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THEC64 Mini review: Commodore's '80s classic reborn

THEC64 Mini review: Commodore's '80s classic reborn

THEC64 Mini doesn't wholly capture the spirit of the original machine, but if you need Boulder Dash in HD it's great.

  • by Tim Biggs

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'Major updates': Google to give Gmail a new look
Google

'Major updates': Google to give Gmail a new look

Google confirms its in the midst of making 'major updates' to its email service.

  • by Hayley Tsukayama
Listen to the sound of black holes colliding
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Science

Listen to the sound of black holes colliding

Pop on the headphones and listen to the strange sound of two black holes smashing into one another.

Sea of Thieves review: a pirate's life, not for me
Games

Sea of Thieves review: a pirate's life, not for me

Though it looks stunning and is an impressive achievement in open world multiplayer, a lack of variety and frustrating single-player mode sinks Sea of Thieves.

  • by Tim Biggs
I downloaded the information Facebook has on me. It's a lot.
Social media

I downloaded the information Facebook has on me. It's a lot.

Using a tool that Facebook offers its users, I found out more than I wanted to know about the social network, the ad industry and myself.

  • by Brian X. Chen
Time to imagine: Why it's up to the public to regulate Facebook's omnipresence
Opinion
Facebook

Time to imagine: Why it's up to the public to regulate Facebook's omnipresence

Ready Player One tells the story of an all-powerful tech creator. Are there parallels with Mark Zuckerberg's impact on our world?

  • by Chris Zappone
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Facebook boss says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica
Facebook

Facebook boss says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

In a second day of grilling before US legislators, Mark Zuckerberg pushed back suggestions that users do not have control of their data.

The truth behind Optus' ‘unlimited' mobile data offer
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The truth behind Optus' ‘unlimited' mobile data offer

Turns out there are limits, especially if you want to download or stream video faster than 1.5Mbps.

  • by Ben Grubb
Dear Apple, while we’re talking about creepy data collection …
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Privacy

Dear Apple, while we’re talking about creepy data collection …

Apple CEO Tim Cook has declared his company doesn't traffic in private data. But its devices still collect it.

  • by Conal Hanna
How to check if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
Security

How to check if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica

Facebook has published a support page to inform users if their personal data was shared.

  • by Tim Biggs
Cyber security: Welcome to the new Wild West
Opinion
Social media

Cyber security: Welcome to the new Wild West

Who do you want to hold your information – the government, or a company aiming to maximise its own profit?

  • by Nicholas Stuart