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Thwarting mobile marauders

Thwarting mobile marauders

CLAIRE ROGERS

We're increasingly reliant on phones and tablets - and thieves and cyber crims know it.

Aussies 3D-print solar panels

3D-printed lightweight solar panels

Australian scientists have found a way to print large but extremely lightweight and flexible solar panels like money.

Galaxy S4 not big on simplicity

Samsung S4

REVIEW: There's a great phone in here but it's struggling to get out.

Mothers drive tech boom

Tayla Klein

A new market for parent- and kid-friendly technology is exploding.

Dr Dre sponsors tech centre

Dr Dre

Music superstars donate US$70 million to help young innovators create the next iPod or Facebook.

BlackBerry's cheaper smartphone

BlackBerry Q5

New lower-cost Q5 is the company's third smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 system.

The artsy side of 3D printing

3D Printing

3D printing technology is a game changer in the arts and crafts world.

Surgery's new dimension

Laura Olivieri

Doctors are using 3D printers to help solve complex cardiac problems.

New Google devices, services

Google/Android

Annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on Android.

Sky TV customer numbers up

Sky TV

Sky Television is adding subscribers again after a five-month losing streak, but cuts Igloo targets.

Nokia unveils metal-body Lumia

Nokia Lumia 925

Phone manufacturer trying to close huge market lead of rivals Samsung and Apple in lucrative handset market.

A bit of difference

34 bit to 64 bit

Hayden Walles looks into the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit processing.

iPhone growth lowest since launch

iPhone 5

It may seem like everyone already has all the mobile devices they need, but shipments for notebooks, tablets and smartphones were up 37 per cent in the first quarter.

Wearable robots get lighter

 Cyberdyne HAL-5 exoskeleton

"Powered exoskeletons" already being used and tested in US rehabilitation hospitals.

First in, best served

HTC One

REVIEW: The HTC One is a beautiful device with an enhanced Android interface and the best camera yet on a smartphone.

Teen discovers iPad 2 heart risk

Gianna Chien

Gianna Chien finds the iPad 2 can in some cases interfere with life-saving heart devices.

Google Glass a hit with early users

Glass strap

Back when she was in college, Monica Wilkinson used to dream of "being able to carry a computer in my head," and now she can.

Don't fear the 3D gun

Defence Distributed

It's more expensive, less durable, and a worse shot than any gun you can buy from a store.

Is the flying car finally here?

Terrafugia TF-X

A "driveable plane" is set to go on sale in 2015, followed by a flying car in the early 2020s.

Budget iPhone launching this year

iPhone

A new budget version of the iPhone is set to launch this year, according to an ETrade Supply source.

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