![Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/p/z/q/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gu3xac.png/1486032019270.jpg)
![Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/p/z/q/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gu3xac.png/1486032019270.jpg)
Telstra glitch sends texts to random recipients after exchange fire
![Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/p/z/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3y07.png/1486022288033.jpg)
"I could have broken this guy's deal wide open" ... "Lots of issues there Telstra"
Famed designer Hideo Kojima on going independent
![Hideo Kojima.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/v/j/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3n22.png/1486011932935.jpg)
Japan's pre-eminent auteur game designer wasn't widely known in the West until the explosive success of his 1998 PlayStation game Metal Gear Solid, but he's only become more prominent and controversial since.
All the big Android phones to expect in 2017
![The Pixel 2 should be more refined in a lot of ways, including build quality.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/r/6/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3qyn.png/1486004730706.jpg)
With Mobile World Congress 2017 just around the corner, we thought it was a good time to remind you of all the good stuff we know (and think) is on the way.
Facebook sales top estimates on mobile ad gains
![Mobile advertising made up about 84 percent of total ad revenue in the quarter, Facebook said.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/q/r/j/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3oh3.png/1485992990004.jpg)
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenue climbed more than forecast, driven by advertisers' continued push to reach consumers on mobile phones.
Apple beats Samsung for first time in years
![Apple's iPhone 7](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/w/n/g/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3jra.png/1485988702735.jpg)
Apple has overthrown Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer for the first time in five years after reporting record sales.
Use of ad-blocking software rises by 30 per cent worldwide
![By using software to block digital advertising, users are breaking an unwritten pact with websites and digital publishers.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/5/0/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu311u.png/1485929832215.jpg)
No matter what these tech giants do, people's use of software to block digital advertising keeps gaining traction worldwide.
Slack takes aim at bigger organisations
![Enterprise Grid lets various Slack workspaces share channels.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/v/8/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2uom.png/1485909512309.jpg)
With Microsoft trying to cut its grass with Teams, Slack has upped its game in trying to secure the favour of large organisations.
Back to school: Keeping your kids (and their data) safe online
![Each year more and more children require high-tech gadgets for class, but we don't do enough to teach the parents.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/y/0/0/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2f8x.png/1485927927540.jpg)
It can be a steep learning curve if your child needs a notebook or tablet in the classroom, especially if their school offers little guidance.
Apple iPhone sales dip over
![Sales of the iPhone 7 were strong over the holidays.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/m/b/7/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2psj.png/1485905445674.jpg)
More iPhone 7 units sold than expected, but customers currently holding back in anticipation of 10th-anniversary iPhone this year.
Gaming community 'puts controllers out' for axed ABC TV show Good Game
![The hosts of <i>Good Game</i> on ABC2.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/i/7/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2i0c.png/1485845339632.jpg)
On hearing the news of ABC cutting its long-running television program on video games, Australian gamers reacted in the best way they know how.
Lyft rides a wave of anger to beat Uber
![Lyft topped app store charts in the US after Uber's response to protests sparked anger.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/7/0/v/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu26dx.png/1485831815329.jpg)
These days, everything is political: even the ride-sharing app you use.
A robotic barista is now serving - really fast
![Something futuristic is brewing in a shopping complex.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/m/t/l/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu1trt.png/1485848308143.jpg)
Something futuristic is brewing in a shopping complex.
Japan's 'Father of Pac-man' dies at 91
![pac-man](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/1/t/r/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu1tlr.png/1485911145397.jpg)
Masaya Nakamura can be credited as one of the people responsible for building the Japanese video game industry.
Camera makes pizza quality check a snap
![How the camera sees toppings on a pizza.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/1/i/x/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu1il2.png/1485752056438.jpg)
A tech company has developed a system that photographs pizzas as they emerge from the oven at fast food chains so customers can see that their order is picture perfect.
The internet of dumb things
![Your entire life connected to the internet. Nothing to worry about, then ...](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/x/d/m/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtxdgw.png/1485981077074.jpg)
It has been estimated that the Internet of Things (IoT) will consist of approximately 50 billion devices by 2020. What could possibly go wrong?
Twitter needs trolls and Trump, and that's a problem
![One of Twitter's biggest trolls is now leader of the free world.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/0/h/3/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtxgy0.png/1485983610196.jpg)
How can Twitter seriously claim to want to clean up its act when it makes so much money from online abusers?
Google Glass inventor back in the Alphabet fold
![Google Glass: what will its inventor create next?](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/x/j/6/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gtxiu9.png/1485981719582.jpg)
The robotics whiz who helped give the world Google Glass and self-driving cars is back designing more gadgets for Alphabet.
FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines
![Twitter said its disclosures were the first time the company had been allowed to publicly reveal the secretive orders.](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/v/0/0/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu17xi.png/1485738399415.jpg)
The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking certain kinds of internet records from Twitter as recently as last year, according to legal experts.
League of Legends OPL week 2 recaps
![LoL OPL 2017](/web/20170202105629im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/w/j/n/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu14wi.png/1485738709366.jpg)
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The work-in-progress teams are still works in progress. Chiefs still win every time.