Jess is the ‘most dangerous’ celeb

SHE’S proven herself a hit as a singer and actor. And now Jessica Mauboy has risen to the top of our most dangerous celebrities online.



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Jess is the ‘most dangerous’ celeb

SHE’S proven herself a hit as a singer and actor. And now Jessica Mauboy has risen to the top of our most dangerous celebrities online.



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Aussie hacker steals US Army software

AN International hacking ring, including one Aussie has cracked the US Army and Microsoft’s network stealing over $100 million of software.



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You can buy ‘pre-bent’ cases for your iPhone

THE hits keep coming surrounding Apple’s ‘bend gate’ problems. This time, a ‘pre-bent’ iPhone case has appeared online.



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This phone will give the iPhone 6 nightmares

THE Sony Xperia Z3 is waterproof, has a great camera, clear screen and plays PS4 games. This is Sony’s answer to the iPhone 6 and it’s a pretty damn good alternative.



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Windows 10 to go back to the start

AFTER the disappointment of Windows 8, Microsoft has skipped 9 and announced its next OS will be Windows 10 — and the Start button has made a return.



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Microsoft’s Windows 9 event in San Francisco: Updated live blog

At an event in San Francisco today (1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific, 6pm UK) Microsoft will unveil Windows 9 -- or whatever Microsoft ends up calling it. The event is expected to focus on the Desktop and enterprise side of things, though Microsoft might also show off some of the changes to the Metro/mobile side of things. We'll be covering the event here with a live blog, and photos from our reporter in San Francisco -- but sadly, it seems Microsoft won't be providing a live video stream.



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The new 27-inch iMac is getting a 5120×2800 Retina display, according to new leaks

Rumors began surfacing this week that the 27-inch iMac will be receiving a massive boost in resolution from 2560×1440 (109 PPI) to 5120x2880 (218 PPI) -- four times the raw number of pixels on screen. To help push nearly 15 million pixels at once, a new AMD-based GPU is said to be included as well. This is exciting news, but the inevitably-high asking price is bound to scare away most consumers.



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Nexus 6 leaks: 5.9-inch Moto monster with 2560×1400 display, 3200 mAh battery

It now seems likely that Google's next Nexus smartphone will be the Motorola-made Nexus 6. Yes, as the numeral indicates, this will be a 6-inch device (or 5.9 inches to be exact, according to some sources). A recent photo of the Nexus 6 (codenamed Shamu) suggests the phone will essentially be a scaled-up version of the new Moto X (and indeed, it might be called the Nexus X instead of the Nexus 6). The latest Nexus 6 leaks have pegged some particularly impressive hardware specs, including a 2560x1440 (QHD) display and a large 3,200+ mAh battery.



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Hong Kong protesters turn to mesh networks to evade China’s censorship

The rather cramped streets of Hong Kong are currently lined with tens of thousands of people -- the Umbrella Revolution. The Chinese government, as always, has blocked and censored a number of social media sites so that mainland China can't see what's going on in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong protesters won't be so easily thwarted, however: They are already using a mesh networking app called FireChat, which allows the protesters to communicate freely without any kind of centralized cellular or WiFi network.



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Chinese government is trying to hide protests

THE CHINESE government is blocking Instagram and censoring local social media in an effort to hide what’s happening to mainland China.



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’If it’s not yours, don’t break it’

HOARDS of YouTube wannabe stars are flocking to Apple stores trying to bend the iPhone 6 with disastrous consequences.



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‘BlackBerry is still around?’

BLACKBERRY’S latest device has an extremely bizarre design as the company tries whatever it can to stay relevant in the smartphone market.



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How to use a mobile phone in North Korea

NORTH Korea has released its official mobile phone etiquette guide. Everything you thought you knew about using a mobile phone is wrong.



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On the Xbox One you can have next-gen graphics or next-gen gameplay – not both

Despite the fact that some cross-generation games like Destiny and Diablo III can run at full 1080p on Microsoft's latest console, many big-name Xbox One titles still can't hit that resolution without significantly compromising another aspect of the game. Even with the recent 10% GPU boost, Insomniac's Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive is only going to hit 900p at 30 frames per second. Frankly, this doesn't bode well for the Xbox One's longevity.



