Jay Z buying Spotify competitor

JAY Z is looking to follow fellow rapper Dr Dre’s lead and buy into the increasingly popular streaming music market.



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Why is everyone smearing their lipstick?

IT’S the latest selfie trend spreading across social media. But will the smudged makeup trend endorsed by Rita Ora et al be the next ice bucket challenge?



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Game on: Show them the money

EVER dreamed about facing off agasint Glenn McGrath in a game of cricket? Here is your chance.



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An insect like you’ve never seen before

IT LOOKS like it is covered in diamonds. This photographer captured perhaps the most beautiful images of an insect ever.



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Google Now has opened up to third-party developers

Google Now is branching out to pull in data from the apps on your phone. Cards from more than 30 featured apps will start showing up in the coming days.



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Verizon partner won’t stop using unkillable tracking cookies, refuses to honor its own opt-out requests [Updated]

A new report from ProPublica highlights how advertising companies are piggybacking on Verizon's user tracking to create zombie cookies you can't delete -- no matter what.



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Leaked Nvidia driver offers taste of mobile G-Sync

A new, leaked driver offers a preview of what mobile G-Sync will look like in the future. The software is still in early stages, but the technology is as impressive in laptops as it is in desktops.



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ET deals: Sony Smartwatch 3 fitness tracker for $225

Sony's latest smartwatch is still pretty new and hasn't really been discounted yet. So we were excited when we found we could lop 10% off the price of this fitness-friendly watch with a coupon code, bringing it down to just $225.



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FCC raises broadband definition to 25Mbps, Chairman mocks ISPs

The FCC voted to greatly increase its definition of broadband service, from the previous definition of 4Mbit down and 1Mbit up to the new standard of 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up. According to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, this move reflects the tremendous growth in consumer data consumption, the growing popularity of services like Netflix, and the need to create a future-proof standard that won't be obviated in a handful of years.



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BitTorrent’s Project Maelstrom will host websites in torrents

Project Maelstrom could decentralize the web and make it impervious to DDoS attacks when it arrives later this year.



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Microsoft tries to thwart Google by investing in Cyanogen

Reports suggest that Microsoft will participate in a round of funding for Cyanogen, Inc. -- the commercial enterprise that formed out of the CyanogenMod community. This will only give Microsoft a minority stake in the company, but could hint at large changes for one of the largest tech companies in the world.



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Does wearable fitness gear work?

DOES wearable fitness gear actually work? A new study suggests that most people who wear them are doing the exact opposite of what they need to get fit.



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New discovery on world’s first tattoos

NEW tattoos found on a prehistoric mummy have reopened the debate about the role of tattoos in prehistoric times.



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More Aussies playing tablet tennis

AUSTRALIANS are streaming more tennis matches than ever this year, with some using the technology to watch the action on more than one court at a time.



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Five tips for Tinder

A MAN made headlines this week for his unique approach to Tinder. In light of this, we have complied our five tips for getting a date using Tinder



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Cars just got revolutionised again

TESLA is wirelessly updating its cars to add new features, fix problems and even make them faster, all while they sit in the garage at home.



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This app could revolutionise the workplace

A NEW app has been launched by an Australian entrepreneur in the hope it can help cut the number of emails and meetings in the workplace.



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Man who sneaked onto plane foiled by selfie

WHAT this man did for love was criminally insane. But he could have got away with it if he didn’t make one fatal mistake.



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Student charged over X-rated library video

A STUDENT is facing police charges for filming a pornographic video in a university library.



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Researchers make graphene magnetic, clearing the way for faster everything

Scientists have just given graphene the one thing it was missing: magnetism. Magnetic graphene utilizing spintronics could be there to take over when traditional silicon transistors simply can't get any smaller. A graphene transistor could work on the atomic scale, but we've still got a few years to get things figured out before magnetic graphene becomes a necessity.



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Russian bombers over UK

BRITAIN’S Royal Air Force has been scrambled to force Russian bomber jets away from the English Channel, disrupting civillian flights to the area.



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What Samsung dropping Qualcomm from the Galaxy S6 could mean for US customers

Qualcomm has confirmed in its latest conference call that it lost a major OEM for the Snapdragon 810. Given that this was almost certainly Samsung, what does it mean for customers looking forward to the Galaxy S6?



