!["One of the challenges we've encountered over time is explaining to people why bigger isn't better." CEO Evan Spiegel, right.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/2/s/x/4/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gw2riw.png/1494495629587.jpg)
!["One of the challenges we've encountered over time is explaining to people why bigger isn't better." CEO Evan Spiegel, right.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/2/s/x/4/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gw2riw.png/1494495629587.jpg)
Snap CEO throws shade at Facebook after earnings shortfall
![Advertisers need 'education' about the Snapchat platform, Spiegel says.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/s/z/6/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw2fge.png/1494480252286.jpg)
For a guy who just lost about a quarter of his net worth, Snap co-founder Evan Spiegel exuded confidence on his first earnings conference call, explaining away the company's shortcomings and even throwing shade at his bigger — and far more successful — social media rival, Facebook.
New Mario Kart is series' greatest ever
![<i>Mario Kart</i> is even bigger and better on the Switch.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/w/u/n/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw24eh.png/1494466193473.jpg)
When it arrived for Wii U in 2014, Mario Kart 8 was arguably the best, most full-featured entry in the beloved series. With the release of this new Deluxe version, there's no longer room for argument.
Complaints against Aussie telcos jump as NBN rollout gathers pace
![Australians aren't afraid to pick up the phone and complain about their telcos.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/0/i/o/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw26fg.png/1494468823905.jpg)
Australians are unhappy with their broadband and they're not afraid to speak up, with a 33 per cent leap in complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman as the National Broadband Network works to bed down new technologies.
US Navy shows off new machine gun robot
![170525-N-PO203-054 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 25, 2017) A unmanned vehicle, part of the Multi-Utility Tactical ...](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/2/4/y/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw24rf.png/1494475569958.jpg)
Do you ever wonder what tomorrow holds? Some people are pretty convinced that the future will be filled with flying cars and jetpacks and robot butlers. But here in the year 2017, I'm not so sure anymore.
Microsoft video tools take fight to Google, Amazon
![Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, at the company's Build Conference.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/2/4/c/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw246f.png/1494451825116.jpg)
​Microsoft has turned up the heat on other technology giants by launching new image and video recognition products which could help it court businesses worried about running ads next to offensive content.
Stay warm and swipe
![Moshi Digit gloves: text without frostbite](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/1/a/v/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw1awg.png/1494411834935.jpg)
It's getting cold outside, and if you're tired of pulling off your mittens to use the phone, then touchscreen gloves are the answer to keeping your fingers warm while being able to type and scroll and swipe.
Tiny heads and big sounds
![Kids and headphones: always a challenge.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/1/c/9/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw1bxj.png/1494411692982.jpg)
I had a request from a reader recently which was interesting on several counts. First, she lives overseas but is a regular reader anyway, second, she has a four-year-old daughter with more frequent flyer points than I have, and third, why is it so damn hard to buy decent headphones for four-year-olds?
Telstra brings WiFi calling to iPhones
![While Telstra is building more mobile base stations in regional Australia it's also bringing Voice over WiFi to more ...](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/0/5/r/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw1ctb.png/1494396996114.jpg)
More Australians stuck in mobile blackspots will be able to make voice calls over WiFi as Apple's iPhone joins Samsung's Galaxy smartphones in supporting VoWiFi on Telstra.
You can say that again!
![Speech recognition remains a challenge.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/1/9/s/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw19l4.png/1494380716166.jpg)
Human language is a wonderful thing. Talking computers, not so much.
Good work in Spectre gadget
![HP's Spectre convertible: knocks the Surface into a cocked hat.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/m/5/c/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw18ng.png/1494379953260.jpg)
The second generation HP Spectre x360 has dethroned Microsoft's Surface Book as the best convertible PC on the market. Just like the Surface, it's definitely a laptop first, but here tablet mode feels far more useful, rather than an optional extra.
Bitcoin surges to record high
![Bitcoin's market capitalisation overnight soared to $US52.5 billion, according to data from coinmarketcap.com.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/m/3/q/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gw14qv.png/1494381968882.jpg)
Bitcoin hit a record high overnight on the creation of new tokens to raise funding for start-ups using blockchain technology.
Discover emerges as Snapchat's crown jewel
![Discover has emerged as a bright spot for Snapchat and its parent company.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/8/6/x/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvzzs0.png/1494207447772.jpg)
When Snapchat unveiled Discover, a place in the messaging app where media companies can publish original stories, one of the publishers that jumped to get onto the platform was the website Mashable.
'Sexual selfies' risk as one in five falls prey to revenge porn
![A new study has revealed one in five Australians are subject to revenge porn.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/7/q/v/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvzyjb.png/1494314529674.jpg)
One in five Australians have been the victim of so-called revenge porn, with indigenous and disabled people the most common targets.
Uber faces criminal probe over sneaky 'greyball' software
![Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/q/x/f/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvyyry.png/1493941140967.jpg)
The US Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators.
Canberra company Skoolbo takes to world stage with new TV program
![Skoolbo director Shane Hill was in Singapore last month to launch a new TV program.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/h/e/m/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvykmg.png/1494024704015.jpg)
Canberra company Skoolbo launched a new television program called Preschool Play in Singapore last month.
Why this Google Docs phishing attack is particularly sneaky
![Google's popular Docs product has been subject to a phishing attack.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/c/s/5/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvyf3i.png/1493864476208.jpg)
If you've received an invitation to join a shared Google Doc that you weren't expecting, you might want to steer clear of it. It's probably a phishing scam that could compromise your account.
Facebook hiring 3000 to monitor live video violence
![Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the network hopes to cut down on the response time between when someone reports a ...](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/m/6/x/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvye6i.png/1493856288861.jpg)
​Facebook is nearly doubling the number of workers it employs to monitor Facebook Live video feeds, in an attempt to catch violent streams before they spread across the network.
Facebook raking in $1 billion a week this year
![Net income rose to $US3.06 billion, or $US1.04 a share, compared with the 87-US-cent average estimate compiled by Bloomberg.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/e/b/8/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvyezx.png/1493862732477.jpg)
Facebook's main social network is still driving sales growth, even as executives seek to temper investor exuberance.
Bots for thinking folk
![A science-themed Twitter bot is reviving the fun of fictitious planets.](/web/20170511111957im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/w/z/p/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvwz67.png/1494448234572.jpg)
Not all Twitter bots are trying to spam, hack or peddle you fake news. Some are works of creativity, programmed to tweet diagrams of imaginary bird migrations or haikus composed of words scavenged from surveys of marine mammals.