![Keeping a straight face: Labor digital economy spokesman Ed Husic.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/4/j/m/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gucgay.png/1487057901322.jpg)
![Keeping a straight face: Labor digital economy spokesman Ed Husic.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/4/j/m/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gucgay.png/1487057901322.jpg)
ACCC tackles confusion over broadband speeds
![The ACCC will begin monitoring providers' speed claims.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/b/m/n/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gucfiw.png/1487043929858.jpg)
Finding it difficult to make sense of providers' broadband speed promises? You're not alone in Australia, and the ACCC has promised to help.
Aussie smartphone loyalty is wavering
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More than a third of Australians are prepared to ditch their smartphone brand and switch to a rival in 2017, threatening Apple and Samsung's domination of the local market.
Speculation mounting over 'iPhone X'
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It may only be February, but it seems like people are already getting excited about the next iPhone, which is expected to debut in September.
Apple shares hit record close on optimism for next iPhone
![Leaked images and technical details before the launch of the iPhone 5S were pretty much on the money.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/9/c/u/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.guc6vk.png/1487023560926.jpg)
Apple shares hit a record on optimism the next iPhone will drive a resurgence in sales and help the company's services businesses grow.
Esports: all the latest action form LoL's Aussie league
![LoL OPL 2017](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/w/j/n/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gubd7z.png/1486953357494.jpg)
Chiefs are dominating with 11 points off four match wins, but the season is still young.
Remote control: Companies blur lines over who owns devices
![Samsung said it retrieved 96 per cent of the more than three million Note 7s it had sold and activated.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/w/w/8/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gub9jf.png/1486943295207.jpg)
Companies are exerting greater remote control over their devices, not always with permission or with the user's best interests at heart.
Watch out for online scammers this Valentine's Day
![Be sure that your dreams of romance don't turn into a nightmare this Valentine's Day.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/v/k/8/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gubbsl.png/1487026298947.jpg)
Lonely hearts scams rely on the fact that people want to believe, so don't get caught looking for love in all the wrong places this Valentine's Day.
Magic Leap spotted for first time
![Magic Leap promises to overlay interactive graphics onto real life.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/b/b/2/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gubalw.png/1486970494252.jpg)
Smoke and mirrors may have been hiding a device that's nowhere near ready for prime time, report indicates.
Facebook adds tools for finding help to safety check feature
![The Safety Check feature on Facebook.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/c/3/y/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gua52v.png/1486696642340.jpg)
Social media giant is updating its Safety Check feature to make it easier for people to find or give help such as food, shelter or transportation during local disasters.
NBA starts professional esports league
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To go along with its actual, professional basketball league, the NBA is creating a new division for players who excel at video-game basketball.
Twitter can't make money off Donald Trump's tweets
![Some analysts think that Trump's frequent usage of the platform could actually hurt Twitter with advertisers.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/a/c/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu9rfv.png/1486708701692.jpg)
In a year where Twitter was in the media more than ever before, its advertising revenues decreased.
Can Rock Band VR win over the virtual crowd?
![While Rock Band VR will put you up on stage, wearing an Oculus Rift headset means you're really going solo.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/2/e/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu920y.png/1486679401974.jpg)
Will the dream of belting out your favourite songs in front of a packed house inspire budding rock stars to invest in a virtual reality headset?
We're all obsessed with keeping our phones charged
![What battery percentage makes you anxious?](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/q/1/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu9q0j.png/1486675199836.jpg)
Survey shows that almost all of us go to surprising lengths to make sure we don't run out of battery.
RTX and the power of small, passionate audiences
![Greg Miller](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/9/6/b/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu8vg6.png/1486710890451.jpg)
Thousands flocked to Sydney last weekend to play games and finally meet people they've known on the internet for years.
Facebook cracks down on ads that discriminate
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Facebook said Wednesday that it's making three changes to stop housing, employment and credit-related ads on its network that discriminate based on personal attributes.
'This is personal for me': Facebook extends caregiving leave
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Employees at the social media giant will now receive bereavement leave, paid leave to care for an ill relative and paid family sick time.
Samsung battery factory catches fire
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A fire broke out at a Samsung SDI factory in China this week when faulty, discarded batteries ignited, setting trash and other items ablaze.
Smokin! Digital tech rescues rotting Marley tapes
![Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley.](/web/20170214080101im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/7/3/p/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu73bq.png/1486546173738.jpg)
With dozens of greatest hits albums released since his death, it was thought that Bob Marley's back catalogue had been exhausted. But a rundown former hotel in an unfashionable corner of north-west London has thrown up a treasure trove of previously lost recordings.
Counterstrike player handed 1000 year ban for allegedly harassing 15-year-old girl
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In a ban spanning several lifetimes and then some, the third-party Counter-Strike tournament service ESEA has banned a user until 3016 for allegedly harassing a minor.