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Flexible nanogenerator harvests muscle movement to power mobile devices

The consumer world is becoming powered by mobile devices, but those devices are still powered by being tethered to a wall or a reserve power pack. What if you could generate power for your mobile devices simply by moving your body, and the power source was almost unnoticeable?



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ET deals: Dell Inspiron 15 Core i7 laptop with Office 365 Personal for $650

Yesterday's listing may have been a big draw for professional users, but we've just come across this huge savings on a similar 15-inch laptop aimed at consumers - at a much lower price of $600. That's 42% off.



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Google Fiber will come to multiple new cities, along with new wireless service

Google Fiber is planning a major new expansion across multiple cities in the South and Southeast while simultaneously exploring wireless possibilities. Could the search giant be preparing to open a huge new front against the ISP status quo?



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Is this the most offensive video game ever?

IT hasn’t even been released, but this could already be the most controversial game ever. Find out what’s causing the commotion. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.



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What happens when you hit ‘insane mode’

SEE this guy’s face? That’s the face people make when they hop into the new Tesla and hit the ‘insane’ button.



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Skull holds clue to Neanderthal sex

AN ANCIENT skull found in a cave that was sealed off for 30,000 years reveals the likely location where humans first started having sex with Neanderthals.



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Twitter loves #weed

A RECREATIONAL drug often associated with unproductive losers has been proven to do quite the opposite … well in terms of Twitter at least.



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Robotic glove teaches your hand the basics of drawing

For those of you that see the countless incredible illustrations all over the internet and wonder how a human can produce them, a new robot might be the answer.



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How to install Windows 10 in a virtual machine

After last week's Windows 10 briefing, a brand new build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview was released publicly. Anyone can sign-up for the Windows Insider program, and get a taste of Windows 10. Of course, pre-release builds should never be used as a primary OS, so today I'll walk you through how to run the Windows 10 Technical Preview in a virtual machine.



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USB 3.1 shows big gains over USB 3.0, early tests indicate

The first benchmarks of USB 3.1 are in, and they're impressively fast. External storage is taking yet another step towards matching internal performance.



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New aluminum air battery could blow past lithium-ion, runs on water

Fuji is claiming a breakthrough in new aluminum-air batteries, with a commercialized design coming in 2015. If successful, the new battery technology could dethrone lithium-ion altogether and revolutionize the EV industry.



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Giant ringed planet discovered

ASTRONOMERS have discovered the first-ever ringed planet beyond our solar system, an enormous celestial body 200 times the size of Saturn.



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ET deals: Dell Latitude 15 5th-gen “Broadwell” Core i7 1080p laptop with Win7 Pro for $859

Dell's Latitude 15 are business ready laptops, and they've recently been refreshed with the latest Intel Broadwell Core i7 chips. Now on sale with a hefty $511 off after our coupon code, you can snag this well spec'd computer for just $859.



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Vivaldi: Opera team builds a better browser, but is there room for it?

Can Vivaldi succeed against Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, and even Opera? It's a major challenge, especially when you don't have an operating system of your own.



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Scientists use 20 billion fps camera to film a laser in flight

Light is the fastest thing in the universe, so Heriot-Watt University researchers built a mega-fast camera to film it moving through the air.



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Two in five fall asleep on gadgets

A STUDY into Australian families’ use of technology shows children are using devices even as they fall asleep, and take their gadgets to the dinner table.



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Creative data debate: how the analytics revolution is reshaping rugby - video

We live in the data age, where real­ time analytics provide invaluable insights into performance and strategy, from the boardroom to the rugby pitch. But are these elite domains becoming too dependent on numbers at the cost of the human touch? Or is data the new basis for creativity? Watch highlights from a recent debate, as part of the Accenture-sponsored Creative Data hub, around the role of data in elite rugby and elite business, featuring a panel of rugby greats. Continue reading...



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‘We don’t want girls on Twitter’

IN A country where women aren’t permitted to drive and need men’s permission to do most things, this one piece of freedom was apparently too much.



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Meet the group trying to ruin the internet

THEY have hacked Sony, Microsoft, Taylor Swift and even North Korea. These are the people who want to ruin the internet for everyone ‘because they can’.



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Has the mining industry fudged its figures?

