The new batteries that could double your phone's life
A new kind of rechargeable battery with twice the energy capacity of contemporary lithium ion batteries could be arriving in your devices as early as next year.
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Tim Biggs
Tim is the producer of Fairfax's Technology sections, as well as a writer and reviewer specialising in video game coverage.
Lost, lonely and loving it in No Man's Sky
Divisive sci-fi game features a galaxy with more than 18 quintillion planets to explore. But is it fun?
Most Aussies in no rush to replace smashed smartphone screens
Australians who have their screens repaired within a month of smashing them are actually in the minority, new research suggests.
How to tell which tweets are really from Trump
A data scientist has analysed Donald Trump's Twitter feed and shown a reliable way to tell which tweets were sent by the controversial US presidential hopeful himself, and which were sent by one of his staff members.
Vac your home from anywhere in the world
New version of the autonomous vacuum robot comes with an app that lets you issue commands remotely.
If census site was taken down after DDoS attack 'it wasn't prepared'
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
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.
Xbox loses weight, adds 4K and HDR capabilities
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.
ABZU review: wonder and beauty under the sea
Meditative, mysterious and intoxicatingly beautiful, ABZU is an art game that's a joy to play.
New Apple emoji include less threatening pistol
A new beta version of Apple's iOS 10 software for iPhones and iPads dropped today, and with it a fresh look at the new and reworked emoji coming to the company's platforms.
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