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Phones

'I invented the iPhone in 1992'

Hannah Francis 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.

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Greens' $158m for Aussie video games

Mark Serrels Following a parliamentary enquiry, Ludlam announces package.

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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'

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?

Apple's Phil Schiller launches Siri in 2011. She's come a long way since then.

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.

The Pencil is comfortable to hold and responds well to pressure.

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's homecare robots probably won't look like Rosie from The Jetsons, but you never know.

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.

Made in China, the Q Acoustic speaker range delivers powerful sound for a small price.

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.

<i>Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens</i> is the latest in a long line of playful tie-ins.

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.

Microsoft has employed some dodgy tactics to trick users into upgrading.

PC

$13k for reluctant Windows upgrader

Microsoft sued by customer over Windows 10 upgrade she didn't authorise.

End of Financial Year is a time for tech savings, not just spending.

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' upgrade shows, in high resolution, how far the Columbia Glacier in Alaska has receded in the past 13 years.

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

After five-year voyage, Juno space probe almost ready to orbit Jupiter

2:21 PM A US spacecraft is due to arrive at the planet Jupiter after a five-year journey on a mission to provide clues about the formation of the solar system.

NASA's dangerous Juno mission set to unravel Jupiter secrets

11:03 AM An armour-shielded spacecraft is due to reach Jupiter early on July 5 after completing a five year, 2.3 billion-kilometre journey from Earth.