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Next gen smartphones a 'remote for your life'

Gadget Show LG

SMARTPHONES are even smarter now... you won't believe what the next generation of these clever phones can do.

Wanna message Zuckerberg? That'll be $100

Facebook

GOT something to say to Mark Zuckerberg? For $100, Facebook may promise your message doesn't end up in his junk mail.

Robots let employees 'beam' into work

Beam

 A MOBILE video-conferencing machine you can drive around  may allow you to work from home but still have a presence at the office.

Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock

Facebook Mark Zuckerberg

FACEBOOK CEO Mark Zuckerberg is donating nearly $US500 million ($477 million) in stock with the aim of funding health and education issues.

Twitter tops 200 million active users

Twitter logo social network

TWITTER has said the number of active users of the service has topped 200 million, in a sign of the sizzling growth of the messaging platform.

Google likely to concede search changes

Google

US REGULATORS are likely to conclude a lengthy antitrust probe of Google's dominance of Internet searches with a voluntary settlement.

Too much salt? There's an app for that

salt

AUSTRALIANS can cut their chance of a stroke or heart attack this Christmas by using a new smartphone app that helps them slash the amount of salt in their Christmas feast.

Kids 'addicted' to fast food app

hungry jacks

DIETITIANS want a ban on smartphone app that dishes out free hamburgers and fries at Hungry Jacks restaurants, saying children are becoming addicted to the promotion.

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HTC unveils new rival to iPhone 5

HTC Butterfly

HTC has unveiled a new smartphone boasting a higher resolution display than Apple's iPhone 5.

Startup merges comic books, digital journalism

box

DO comics, serious journalism and tablet computers mix?

Seven ways to get 'Facebook fired'

Gangnam style

YOUR personal Facebook page or tweets can land you in hot water. Here are some ways to see if you've crossed the line. Spoiler alert: Don't go Gangnam Style. Ever.

Australia needs a Cyber Monday: Experts

Online shopping

AUSTRALIA needs its own one-day massive online sale to combat the pressure of America's Cyber Monday, a retail expert claims.

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Frenzy more than you bargained for

Click Frenzy meme

THE more than one million people who subscribed to Click Frenzy now face the prospect of up to five years of spam.

Click Frenzy has left us 'internally damaged'

Click Frenzy meme

SMALL retailers say they were the real victims of last night's failure because they were totally dependent on the crashed site.

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Phone slaves: Trapped by 'unhealthy obsession'

smartphone

WE love our smartphones and tablets but they are helping trap us into doing weeks of unpaid work, the ACTU says.

Click Frenzy fail sparks meme storm

#ClickFail ignites web storm

AUSTRALIAN web surfers have responded to the debacle of Click Frenzy's failed launch in the way they know best, with viral memes and mash-up videos.

YOU'RE FIRED: We sack Click Frenzy after #fail

Sale

WE'VE officially sacked Click Frenzy. The online shopping bonanza was an unqualified failure. We've got links for you here.

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