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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:45:00 +1100
Microsoft’s historic $96b deal comes with a lot of games - and a spotty reputation
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Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Crash Bandicoot and more will soon be under the Xbox umbrella, along with Activision Blizzard’s tarnished reputation.
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Tue, 18 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Uber, Airtasker face new worker protection rules as Victoria overhauls gig economy
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The state is going further than any other in Australia in setting how companies like Uber, Deliveroo and Airtasker have to treat their workers.
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Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +1100
Digital legacy: who gets your cloud storage when you die
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Proving to big tech that you’re entitled to a loved one’s possessions can be a nightmare, but it’s getting better.
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Twitter, Snapchat warns government off undermining online anonymity
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Twitter and Snapchat argue pseudonyms let people express themselves, explore their sexuality, comment on repressive regimes and blow the whistle on misconduct.
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Sat, 08 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +1100
10-minute dash: New startups join fast delivery race
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New delivery apps are offering inner-city dwellers reasonably priced grocery deliveries in 10 minutes, seeking to cash in on a multibillion-dollar global trend. But will they last?
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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Turning off: The devices that could follow BlackBerry’s fate
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Very few gadgets simply stop working like Blackberries have, but all eventually lose support and slowly become obsolete.
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Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:55:48 +1100
BlackBerry, smartphone pioneer, finally hangs up on its classic devices
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Anyone still holding on to one of the proto-smartphones, with its hardware keyboard and BlackBerry OS software, will be locked out of most functions from this week.
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Sat, 01 Jan 2022 05:27:00 +1100
Drone delivery, DAOs, digital docs: The tech trends to watch out for in 2022
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As technology advances, it is anyone’s guess what craze 2022 might hold. Here are some predictions what to watch out for this year.
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Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:19:25 +1100
The gadgets that were almost game changers in 2021
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Plenty of devices were created this year as companies took a big swing at something new that didn’t quite make it. But these three could become must-haves in their next iterations.
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Sat, 25 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +1100
Bigger and stronger, but swarmed by doubts: The year in tech empires
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Big Tech got bigger-er and stronger in 2021. The empires of technology also appeared more vulnerable than ever to the forces of regulation, competition, and perhaps hubris.
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Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:01:20 +1100
Essential summer tech: Four innovations for the holiday break
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From keeping cool to setting the mood, here are some tech ideas for your summer adventures.
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Sat, 25 Dec 2021 03:55:01 +1100
Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines
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Google was fined nearly $US100 million while Facebook’s parent company Meta was ordered to pay $US27 million over their alleged failure to delete content banned by local law.
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Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:30:56 +1100
Kobo writes a new chapter in e-reader war with Amazon
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No longer just a hipster alternative to the Kindle, Kobo e-readers have come into their own with great hardware and broad content options.
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 13:39:51 +1100
The tech I want in 2022
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Next year we need more creative ways to bring us together. (Laundry robots would be cool, too.)
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Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +1100
‘We’ve had enough with trolling’: AG Cash pressures Labor on social media crackdown
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Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has urged federal Labor to support the government’s proposed anti-trolling laws in a clear signal the government wants to make its crackdown on tech giants a political issue
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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:51:30 +1100
‘Bullish on the future of audio’: Spotify scoops up Aussie podcasting platform
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Whooshkaa got its name from a good day at the races. Now the Australian podcast business has been acquired by audio giant Spotify.
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Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:42:11 +1100
The best video games of 2021, and what to buy
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From big budget blockbusters to imaginative indies, 2021 brought us heaps of incredible games and plenty of gift options for the gamers in your life.
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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:01:00 +1100
Anti-vax app gets the boot from Google but remains on Apple App Store
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Reignite Democracy Australia has had its pages pulled from Facebook twice for spreading harmful COVID and vaccine misinformation, prompting it to turn to its own app.
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Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:56:56 +1100
Why Apple will now let you fix your iPhone
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The tech giant, once the arch nemesis to DIY fixing of broken gadgets, is leading a shift to reuse rather than discard.
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Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:12:24 +1100
Under-fire Instagram to nudge users to ‘take a break’
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Federal Liberal MP Julian Simmonds said the changes were a recognition by the service that too much time on the photo-sharing app could damage teens’ mental health.
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Defects are not so much a technological problem as a sociological problem.
