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Computers could be damaging your eyes
Jane E. Brody 11:45 PM Studies estimate that as many as 70 million people who work in front of screens are at risk of damaging their eyesight because of a condition called Computer Vision Syndrome.
Do I need a 360-degree camera?
Hannah Francis 12:15 AM Move over, selfies - the era of the virtual postcard is upon us.
'Hey Siri, call an ambulance'
VR arachnophobia therapy is a definite nope
Facebook Messenger security flaw discovered
Tablets killing bedroom televisions: report
Overwatch: 7 million people can't be wrong
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Hack
Zuckerberg's social accounts hacked
Hacking group found Facebook CEO's too-simple password in LinkedIn data.
IoT
Why smart homes are still real dumb
Hayley Tsukayama Smart homes sound great. The reality has been less wonderful, as Nest's trouble shows.
Streaming
Facebook takes on Twitch with game streaming deal
Tim Biggs Social site partners with World of Warcraft maker Blizzard entertainment.
Web
Anti-Semitic Chrome extension removed
Abby Ohlheiser Google has banned an extension of its Chrome browser which was being used to identify Jewish names on the internet by surrounding them with three sets of brackets.
Apps
Women record Uber driver's tirade
Hannah Francis Uber driver's homophobic tirade at passenger caught on tape.
Computers
God Mode and other Windows 10 tricks
David Nield Our favourite hidden features that we've discovered over the course of the last year, and why you might want to start using of them.
Web
Web chaos over, AWS recovers
Tim Biggs Severe weather in Sydney appears to have been to blame for Sunday's outages.
9Now comes to Apple TV to complete collection
Adam Turner All five Aussie free-to-air catch up services are now on Apple's tiny streaming box as Nine finally gets with the program.
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.
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.
