Technology
Apple, Google technology a safer bet for Canberra's COVID-19 app
Australia's COVID-19 tracing app would be more secure and trustworthy if it used the tech giants' new privacy-focused method, experts say.
- by Tim Biggs
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Gadgets
Cutting the cord with Dyson's $699 hair straightener
It may be extremely expensive, but it's also the best hair straightener I've ever used.
- by Alice Clarke
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Phones
Apple's cheapest iPhone offers an upgrade at the right price
There are lots of less expensive phones with higher resolution screens, more cameras and flashier looks, but the tiny iPhone SE offers plenty of perks of its own.
- by Tim Biggs
Apple reveals budget phone amid economic angst
Apple released a smaller iPhone priced at $399, cutting the starting price for the company's smartphone line in a move to broaden its appeal to budget-conscious customers.
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Phones
Apple releases budget iPhone SE as coronavirus stalls economy
The smaller iPhone will be priced at $749, cutting the starting price for the company's smartphone line in a move to broaden its appeal to budget-conscious customers.
- by Tim Biggs
Streaming
New Netflix features help you ease up on screen time during lockdown
Your kids are probably watching more TV than you'd usually allow, but now you have some extra help making sure they stay safe.
- by Peter Wells
Coronavirus pandemic
Apple publishes Maps data to show how lockdowns affect movement
Aggregated data shows whether Apple Maps driving, walking and transit requests have fallen.
- by Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave
Coronavirus pandemic
Is this the most virus-proof job in the world?
Ben Lupo sat in his basement in Omaha, Nebraska, one recent afternoon, trying to kill a brigade of heavily armed Russians before they killed him.
- by David Segal
Video games
When a phone game fantasy is eerily close to reality
Plague Inc. has been around for eight years. In the coronavirus crisis, it’s tapping into fears but also offering comfort.
- by Stephen Totilo
Coronavirus pandemic
Apple, Google bring coronavirus contact-tracing to 3 billion people
The technology will tell users they should quarantine or isolate themselves after coming into contact with an infected individual.
- by Mark Gurman