![The new Fitbit smartwatch will be a step up from the fitness-focused Blaze.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/0/m/v/a/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gx3cc7.png/1499047262561.jpg)
![The new Fitbit smartwatch will be a step up from the fitness-focused Blaze.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/0/m/v/a/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gx3cc7.png/1499047262561.jpg)
Facebook's Find WiFi goes global, ramps up user tracking
![If you want to use Facebook's Find WiFi, the social media giant insists on tracking your every move.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/y/p/g/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx3c9p.png/1499048133668.jpg)
Wherever you roam in the world the social media giant wants to ensure you can always find a WiFi hotspot, and that Facebook can always find you.
Nintendo seems determined to limit access to its classic games
![The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/7/d/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1zu8.png/1499043963353.jpg)
The throwback to the incredibly popular console was announced last week, but initial pre-orders have already been and gone. It seems likely that, once again, most people who want one of these things will be disappointed.
Meet Dubai's latest cop team: robocars and aerial drones
![The model O-R3 autonomous security robot manufactured by Singapore-based Otsaw Digital.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/8/o/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx38kf.png/1499031178825.jpg)
​Mini autonomous police cars paired with companion drones and facial recognition technology will begin patrolling the streets of Dubai by the end of the year to help the city identify and track down criminal suspects.
Sick of defending, Australia's cyber force will attack
!['We must take the fight to the criminals', Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/q/w/g/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1vv3.png/1498796435005.jpg)
Australia's cyber intelligence agency will be given the power to launch offensive operations to shut down foreign criminal networks, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced.
Dolby Atmos wall of sound comes to Netflix
![Dolby Atmos sound lets you hear what's above you, not just what's around you.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/s/0/z/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1w07.png/1498790338848.jpg)
When you're trapped in a jungle firefight, Dolby Atmos goes beyond surround sound to ensure that choppers roar overhead rather than just around your lounge room.
Far Cry 5's religious weirdos court controversy
![Father Joseph Seed and his fellow cultists as they appeared on the initial Far Cry 5 reveal poster.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/1/t/8/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1qkq.png/1498910654425.jpg)
When the first image promoting Far Cry 5 was released and appeared to show Christian Americans as the villains, certain pockets of the internet didn't know what to do with themselves. But after playing the game and talking to its producer at this year's E3, it's clear to me this is business as usual.
One third of Australian GoT fans planning to pirate
![Game of Thrones is returning for season 7 on July 17.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/1/5/2/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx107h.png/1498744164184.jpg)
With a new season of Game of Thrones less than three weeks away, Australians seem set to become the world's most prolific pirates of the show for another year running.
10 years on, the iPhone's bumpy start is mostly forgotten
![The original iPhone came in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB variants.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/0/w/a/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx0vm1.png/1498698514958.jpg)
Apple's iPhone turns 10 today, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from here.
Nintendo's flexy fighter comes out swinging
![Characters are diverse and charming in ARMS.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/a/p/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx0962.png/1498691770648.jpg)
With fun, colourful characters, a unique hook and a smart approach to online play, ARMS is a breath of fresh air for casual fighting game fans. But unbalanced control schemes and an emphasis on fun over fairness may make it a hard sell for the hardcore competitive set.
What we know about the latest global ransomware strike
![The screen shown on computers locked by the new strain of software.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/z/c/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwzyop.png/1498650588672.png)
Security experts are warning that a quick-spreading new ransomware attack may have more tricks up its sleeve than the previous WannaCry software that crippled thousands of computers worldwide last month.
Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise
![Aussies will pay more to watch Netflix hits like <i>House of Cards</i> each month after the streaming video service ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/3/9/9/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwzw9j.png/1498650870914.jpg)
Australians will pay up to 20 per cent more for Netflix as the streaming video giant rolls out a price rise alongside the introduction of the GST "Netflix tax".
Massive cyber attack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands
![Ukraine was first to report Tuesday's widespread cyberattacks (file image).](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/x/w/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwzxv4.png/1498593350671.jpg)
The hack's scale and the use of ransomware quickly recalled the massive May cyberattack.
Driverless cars can't figure out kangaroos
![Kangaroo](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/c/6/2/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwzgj8.png/1498563647343.jpg)
The Swedes, geniuses that they are, have long led the world in conquering the moose test. But here's one thing they don't seem prepared for: the kangaroo test.
Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo
![The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/3/z/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwz3oo.png/1498521845880.jpg)
Nintendo has announced the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment system, a tiny console designed to look like the incredibly popular SNES that was first released in Australia in 1992.
Xbox, PlayStation in head-to-head battle to put gamer first
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With Microsoft introducing the 4K-enabled Xbox One X, a competitor to the PlayStation 4 Pro Sony launched last year, the two rival gaming platforms are head-to-head once again going into the super-competitive back half of the year. At E3, the heads of each brand told Fairfax Media what sets them apart.
Esports: Wargaming to amplify Australian presence
![Wargaming is known for its competitive game World of Tanks.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/y/m/z/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwylre.png/1498448603463.jpg)
With its hiring of a new business manager for Australia and New Zealand, the company behind World of Tanks has taken its first steps to a becoming the next big name in esports down under.
The Western tech firms sharing cyber secrets with Russia
![IBM, and many others,allow Russian authorities to review their software's source code.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/9/1/n/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwychd.png/1498429558763.jpg)
Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets in order to sell their products in Russia.
Google stops scanning your Gmail to personalise its ads
![Google has vowed to stop scanning our inboxes, perhaps allowing it to improve overall security.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/k/8/v/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwycr1.png/1498442380472.jpg)
Google's finally giving up its long-standing habit of riffling through your inbox to see what you're interested in, perhaps paving the way for enhanced security.
The best tools for escaping WiFi hell
![A home WiFi map can help troubleshoot your flaky wireless network.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170703071455im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/p/6/g/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwx4yv.png/1498188043887.jpg)
Before you take a baseball bat to your WiFi router, there are a few apps which might help bring your home wireless network back from the dead.