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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

Living with a time bomb

Genetic testing can reveal your body's inner secrets, but the knowledge is not always welcome, writes Nicky Phillips.

Top stories

New apps track phone coverage woes

Phone Rights app.
BEN GRUBB 5:03pm | It just got easier to make a complaint about mobile coverage.

Dude, where's my data?

Google
David Tuffley, Griffith University 12:13pm | Opinion: What will happen to your data in a world without Google Reader?

Conroy launches CSIRO robot project

Minister for Broadband Senator Stephen Conroy  today launched the CSIRO's Robot Project at the National Museum of Australia, Minister Conroy control's the robot.
SALLY PRYOR 12:05pm | Is the past catching up with Stephen Conroy, or is it the future that's finally here?

Asteroid risk real: former astronaut

Meteor
11:03am | Russia's recent space rock explosion could have been much worse, according to proponents of an asteroid-detecting space telescope.

Mars rover back online after glitch

Curiosity
10:57am | NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is back online after a memory glitch set the robot back.

BlackBerry inventor to make Star Trek device a reality

star trek tricorder
10:30am | Mike Lazaridis, inventor of the BlackBerry, is starting a $94 million quantum technology fund to turn devices like the medical tricorder from Star Trek into reality.

Glasses-free 3D for phones revealed

HP
8:36am | Scientists create 3D image that can be viewed without special glasses on smartphones, tablets and watches.

It's only a matter of time

iwatch
MACMAN | Will an Apple wristwatch be the next big thing we did not know we craved until we saw it?

Bill shock block in phase two

Illustration: Michael Fitzjames.
Adam Turner | Phone and internet plans are now easier to understand and compare, under the latest phase of the crackdown on bill shock.

Apps to deal with on-field knocks

Apps
ALEISHA ORR 5:00am | Footy mums and dads, coaches and referees now have a tool at their fingertips that could help them quickly diagnose concussion.

Fast lap with the HTC One

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Katie Cincotta | The teaming of HTC One and McLaren's new driver is not without serendipity.

Time to cross the bridge

Illustration: Michael Mucci.
Adam Turner | Time-shifting is helping frustrated viewers avoid 'bridging' and changing the way we watch television.

How to find out whodunit

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes.
Adam Turner | The more dependable personal video recorders rely on custom electronic program guides.

A digital future

Bush Latitude.
SIGHT AND SOUND | If you want AM that sounds better than FM, there's a simple way to get it: digital radio.

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC23 noise-cancelling earbuds

Audio-Technica ATH-ANC23 QuietPoint noise-cancelling earbuds.
Adam Turner 8:08am | Noise-cancelling headphones tend to be big and bulky, but you might find the travel-friendly ATH-ANC23 a better fit for your pocket and your budget.

Review: Pentax K-5 II DSLR

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Reviewed by Terry Lane | This 16-megapixel camera is an upgrade of the K5 with a new sensor and autofocus improvements.

Copying on a sliding scale

Transfer fee: precious family photos can be preserved electronically.
IMAGING | Precious family slides can be preserved electronically by using a film scanner or professional service.

A fusion that sticks in the mind

Graphene.
Steve Connor 8:06am | The creation of graphene, a wonder material that promises to transform the future, is already the stuff of scientific legend.

Fingers point north amid growing concerns in Seoul of a cyber attack

A B-52 bomber flies over South Korea.
The South Korean military raised its cyber attack warning level after computer networks crashed at main TV broadcasters and banks.

Former IBM top man showed no bias: inquiry

IBM
10:25am | Lawyer who oversaw the contract for Queensland Health's payroll system saw no conflict of interest.

Microsoft taking bribery allegations seriously: lawyers

Microsoft
10:17am | Microsoft is taking allegations that US regulators are investigating the company's ties to partners accused of bribing foreign officials seriously, lawyers say.

Apple hires Adobe executive Kevin Lynch as vice president

Kevin Lynch
10:17am | Apple has hired Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch, adding a software executive who helped build some of the earliest Macintosh applications.

Yahoo buys Jybe app

Yahoo
10:20am | Yahoo has bought Jybe, the start-up behind a smartphone app that makes local entertainment recommendations.
 

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