MINING job figures being spruiked to justify new developments that put the Great Barrier Reef at risk have been referred to the ACCC.



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Snapchat’s Discover: How to use the new feature

Snapchat have launched its new ‘Discover’ feature that bring news to users in the form of Snapchat Stories. To help you out, we have made a how to guide for using the feature.



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Strongest hint yet of alien life?

SCIENTISTS have made a remarkable discovery that could point to the existence of ancient alien life.



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The frightening future that lies ahead

FLOODING, fires, rising food costs and deadly heatwaves. This is what awaits Australia according to some of the country’s leading scientists.



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ET deals: Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27-inch 1440p IPS monitor with three year warranty for $525

If you're looking for a top notch monitor when it comes to quality and support, Dell's UltraSharp line usually does the trick. Thanks to a rare 25% discount on the 27-inch 1440p U2715H monitor, you can now pick up this beauty for just $525, the best price around.



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Huge asteroid stuns NASA as it flies by

THE asteroid that skimmed by Earth last night was already unusual because of its hulking size. Then NASA noticed something even stranger about it.



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Streaming music services have killed piracy in Norway

A new report from the IFPI indicates that music piracy has all but been eliminated in Norway, thanks to digital streaming -- but the associated financial trends are terrible for everyone in the music industry who isn't Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber.



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The man holding power to account

HE’S A former gamer, who works from home with just a laptop for company but this man has uncovered some of the world’s biggest secrets.



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The bizarre world of Venus flytrap poaching

THERE is some serious poaching taking place and it has nothing to do with elephants or rhinos. Believe it or not, there is a sinister world of Venus flytrap poaching.



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AMD’s next-gen CPU leak: 14nm, simultaneous multithreading, and DDR4 support

New rumors are starting to surface regarding AMD's upcoming Zen architecture. Will 14nm technology, DDR4 support, and a new multi-threading model give AMD the ammunition it needs to reinvent its own processors?



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Taylor Swift faces nude pic threat

Hackers who hijacked Taylor Swift’s Instagram and Twitter accounts threaten to release nude pics of the star.



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New germanium-tin laser could replace copper wire for data transfers

A new germanium-tin laser could be used to speed data transfers within CPUs and integrate more easily with existing manufacturing processes -- if certain problems with temperature can be resolved.



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Apps that ‘leak’ your private details

AUSTRALIANS are swapping privacy for free apps, according to a security firm, who found one in three Google apps “leak” users’ private information.



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Five gadgets you need at work

FROM the world’s lightest and smallest wireless printer to fancier keyboards, here are five accessories to improve the way you work.



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5 top tech cars for living through the blizzard

All-wheel drive is a important. Heated rear seats are nice. You must get snow tires.



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Xbox One catching up to PS4, but the numbers don’t add up

Microsoft announced that it sold 6.6 million Xbox consoles over the holidays -- much more than the leading PS4 -- but the numbers aren't necessarily what they seem.



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Windows 10 preview: A glimpse of our desktop future

With its latest preview release, Microsoft has finally taken the covers off many of the new features in Windows 10. They point the way to a very different desktop experience than either Windows 7 or Windows 8.



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Test drive: Hydrogen fuel cell Toyota Mirai cruises 300 miles, costs $45K – can your EV do that?

Buy or lease a Mirai and you get three years of free hydrogen. But you'd better live near a fueling station, which means Souithern California.



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Twitter's new 30-second video platform: 'A big day for tweeters' – video

Alex Hern discusses the new features offered by Twitter from Tuesday. They include a video-hosting platform for clips of up to 30 seconds and the ability to send direct messages to groups of users. The video offering will be a direct competitor to Vine (which allows six seconds of video per clip) and Instagram (15 seconds) Continue reading...



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Facebook, Tinder and Instagram all down at once

FACEBOOK, Instagram and Tinder are down. We don’t mean to sound pessimistic, but the 21st century apocalypse might be underway.



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Snowmageddon 2015: The best tweets

In the wake of New York’s monstrous weather event, resident have taken to Twitter. There has been a wide variety of tweets and we have compiled the best.



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You know you’re Australian when ...

A HASHTAG celebrating what Australians have in common reveals our true character - and that we can still have a laugh at ourselves.



