Musical start-up pins hope on perfect pitch
Seven musicians and self-proclaimed nerds are holed up above a Balaclava coffee shop, preparing for what could be the most important five minutes of their careers.
Apple strips ‘4G’ claim from iPad marketing
Apple succumbs to legal action and pressure from regulators in Australia and the UK and drops the “4G” label from marketing material concerning the sale of its third generation iPad tablet.
The Facebook dilemma: how young is too young?
With a father famous for his embarrassing encounters with technology, it's little surprise Shane Warne's ex-wife is wary about letting their children explore the world of Facebook.
3D world takes shape
From rings to spare parts, the solid truth is most things can now be printed, writes Brad Howarth.
Data miners find there’s gold in them thar files
THERE'S another mining boom you may have missed. It too involves paying young people six-figure salaries in their first jobs, and exploring deeper for resources that may have been previously overlooked. But it's not about driving trucks or digging holes. It's about building algorithms and crunching facts and numbers. It's mining for data.
Take a break from Lady Gaga and stay tuned to the traffic instead
ROAD safety experts say the huge number of people using headphones is partly to blame for rates of pedestrian deaths and injuries not following the downward trend of other motor vehicle accidents.
Data miners find there’s gold in them thar files
There's another mining boom you may have missed. It too involves paying young people six-figure salaries in their first jobs, and exploring deeper for resources that may have been previously overlooked. But it's not about driving trucks or digging holes. It's about building algorithms and crunching facts and numbers. It's mining for data.
Like it or not, Facebook users can expect more ads
ITS GLOBAL user base is climbing inexorably towards 1 billion and next week, when it floats as a public company, Facebook is expected to be valued at a staggering $US95 billion. But to the company you are worth as little as $4.54 a year.
Apple co-founder Woz weighs in against tech giant on price discrimination
Apple co-founder Steve 'Woz' Wozniak has sided with Australian consumers on the contentious topic of price discrimination, saying we shouldn't have to pay more for technology goods that cost much less in the United States.
Connect with care when travelling
Travel safely with your tech, for your own sake and everyone else's, writes Juha Saarinen.