Technology news
Phones
'I invented the iPhone in 1992'
Hannah Francis 12:33 PM Man sues Apple for $US10 billion, claiming he applied for a patent on a machine with the same 'essence' as the iPhone 24 years ago.
Greens' $158m for Aussie video games
Mark Serrels 8:40 AM Following a parliamentary enquiry, Ludlam announces package.
Streaming services are winning the war on piracy
Apple patent could end filming at concerts
News Feed to favour friends over pages
Why Facebook News Feed changes are bad for news
Meet the internet's 'greatest liar'
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E-readers
Kindle Oasis: No such thing as too light or thin
Adam Turner Amazon's slick new Kindle Oasis e-reader is light in the hand but heavy on the wallet. Is it worth the extra cash?
Privacy
Can Siri share and keep secrets at the same time?
Peter Wells Apple plans to protect your identity while plundering your data. It will be a neat trick, if the tech giant can pull it off.
When it comes to pencils, Apple takes the lead
Cynthia Karena Just don't call it a stylus. "If you see a stylus, they blew it," said Steve Jobs in 2010. But the Apple Pencil looks like a pencil and has the familiar feel of a pencil, but updated. It's sleek, round and white, with a smart silver band at the top.
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 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.
Latest from Sci-Tech
Stop bashing GMO foods, more than 100 Nobel laureates say
Niraj Chokshi 12:23 PM More than 100 Nobel laureates have a message for Greenpeace: Quit the GMO-bashing.
Why the sun has lost its spots - and what that means for us
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.
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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.
