Sphero gets back to basics with $80 Mini robot
A programmable robot the size of a ping pong ball, the Sphero Mini is ready to roll into classrooms.
Nokia 3310 throwback phone coming to Australia
A new version of the classic Nokia 3310 mobile phone will launch in Australia in October, complete with a customisable retro interface, an MP3 player and of course a version of the classic mobile game Snake.
Digging deep in the excellent SteamWorld Dig 2
There are few better things in video games than a satisfying upgrade loop. A new axe that chops trees twice as fast as your old axe — or a jetpack that makes you realise you've only experienced a fraction of the game world despite hours of exploration — can be incredibly rewarding, and it's this sensation that Steamworld Dig 2 does better than most.
Google, Amazon may surf next wave of wealth
Financial management firms could lose their next generation of wealthy clients to the lure of global giants like Amazon and Google, according to the latest report on the habits of the rich.
Subscription software is death by a thousand cuts
Over the last decade, the software business has undergone a revolution, but are we better off?
Hands on Humax H3 Espresso streaming player
Flinging live and recorded television around your home, Humax's tiny H3 breaks the lounge room shackles.
Apple opens up on privacy amid Face ID concerns
Apple has released more details about the iPhone X's Face ID feature, publishing a new privacy site which addresses some of the concerns that people have had since the face-scanning feature was announced.
Eliminating the human
We seem to be resigned to signing away our privacy rights in order to access products and services.
Nice tech, awful battery
The Garmin VIRB 360 camera is expensive, but is it worth the outlay?
This could be the best way to kill off fake Facebook accounts
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has some ideas on how to monitor the fake accounts on Facebook and Twitter.
Sony's a9 is more camera than I could reasonably need
When you need to take 20 photos per second, with each and every frame individually autofocused and autoexposed, this is the camera you go to.
Twitter to test 280-character tweets, doubling existing limit
​The days of Twitter limiting messages to 140 characters, a signature of the social network since its launch in 2006, may be numbered.
What 'yes' campaign's SMS blast would have cost
It would have cost the 'yes' campaign for same-sex marriage at least $620,000 to send its bulk text message to all 31 million mobile phone subscribers at the weekend, Fairfax Media can reveal.
IKEA's new augmented reality app means you're never not at IKEA
Ikea Place is an augmented reality app that lets you experience, experiment and share popping Ikea products into any space. Everything is 3D and true to scale so you can see if it'll fit.
China blocks Facebook's WhatsApp
China has largely blocked the WhatsApp messaging app, the latest move by Beijing to step up surveillance before a big Communist Party gathering next month.
Around the world, a muted launch for Apple's iPhone 8
Apple launch of the iPhone 8 kicked off with less fanfare than new models in previous years in the United States, Asia, Australia and Britain, as fans held out for the premium iPhone X, due out in early November.
Ten years of Gadgets on the Go finally sees Star Trek come to Netflix
Spitting in the eye of Channel Nine, Star Trek finds a new home after a decade lost in space.
Zuckerberg to sell up to $22b of Facebook stock
Mark Zuckerberg, the world's fifth-richest person, plans to sell as much as 18 per cent of his Facebook stock.
The best US share investment since 1926? Apple
In the history of the markets since 1926, Apple has generated more profit for investors than any other US company.