Looking and sounding like a coloured Fleischer animation from the 1930s, but playing more like a tough '80s run-and-gun, Cuphead is an inventive, surprising game centred on a number of boss battles that need to be studied and replayed to overcome.

Cameras in smartphones are getting better every year, especially given the increasing power of the portable computers they're attached to, but they're limited by the physical size of the phones they're in.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he is 'keenly aware' of the pain and disappointment NBN installations are causing the public, but says the issues are related to marketing and customer service, not the network's technology itself.

The company's continued push into artificial intelligence and machine learning shines through in its new phones and other products announced this week.

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If your love of gaming goes beyond the latest blockbuster shoot 'em ups then it's worth saving up your pocket money to pump into the classic arcade machines at San Francisco's Musée Mécanique.

Putting your music and all the power of Google in reach at all times, and even offering instant vocal translations straight into your ear like a real-life Babel fish, the newly-unveiled Pixel Buds promise to be the ultimate travel companion.

A Google Maps error has sent hundreds of tourists looking for the Blue Mountains to a sleepy cul-de-sac in Dargan.

Google has unveiled a stack of new gadgets at a special event in California, issuing a direct challenge to Apple, Amazon and Microsoft as it continues its push into original hardware that leverages the company's AI and cloud services.

If you've purchased a DSLR or mirrorless camera to capture those important family memories, you've probably noticed one area that is letting your videos down — audio. An Aussie company has the solution.

The $49 billion National Broadband Network was meant to spearhead a digital revolution. Instead, the botched project risks becoming a poster child for government mismanagement.

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Someone had been drinking the Turnbull Kool-Aid in Willoughby this morning, with Today Show Extra co-host Sonia Kruger welcoming with open arms the prime minister's push for a national facial recognition database.

Britain calls on messaging service to move faster to help governments catch offenders.

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Scalextric meets Mario Kart, Anki Overdrive brings car racing to life in your lounge room.

To celebrate the launch of racing simulation game Forza Motorsport 7, Xbox Australia is today taking the wraps off limited edition "gamewear" that "offers gamers unparalleled coziness and functionality as they hit the virtual track".

Purely on the strength and number of classic games it includes the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System offers an incredible value proposition.

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As Amazon's Alexa smart assistant prepares to launch in Australia, Echo smart speakers are coming in all shapes and sizes.

Apple has confirmed it is looking into two reports of iPhone 8 Plus phones splitting open shortly after they were purchased.

As some experts at the Astronautical Congress in Adelaide dismissed Mars plans within a decade as 'vapourware' US Defence contractor Lockheed Martin showed off how it thinks it can be done.

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A programmable robot the size of a ping pong ball, the Sphero Mini is ready to roll into classrooms.