![Sony's MDR-1000X Bluetooth wireless headphones raise the stakes when it comes to noise-cancelling.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/x/8/p/e/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.grx8ja.png/1475810462843.jpg)
![Sony's MDR-1000X Bluetooth wireless headphones raise the stakes when it comes to noise-cancelling.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/x/8/p/e/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.grx8ja.png/1475810462843.jpg)
Samsung buys AI firm founded by Siri creators
![Dag Kittlaus and his team previously built Siri, which was acquired by Apple in 2010.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/m/x/z/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.grwuxz.png/1475791817912.jpg)
Samsung, the largest maker of televisions and smartphones in the world, is buying Viv Labs, a high-profile artificial-intelligence start-up founded by the inventors of Apple's Siri voice assistant.
Facebook, Google chasing new wireless VR experiences
![The Rift headset from Facebook's Oculus.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/w/u/b/t/image.related.landscape.120x80.grwu3c.png/1475787354276.jpg)
Mark Zuckerberg reveals that Oculus is making a headset that wouldn't require users to tether themselves.
Why Pixel is the anti-iPhone
![Pixel is filled with all sorts of custom tweaks not found in the standard version of Android.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/u/z/y/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.grv3f5.png/1475723771137.jpg)
In a move not unlike Microsoft's when it first introduced the Surface, Google is trying to show vendors how it's done.
Speakers with attitude
![Focal's Number Three speakers will make a design statement.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/u/9/n/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gru9nt.png/1475720720487.jpg)
Focal's speaker range is big and full of enough attitude to mimic De Niro.
Smoking Samsung phone prompts US plane evacuation
![The Samsung Galaxy Note7.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/j/7/y/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.grw71m.png/1475719796681.jpg)
Reports say phone that caused plane to be evacuated was a Samsung Galaxy Note7 that had been provided as a replacement after recall.
NBN product launch was out of this world
![The rocket carrying Sky Muster II lifts off.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/w/5/i/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.grup3h.png/1475717486630.jpg)
NBN Co's second satellite has been successfully deployed and will soon begin providing broadband services to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in rural and remote Australia.
TwoSpace turns closed restaurants into start-up co-working spaces
![TwoSpace co-founders Tashi Dorjee and Rob Walker are launching their service in Sydney next week.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/w/2/3/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.grw0uf.png/1475712131647.jpg)
In a bid to foster new and deeper connections among Australia's entrepreneurs and the wider community, new start-up TwoSpace will next week launch a platform allowing nomadic workers to make a temporary, comfortable home in the cosy environs of inner-city restaurants — whose doors are normally closed during office hours.
TV viewing figures saved by older Australians glued to the box
![The modern nuclear family is weaning itself off broadcast television.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/3/1/a/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.grvuk8.png/1475703515167.png)
On average Aussies are watching 2.5 hours less broadcast TV each month, but the future looks much bleaker for broadcasters when you disregard the baby boomers' viewing habits.
Stand aside smart phone, the genius phone is coming
![A reporter looks over the new Google Pixel phone following a product event, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in San Francisco. The ...](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/u/z/d/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.grv9jt.png/1475726889363.jpg)
The Nexus phones may have been the best of Android on a phone, but the new Pixels are the best of Google.
With Pixel phones, Google says 'inflection point' reached in computing
![Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a product event in San Francisco.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/u/z/2/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gruyol.png/1475632906222.jpg)
On the cusp of what it calls an "inflection point" in the history of computing, Google has launched a swag of new devices in its biggest ever single hardware release.
Aussie networks shoot themselves in the foot with the death of Presto
![Australia's broadcasters are their own worst enemy, with the death of Presto handing more Aussie viewers over to Foxtel.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/9/6/g/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.grv4gu.png/1475711234496.jpg)
Foxtel is the big winner in killing off Presto, which was born from the squabbling between Seven and Nine.
96,000 public servants in new data breach
![96,000 public servants may have been affected in the most recent data privacy scare.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/h/v/g/y/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.grul2p.png/1475619886735.jpg)
APS employees' Census data withdrawn for 'review' after privacy scare.
Google unveils new Pixel smartphone to rival Apple's iPhone
![Google Pixel.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/u/4/p/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gruyw4.png/1475621780460.jpg)
Google has unveiled two new 'Pixel' smartphones as part of the company's latest efforts to challenge Apple iPhone dominance.
Telcos say consumers have 'unrealistic' internet speed expectations: ACCC
![Various websites, including one run by the government, offer speed tests.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/y/g/0/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.grudgk.png/1475574844780.jpg)
Are you dealing with slow internet speeds? Some telcos think your expectations are too high, says the ACCC chairman.
The iMessage stickers Apple is not happy about
![Phoneys are little blue stickers with phrases that you place in your conversation, and on your contact's phone it will ...](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/u/c/x/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.grub6q.png/1475568765368.jpg)
The developer of a clever sticker pack for iOS has been told by Apple that he has to change how the stickers look and act or else the stickers will be pulled from the App Store.
Google's Pixel phones apparently leaked early
![Renders leaked by Carphone Warehouse show the Pixel and Pixel XL, which appear to have a two-tone gloss and matte finish ...](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/u/4/h/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gru4cl.png/1475526343956.jpg)
Google is expected to announce two new phones on Wednesday, but information seemingly posted early by a retailers may have given us all a sneak peek at what's to come.
Apartment comes with no internet provider choice
![William Maslin is unable to sign up to the internet service provider of his choice.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/t/n/u/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.grsu5c.png/1475534824944.jpg)
William Maslin moved into his new apartment and found out that he had no choice but to go with one internet service provider.
Hands on: Sony Z9D Ultra HD Android television
![LED is the underdog in the television wars, but Sony's Z9D Ultra HD Android television might be a winner in your lounge room.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/s/z/m/t/image.related.landscape.120x80.grtnrk.png/1475568547843.jpg)
LED's champion in the battle against OLED, Sony's Android-powered Z9D shows its colours as a premiership contender.
Think you have Apple problems? Not like this disgruntled customer
![A man was apprehended by security guards after destroying Apple products in a store in France.](/web/20161007130956im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/t/2/g/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.grt2g8.png/1475364715200.jpg)
Apple, like many companies has received plenty of hate in the past from customers, but this is on a whole new level.