Technology

Foxtel Now's failure adds fuel to piracy fire

This week's Game of Thrones premiere was marred by Foxtel's technical difficulties.

Foxtel Now was supposed to be the solution to all of Foxtel's problems, a new streaming service with a new identity, for all Australians. And, for a while, it was great. Then along came season seven of Game of Thrones.

Kef and Porsche deliver earbuds that actually sound good

Kef's Motion Ones are the best of the bunch.

Any device that intends to cocoon you in music has to meet two primary requirements: it has to sound good and it has to be comfortable. If it falls short in either it shouldn't get a second thought. And over the 15 years since the first iPod made them ubiquitous, earbuds have usually failed in both. Until now.

Village Roadshow backs anti-piracy tech

Village Roadshow is waging an ongoing war against piracy.

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 latest handheld is great value

The new Nintendo 2DS console

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.

Is the government's cybersecurity strategy failing?

We have been overtaken by other countries when it comes to certain aspects of our policy.

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'.

AR brings smart city of the future into focus

Dr Mowlam says AR is 'an amazing tool for taking ideas off the drawing board and dropping them into the real world'.

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.