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HP sprocket printer: tiny picture, big fun
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The HP Sprocket is about the size of a deck of cards, and can print photographs that are 5cm by 7.6cm, using purpose-built 'Zink' paper. The clever trick is there is no ink involved: the printer uses thermographic technology to create the images, making the unit clean and quiet to operate.
Is Jayden K Smith coming to hack your Facebook?
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A hoax message warning Facebook Messenger users not to accept friend requests from a "hacker" named Jayden K Smith has begun to circulate across the world, prompting confusion and an avalanche of memes.
Google's Nest snubs Aussie retailers to sell online
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US smart home giant Nest launches in Australia today, minus its flagship product and ignoring local retail heavyweights in favour of a unique online partner.
'I felt completely abandoned': Why Scott went four months without phone or broadband
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Australia's broken NBN dispute resolution process is cutting off homes for months, trapping owners in bureaucratic limbo where no-one will take responsibility for reconnecting their services.
Australian broadcast TV continues to bleed viewers
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Australian broadcast television is sitting on a demographic time bomb as it continues to lose young viewers at an accelerating rate.
NBN Co reaches halfway mark with 5.7m premises passed
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NBN Co has reached the halfway mark of its network roll out early, thanks to a reduction in the total number of premises that will be connected by 2020.
Aussies can't get no broadband satisfaction: Choice Australia
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As the NBN rollout reaches the halfway mark, Telstra retains the lion's share of home broadband users who remain loyal even though they're some of the country's least satisfied customers.
Amazon set to make $1.3b in revenue in 30 hours
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Amazon's annual Prime Day is turning into one of the biggest shopping events of the US shopping calendar — but the long term benefit to the Amazon "ecosystem" is greater than any single day sales spike.
Microsoft sheds thousands of employees
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Microsoft has started the process of laying off thousands of employees, cuts that fall largely on the technology giant's sales force.
Loyal fanbase keeping Pokemon GO alive
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Initial fervour may have dissipated, yet arguably neither the cultural significance nor the core popularity (once the hype was over) of the game has waned.
How 'NotPetya' spread from Ukraine, and why it may still be a threat
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Hijacking the servers of a company which makes a popular accounting program, hackers sent false software updates to around a million computers, which kicked off the massive worldwide spread of 'NotPetya' last week. Experts now believe the apparent mass ransom attempt was merely a cover for something more nefarious, and Ukrainian authorities are scrambling to untangle it.
How to safely search the deep web
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The deep web and its inner recess, the dark web — those less well-trodden parts of the internet beyond the reach of Google and Bing — are not for the faint-hearted or untrained. With the right tools, however, there's little to fear and plenty to discover.
'You don't make everyone happy': Apple's $6.6b 'spaceship' upsets locals
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Things change when a spaceship comes to town. Especially one built by Apple.
Turnbull's digital disrupters still bleeding talent
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More 'disrupters' quit as public service takeover of DTA continues.
Hands on: Sphero Spider-man
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An interactive choose-your-own-adventure superhero, Sphero's Spider-man has mad skills but perhaps lacks staying power.
Amazon's computer vision: A home appliance for suburbia
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One measure of the power of Amazon 's vision is how quickly its rivals are racing to copy it; both Apple and Google have their own takes on the Echo Show. But Amazon's device is well on the way to becoming the operating system for suburbia.
Why people with brain implants are afraid of automatic doors
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In 2009, Gary Olhoeft walked into a department store to buy some DVDs. He walked out with his whole body twitching and convulsing.
Start-up sexual harassment backlash continues
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The upheaval over sexual harassment in the technology start-up industry mushroomed this week, with the resignation of a prominent Silicon Valley investor who said he had been "a creep" and more women saying they would come forward to talk about their experiences.
Crash Bandicoot's return is a modern spin on an old marsupial
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This beautifully and confidently-executed trio of remastered classics brings the manic Sony mascot back to our screens in style.