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Otterly adorable moment caught on film

IF you are having a bad day or just want something to smile about, check out these cute pictures of a sea otter and her pup floating down the river.



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Street Fighter car destruction stage in real life

HILARIOUS videos showing what happens when arcade game Street Fighter II meets real life have been going crazy online. Check them out.



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‘Help me find the girl I met on the train’

IT’S a true modern-day romance. Boy meets girl on the train, the two hit it off but he forgets to get her number and asks Twitter to find her.



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The revolution is coming to TAFE training

TEXTBOOKS may soon be a thing of the past. This is the revolutionary 3D training system for learning a trade at TAFE.



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New microprocessor claims 10x energy improvement thanks to subthreshold voltage operation

A new semiconductor company, Ambiq Micro, is claiming that its methods of building chips can dramatically increase overall efficiency thanks to leveraging a technique called subthreshold computing. Could this dramatically improve battery life in next-generation wearables?



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ET deals: 50% off Turtle Beach Ear Force DXL1 surround sound gaming headset, more

No matter how realistic the graphics or large the display, an immersive gaming experience isn't complete without quality audio. We've just spotted an all-time price low of $50 on the powerful Turtle Beach DXL1 cans, making it easier than ever to enjoy a solid headset without breaking the bank.



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China is going to mine the Moon for helium-3 fusion fuel

China's space program has been steadily marching towards its goals. Its recent Chang'e 3 mission was only to take spectrographic and ground penetrating radar measurements, but this year's Chang'e 5 missions will bring back the first samples containing the actual prize -- fusion-ready helium-3.



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Investigating the GTX 970: Does Nvidia’s GPU have a memory problem?

Last Friday, we published a report that the GTX 970 could suffer crippling performance slowdowns thanks to an asymmetric memory configuration. Here, we examine that issue in more detail -- and whether it impacts overall performance.



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Most DirectX 12 features won’t require a new graphics card

Microsoft has confirmed most of DirectX 12's improvements will be available on existing gaming hardware, but there's more to come at GDC.



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Will Microsoft bring Xbox Live Gold to the PC?

Premium gaming services like Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus have done very well on consoles, but they've largely been absent from the world of PC gaming. Multiplayer is almost always free (except MMOs), and Steam sales have kept the cheap games flowing at a constant rate. But now Microsoft is considering bringing Xbox Live Gold to the PC, and finally giving Valve a run for its money.



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The revolution is coming to TAFE training

IT’S the 3D revolutionary training system for learning a trade TAFE that looks to replace textbooks — learning to be a plumber may completely change.



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Sarah Palin’s ‘weird, nonsensical’ speech

SARAH Palin reckons she might run for president. Well, if she wants to do that, she should probably come up with some speeches that actually make sense.



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NASA wants to send a helicopter to Mars

NASA wants to explore more of Mars. How do you do that when the terrain is full of dangerous crevasses? Send a helicopter, of course.



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Bulger killer stalks dating site

ONE of the most reviled child killers of all time, Jon Venables, who helped a schoolmate sadistically murder British toddler James Bulger, is looking for love.



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Pluto probe to take first pictures

IT may have taken nine years to get there, but NASA is close to giving humanity its first high-resolution view of the icy world of Pluto.



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First review of Breaking Bad sequel

REVIEW: Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul had a lot to live up to. Luckily, it delivered the goods in the first two episodes. Read the review.



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Water isn’t supposed to look like this

THE glow might look beautiful at first, but these fluorescent blue patches of water have an ugly and potentially toxic side.



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Malaysia Airlines website hacked

A HACKER group aligned with IS has taken over the Malaysia Airlines website.



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Museum’s King Tut super glue fail

MUSEUM, you had one job: To take care of the 3300-year-old burial mask of Pharoah Tutankhamun. After an embarrassing blunder, they now say it can be fixed.



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First Aussie fined for flying drone

DRONES are going to become an increasingly common sight in our skies. But for those intending to operate one, you need to be aware of this man’s story.



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42 surprising facts about Australia

HOW much do you know about the country you live in? Not enough says stat man Mark McCrindle who has compiled this ultimate list for news.com.au.



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What Oz Day proves about Aussies

AS WE gear up for Australia Day, take a look back at how Aussies spent the big day last year — it was a ‘bloody ripper’.



