Technology
Hands on with Android P: Google's biggest mobile update in years
With a beta preview of Android's next major version now available, and several features highlighted by Google at I/O, here are five notable changes.
- by Tim Biggs
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Security
Alexa and Siri can hear this hidden command. You can't.
Researchers have begun demonstrating that they can send commands that are undetectable to the human ear to Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant.
- by Craig Smith
US 'net neutrality' rules to end
The US Federal Communications Commission said the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules will expire on June 11th.
eSports
Aussies celebrate StarCraft's return as original esport grows
Twenty years after the release of the original game, the Aussie StarCraft community finally experienced its long-awaited watershed moment at IEM Sydney.
- by Alex Manisier
Games
The Adventure Pals review: hot dogs and hilarity in post-modern platformer
An uncomplicated game full of off-beat charm, Adventure Pals stands on its own strengths despite its clear cartoon inspiration.
- by Tim Biggs
Home tech
Snuggly rascals headphones for kids are a great idea, poorly executed
If there's anything that's going to kill a young person's enjoyment of music fast it's headphones that reproduce it badly.
- by Rod Easdown
Software
Google I/O 2018: News update aims to educate readers, break echo chambers
New version of Google News will use AI not serve up opinions the reader already agrees with, but to offer comprehensive overviews from multiple sources.
- by Adam Turner
Google unveils new AI features
Google puts the spotlight on its artificial intelligence smarts at its annual developers conference, announcing new consumer features imbued with machine learning.
Health
Hepatitis B virus found in ancient human remains
The virus has been infecting people since at least the Bronze Age, according to a new study by geneticists who teased it from 4500-year-old human remains.
- by Ben Guarino
Phones
Google I/O 2018: Android wants to cure your smartphone addiction
Android P is designed to help consumers curb smartphone addiction and detox from our beloved glowing screens.
- by Geoffrey Fowler
Games
Nintendo details paid Switch Online service, launching in September
Inexpensive subscription service lets users play online, save to the cloud and access a growing library of online-enabled NES games.
- by Tim Biggs