![Android man: a data scientist has shown how to tell which tweets are really from Republican presidential candidate ...](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/p/t/p/v/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gqq4sf.png/1470896453468.jpg)
![Android man: a data scientist has shown how to tell which tweets are really from Republican presidential candidate ...](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/p/t/p/v/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gqq4sf.png/1470896453468.jpg)
Another Snapchat lens prompts calls of racism
![Snapchat's lens gave users cartoon Asian eyes and exaggerated teeth.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/p/y/9/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqpxek.png/1470877882321.jpg)
Mere months after Snapchat's Bob Marley filter, the app is at it again with a lens that makes users look a lot like a racist caricature.
Vac your home from anywhere in the world
![The Roomba 980. While you're out, it roams your house.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/i/r/m/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqiqqn.png/1470882663909.jpg)
New version of the autonomous vacuum robot comes with an app that lets you issue commands remotely.
New MacBook Pros to feature touchscreen keys
![Apple's current MacBook Pro in 13-inch and 15-inch.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/p/s/6/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqprz9.png/1470869956784.jpg)
Apple is preparing the first significant overhaul of its MacBook Pro laptop line in over four years, but we're not likely to see them anytime soon.
Apple crashes Samsung's Olympic gadget party
![Apple watches with limited edition wristbands featuring national colours of teams.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/p/a/7/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqpa6c.png/1470803379108.png)
Samsung is the mobile phone sponsor of the Rio Games and sells its handsets exclusively to hundreds of thousands of visitors flocking to Olympic venues — but Apple is tempting some of them outside with its own unofficial Games merchandise.
Census: ABS needs to get #CensusFail story straight to win back our trust
![Small Business minister Michael McCormack and Australian Statistician David Kalisch.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/p/4/5/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqp6hx.png/1470892178018.jpg)
A malicious flash mob supposedly knocked out the census, rather than an attempted break-in, but either way the ABS needs to restore Australia's confidence in the system.
What are the DoS and DDoS attacks that brought down the census?
![Hacker at work](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/n/b/j/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqowwp.png/1470795736903.jpg)
Experts believe the Australian Bureau of Statistics census website was crippled on Tuesday night by a DDoS attack - a kind of electronic army that can be millions of computers strong that attacks an enemy's website on every flank.
If census site was taken down after DDoS attack 'it wasn't prepared'
![Cyber security adviser Troy Hunt.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/o/y/x/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqowfr.png/1470915963111.jpg)
That the site was attacked is not in the least bit surprising, but it's unexpected that an attack of this kind would result in the site going down.
Kogan's latest budget phone has high-end specs
![A very Huawei-ish back houses a prominent camera and the fingerprint scanner.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/o/e/n/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqo9de.png/1470774187233.jpg)
Known for its low-priced, no-frills smartphones, Australian retailer Kogan last week released its first 'high-end' phone, a machine that shares many bullet points with market-leading Android handsets but is sold at roughly a third of the price.
Apple's war on buttons a pressing concern
![A home button that actually moves when you press it may soon be a thing of the past.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/o/8/g/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqo86t.png/1470719495727.jpg)
Will Apple's tampering with its most iconic feature mean less freedom for users, or will it mean a phone that's less likely to break?
Sesame Street Fighter is today's best time waster
![Each fighter has a favourite topic and a different spelling level, which affects how long and difficult its words are.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/o/7/q/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqo7ou.png/1470706393686.jpg)
If you're desperately looking for any reason to waste time at work today that doesn't involve watching the Olympics, then let me introduce you to Sesame Street Fighter. It's Street Fighter in your browser, but with Sesame Street characters, Russian cities and German scientists. No, really.
First person to 'catch 'em all' says he's not done yet
![Self-proclaimed Pokemon Go master Nick Johnson.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/o/6/5/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqo5fw.png/1470718615060.jpg)
Nick Johnson, who claims to be the first person to capture all 145 creatures now available in the Pokemon GO mobile gaming phenomenon, says he is not ready to put away his smartphone just yet and hopes for new features.
New iPhone to feature redesigned home button
![We already suspected the new iPhone would lose its headphone jack, but will its home button go as well? Pictured here ...](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/y/i/g/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqo34h.png/1470700514574.jpg)
New phones will be similar to the 6S and 6S Plus, sources say, but will feature a redesigned pressure-sensitive home button. The larger phone will also reportedly feature dual cameras.
The secrets of Google Maps
![How much of the Google Maps app do you actually use?](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/n/9/r/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqn7zp.png/1470664951608.jpg)
Those who just type in an address and go should know that there's so much more you can do than just that.
Facebook uses Olympics to test latest Snapchat clone
![Facebook's new feature shows a camera feed when you open the app, just like Snapchat.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/n/g/u/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqne7d.png/1470628823576.jpg)
When people in Brazil and Canada tapped on the Facebook app during the Olympics' opening ceremony, a camera appeared on top of the News Feed, making it easy to snap photos and videos and add Olympics-themed filters, frames and masks.
Hands on: Optus Sport EPL and Fetch TV
![Leicester's Marc Albrighton (right) and Swansea's Angel Rangel battle for the ball at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/f/l/0/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqnc2t.png/1470637272241.jpg)
English Premier League has a new home on Optus Sport, forcing Australian fans to find a new way to watch their favourite team this season.
Apple offers big rewards for spotting security holes
![Apple CEO Tim Cook.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/m/i/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqlvck.png/1470367448529.jpg)
Apple plans to offer rewards of up to $261,280 to researchers who find critical security bugs in its products, joining dozens of firms that already offer payments for help uncovering flaws.
Xbox loses weight, adds 4K and HDR capabilities
![Unlike its bulkier brother, the Xbox One S can operate horizontally or, with the help of an included stand, vertically.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/l/k/c/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqlkfn.png/1470902823878.jpg)
The Xbox One has improved so much on the software and functionality side in the past two years that it is almost unrecognisable. And now, it has hardware to match.
Seven's Olympics streaming finally puts viewers in control
![Seven's multi-channel Olympics coverage means Australian viewers will get to see more than Aussies swimming laps of the ...](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/l/j/y/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqlkgr.png/1470630079697.jpg)
Rather than suffer through broadcasters butchering the schedule, this Olympiad Australian sports fans can watch whatever they like live from Rio.
Facebook changes news feed algorithm to punish clickbait publishers
![Facebook's algorithm is taking notice of sites that use misleading or distorted headlines in their posts.](/web/20160811223147im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/l/i/u/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gqlipw.png/1470344531712.jpg)
Facebook says it plans to marginalise what it considers to be "clickbait" news stories from publishers in its news feed, in another step to keep its 1.71 billion members regularly coming back to its social network.