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#AustraliaDay 1 year ago

AS we all gear up to celebrate this Australia Day, take a look back at how Aussies celebrated on social media last year — it was a ‘bloody ripper’.



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The truth behind addictions

EVERYTHING you thought about addictions could be wrong. The likely cause has been found and it’s not what you think.



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Japan’s seven craziest trends

BRILLIANT minds in the world’s most eccentric country are endlessly coming up with wild inventions. Here are a few of our current favourites.



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‘You had one job, work experience kid’

A CAKE designed to celebrate Australia has instead become the talk of it, with tweeters in a flutter.



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Pet ferret mauls baby’s face off

A TRIO of ferrets have mauled the face off a baby, while the mother was upstairs unaware.



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GTX 970 memory bug reportedly cripples performance in memory intensive scenarios

New reports are surfacing of a problem with Nvidia's GTX 970. The card's performance falls off a cliff much above 3GB of memory use -- Nvidia is looking into the problem.



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Code-breaker’s secrets for sale

HE was a brilliant code-breaker who cracked Germany’s secrets bringing an early end to World War II. He helped create computer science and invent Algorithms. Now his notebook will be auctioned.



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DisARMed: Microsoft kills Windows RT, future ARM support doubtful

It looks as though MIcrosoft's experiment with Windows RT is finally coming to an end; the device manufacturer has announced that it will not update the OS to include Windows 10. With Windows Phone and Windows now sharing a similar storefront, there's no room left for Windows RT.



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Blackberry wants to force popular services onto its platform in the name of net neutrality

Blackberry wants to get the government to mandate that certain applications and content services be forced to provide their services on the Blackberry platform in the name of net neutrality.



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ET deals: Lenovo Flex2 14-inch 1080p Core i7 2-in-1 touch laptop for $599

As Broadwell trickles into the mainstream, prices on 4th-gen Core i7 laptops are better than ever - even on normally costly models like touchscreen convertibles. Today you can pick up the versatile Flex2 with a Core i7 processor for just $599, the lowest we've seen yet.



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How to use your PS4 as a media streamer without DLNA

As it stands, the PS4 doesn't ship with DLNA streaming capability. It's certainly possible that we'll see support for the standard patched in eventually, but how are we supposed to play our media library on the PS4 right now? Thankfully, there is a way -- and it's legal.



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Hard drive failure rates point to clear winners and losers in 2014

New data from backup company Backblaze illustrates which drives are more and less reliable than others, but ongoing issues with the data collection limit how much people should conclude from this. Hard drive failure rates and reliability are more complicated than what's being communicated.



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Apple Watch to reportedly feature powerful CPU, 60 fps display, terrible battery life

The Apple Watch is reportedly coming soon, but the device may have battery problems. If reports are accurate, not even Apple has been able to solve the annoying problems of physics.



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‘The whole situation is utter f***ing madness’

IMAGINE being recognised by a stranger on the street. You’ve never met them before, but they think you’re involved with them. Romantically. That’s been happening to Ellie Flynn for eight years.



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‘Australia Tax’ still hits Down Under

AUSSIES have little to celebrate when it comes to buying goods this Australia Day. Despite a federal inquiry, digital content and gadgets still cost more.



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Amazon buys secretive chip maker Annapurna Labs for $350 million

Amazon just paid several hundred million for Annapurna Labs, but no one knows for sure what it does.



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How alcohol really affects you

AT 0.2 you feel slightly euphoric, while at 0.20 you may need help to walk. We’ve all heard the words ‘blood alcohol level’ but do you know how to test yours? A new app might just have the answer.



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Why Australia Day’s going to suck

GET swatting like you’ve never swatted before. This Australia Day could be the start of an unimaginably awful mosquito plague. This is why.



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Divers caught in whale’s poonami

THIS picture shows the disgusting moment a group of divers found themselves swimming in a sperm whale’s massive poo cloud.



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It’ll be 50 degrees today. Yep, 50

FIFTY degrees. Yes, 50. This is not a typo, or one of those hyped-up headlines. It’s real and it’s going to happen today in Australia. Here’s where and why.



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Explain the ‘90s in four words

TWITTER is getting nostalgic with the hashtag #ExplainThe90sIn4Words gaining some serious traction. And the responses have been awesome.



