Hundreds of IT staff working 'massive' hours to fix big and complex mess.

Despite a Federal Court decision this week obliging internet service providers to block certain piracy-enabling websites, Australians will continue to easily access such sites via VPNs and other technologies they already use.

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If Australia's plan to implement UK-style piracy website blocking is such a good idea, how did the Brits just break piracy records downloading The Grand Tour?

Facebook is changing its powerful news feed in an effort to stamp out fake stories following a firestorm around the social network's role in spreading false information.

Focusing less on precise control and more on flowing jumps, hidden coin hunts and besting your friends' high scores, Super Mario Run successfully embraces the strengths of mobile platforms without losing too much of the Nintendo charm.

It turns out we tend to google a lot of things. A lot of those things tend to be sports related.

Yahoo has identified a new system breach that occurred in August 2013 and involved data associated with more than one billion user accounts.

Department blows $160 million on IT system that is 5 years late and still not working.

The Last Guardian is both a peerless game and one that leaves a lot to be desired.

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The Zeus has the potential to be your own personal 3D copier, but don't expect perfect results straight out of the box.

Man caught stealing millions of dollars from his employer over a number of years was feeding a strange habit.

Vast amounts of data stored by the ATO have been lost in an IT crash.

When it comes to gift-giving, there is fine tradition afoot of presenting fussy tech-heads with either a voucher or simply a cash-stuffed envelope, along with instructions to go off and buy something nice and incomprehensible. For those thus planning on a self-rewarding splurge as soon as the turkey is properly digested and the egg-nog hangover cured, here are my prime picks from a big year in Gadgetland.

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In a fury at Chrome, I did the unthinkable: I switched to the devil himself, Microsoft Edge. And I persisted for a whole week.

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.