![New DTA boss Gavin Slater.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/f/i/7/p/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gvdz6h.png/1491370557066.jpg)
![New DTA boss Gavin Slater.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/f/i/7/p/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gvdz6h.png/1491370557066.jpg)
New Spotify deal will let musicians like Swift limit free play
![Taylor Swift is among the Universal artists affected by the deal.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/a/z/z/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvdss4.png/1491326876353.jpg)
Universal artists including Taylor Swift will be able to offer new albums to paid Spotify subscribers only for two weeks, with singles available on the free service.
McAfee rebranding creates pure-play cyber security company
![Intel Security has been rebadged as McAfee and now operates as a standalone company.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/d/1/p/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv8xdx.png/1491306694121.jpg)
Global cyber security firm Intel Security has been renamed McAfee and now operates as an independent company, completing a split from Intel.
The internet has fun with new name for AOL-Yahoo tie-up
![Judging by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong's tweet, which points to "20+ brands", it appears that many of the individual services ...](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/d/1/7/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvd0so.png/1491306641082.jpg)
Once the Yahoo deal closes, AOL and Yahoo will be known as Oath - or more formally, "Oath: A Verizon Company".
'Stormy weather in Shortville': Musk mocks investors as Tesla soars
![Billionaire Elon Musk](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/b/z/2/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvcxtv.png/1491305921679.jpg)
Tesla's Elon Musk has poked fun at short sellers as his electric-car maker's stock surged to a record, vaulting its market value past century-old rival Ford.
Vinyl in Australia booms again
![King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's latest album -- a huge vinyl hit.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/h/s/k/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvar75.png/1491197691068.jpg)
A whopping $15.1 million worth of vinyl records were sold across the country in 2016 - up 70 per cent on the previous year, figures from the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) show.
Hands on: Sonos Playbase soundbar
![The new Sonos Playbase soundbar is designed to hide under your television and give your lounge room an audio overhaul.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/c/9/u/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvc8cn.png/1491346791769.png)
The soundbar for people who don't have room for a soundbar, Sonos' Playbase will be the perfect fit for some lounge rooms.
Can Twitter be saved after its years of losses?
![Saving Twitter has been harder than Jack Dorsey might have thought.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/q/l/r/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvc4ll.png/1491177595853.jpg)
Twitter Inc is in a funk. Even the heavy involvement of "The Donald" has done little to turn the company's fortunes around.
Tesla quarterly deliveries hit record 25,000
![Tesla's Model S. First-quarter deliveries jumped 69 per cent from the year-earlier period, the company says.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/z/3/t/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvc30j.png/1491278472759.jpg)
Tesla says its first-quarter deliveries of its electric cars jump 69 per cent from a year ago to a quarterly record of 25,000 vehicles.
Man nearly electrocuted after falling asleep with his iPhone charging in bed
![Wiley Day's dog-tag chain got caught on the prongs of his plugged-in iPhone charger. He was treated at a hospital for ...](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/c/2/e/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvc2dv.png/1491220191672.jpg)
When Wiley Day fell asleep on March 22, his iPhone was not far away. It was a habit he had grown used to, but would soon come to regret.
App developer has a fix for one of myki's most frustrating problems
![Zheng Long's app mypal lets you top up your myki on the go.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/a/y/d/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvawvr.png/1490933646420.png)
Melbourne app developer Long Zheng is on a mission. To "make myki great again".
NBN to double broadband speeds for regional Australia
![NBN's Fixed Wireless towers are delivering metro broadband speeds beyond the major cities.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/a/s/p/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvascq.png/1490925822817.jpg)
Australians living off the beaten track are getting broadband speeds to rival the cities, with 100 Mbps Fixed Wireless NBN services scheduled to launch across the country early next year.
Samsung Galaxy S8's Bixby on hold for Australian market
![Bixby AI assistant was unveiled in New York on Wednesday.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/a/q/5/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvamso.png/1490942876563.jpg)
Consumers in Australia will have to wait for Bixby, the feature of the new Samsung Galaxy S8 that could decide the handset's fate.
What to expect from your ISP next?
![ISPs could conceivably begin sharing detailed information about a person's web usage.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/z/r/x/f/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvagyr.png/1490908302007.jpg)
Privacy and security experts who have been following these issues closely in the public and the private sectors weigh in.
Spotify, Apple boost music business back to best
![Paid services from Spotify and others contributed the vast majority of the growth in streaming.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/s/1/b/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvagao.png/1490906001843.jpg)
The growing popularity of Spotify and Apple Music is nursing the music industry back to health after years of declining sales.
Virgin and Qantas in sky-high Wi-Fi battle
![Australia's two major airlines are competing to offer Wi-Fi to passengers.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/e/9/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv9ix9.png/1490877814114.jpg)
In-flight internet access is shaping up as a key battleground for Australia's two major airlines.
Samsung Galaxy S8: How to buy in Australia
![The Galaxy S8 will cost $1199 to buy outright in Australia.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/9/h/m/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv9kv7.png/1490846245547.jpg)
If you're planning to sign up to a new mobile contract and want to bag yourself a Galaxy S8 or S8+ in the process, here are the available plans from major telcos.
Samsung Galaxy S8: are looks enough?
![The new Samsung Galaxy S8, left, and Galaxy S8+.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/9/h/l/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv9iqy.png/1490943024546.jpg)
While the phone is highly polished, fast and powerful, some crucial features need to be tested before final judgement is passed.
How to save Twitter, two pennies at a time
!["Twitter is already considering a paid subscription aimed at people who use Twitter for business."](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/g/u/0/q/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv9hwn.png/1490823073983.jpg)
Twitter is proof that a start-up can change the world without developing a viable business model.
Hands on: The new Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ reviewed
![Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus sit in the Dex dock at the launch event in New York City.](/web/20170405083538im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/8/p/8/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gv8pkh.png/1490942930213.jpg)
As the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ are launched in New York to much anticipation and fanfare on Wednesday (Thursday in Australia), Peter Wells gets his hands on the devices for Fairfax.