![Illustration: Simon Bosch.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/2/y/i/r/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gt0o5r.png/1480683879949.jpg)
![Illustration: Simon Bosch.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/2/y/i/r/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gt0o5r.png/1480683879949.jpg)
'Ibiza of tech': Finnish start-up success Slush is coming to Australia
![Marianne Vikkula, CEO of Slush, says several other countries have asked to borrow the Slush model.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/2/b/9/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt296t.png/1480677764517.jpg)
Slush is coming to Australia. But what makes this start-up conference different than the rest?
Fitbit to buy and kill off smartwatch pioneer Pebble
![The recently-released $US100 Pebble 2 tracks activity, sleep and heart rate, is water resistant, allows for interaction ...](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/2/l/z/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt2lk0.png/1480645307053.jpg)
Fitbit is reportedly set to acquire rival and smartwatch pioneer Pebble, with a view to taking its technologies and retiring the brand.
Snapchat not just popular – it's increasingly important too
![Snap started with a new idea but it has since branched out.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/2/3/b/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt1sre.png/1480641565098.jpg)
If you secretly harbour the idea that Snapchat is frivolous or somehow a fad, it's time to re-examine your certainties.
Limits of Netflix downloads revealed
![Netflix downloads are more fleeting than you might hope for.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/2/2/5/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt2flw.png/1480651115082.jpg)
How long can Netflix downloads remain on your phone? You won't find out, not until it's too late.
Facebook's AI to police live videos
![Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/t/d/o/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt2b1i.png/1480629860978.jpg)
Facebook is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor content.
Are these the 50 best albums ever?
![Radiohead's OK Computer is more than just OK, it seems.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/z/4/y/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsz4po.png/1480562909083.jpg)
No list of the world's best albums will ever satisfy everybody. The latest, from a UK hi fi company, rates music according to its recording quality.
What you need to know about Netflix downloads
![Select Netflix shows — including a lot of the service's 'orginals' — can now be saved to a mobile device for offline ...](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/z/7/x/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt1kfn.png/1480557314046.jpg)
The announcement is already being championed by binge-watchers and frequent travellers. But it's also raised some questions.
Reddit to take more proactive approach to banning abusers
![Steve Huffman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Reddit.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/y/t/3/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt1ccd.png/1480544474956.jpg)
Social media website Reddit, known for its commitment to free speech, will crack down on online harassment by banning or suspending users who target others, starting with those who have directed abuse at CEO Steve Huffman.
Sony's latest is a beautiful phone most will overlook
![The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/0/n/l/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt0fmj.png/1480621473625.jpg)
Sony is great at making smartphones, but pretty lousy at getting the word out about them.
Hands on: RadioApp live streaming radio
![RadioApp puts your favourite Australian commercial and national radio shows in your pocket.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/k/l/m/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gt0g4h.png/1480461958768.jpg)
Combining Australia's commercial stations and national broadcasters in the one slick app, RadioApp makes it easy to listen to live radio when you're on the move.
Sun, sand and subterfuge in Watch Dogs 2
![Bright and playful, <i>Watch Dogs 2</i> is a hacker's paradise.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/z/j/z/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gszm2e.png/1480389948035.jpg)
While the first Watch Dogs was a great core concept hurt by the dreary Chicago setting and insufferably morose main character, the sequel realises its full potential by taking itself much less seriously.
Apple could launch curved iPhone next year
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Next year is the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, so Apple should have surprises in store.
The man who earned billions - from selfies
![Kevin Systrom is neatly turned out, polite, a little dorky-looking even.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/y/x/b/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsyqok.png/1480333839288.jpg)
For a man who practically invented the selfie, Kevin Systrom is remarkably unflash. Unfiltered, even.
Apple Glass: what the company needs to get right
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The Apple rumour mill is spinning with gossip that the company is reportedly developing and testing a set of augmented reality glasses. But can the iPhone-maker get it right?
Hands on: InkCase smartphone case
![Oaxis' InkCase i6 for the iPhone 6 builds an eBook reader into the back of your phone.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/y/z/9/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsyya9.png/1480306563224.jpg)
Adding an eBook-style screen to the back of your smartphone, InkCase lets you keep tabs on the world while conserving your battery.
Deactivating Facebook was the best decision I ever made
![I didn't think Facebook was having a big impact on my life. I was in denial.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/x/f/k/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsyu2h.png/1480416832313.jpg)
For the longest time I'd been extremely defensive about my use of Facebook, but I realised my behaviour had become compulsive and was stealing time from my family.
Reddit CEO admits to editing users' posts
![Steve Huffman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Reddit.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/y/t/3/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsyssz.png/1480292938715.jpg)
Steve Huffman, the chief executive of Reddit, knows he has some explaining to do.
Cameras: Canon v Sony, and everybody wins
![For keen snappers, new Canon and Sony models could make great Chrissie presents.](/web/20161202184026im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/u/j/e/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gsuja2.png/1480539244402.jpg)
If you have $1580 burning a hole in the pocket and a hankering for a new camera for Christmas, the news is good.
A flexible approach, or a blaze of glory?
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The Fitbit Flex 2 is cheaper and simpler than the company's high-end Blaze – but is the loss of functionality too much to bear?