![The consortium approves about 50-100 new emoji every year.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/i/a/2/u/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxkoet.png/1501216462825.jpg)
![The consortium approves about 50-100 new emoji every year.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/i/a/2/u/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxkoet.png/1501216462825.jpg)
Fun, fish and fashion in Splatoon 2
![Splatoon 2](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/k/p/g/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxknyx.png/1501215664176.jpg)
Keeping everything that made the original game great while expanding on modes, fashion, weapons and features, Splatoon 2 is a powerfully addictive family-friendly shooter.
Disney building AI to figure out when you'll laugh
![Disney](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/k/f/f/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxkf2w.png/1501199607843.jpg)
The Walt Disney Company is using AI to determine how much audiences enjoy every single moment of its films.
Twitter shares tumble as user growth stalls
![Twitter has struggled to sustain its closely watched user growth.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/t/b/0/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxkdr6.png/1501200116221.jpg)
Twitter shares plunged after the social media platform disappointed investors with stagnant monthly active user growth in the second quarter.
Hands on: Google Backup and Sync
![Don't wait until disaster strikes before you think about how to protect irreplaceable files like precious family photos.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/7/w/1/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxk7qw.png/1501201397009.jpg)
A simple insurance policy should a tech disaster strike your home, Google's free cloud sync tool has some great new features.
'Modern day piracy': Birkenstock CEO takes on Amazon
![Birkenstocks has enjoyed a resurgence in recent years.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/j/a/9/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxjjm5.png/1501133585924.jpg)
Birkenstock USA's CEO has emerged as an unlikely crusader in a growing battle between smaller retailers and Amazon.com.
Google's quantum computing push opens new front in cloud battle
![Quantum computing could be a boon for the company that cracks it.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/p/4/o/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxda3g.png/1501110024489.jpg)
For years, Google has poured time and money into one of the most ambitious dreams of modern technology: building a working quantum computer. Now the company is thinking of ways to turn the project into a business.
Re-use the same piece of paper with erasable ink printer
![With this, you can print the same piece of paper four times.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/0/z/2/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx0yxc.png/1501169826005.jpg)
One of the worst technology predictions ever made was the promise of a paperless office: people happen to like printing emails and inspiring quotes of the day, but how long before it's all chucked in the recycle bin?
Amazon hiring speakers of Australian English
![The job listing is likely to do with Amazon Echo, a range of voice-activated smart speakers that Amazon sells in the US ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/j/2/q/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxjjay.png/1501151700269.jpg)
Think you know the ins and outs of Australian English? Amazon is hiring.
What games would you want on a Nintendo 64 Mini?
![An image from Nintendo's recent patent.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/j/2/d/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxfyn6.png/1501042438842.jpg)
A new trademark application filed by Nintendo in Europe has prompted speculation that a miniature Nintendo 64 is on the way. But what games would it include?
Thunderbolt 3 dock: big power, but big price, too
![Very pricey, but does the job.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/0/8/c/t/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx08e6.png/1501169863346.jpg)
The Belkin Thunderbolt 3 HD dock comes in at a jaw dropping $529. Is it worth it?
Is fact-checking site Snopes.com in danger of closing down?
![Snopes.com is asking readers to donate money to keep the lights on.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/i/t/g/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxis62.png/1501079647892.jpg)
The original fact-checking site is asking for reader donations as it claims an advertising dispute has it 'in danger of closing its doors'.
Hands on: Google WiFi mesh home wireless network
![Google WiFi gives your home a wireless overhaul to fix coverage blackspots.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/i/h/b/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxigsk.png/1501024114309.jpg)
While it helps tackle wireless blackspots around your home, Google WiFi has an Achilles' heel which could be a deal-breaker for many NBN homes.
MS Paint given a stay of execution
![Paint's time as a default Windows Tool is up, but it will still be around if you need it.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/i/r/x/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxir77.png/1501022233379.jpg)
Just hours after social media broke out in mourning over the imminent demise of Windows mainstay MS Paint, Microsoft announced that it wouldn't be killing off the 32-year-old art program after all.
When a farmer's internet speed was slow, he built a private 53m tower
![Queensland farmer Andrew Sevil with his 53-metre tower.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/i/9/4/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxi9zo.png/1500957940532.jpg)
An outback Queensland farmer hatched an unusual plan to counter slow internet speeds - build and install his own 53-metre tower.
Facebook Marketplace is a mess but it works
![Facebook is a great way to get your excess stuff in front of potential buyers, but not an ideal way to deal with them.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/i/9/r/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxi9gy.png/1501060213981.jpg)
Here's what I learned from selling a bunch of stuff on Facebook's Marketplace, a much simpler but more lawless system than the bigger online selling sites.
Planets and portraits in VR at MIFF 2017
![Australian VR film RONE features at this year's MIFF.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/i/4/0/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxhzqu.png/1501187237514.jpg)
Gamers started it, and now filmmakers are exploring virtual reality as a way to make a story more powerful.
Can Google continue to dominate advertising?
![Google](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/h/z/a/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxi15r.png/1500946987483.jpg)
Keeping its perch at the top of the advertising roost is going to get harder.
Company offers to implant chips in its employees
![Three Square Market is offering all its employees the option to get a microchip implanted between the thumb and forefinger.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/b/x/r/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxhxny.png/1500942100925.jpg)
It's quick, painless and the company will even pick up the $US300 fee.
Microsoft officially retiring MS Paint this year
![MS Paint has officially been marked 'deprecated'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170728070458im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/h/y/2/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxhxx6.png/1500944521432.jpg)
Microsoft announces that Paint is on a list of features that are set to be 'removed and deprecated' in an upcoming Windows 10 update, set to be released later this year.