![Senator Barry O'Sullivan is calling for a ban on all non-commercial drones.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/p/5/f/e/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gyc7ek.png/1504964879869.jpg)
![Senator Barry O'Sullivan is calling for a ban on all non-commercial drones.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/p/5/f/e/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gyc7ek.png/1504964879869.jpg)
Nokia 8: return of the Finnish flagship
![The Nokia8 in steel (above) and tempered blue.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/d/l/c/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gychbk.png/1504859397128.jpg)
For the first time in a very long time, a Nokia flagship phone is worthy of consideration alongside the latest from Samsung, LG, Sony and Apple.
'Massive' cyberattack may have exposed almost half of US
![The incident is a stark reminder of the risk of consumers' personal data being exposed online, security experts said.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/m/o/1/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyddfg.png/1504836714151.jpg)
One of America's three biggest credit-reporting companies was struck by a cyberattack that left almost half the US population at risk, placing it among the most intrusive security breaches in history.
SpaceX launches secretive space drone for US
![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with the Pentagon's test vehicle attached.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/d/c/h/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyd7xm.png/1504859422259.jpg)
In the Pentagon's vast arsenal there is little quite like it: a super-secret space drone that looks like a miniature version of the space shuttle, but orbits the Earth for months, even years, at a time. Doing what? The Air Force won't say.
Hands on OnePlus 5 smartphone
![The OnePlus 5 can go toe-to-toe with the Android heavyweights, but with a mid-range price tag.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/d/9/v/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyd90w.png/1504839594237.jpg)
Sleek and powerful without breaking the budget, the Android-powered OnePlus 5 throws down the gauntlet to flagship smartphone makers.
Telstra mobile outage hits users in and around Sydney
![Telstra customers are reporting issues in NSW.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/r/8/j/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyd9sl.png/1504830969640.jpg)
Telstra mobile customers in and around Sydney were reporting intermittent connectivity problems this morning, with a technical fault apparently to blame.
Would you put ads on your phone for $5 a month?
![Ads](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/d/7/b/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyd7bs.png/1504820385446.jpg)
Unlock Rewards is a new Android app that promises you a monthly trove of Flybuys points for very little effort on your part. All you need to do is... look at a full-screen ad whenever you unlock your phone?
iPhone 8: what an OLED screen will mean for you
![iPhones have always used backlit LCD screens, but that could be about to change.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/m/o/e/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gycdhh.png/1504991168266.jpg)
Apple is poised to release a new generation of iPhones next week, but the highest expectations are for the 10th-anniversary edition of the iconic smartphone. And, for that phone — which is believed to have a nearly all-screen front — Apple is expected to change the type of screen the iPhone uses.
God rot geo-blocking
![Paul MGann and Richard E. Grant in Withnail and I, 1987.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/b/q/t/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gybq3j.png/1504688248377.jpg)
In a globalised market for entertainment, what is the effect of geo-blocking, except to encourage online piracy?
NBN backflip to free many Aussies from broadband limbo
![Australia's broadband blame game has left homes in limbo, but relief is finally in sight.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/d/y/y/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gybi1j.png/1504654383314.jpg)
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.
Note8 is a solid update for the big-screen believers
![The Note8 is tall, but narrow enough to use in one hand.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/a/3/b/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gya2qt.png/1504642723355.jpg)
The dual camera system is impressive, the pen is greatly improved, but flaws of the last flagship Galaxy S8 are still here too.
Sony's Xperia XZ1 is a phone with a 3D scanner
![The XZ1 Compact is more or less the same phone as the XZ1, just smaller.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/b/4/6/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyb34j.png/1504584098658.jpg)
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.
Nidhogg 2 is gross, violent, and undeniably fun
![Nidhogg 2's look is gross, but it serves the game and will be more easily accepted in the mainstream.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/a/w/c/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyayql.png/1504577982777.jpg)
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.
Canon DSLR teaches smartphone generation the finer points
![Guided Display makes all the 200D's functions easier to grasp and manipulate.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/a/t/3/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyawor.png/1504621158451.jpg)
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.
Autonomous 'ghost ships' are coming
![A concept for a remote controlled ship by Rolls-Royce.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/a/t/d/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyatcs.png/1504564613685.jpg)
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.
Hands on Tile Pro Bluetooth tracker
![Designed to attach to your keyring, the Tile Pro Style and Sport help you find that which is lost.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/a/9/3/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.gya8yo.png/1504500016279.jpg)
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.
Here's Village Roadshow's plan for suing pirates
![Didn't pay for Mad Max: Fury Road? Village Roadshow may be sending you a letter.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/b/u/s/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gya10v.png/1504492080946.jpg)
Village Roadshow co-CEO Graham Burke on how the company plans to get money out of people who have downloaded its movies without paying.
Huawei says new mobile chip will outperform Apple, Samsung
![Huawei's phones, including the pictured P10, use the company's own Kirin processors and not the industry standard chips ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/n/5/t/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gya4nf.png/1504489459915.jpg)
Chinese company claims new in-house 10nm Kirin chip is a 'neural processing unit' for mobile phones, meaning its upcoming Mate 10 flagship will have unmatched AI-powered processing speed.
LG's V30 looks like an incredible phone
![With high-end cameras, premium audio DACs and the software to back it up, LG is pushing the V30 as a phone that doubles ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/8/x/9/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy8wpa.png/1504238253361.jpg)
Hot on the heels of the Galaxy Note8, the V30 looks to be the strongest competition that Samsung has ever had.
Podcast conference OzPod returns to Sydney
![OzPod 2017 will feature 34 speakers and panelists from across the globe, plus workshops and networking events.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170910205820im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/8/v/r/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy7659.png/1504497648732.jpg)
The Australian podcasting conference OzPod returns to ABC Ultimo in Sydney on Friday September 8, and with it an international collection of some of the most innovative names in the on-demand audio entertainment space.