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Let's fix Australia's patchy mobile coverage before NBN kills off reliable home phones
![Australians can't hang up on their home phones when the mobile networks are still full of black spots even in the cities.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/d/h/3/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxqmoy.png/1502066491076.jpg)
When will Aussies retire their home phone? Maybe when the mobile networks deliver on their promises.
LinkedIn's Tinder for mentoring sounds creepy
![LinkedIn first started testing the service last month.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/q/l/3/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxqkzm.png/1502066768741.jpg)
LinkedIn thinks young professionals will want to yea-or-nay their way to a new mentor. They also seem to think this service won't appeal to creeps.
Google engineer writes 10-page manifesto against company's diversity drive
![Debate has broken out at Google about programs encouraging gender diversity.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/c/s/6/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxqcfq.png/1502007418647.jpg)
Titled "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber", the male author wrote that women don't make up 50 per cent of the company's tech and leadership positions not because of sexism but because of differences in their preferences and abilities.
Google seek greater freedom for drones
![Project Wing drones being tested at Fernleigh Park.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/q/3/k/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxq3fj.png/1501934815179.jpg)
Google drones may reach further with CASA approval.
'Incognito Mode' not as private as you think
![Incognito Mode does not make you anonymous.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/p/8/h/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxp8eq.png/1501810309635.jpg)
Information about what you do online, down to every single URL, can likely be purchased on the web by anyone who wants it.
Will Australia's troubled NBN and woeful broadcasting give Ultra HD Blu-ray players a foothold?
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Digital hipsters will tell you that optical discs are already dead, but Ultra HD streaming on a Friday night is still a pipe dream for many Australians.
'Hero' who stopped Wannacry has been arrested
![British IT expert Marcus Hutchins has been detained.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/p/2/o/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxp2km.png/1501799853671.jpg)
A British security researcher, who became an internet hero after he was credited with stopping a malicious software attack earlier this year, has been arrested at the Las Vegas airport and charged in connection with a separate attack.
Government, watchdog shift responsibility on Australians in NBN limbo
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When an NBN connection fails and providers won't reconnect an old broadband service, customers can be left in limbo for months. But while ACMA says it's an issue for the ACCC to handle, the ACCC points the finger at telcos.
Sony cancels competition
![Just what you need for a brutal long-haul flight.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/m/o/o/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxmopk.png/1501720177363.jpg)
Sony's MDR-1000X headphones have finally usurped Bose as the king of noise-cancelling, but are they worth the hefty price tag?
Japan's robot-run hotel is still a bit buggy
![The friendly check-in staff at Tokyo's Henn Na Hotel.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/k/h/q/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxivfy.png/1501688127801.jpg)
The Henn Na hotel -- situated in Urayasu, on Tokyo's outskirts -- markets itself as an almost entirely robot-run establishment.
Sony TV proves LCD has a place in 2017
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Sony's latest LED-lit TV is the best of its kind, and offers a unique 4K HDR experience compared to the OLED models that have become standard.
Apple shares hit record on expectations for new iPhones
![Apple is likely to introduce three new handsets this year: a revamped top model, known for now as the iPhone 8, and ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/m/o/e/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxngfl.png/1501794629568.jpg)
Apple sold just more than 41 million iPhones in the June quarter, and forecasts a stronger-than-expected September quarter boosted by new iPhones that it will release later this year.
Vodafone uses NBNfail to sell mobile fallback to homes trapped in broadband limbo
![Vodafone's mobile fallback aims to save the day when your NBN installation doesn't go according to plan.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/d/y/y/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxmvn6.png/1501630904341.jpg)
In another blow to NBN's reputation, Vodafone is using NBN installation disasters as a marketing tool to promote its upcoming home broadband service with 4G LTE failover.
Snap shares slide as insiders get first chance to sell
![Snap, the maker of the Snapchat app for sending fun, disappearing photos and videos, has already seen its value decline ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/p/l/a/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxmnms.png/1501546441504.jpg)
Snap shares fell Monday after some inside holders got their first opportunity to sell since the March initial public offering.
Apple leaks own iPhone 8 details
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Apple just pushed out a version of the HomePod firmware, and not only does the code tell us more about how the smart speaker will work, it also offers a few clues about the next iPhone.
When will Aussies retire their home phone?
![While there's a mobile in almost every pocket, Australians are hanging onto their landlines.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/n/g/r/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxm209.png/1501906146104.jpg)
When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline?
How Microsoft became the surprise tech innovator
![The latest version of the Surface Pro.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/w/k/0/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxlxjf.png/1501490162232.jpg)
When Microsoft unveiled the first Surface tablet five years ago, it was a spectacular failure. But the company persisted, and today it's making the most visionary computers in the industry, if not the best machines, period.
'They've downgraded our internet': Sydney residents fury at NBN
![Pam Cassidy, an Elan resident, says she will resist all attempts to force her onto the 'inferior' NBN.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170807063439im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/k/l/q/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxi8bh.png/1501359461646.jpg)
These residents are trying to fight NBN and Telstra's plan to scrap their relatively new HFC connection, which gives them stunning broadband speeds of 100Mbps.