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‘It’s not if, but when, you get hit’

THE personal data you entrust to companies is at greater risk than you realise; with Australian businesses behind the curve when it comes to keeping you safe.



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You can now stream Photoshop to your Chromebook: A huge win for Google

In a somewhat surprising move, Adobe and Google have announced a streaming version of Photoshop for Chromebooks (Chrome OS) and the Chrome browser. This is potentially massive news for Chromebooks, as the lack of Big Software -- those big, killer software suites for Mac and Windows -- has always been a thorn in the side of Chrome OS's attempted takedown of Microsoft and Apple's domination of the laptop market.



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ET deals: Dell Inspiron 15 Core i3 touchscreen laptop for $430

Touchscreens are increasingly the way we interact with technology, but a touchscreen on a laptop often forces you out of the "budget" category, unless you want to shred every other spec. Today's deal on a Dell Inspiron 15 bucks that trend, landing you a solid processor and specs along with a touch display for just $430. That's a very sweet 38% off the regular price.



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Stop obsessing over transistor counts: It’s a terrible way of comparing chips

As TSMC and Intel head closer to direct competition discussions of transistor density and die size have become increasingly contentious. Such comparisons, however, are fatally flawed.



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Consensual sex? There’s an app for that

A NEW app aims to solve the problem of date rape and sexual assault by making consent as easy as pressing a button.



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The first three-dimensional visible light invisibility cloak

Researchers at the University of Rochester are reporting that they've built the first invisibility cloak that works in three dimensions, viewed from a range of angles, across the full spectral range of visible light. As you can see in the photo above, and in the video below, the invisibility effect is rather effective -- and, importantly, it creates very little "telltale" distortion that usually accompanies such early attempts at cloaking (the grid lines are perfectly straight and not magnified/minimized). Best of all, though: You can make this particular kind of invisibility cloak yourself!



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IBM leaves the x86 market at long last: Lenovo’s $2.1 billion acquisition approved (updated)

IBM is exiting the server market and the last of its x86 businesses. Does this mean rocky times and low margins are looming for Intel's core business?



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Thailand, to combat bad Thai food around the world, creates robot ‘e-delicious’ tasting machine

Before she was ousted from office by a military coup in May, Thailand's prime minister pushed an interesting initiative through government: To use robots to banish the world of bad Thai food. Now, the first stage of the prime minister's program is finally here: A robot that tastes your Thai food, and then compares its taste and smell against pre-programmed "standard" definitions of popular Thai dishes such as tom yum soup or green curry.



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The Donald ‘Trumped’ by horror tweet

BILLIONAIRE businessman Donald Trump is known for his social media mishaps but this latest one has the internet laughing at how easily he was fooled.



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Assange beamed onto US stage

JULIAN Assange can’t leave the Ecuadorean Embassy without being arrested. So many were left rubbing their eyes when he appeared at a US conference.



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The sea disappearing before our eyes

IT WAS once the size of Ireland, but after 5.5 million years, devastating pictures reveal this sea is now barren. And it won’t be back.



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Kiss Facebook goodbye and say Ello

WANT an invite to the hot new anti-Facebook social network? It’s yours providing you’re willing to buy your way in.



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Say Ello to Facebook’s new rival

NEW social network Ello has taken the internet by storm, receiving over 40,000 requests to join the site in an hour.



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’Our politicians have let us down’

EXTRAORDINARY new powers for ASIO have the potential to rob Australians of the very freedoms terrorists are railing against, a experts say.



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What is the Pentagon’s secret drone doing?

FOR nearly two years an unmanned plane has circled the earth on a top secret mission. It’s called the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle — but that’s pretty much all we know for certain.



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Hackers at war over Emma Watson

THE serial pranksters known as SocialVevo chose the wrong online community to mess with - 4chan.



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Why isn’t Australia in the space race?

THE future slapped Australians in the face last week. Not the release of the new iPhone — India shot a spacecraft into orbit around Mars, on its first try, for just $80 million dollars. India!



