Atari is planning a return to the video game console market, with the first images and details revealing a retro-inspired box with 'modern internal specs'.

Village Roadshow and its co-executive chairman have jointly invested $1.5 million in Linius Technologies, a firm whose primary product makes digital video files easier to manipulate.

Nintendo's 3DS line might only have a year or two of vitality left with the advent of the hybrid Switch console, but that hasn't stopped the company loosing yet another iteration of the hardware: the slick-looking and budget friendly New Nintendo 2DS XL.

Citing a UN report that says Australia is lagging on cybersecurity cooperation, Labor's spokeswoman on cyber security and defence says our fall from fourth place to seventh is 'a direct result of the Turnbull government's failure to effectively implement its own cyber security strategy and engage with international partners'.

Local residents and potential investors can stand in Werribee's main street and view the revitalised city centre, while proposed buildings are still on the drawing board, thanks to the WynLens augmented reality project.

Google's smart benchtop speaker and mesh WiFi network go on sale in Australia on Thursday, staking Google's claim in the simmering smart home war with Amazon and Apple.

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Throwing down the gauntlet to LG, Panasonic is embracing OLED in pursuit of the perfect television.

The drone is capable of delivering up to 1.5 kilograms of goods, and could carry anything from milk to medicines.

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With NSA cyber weapons already in the hands of criminals and unleashed on the general public, how can we trust law enforcement agencies with the keys to our private lives?

The government has further detailed legislation, to be introduced this year, which will oblige tech companies and telcos to assist law enforcement in accessing encrypted information.

It's a man's world in Silicon Valley, where stereotypes reign.

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Inescapable, insecure and irresistibly convenient, email provides an almost uncomfortably intimate view into the historical record.

In 1999, Bill Gates made 15 predictions about the future that seemed a little outrageous at the time.

Anyone planning a trip to Japan over the next couple of years, take note: the VR Zone at Shinjuku is officially open now. And while that means you can see people lose their minds at VR horror experiences, it also means you'll be able to peg bananas and green shells at people in VR.

Google emerged as the victor in its latest legal battle in Europe on Wednesday, after a French court said the technology behemoth did not have to pay $US1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in back taxes.

Sony's smallest Bluetooth speaker is nine centimetres tall and 7.5 centimetres in diameter, and you'll have trouble believing how good it is.

Rather than blindly buying off the plan, Australians can now take a virtual walk through their new homes while they're still on the drawing board.

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It's hard to take NBN's "Ready For Service" numbers seriously when you keep hearing about connection horror stories and the appalling lack of accountability.

Mechanical and robotic exoskeletons hold considerable promise, both as aids to the disabled and machines to increase the lifting power of worked in heavy industry, but so far the reality has lagged considerably behind the dream.