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Crowdfunding
The perks and pitfalls of crowdfunding
Hannah Francis 11:11 AM Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Australia's own Pozible have exploded in popularity in recent years, but remain cases of backer beware.
Doubts over bitcoin 'founder'
Prominent figures say Craig Steven Wright's evidence does not stack up.
Radiohead disappears from the internet
Can anyone stop Mark Zuckerberg?
Ultra HD Blu-ray player delivers the goods
iPhone in missing teen boaters' case sent to Apple
E-sports start to rival the real thing
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Google patents smart lenses
Emily Woods Google has lodged a patent design in the US for a smart lens intended to correct poor vision.
Home tech
Dyson has new approach to hair dryers
Elizabeth Paton Company says new device could change the monotony of bathroom routines forever.
Nintendo's talks 'NX', mobile games
Tim Biggs New Zelda game held back to join release of new system in 2017.
Australia's first Ultra HD Blu-ray player
Adam Turner Four-times sharper than Blu-ray, the next generation of 4K Blu-ray movie discs is finally coming to Australia – but we're still waiting on the price tag.
Gadgets
How to make your tech gadgets last longer
Brian X. Chen Tech companies want us to keep upgrading so they can make a buck. But why throw it out if it ain't broke?
Apple co-founder says revolution is coming
Jorge Branco The man who helped bring Apple to the world says we're on the verge of an artificial intelligence revolution.
Database picks movies that will be classics
Drew Turney Movie homages are a great way to predict which films will become classics, a computer algorithm has shown.
Desk light gets much needed revamp
Rod Easdown At last, the technological revolution has caught up with the desk lamp, overhauling a 115-year-old design.
Very nice, dear, but what do you use it for?
Peter Wells The Bamboo Spark is a strange little product, a combination of old and new technology. It's a graphics tablet that eschews the traditional stylus-on-glass design for something a little more familiar, pen and paper. The pen communicates with the case, converting and syncing your scribbles to your smartphone or computer.
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'1000 will have to go. It's that simple'
Henry Belot Fear government's cyber security recruitment drive will lead to job cuts.
Microsoft sues US government over gag orders on customer data grabs
Matt Day Tech company says US 'has exploited the transition to cloud computing as a means of expanding its power to conduct secret investigations'.
FBI paid professional hackers to crack San Bernardino iPhone
Ellen Nakashima The people who helped the US government come from the sometimes shadowy world of hackers and security researchers who profit from finding flaws in companies’ software or systems.
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Gadgets on the Go
Hands on review: LG flat Ultra HD OLED EF950T television
Adam Turner Finally conceding that not everyone is in love with curved screens, LG has delivered a flat Ultra HD OLED masterpiece with full HDR support to help it look better than ever.
Social Radar
Should you stalk your child's smartphone?
Catherine Armitage Keeping an eye over your child's shoulder on the home computer is so last century
MacMan
How my Apple Watch saved my life
Garry Barker I woke up feeling a bit odd. I strapped on my Apple Watch, unlocked the iPhone, and then felt for my pulse on my right wrist. Soon I was in the hospital cardiac unit for observation and treatment.
Imaging
Not wholly negative: digitising your old photographs
Terry Lane Unearthing your own archive of long-ago photographic negatives and slides opens the mind to the world that was – and perhaps points to money to be made.
