 | | |  | Computers thousands of times faster than the one you're reading this on? It's only a matter time, writes Drew Turney. | | Top stories Jessica Wright | The federal government's scheme providing high school students with laptop computers is on the brink of collapse, leaving parents with hefty bills and educators with a chaotic start to the school year. | MICHAEL INMAN | A Canberra internet entrepreneur and the company he founded have been ordered to pay more than $100,000 in fines by the Federal Court. | Iran's announcement that it had successfully sent a monkey into space has stirred questions on the internet, with people pointing to differences between official images of the primate before takeoff and after landing. | DAVID WROE | The number of serious cyber attacks investigated by Canberra's defence spy agency doubled last year, new figures show, as security experts warn of dangerous complacency in the Australian community about data protection. | Adam Turner 8:37am | Twitter's daily storm in a teacup feeds our news porn addiction. | Amy McNeilage | TEENAGE giggles and lively classroom chatter spilt into the hallway at University of NSW's museum of human disease. | Once again, legions of game designers hunkered down to create in 48 hours what usually takes years. James Dominguez finds out why they do it. | Twitter says it was hammered by a "sophisticated" cyber attack similar to those that recently hit major Western news outlets, and that the passwords of about 250,000 users were stolen. | Farhad Manjo | Journalists are on notice. If you investigate the Chinese government, Chinese hackers will come after you. | Tehran | Iran's announcement that it had successfully sent a monkey into space has stirred questions on the internet, with people pointing to differences between official images of the primate before take-off and after landing. | Forrest Wickman | Iran claimed this week to have sent a monkey into space. | Omar L. Gallaga | Increasingly people feel they can't resist checking in with their technology, and it's making them anxious. | Adam Turner | As students head back to school, it's time to look for a notebook that won't break your back or your budget. | Anick Jesdanun | Microsoft Office 2013 embraces the company's new touchscreen philosophy. | Katherine Rushton | The explosive growth of smartphones might spell riches for the companies that make them, but it has pulled the rug from under other technology firms such as Nintendo and Canon. | Jenneth Orantia reviews the best apps for getting around town. | LUCY BATTERSBY | The sight of Telstra payphones on city footpaths and in country towns will be a fixture for the next 20 years after a historical shift in the way payphones are funded in Australia. | Farhad Manjoo | MIT should continue Aaron Swartz's campaign to free up access to academic journals. | NICK MILLER | ''Le news dans mon email ce week-end? C'est cool, yes?'' | Philip Dorling | Western intelligence agencies are tightening security after a Canadian naval officer passed a huge trove of top secret data, including Australian intelligence reports, to Russian spies. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. Your email address is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161.
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