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Why virtual reality is surprisingly not s***

REVIEW: I’ve been sceptical that virtual reality could be anything but a gimmick but after trying the Oculus Rift I’ve become a convert — this is going to change the world.



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The real face of ISIS hostage

A FRIEND of John Cantlie wants the world to see the real him — not the one held hostage and forced to wear an orange jumpsuit.



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Carbon nanotube patches can keep your heart pumping longer, better, stronger

Researchers at Rice University have creating a new nanotube heart patch that can fix problems many of us never even new we had. If there are no major toxicity issues that emerge, this breakthrough could revolutionize heart repair.



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MagMIMO: MIT’s new long-range wireless charging tech that works like WiFi

MagMIMO can charge a phone from 30 cm away, several times farther than current wireless charging methods. MIT researchers are working to extend that range to turn it into WiFi for power.



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Organic molecules found in the galactic core: Are stellar nurseries spitting out building blocks of life, as well as stars?

Researchers at the Max Planck institute in Germany have discovered large quantities of organic molecules at the center of the Milky Way that resemble life-bearing amino acids in their complexity. The new-found presence of this complex organic molecule, iso-propyl cyanide, is a good indicator that amino acids themselves are floating throughout the interstellar medium. If this is indeed the case, it in turn suggests that these wandering amino acids may have played a vital role in the synthesis of life on other planets in the galaxy.



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Inside Australia’s top gun mission

WEAPONS technicians and “black handers” are arming our $70m Super Hornet strike jets, for some of their most dangerous flights over hostile territory in Iraq.



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TSMC announces its first 16nm FinFET networking chip: 32-core ARM Cortex-A57

Yesterday, TSMC announced the first successful production of a 32-core ARM chip based on 16nm FinFET technology. According to the foundry, it collaborated with HiSilicon technologies to create the network processor, which marries a 16nm 32-core ARM Cortex-A57 with 28nm logic and I/O chips -- this 16nm/28nm combination is produced using a technique TSMC calls CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate).



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The ultimate tool of radicalisation

IN THE midst of a police raids, plots of beheading and fatal shootings, religious leaders say there is one tool radicalising people more than anything else.



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Shellshock: A deadly new vulnerability that could lay waste to the internet

There's a new internet-crippling zero-vulnerability in town called Shellshock. It potentially affects around half of all websites on the internet (around 500 million), and millions or billions more internet-connected devices such as routers, smartphones. In simple terms, this means that it's now relatively simple for anyone to gain unauthorized access to a large portion of the world's computers.



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‘I’m having coffee with 1,000 Facebook friends’

HOW MANY of your Facebook friends have you actually met? One guy’s mission to have coffee with every single one of his has landed him a job.



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#HeyASIO: Are you reading this?

THE new powers for Australia’s spy agency have not intimidated Twitter users, with many hitting back in hilarious fashion.



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Prepare for the next-level selfie

INSTAGRAM’S nifty new time-lapse photography app has launched a crucial update overnight, which will allow users to produce next-level selfies.



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OK, who left the ball on Mars?

NASA’S Curiosity rover has photographed a perfectly round ball-shaped object on the surface of Mars. What is it?



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What the hell is going on at Apple?

ANALYSIS: SECURITY holes, bendy phones, bad updates and U2. Has the magic of Apple finally started to disappear?



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Hardcore weapons IS should fear

FROM stealth fighters and hi-tech missiles to cyber warfare, these are the game-changing US weapons of war that IS should fear.



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Don’t lose your iPad on a plane

A MAN got more than he bargained for when his iPad was returned after leaving it on a flight. Have a guess what the airline staff did.



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Bad Apple: Tech companies pile on tech giant

WITH Apple’s recent problems, it hasn’t taken too long for its competitors to take a few hilarious swings at the new iPhones.



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ASIO’s extraordinary new powers

LATE last night, spies were given extraordinary new powers to monitor everything we do online. Here’s what you need to know.



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Apple admits to bending problem

AFTER days of negative headlines, Apple has admitted to the bending problem in its iPhone 6 Plus — but how many people have actually complained about it?



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Apple admits to bending problem

AFTER days of negative headlines, Apple has admitted to the bending problem in its iPhone 6 Plus -but how many people have actually complained about it?