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ET deals: Dell UltraSharp U3415W 34-inch curved 3440×1440 IPS monitor with 3-year warranty for $1080

Dell's new UltraSharp U3415W is a thing of beauty, using some of the best display technology on the market to create an immersive, arcing, high-def picture. Such a task is not done cheaply, but thanks to a coupon code you can take a handy $120 off the price if you want one today.



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Today could be the hottest ever

TOWNS in some parts of Australia are warned to brace for near 50C temperatures today. It may go down as the hottest day in the nation’s history.



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‘Probability of global catastrophe is very high’

A GROUP of scientists founded by the creators of the atomic bomb say the world is now three minutes from a catastrophic midnight and the closest it has been in 30 years.



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The future according to Bill Gates

BY 2030, several major diseases will be eradicated, predict Bill and Melinda Gates in their audacious vision of the near future.



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Nvidia’s GTX 960 review: Maximum mileage from miniature Maxwell

Nvidia has just launched its new Maxwell-based GTX 960, bridging the gap between the budget GTX 750 Ti and the upper echelon GTX 970 and 980. Is this $200 GPU the power house midrange gamers have been looking for?



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Google takes Fiber strategy to mobile with Nova, report says

The often rumored notion that Google would throw its hat into the data carrier ring has just picked up some steam. Reports suggest the service will be called Nova, and will piggyback on Sprint and T-Mobile infrastructure.



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Windows 10: Microsoft raises the stakes for mobile Windows

With Windows 10, Microsoft is doubling-down on its bet that it can become a player in mobile devices and get customers to use Windows everywhere, on everything.



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How Bill Gates sees the future

BY 2030, several major diseases will be eradicated, predict Bill and Melinda Gates in their audacious vision of the near future.



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DARPA’s Atlas gets a huge upgrade, prepares to ‘cut the cord’

Google and Boston Dynamics bring us ATLAS 2.0, an incredible new upgrade to the world's most famous humanoid robot.



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The fastest camera ever created will be used to study invisibility cloaks

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have now modified the standard 1-dimensional streak camera so that it can record 2-dimensional single-shot images without any illumination -- all at the astounding rate of 100 billion frames per second.



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The truth is out there, online

THE US Air Force has released 10,000 declassified



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Worst passwords of 2014 revealed

IF you think your password is secure, you might be mistaken. The worst passwords of 2014 have been released. Did yours make the list?



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Controversial 4chan founder stepping down

HE’S the man behind one of the world’s most controversial sites — responsible for some of the best and worst of the internet. So why is the 4chan founder suddenly leaving?



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Why Netflix doesn’t block Aussies

NETFLIX’S CEO has revealed why they allow Aussies to access the service through a back door.



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Life after death: Turn your loved one into a tree

A SPANISH company is offering clients the opportunity for life after death. Well, sort of.



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The real life Tony Stark’s bold plans

HE WANTS to give the world internet access so we can go to Mars, he donated millions to stop robots from murdering us all and wants to transform how we travel. Meet the world’s most interesting man.



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Twitter wants you to catch up

SOCIAL network Twitter admits it can be hard to keep up with tweets, delivering a Recap feature to help you ‘catch up’ with its 500 million daily updates.



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The future of Microsoft revealed

REAL holograms, a new Windows 10 and Xbox on your computer. Microsoft’s new announcements show it still has a lot of fire in its belly.



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Microsoft’s Windows 10: Free upgrades, Xbox streaming, OS-level video capture

Windows 10 is headed to devices this year, and the first major unveil and feature preview have significant enthusiast-oriented improvements. With a free upgrade offer, will Windows 10 finally shake off the doldrums that have haunted Windows 8?



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ET deals: Vizio E600i-B3 60-inch 1080p Smart TV with two year warranty, $125 eGift card for $750

Large TVs don't have to come with the big prices they once did. Upgrade your big screen in time for the Big Game with our top HDTV deals for today, including this 60-inch Vizio Smart TV, with an effective price of just $625 if you factor in the full gift card savings.



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Lasers create surface so hydrophobic that water bounces off like a ball

Researchers at the University of Rochester have used lasers to create a surface so hydrophobic that a single droplet of water can bounce up and down on it -- multiple times -- like a ball.



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