![Webcity is experiencing a 24-hour outage.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/5/j/u/o/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gv5jhj.png/1490360916985.jpg)
![Webcity is experiencing a 24-hour outage.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/5/j/u/o/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gv5jhj.png/1490360916985.jpg)
Hands on: Samsung QLED Ultra HD smart televisions
![Samsung's new QLED televisions push the boundaries of colour and brightness.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/5/p/e/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv5ozt.png/1490323251015.jpg)
Shifting the picture quality battleground from contrast to colour, Samsung's quantum dot QLED televisions are vying for pride of place in Aussie lounge rooms.
Data the new gold as banks, tech firms do battle
![Banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo say they want to give consumers access to their data, but are seeking new ...](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/5/g/8/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv5fk7.png/1490315540540.jpg)
The big banks and Silicon Valley are waging an escalating battle over your personal financial data, including the amount you spent on dinner last week and how much you are paying for your mortgage.
Congress moves to strike internet privacy rules from Obama era
![The Senate vote on Thursday foreshadowed a broader rollback of tech and telecom policies that have drawn the ire of ...](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/5/c/d/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv5cae.png/1490312665343.jpg)
Republican lawmakers moved to dismantle landmark internet privacy protections for individuals on Thursday.
How the airline laptop ban creates other risks
![Any electronic device larger than 16 centimetres long is now prohibited.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/3/f/e/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv5c3y.png/1490329134899.jpg)
Threats might be credible, but there's a more insidious risk in banning laptops and tablets from flight cabins.
US nuke tests now on YouTube
![One of the images from newly restored atomic-bomb-test footage.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/3/h/p/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv3hnm.png/1490235073380.jpg)
For the first time, rare footage of US nuclear weapons tests are available for all to see.
Shut up, the footy's on the internet (with apologies to TISM)
![They're the premiers, and captain Bob Murphy is back, but how hungry are the Western Bulldogs?](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/1/1/v/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv3hwi.png/1490232861233.jpg)
The footy's back for another season but if you want to watch your favourite AFL and NRL teams play online then you're at the mercy of Foxtel and Telstra.
Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app
![The location-sharing feature is aimed at helping people find each other in crowded places.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/4/e/r/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv4em7.png/1490223173737.jpg)
The location-sharing feature is aimed at helping people find each other in crowded places.
Facebook can't have it both ways, Germans say
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If you do censorship in any form, you are no longer just a technological platform - you are a media organisation.
New Apple iPad, iPhone: to buy or not to buy?
![Deciding whether to pay $749 for the new iPhone is almost entirely a cosmetic decision.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/3/p/v/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv3pui.png/1490221436204.jpg)
If you've been thinking about treating yourself to something new and are intrigued by Apple's announcements, here are some things to consider before you buy.
Microsoft outages hit Xbox Live, Outlook, Skype services
![Earlier this month, Outlook 365, Xbox Live and Skype went down for several hours in parts of the world.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/3/g/u/t/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv3gsz.png/1490132954840.jpg)
Parts of Microsoft's Outlook, Skype and Xbox Live services were down for some users Tuesday, marking the second big outage for the company this month.
Twitter software helps find, ban users advocating violence
![Twitter said it wanted to "shine a brighter light" on the requests as a threat to press freedom.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/g/u/0/q/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv3gn9.png/1490132543611.jpg)
Twitter said on Tuesday it had stepped up efforts to rid its social network of posts from users advocating political or religious violence.
Apple fans red with excitement over surprise new iPhone, iPad releases
![The red iPhone 7 will go on sale in Australia on March 25.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/3/f/o/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv3fo4.png/1490136086839.jpg)
Apple fans were jolted out of bed this morning when the tech giant dropped a crimson-shade filter over the technology world with the unexpected announcement of iPhone, iPad, app and accessory releases.
How to make the most of Google Maps
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Some extra tweaks for getting the most out of the popular navigation app available on both Android and iPhone.
'I fear that I may not be welcome' in Trump's America: Stephen Hawking
![Professor Stephen Hawking says he no longer feels welcome in the US.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/f/t/h/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv2nu9.png/1490071039471.jpg)
Stephen Hawking says he no longer feels welcome in the United States, now that President Donald Trump is in power.
JB Hi-Fi scraps UltraViolet movie streaming service
![The demise of JB Hi-Fi NOW Video doesn't bode will for the future of UltraViolet in Australia.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/8/c/t/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv2ggv.png/1490045684325.jpg)
Aussies are losing yet another way to watch movies on their smartphones and tablets, with JB Hi-Fi NOW Video set to close its doors in April.
Apple's next big thing: augmented reality
![Apple CEO Tim Cook is betting on augmented reality.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/b/f/a/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv2jap.png/1490043946966.jpg)
No technology has fired up Apple boss Tim Cook quite like augmented reality, which overlays images, video and games on the real world.
Uber president Jones quits amid turmoil, search for COO
![Uber has been in the limelight for all the wrong reasons this year.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/j/z/x/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv1ps6.png/1489987259176.jpg)
Uber Technologies president Jeff Jones is quitting after less than a year because of multiple controversies engulfing the ride-hailing company, Recode reported.
Secretive billionaire reveals how he toppled Apple in China
![Duan Yongping is the reclusive billionaire who founded Oppo and Vivo, the twin smartphone brands that dealt the world's ...](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/v/q/c/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv1qor.png/1490064427840.jpg)
Duan Yongping is convinced Tim Cook didn't have a clue who he was when they first met a couple years ago. The Apple boss probably does now.
The grassroots campaign to make Reddit less toxic
![Attempts at addressing Reddit users' bad behaviour through tech solutions has done little to curb abuse.](/web/20170325092451im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/1/p/5/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv1p9g.png/1489959672936.jpg)
As a company, Reddit has shown itself to be either ambivalent or complicit in abuse on the site, but users are fed up.