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Comcast calls its critics extortionists, backlash ensues

Earlier this week, Comcast and Time Warner Cable released a massive 300 page rebuttal to criticism of their proposed merger. Not only are these two telco giants extraordinarily defensive in this missive, but they actually go as far as claiming that their harshest critics are extortionists. Unsurprisingly, competitors, clients, and critics alike have taken umbrage with these accusations, and some are asking for a formal apology.



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Mum first woman in space in 17 years

RUSSIA’S Yelena Serova is set to become the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years — but only after answering a million questions about her hair.



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Sisters sue Snapchat for bikini pics

TWO sisters whose bikinied bodies have been used to promote popular sexting app Snapchat are suing the maker after being branded ‘Snapchat s***s’.



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Researchers create ultra-sensitive graphene sensor that can detect cancer biomarkers

A new graphene detector has just been developed which can potentially determine who has cancer and perhaps even in some cases, what kind. The secret to building it lies in a radical new method for processing graphene on silicon carbide substrates.



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We can now remotely control paralyzed rats, letting them walk again: Humans are next

In the void left by the anticlimactic World Cup exoskeleton adventure, other efforts to make the paralyzed walk again are recapturing the spotlight. Chief among them is Grégoire Courtine's research group at the EPFL in Switzerland, who have achieved tremendous advances in getting paralyzed rats to walk.



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Intel forges ahead to 7nm – without the use of EUV lasers

Intel's Mark Bohr has discussed options for taking the company to 10nm and below without adopting new, troubled lithography technology -- but will extreme ultraviolet manufacturing ever be ready for prime time?



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Teens ‘posted rape on Snapchat’

POLICE are hunting a teen who allegedly drugged and raped a 16-year-old girl and posted the assault on Snapchat.



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Bash bug ‘worse than Heartbleed’

COMPUTER security experts are warning a newly-discovered flaw — called ‘Bash bug’ or ‘Shellshock’ — could be worse than the Heartbleed virus.



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Windows 9 changes and new features: Everything we know so far

Microsoft is all set to officially unveil Windows 9 at a special event on September 30 -- and so we thought it would be a good time to run through everything that we already know about Microsoft's new operating system. Most of these features and changes are reliably sourced from people close to the development of Windows 9 or from leaked builds of the Windows 9 Technical Preview. We'll also update this story with an official list of Windows 9 features when Microsoft starts releasing public beta builds next week. In short, if you want to find out about Windows 9, this is the place to be.



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Cheerleading robots? Bring it on!

THESE cheerleading robots have made their dancing debut with their creator saying the same technology could help save drivers’ lives on the road.



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Amazon wants to put 1-Click ordering buttons throughout your home

No longer content with making set-top boxes, tablets, and smartphones, Amazon is investing heavily in developing even more consumer electronics hardware. Rumor has it that Amazon's Lab126 is currently prototyping wearables and connected-home devices with a focus on improving the Amazon shopping experience. Want to order more bacon? Sign into your fridge to turn on 1-Click ordering.



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Stuck with iOS 8.0.1? Here’s how to fix it by reinstalling iOS 8

Yesterday, proving it is far from infallible when it comes to both hardware design and software development, Apple released a faulty version of iOS 8.0.1. For many iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users, updating to iOS 8.0.1 completely killed cellular connectivity and TouchID functionality. To restore cellular (and mobile data) connectivity, the only solution is to downgrade back to iOS 8 and await a future 8.0.2 update from Apple, which is due 'in the next few days.'



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Bendy iPhone 6 Plus major concern for Apple, says analyst video

Apple iPhone 6 Plus buyers have discovered that their new phones can be easily bent when placed in tight pockets. Shara Tibken, technology analyst from Cnet, says this is going to be a major concern for Apple especially if people find that this causes problems with the phone's display or potentially damages components Continue reading...



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The ‘catastrophic’ threat to your gadgets

EXPERTS warn a new catastrophic cyber bug, Bash Bug, can attack all your smartphone-controlled devices. And you need to protect yourself now.



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How to fix your broken iPhone

iPHONE users around the world awoke to a very big problem this morning, effectively turning them into a really expensive iPod. Here’s a quick fix.



