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This is the next big thing for Airbnb

Airbnb is moving on from the world of holiday accommodation. Check out the new feature the travel giant has launched.

Will this be Apple’s big flop?

APPLE is expected to release wearable glasses tech but after the failure of Google Glass, does anyone even want such a product?

Apple’s ridiculous $429 coffee table book

APPLE has released a new coffee table book, which is just under half the price of its latest iPhone. What is it that makes the book so expensive?

Meet the computing transformers

NOTEBOOK computers do not look like they once did. The new generation of mobile computers have screens that flip out, fold over, and detach.

Google brings back awkward years

KEEN to prove how adorable you were as a toddler? Google will launch a photo-scanning app to make the printed evidence Instagram-ready.

Turn old phones into something new

With a swag of new phones coming out, it could be time to upgrade. The trick to getting a new phone on the cheap is to turn your old one into cash.

Does a $10K camera mean perfect pics?

DOES splashing $10,000 on a professional camera mean you’ll never get a dud shot? Nikon launched a new top model and we put it to the test.

How well did films predict our future?

THERE have been a number of movies that were once set in a future, which has been passed in real-life. How do their predictions measure up with reality?

Aussies snap world’s best iPhone pics

THEY are the best iPhone photographs taken this year, captured in 139 countries, and everyday Australians claimed several of the top awards.

‘The worst 30 minutes of my life’

IT WAS just another casual Sunday morning brunch. Then, out of nowhere, our reporter was struck by the most terrifying first-world problem there is.

Time to say bye bye, BlackBerry?

COULD this really be the end? One-time smartphone giant BlackBerry is ditching the keyboard-toting phone it launched to win back fans.

How to fix these annoying Apple features

THERE are few things in life annoying as the chaotic cross-device functionality that occurs whenever you plug your iPhone into a computer.

Mr Robot conspiracy theories

NOT long to go until the return of one of the most trippy TV shows on air. This is what you need to know before season two of Mr Robot starts.

Five budget smartphones you’ll want

SMARTPHONES don’t have to cost more than $1000 to be truly smart. Some budget-friendly handsets are equipped with killer features worth investigating.

Apple to abandon most annoying phone?

FOR anyone with a 16GB iPhone, the struggle is real. But the iPhone 7 could put an end to the thing that makes customers so angry.

World reacts to new Netflix logo

NETFLIX has updated its logo and internet has been thrust into meltdown with social media users debating the new look.

Clever hacks to make your iPhone better

AS OUR smartphones become increasingly sophisticated it can be easy to miss useful features on your iPhone.

Kill switch: Apple’s new iPhone trick

APPLE has filed a new patent, and the technology involved would make crowds at live shows look very different.

Microsoft’s sneaky Windows 10 ploy

MICROSOFT hopes removing the free upgrade for Windows 10 will push people to upgrade to the operating system before the end of July.

Lounge revolution puts TVs on diet

YOU want an enormous TV in a tiny space? Home-entertainment technology is being redesigned to give apartment dwellers a cinematic experience.

iPhone ‘inventor’ sues Apple for $13b

A MAN claims patents he filed in 1992 show Apple ripped off his smartphone invention. Now he is suing the tech giant for $13.4 billion.

What Game of Thrones finally got right

GAME of Thrones copped a lot of flak for this but in season six, the writers finally got it right. And it’s so much better for it.

World’s first selfie-snapping drone

HOW do you make the selfie stick better? One Australian inventor wants to make it fly, and has video proof of the first selfie-snapping drone.

The tech keen to be treated mean

YES, you can listen to music underwater and you can take your phone to the beach. You just have to invest in the right gadgets to make these dreams a reality.

$13,600 payout for Windows 10 update

PLENTY of PC users were left frustrated by Microsoft's tactics to get customers to install Windows 10, but Teri Goldstein fought back in a big way.

Google to challenge the iPhone?

THE Apple iPhone accounts for more than half of high-end smartphone sales but Google is quietly hoping to change that.

Eight juicy Game of Thrones revelations

SPOILER ALERT. Game of Thrones’ sixth season finally blew past the plot in George R.R. Martin’s books. That means it was full of important revelations.