheaper, faster, better MacBook
Tim Biggs Starting at $1549 and with a lot of premium gear in a thin package, it's hard to fault Razer's ultrabook.
Shrug and selfie with new emoji
Tim Biggs You may soon find it much easier to call your friends liars with your phone.
I got death threats for reporting on a game delay
Hands on: Sony MP-CL1 mobile laser projector
Tech moguls declare era of artificial intelligence
Delete the online accounts you don't use, now
Gamers to answer quantum questions
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India takes on Bezos, Musk in the race to space
Anurag Kotoky and Ganesh Nagarajan It's early days yet, but India is shaping up as a serious player in next-gen space travel. Anurag Kotoky and Ganesh Nagarajan report.
Apps
Google Translate becomes more polyglot
Adam Turner The latest in artificial intelligence research helps point the way for travellers.
Security
Public USBs are not power points
Spandas Lui Charging smartphones over USB is extremely convenient but security vendor Kaspersky Lab cautions that not every USB port is safe to use.
Apple to ditch 16GB iPhone?
Megan Levy Apple is rumoured to be ditching one of the most loathed iPhone features.
Netflix infidelity puts relationships to the test
Adam Turner Have you ever been unfaithful in the lounge room, or caught your partner faking it after a plot twist?
Hackers sell Myspace, Tumblr data on darkweb
Jessica Sier 360 million accounts from when Myspace was cool have been compromised.
Apps
New app helps hipsters find home
The cool suburb can be hard to find, and talking to locals can produce differing opinions, but a new app called 'Where is Williamsberg' aims to make it a whole lot easier no matter where on Earth you are.
Web
Russia's massive troll army attacks
Journalist Jessikka Aro found herself in the crosshairs of vicious online group.
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Why you should delete the online accounts you don't use anymore - right now
Brian Fung MySpace hack shows that your old information can be just as useful to criminals as your current details.
Increasing demand from Israel start-ups
Rapidly expanding tech scene is turning to Australia for capital — and experience.
IBM is training Watson to hunt hackers
Andrea Peterson Tech giant is taking a big data approach to cybersecurity that will have the supercomputer scour vast troves of security research at a rate humans could only dream of.
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Blogs & Columns
Gadgets on the Go
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
Social Radar
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.
MacMan
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.