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How to fix your broken iPhone

IF YOU updated your iPhone to iOS 8.0.1 this morning, effectively turning it into a really expensive iPod, here is a quick fix.



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Faux thumbs up for phablets

ARE you all thumbs when it comes to using a phablet one-handed. This faux digit will make using an iPhone 6 Plus a snap.



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Crackles pigs out on avocado and chocolate milk

THIS little piggy thinks he’s a dog. Crackle the pig-dog has spent the last two months hanging out with his best mate Tyson, a 10-year-old blue heeler.



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Apple aborts iOS8 update

APPLE was forced to pull an update to its iOS8 software hours after it was released following reports it turned smart iPhones into useless devices.



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Vizio now selling a 50-inch 4K TV for $1000, thanks to new custom backlight tech

Vizio worked long and hard to make a $1000 4K TV, putting to shame all other manufacturers. Now it hopes to win the Ultra HD race.



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ET deals: Dell Inspiron 3000 Core i3 desktop with Win 7 for $350

If you're looking for a new desktop for your workspace or home office, this is one of the best low-cost options you're likely to find right now. With a Core i3 processor and professional OS, neither of which you tend to find in budget desktops, this Inspiron 3000 is a great value for just $350. That's 32% off the normal price.



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A8 SoC reverse engineered: Revised CPU, new quad-core GPU, TSMC’s 20nm process

Apple's new A8 SoC has been torn down and dug into, and the results show incremental improvements -- and significantly more GPU horsepower. Should we expect great things from 20nm this generation?



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USB Type-C connector will also support DisplayPort: Finally, one cable will fit every hole

The USB Promoters Group and VESA have announced that the new reversible USB Type-C connector, along with supporting power delivery of up to 100 watts, will also support the simultaneous transport of DisplayPort 1.3 -- and thus HDMI 2.0 and DVI will also work, with an adapter. Yes, it's looking like USB 3.1 with the Type-C connector will finally be a workable all-in-one cabling solution. Thunderbolt, we hardly knew you.



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Bendgate: Is the iPhone 6 too bendy, or are your skinny jeans just too skinny?

First there was the iPhone 4 Antennagate. Then there was the iPhone 5 Scuffgate. And now, with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, there is Bendgate. This isn't people sitting on their phones, either: A tight front pocket, plus the curvature of your thigh, is enough to bend the new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. But is it a design flaw, or are your pants just too tight?



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India’s first Mars satellite enters orbit, costing just 11% of NASA’s own Mars mission

India's Mars orbiter, Mangalyaan, has successfully inserted itself into Mars orbit. India becomes only the fourth space agency to successfully make it into Mars orbit, behind the Soviets, NASA, and the ESA. Remarkably, the entirety of India's Mangalyaan mission cost just 4.5 billion rupees -- or about $74 million. Compare this to NASA's own MAVEN Mars orbiter, which has a total mission cost of around $672 million. This was also India's first attempt to reach Mars orbit -- historically, only Europe's ESA made it to Mars on its first attempt.



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#LifeBeforeAbbott: Aussies reminisce, hilariously

TWITTER users have been casting their minds back to Australia as it was before Tony Abbott’s prime ministership, with hilarious results.



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Tips to avoid mobile phone fees

AUSSIES love new smartphones, but the more we stare adoringly at these big screen beauties, the higher our mobile phone bills are going to be.



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Indian spaceship about to reach Mars

AN INDIAN spaceship has successfully become the only ship to enter Mars’ orbit in its first attempt on a budget nearly 10% the size of a NASA Mars mission.



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Indian spaceship about to reach Mars

AN INDIAN spaceship is on track to make history if it successfully enters Mars’ orbit later today. The mission will be looking for signs of life on the Red Planet.



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More than just a pretty face

MEET the Moto 360: the smartwatch that stands out from the rest and offers wearers more than just a pretty face.



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Samsung 840 EVO has serious performance bug, fix on the way

Samsung's 840 EVO series reportedly suffers from a significant bug that dampens write performance on old data, but the company says it's already working on a solution.



