Technology
'Nobody saw it': Breakthrough claimed by UNSW's quantum computing team
A 'eureka moment' suggests a way over a hurdle that quantum computer scientists saw impeding future progress.
- by Peter Hannam
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God rot geo-blocking, the cause of more problems than it solves
In a globalised market for entertainment, what is the effect of geo-blocking, except to encourage online piracy?
- by Phil Wales
NBN's rollout backflip to free many Australians trapped in broadband limbo
Rather than making promises it clearly can't keep, NBN is finally being more cautious when it comes to prematurely declaring homes Ready for Service and trapping them in broadband's Catch 22.
- by Adam Turner
Samsung Galaxy Note8 review: a solid update for the big-screen believers
The dual camera system is impressive, the pen is greatly improved, but flaws of the last flagship Galaxy S8 are still here too.
- by Peter Wells
IFA 2017: Sony's Xperia XZ1 is a flagship phone with a 3D scanner
Continuing its strategy of announcing new phones every 6 months or so, Sony has unveiled the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact this week at the IFA tech fair in Berlin.
- by Tim Biggs
Nidhogg 2 review: Gross, violent, and undeniably fun
Nidhogg 2 turned heads for all the wrong reasons when it was revealed this time last year, with the gracefully minimalist pixel graphics of the original sword-fighting party favourite replaced by a gross and chunky style that looks like something from a '90s cartoon.
- by Tim Biggs
Canon EOS 200D review: small and mighty DSLR is great for smartphone snappers looking to step up
Canon's new EOS 200D is designed to appeal to those of us unfamiliar with the terminology and functions of good quality cameras, packing a fully-featured DSLR into a light and compact frame, and adding new software that can teach new users the ins and outs of all the various modes until they're ready to take the training wheels off.
- by Tim Biggs
If Apple's new iPhone 8 is a fizzer, we will all suffer
Whether we buy one or not, the upcoming release of the new iPhone will have a big effect on all of us.
- by Matthew Lynn
Autonomous 'ghost ships' are coming to revolutionise freight
The Yara Birkeland isn’t an ordinary cargo ship. If all goes well then the vessel, currently being built for a Norwegian agricultural fertiliser company, will become the world’s first fully autonomous cargo ship when it launches in 2020.
- by Christian Matthews
Hands on Tile Pro Bluetooth tracker
With a longer range and a louder alarm, the new Tile Pro tracker makes it easier to find precious objects which tend to go into hiding.
- by Adam Turner
Here's Village Roadshow's plan for suing pirates
Village Roadshow co-CEO Graham Burke on how the company plans to get money out of people who have downloaded its movies without paying.
- by Chris Jager