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Internet
Woman trolls Telstra with cat pictures
Hannah Francis 1:09 PM Laura Carrie has been without her Telstra broadband for two weeks and counting. But she made light of it with cat selfies.
Apple to display ads in search
Charles Arthur 11:02 AM Controversial move will let app-makers pay to get in your results.
Google doodle: who is Phoebe Snetsinger?
Photoshop alternative well worth a look
Computers could be damaging your eyes
Do I need a 360-degree camera?
'Hey Siri, call an ambulance'
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VR
VR arachnophobia therapy is a definite nope
Mike Fahey Virtual reality experience Arachnophobia is an application aimed at helping people overcome 'irrational fears' of extremely venomous and aggressive spiders. After playing for five minutes, I've decided to hang on to my fear a bit longer.
Security
Facebook Messenger security flaw discovered
Hannah Francis Hackers change chat history, potentially spreading malware or engaging in fraud.
Tablets killing bedroom televisions: report
Adam Turner We own more screens than ever, but we're turning our backs on that second television and traditional broadcasters.
Games
Overwatch: 7 million people can't be wrong
Tim Biggs A competitive, team-based shooter is not something I thought I'd find myself sucked in to, but Overwatch has something the others don't: real diversity.
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.
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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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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.