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iPhone 6 Plus gets kinky

THE iPhone 6 Plus is bigger, better and apparently bendier - with reports that users are putting a kink in their phablets when they sit down.



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Robot butlers with RFID scanners could be used as service animals

We already use dogs and monkeys as service animals to help people with disabilities, so why not use robots as well? Researchers at Georgia Tech have combined RFID tags, long-distance scanners, and a self-propelled robot to develop a method of reliably locating objects in a real-world setting. With this set-up, people with reduced mobility or short-term memory can ask the robot for help finding important items like medicine or documents.



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ET deals: Lenovo Y40 gaming laptop $689, HP Envy Core i7 desktop $625, more

We've got another collection of our top deals for you all today, including the lowest price we've seen on a gaming laptop and 45% off a Corsair gaming keyboard. We've also got great savings on a pair of Bluetooth headphones and a handy Bluetooth transmitter.



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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have their displays reviewed, found to be ‘the best ever tested’

Apple has once again chosen excellent LCD panels for its new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. With the boosted resolution and size this time around, it's hard to complain about the viewing experience on the new iPhones.



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Overclocking Nvidia’s GTX 970: GTX 980 performance, for a fraction the price

The GTX 970 is a powerful GPU at stock speed -- but what can it do when overclocked? The answer: quite a bit.



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Why are some hard drives more reliable than others?

Back in January, we wrote a story about which company makes the most reliable hard drives. At the time, Hitachi came out ahead of Western Digital and Seagate by a significant margin. Now, with new data from our friends at Backblaze who have 34,881 hard drives spinning their little hearts out as you read this sentence, we're going to try and investigate the matter of why there's so much variation between the reliability of the big three hard drive makers.



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Game on: China to get Xbox One

US technology giant Microsoft will launch its Xbox One in China on September 29, becoming the first game console to enter the market in 14 years.



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Apple’s iPhone 6 is more durable, less breakable than iPhone 5S, Galaxy S5, One M8

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, along with being the largest phones Apple has ever built, are also the toughest and most durable. Perhaps even more importantly, the iPhone 6 beats out the durability of other Android phones in the same class (the HTC One M8 and the Moto X), and the iPhone 6 Plus is the most rugged smartphone with a screen larger than five inches, beating out the Galaxy S5.



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Assange US extradition ‘far-fetched’

SWEDISH prosecutors say it is “far-fetched” to think that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could be extradited to the US if he returned to Sweden.



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New diamond nanothreads could be the key material for building a space elevator

Researchers have created the first diamond nanothreads -- which are basically like carbon nanotubes, but stronger and stiffer. Mathematically, these diamond nanothreads are possibly the strongest and stiffest material that can be constructed in the known universe. As interest in space elevators and other international megaprojects swell, these diamond nanothreads might be exactly what we need to get crazy seemingly impossible constructions off the whiteboard and into reality.



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Cuddles threatens hook-up culture

SICK and tired of the hook-up culture on Tinder and Grindr? There’s a new location-based social-meeting application on the market just for cuddles.



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The absurd new social media craze

IT’S called “dogspotting”, it involves posting pictures of pooches for points, and is the group everyone wants to join on Facebook. What’s all this about?



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Samsung ups the ante on Apple

LESS than a week after Apple’s large phone debut, Samsung has launched two new phablets, the Note 4 and Note Edge smartphones in Australia.



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Why you need really a big phone

OPINION: APPLE has released a big phone. A really big phone. Samsung has had one for a while. But why should you buy them over their smaller siblings?



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Apple’s $3 billion baby is safe

WHAT do you do with the huge company you just bought from Dr Dre for $3 billion? If you’re Apple, rumours of a bold move will inevitably abound.



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Apple’s $3 billion power play

WHAT do you do with the huge company you just bought from Dr Dre for $3 billion? If you’re Apple, you make a bold move to show your strength.



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10 million iPhones in first weekend

APPLE has smashed its own sales records with its new iPhones — and says it could have sold even more if they had shipped enough phones to meet demand.



