Never before has Nintendo made a Mario game for a piece of hardware it did not build, and never before has Apple put its marketing clout behind a game so thoroughly. But can it be the next big thing?

Australia's first 24/7 eSports and gaming network begins live coverage of multi-million dollar tournaments, just in time for viewers to see Australia's Anathan Pham and his team at OG win the grand final at a major Dota 2 event.

If your child is getting a new phone, tablet or game console for Christmas this year, here's what you need to know.

Many Australians risk losing their phone and internet access in 2017, with their home services cut-off after refusing to switch to the National Broadband Network even though it is available in their area.

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It's hard to feel sorry for Australian retailers threatened by Amazon when you're stuck in a queue experiencing the contempt that local retailers have for their online customers.

One huge hurdle to scientists searching for life in other solar systems has been the difficulty of gaining a clear view of planets through the intense brightness of suns.

Not content with knowing your innermost thoughts via your keystrokes and internet searches, or knowing your every move through your phone's map app, Google is looking to move into the classroom.

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If your telly tends to go on the fritz when the Aussies come into bat then it might be time to do something about your digital television signal.

The most talked about topics in Australia 2016, according to Facebook.

Donald Trump, asylum seekers, local music and #auspol were all chief topics of interest among Australian Twitter users in 2016, although as usual they were joined by a wave of memes and a near-incomprehensible amount of love for YouTube celebs turned rock band 5 Seconds of Summer.

'Due to various factors, Pebble is no longer able to operate as an independent entity,' Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky said in a blog post.

Byrne's parents knew it was their last option. If this new plan couldn't save their son, maybe nothing could.

A startup run by former JPMorgan banker Blythe Masters says it's found a solution to keep shared data secret.

Want to get your kids off their phones and back into the real world? A new study suggests that before you launch into the lecture about how you only see the tops of their heads these days, you may want to take stock of what your own technology habits are telling your kids.

Buried in yesterday's support update on iPhone 6s shutdowns was the news that the problem might be more widespread than we thought.

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The town sheriff of your home internet, Trend Micro Home Network Security aims to protect every gadget in your home and keep your family safe online.

A unanimous US Supreme Court has ruled that Samsung may not have to give up $US399 million in profits for copying parts of the distinctive look of Apple's iPhone.

MyRepublic customers say the five to 20 days timeframe to be connected to the new service is "ridiculous" and "a problem".

Amazon has revealed that it will open a brick-and-mortar grocery store called Amazon Go, an ambitious bid by the once online-only retailer to gobble up more of Americans' shopping dollars by taking the fight more directly to traditional supermarkets.