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Patent
Apple patent could end filming at concerts
Tim Biggs 11:33 AM People filming live events with their phones could become much less common if Apple makes good on a newly-granted patent.
News Feed to favour friends
Prepare to see fewer updates from pages you like after most recent Facebook change.
Why Facebook News Feed changes are bad for news
Meet the internet's 'greatest liar'
Kindle Oasis: No such thing as too light or thin
Can Siri share and keep secrets at the same time?
When it comes to pencils, Apple takes the lead
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Toyota eyes mass robots for cars and home helpers
Craig Trudell The principles of production line cars can be applied to robotics, a Toyota researcher says.
Hifi
Want cheap speakers? Join the Q
Rod Easdown Finding a decent pair of audiophile speakers can be an expensive businesses. However, there are some alternatives that won't break the bank.
Games
Lego games still brick-based bliss
Drew Turney 11:48 AM With the release of Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, TT Games continues a growing legacy of easy, funny Lego tie-in games.
PC
$13k for reluctant Windows upgrader
Microsoft sued by customer over Windows 10 upgrade she didn't authorise.
EOFY - time to get your tech in order
Adam Turner It's not just a time to spend, the End of Financial Year is also a time to think about security and savings.
Google Maps' 700-trillion pixel upgrade
Drew Creighton Google Maps had a colossal, 700 trillion pixel makeover on Monday, introducing cloud-less maps and high-resolution imagery for more than 1 billion monthly users.
iPhone
iPhone change annoys everyone except Apple
Hayley Tsukayama The furore continues over reports that Apple is doing away with its standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a piece of technology that has existed since the late 19th century.
Phones
Google could make phones fun again
According to a new report, Google may be working on its own high-end smartphone to face Apple.
Games
Mighty No. 9 a mighty missed opportunity
Tim Biggs It promised a return to the beloved designs of Mega Man, but Mighty No. 9 has all the hallmarks of a rushed and troubled development.
Latest from Sci-Tech
Why the sun has lost its spots - and what that means for us
8:46 AM For the second time in less than a month, not a single dark sunspot can be seen on the surface of our star.
NASA's mission impossible reaches Jupiter
Peter Spinks NASA's Juno probe will reveal how Jupiter got to be so big, while shedding light on the solar system's beginnings billions of years ago.
NASA tests massive rocket booster it says will go to Mars
Christian Davenport Test burnt through 5000kg of propellant per second, shooting flames out at three times the speed of sound.
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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.