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Nvidia uses its new Maxwell GPU and global illumination to prove the lunar landings weren’t faked

Nvidia, with a rather gifted bit of marketing, has used the new Maxwell-based GTX 980 and GTX 970 graphics cards... to prove that we did indeed land some astronauts on the Moon. By using Maxwell's new voxel-based global illumination (VXGI) tech, plus a version of Unreal Engine 4 with global illumination enabled, Nvidia reconstructed the famous photo of Buzz Aldrin climbing down the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar lander in 3D -- and apparently, they found evidence that will forever silence the conspiratorial lunar landing loons.



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Google’s war on spam and how encryption could finally win it – for the spammers

Just about everybody wants encryption to move forward to one extent or another, but as one former Google researcher points out, truly large scale encryption would be the end of the internet as we know it.



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Apple sells 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the first weekend, surprising no one

Apple has sold 10 million of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the first three days of going on sale, following its release on Friday, September 19. Interestingly, Tim Cook says the company could've sold 'many more iPhones' if the supply chain had been strong enough -- but alas, the large-screen iPhone is now so popular that Apple and its Chinese partners simply can't make phones fast enough.



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SpaceX rocket carries the first ever zero-g 3D printer to the Space Station

Early Sunday morning, SpaceX mission CRS-4 lifted off from Cape Canaveral towards the International Space Station, carrying with it the first 3D printer that will operate in zero gravity. When the astronauts aboard the ISS use the 3D printer, they will become the first humans to ever manufacture goods away from planet Earth. It's not quite the Moon- or Mars-based factory that we've always dreamed of, but it's a very important first step towards manufacturing goods outside of Earth's gravity, and thus the eventual colonization and industrialization of the Solar System.



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Oculus reveals Crescent Bay VR headset with 360-degree head tracking and headphones

At the Oculus Connect developer conference in Hollywood, Oculus VR has revealed its next step towards a consumer-ready virtual reality headset: the Crescent Bay prototype. Crescent Bay has a better and lower-latency display, 360-degree head tracking, much reduced weight (and improved comfort), and integrated headphones (with 3D audio support).



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Fans fall for iPhone microwave hoax

A FAKE ad claiming that users of iOS 8 can charge their iPhones by putting them in the microwave has gone viral, duping gullible Apple fans.



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SpaceX launches 3D printer to ISS

WATCH a SpaceX cargo ship lift off and rocket toward the International Space Station, carrying the first 3D printer for astronauts in orbit.



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You could soon have a ‘digital twin’

WITHIN five years you could have a cyber-self capable of making decisions and carrying on your digital legacy, a technology expert says.



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A sex tape like nothing you’ve seen before

THIS eye-opening footage made using MRI scans shows what’s going on inside the human body when we make love — in graphic detail.



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Muslims beat terror group at their own game

A POWERFUL campaign against IS is gaining traction on Twitter as young Muslims fight radicalisation with the hashtag #notinmyname.



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iPhone 6 drop test: can it survive?

WE’VE all been there. That split-second moment when you drop your phone, watching helplessly as it smashes into pieces. But will the new iPhone change all that?



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MinION USB stick gene sequencer finally comes to market

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has finally delivered on its promise to bring personalized genome sequencing to the desktop. It is now time to see what their MinIon USB device can do.



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Nvidia’s ace in the hole against AMD: Maxwell is the first GPU with full DirectX 12 support

In addition to Nvidia's new Maxwell GPU having top-of-the-line performance and power efficiency, it has another feature that will probably make a lot more difference in the real world: It's the first GPU to offer full support for Microsoft's upcoming DirectX 12 and Direct3D 12 graphics APIs. According to Microsoft, it has worked with Nvidia engineers in a "zero-latency environment" for several months to get DX12 support baked into Maxwell and graphics drivers. Even more importantly, Microsoft then worked with Epic to get DirectX 12 support baked into Unreal Engine 4, and to build a tech demo of Fable Legends that uses DX12.



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This nuclear battery could power your smartphone forever – as long as you don’t value your life or sperm count too highly

Your next smartphone or electric vehicle might be powered by a nuclear battery instead of your usual lithium-ion cell thanks to a breakthrough made by University of Missouri researchers. This is bad news for those of you who think that WiFi signals are bad for your health -- especially if they're received by a smartphone situated near your head or gonads -- but great news for all of the people who value all-day battery life ahead of increased radiation exposure. The world could probably do with reduced fertility rates anyway, right?



