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Bitcoin
'Bitcoin founder' filing for hundreds of patents
Byron Kaye and Jeremy Wagstaff 1:42 PM Documents show plan to apply for around 400 Bitcoin patents, with sources saying the patents will later be sold for 'upwards of a billion dollars'.
Rise of the adorable machines
Tim Biggs 12:22 PM Kirby returns better than ever, and with a giant pink mech, in Planet Robobot.
Australia's travel and ride-sharing apps explained
Rifle emoji dropped after pressure from Apple
Best of E3 2016: 10 cool things from the show
Kickass wears piracy crown
'Maxwell' is a plane that runs on electricity
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Tech
Apple to pull out of Republican convention
Henry Cooke Troubled by Donald Trump, Apple will reportedly not provide free computers or funding to the US Republican National Convention, a break with tradition.
Tech
What are commercial drones being used for?
Rae Johnston Following final approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Ninox Robotics is one of the companies who will begin commercial operations this month.
Games
Why Zelda is the biggest game at E3
Tim Biggs Finally, the 30-year-old series has been reinvented, maintaining its charm while shifting to a completely open, modern design.
Melbourne inventors' 'perfect' headphones
Liam Mannix Here's the pitch: Everyone has a different ability to hear different musical frequencies. So there are whole sections of music on your favourite song that you just cannot hear well.
Phones
Top five budget smartphones for 2016
Hayley Williams You'll probably just break your iPhone 6s Plus anyway. Here are some more affordable options.
Web Culture
The net neutrality US court decision, in plain English
Brian Fung A US court ruling this week marked one of the most important moments in the history of the internet.
Have we given up the fight for our digital rights?
Adam Turner As Australians shift away from physical media and the concept of "owning" content, there's less need to do battle with Digital Rights Management.
Security
Adobe Flash Player hit by another critical security flaw
Hannah Francis Adobe has patched its problematic web plug-in for just the latest of a string of critical security flaws.
Apps
This nine-year-old Aussie built an app, and Apple flew her to San Francisco
Peter Wells Grade four Melbourne student Anvitha Vijay has been coding for two years. It's paid off.
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.