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Apple fan drops iPhone 6 during television interview - video

One of the first people in the world to own an iPhone 6 becomes among the first to drop the £619 device. Jack Cooksey is being interviewed by Australia's Channel 9 news outside the Apple store in Perth when he drops the phone live on camera. 'It's all good,' he tells an onlooking crowd. Australian Apple fans were the first in the world to be able to purchase the phone Continue reading...



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iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch day: Teardowns, drop tests, long lines, and more

This morning, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus go on sale around the world. Those four million of you who pre-ordered an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus should hopefully receive your new, curvier, large-screen smartphone today. If you opted for queuing up outside your local Apple store, I hope you managed to get your hands on an iPhone before they ran out of stock. While I'm sure most of you bought a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus because you wanted a new phone, there are other people out there -- evil technophiles -- who rushed home to disassemble Apple's latest masterpiece, or to drop it on concrete to see just how tough that non-sapphire screen is.



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The 5 best features of your new iPhone 6

Today, millions of happy customers are unboxing their brand new iPhone 6s. Bigger screens, better battery life, and faster internals are all neat advancements, but these new devices have much more to offer than harder, better, faster, stronger. With a combination of improved internals and a shiny new operating system, your iPhone 6 has quite a few impressive tricks up its sleeves.



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Telstra’s home phone fee sting

LANDLINE phone fees for two million Telstra customers are set to increase, raking in millions of dollars a year for the nation’s biggest carrier.



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Nvidia Maxwell GTX 980 and GTX 970 reviewed: Crushing all challengers

The GTX 980 and 970 are the Big Billy Goats Gruff to their smaller budget cousin, the GTX 750 Ti. When the first Maxwell GPU arrived this spring, it was clear that Nvidia had something potent on its hands. Maxwell showed enormous promise, leaping over Kepler's compute performance in multiple benchmarks. Swift price cuts from AMD took the wind out of the 750 Ti's launch position, but it was clear that this new core was a warning shot. As of now, Nvidia is firing both barrels.



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Randy panda is a nookie rookie

WANG WANG the Adelaide Zoo panda had one job. Alas, he has failed. It’s going to be a long 364 days till next time for this randy panda.



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Australians are first in world to own iPhone 6 - video

Due to time zone differences, Australians are among the first in the world to get new iPhones. This year's release, of two iPhone 6s with bigger screens, seems to have captured more interest than ever. Apple says it received four million pre-orders in the first day, up from the previous high of two million for the iPhone 5 two years ago. The number of people in the queue outside Apple's George St store in Sydney had passed 1200 when the doors were opened at 8.01am on Friday. Continue reading...



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Scotland and UK: It’s complicated

SCOTLAND has been flirting with single status, but looks likely to stay ‘married’ to England. Here's some of the best internet reaction.



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Nvidia launches Maxwell, a next-gen GPU that will make everyone an Nvidia fanboy

Today, at an event in California, Nvidia has officially unveiled the first full-fat Maxwell chip: The GM204. This chip will power both the Nvidia GTX 970 and GTX 980, both of which should be available to buy from your favorite component store today. The GM204 is an utterly monstrous chip, comprising 5.2 billion transistors, 2048 CUDA cores spread across 16 streaming multiprocessors (SMs), 64 ROPs, and a massive 2MB L2 cache. That's not the most impressive thing, though: the GTX 980, powered by the GM204 chip, has a TDP of just 165W -- down from 250W for the previous flagship, the GTX 780.



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Hundreds flock to iPhone release

HUNDREDS of people have lined up in Rundle Mall as the much anticipated iPhone 6 hit shelves across the country this morning.



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’Til martyrdom do us part’

SHE moved to Syria, devoted her life to IS, and married a terrorist in the thrall of martyrdom. This is the disturbing story of a jihadi bride, as told to the world on social media.



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Dremel’s $1000 Idea Builder hopes to bring 3D printing to the masses

Dremel's Idea Builder 3D printer comes in at under $1000 and is aimed at the novice user who wants to try 3D printing for the first time.



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