| | | The Coalition says its national broadband network will be about $17 billion cheaper than Labor's and will be built two years sooner, but will use slower technologies than in Labor's version. | | Top stories Stacey Kirk and James W. Manning 12:04pm | BBC's embarrassing gaffe claims Margaret Thatcher had died of a "strike". | ASHER MOSES 1:09pm | Australians Nick Crocker and Ben Hartney say they've reinvented Weight Watchers for the digital age. | By David Tuffley, Griffith University 2:31pm | It was labelled one of 2012's most important inventions and "the next big thing". | Adam Turner 11:56am | Is Linux on the desktop worth a second look if Chrome gives an old PC a new lease of life? | 1:25pm | Microsoft could announce its next generation Xbox game console on May 21. | NICKY PHILLIPS | Few people can say they have driven a rover on Mars, but Jasmin Ramage, a year 10 student from Armidale, has come close. | CHRIS JOHNSON 2:06pm | The use of satellite technology has been ramped up as a national priority, with the launch of Australia's first ever space policy. | Wendy Ruderman 11:46am | Technological advances have made it harder to know if a conversation is being secretly recorded. | 8:57am | India is deploying drones over a reserve to safeguard the rare one-horned rhino from poachers. | Sylvia Pennington | There are some sectors where intense online engagement doesn't make business sense. | 6:57am | Margaret Thatcher's death caused paroxysms of confusion on Twitter where some users were apparently left with the impression that the singer Cher had died. | 10:51am | Since taking the reins at Yahoo, Marissa Mayer has been trying to convince people that there is still life in a company that many long ago left for dead. | 9:13am | Residents in Austin, Texas, may soon find out just how fast 1 gigabit internet is . | 1:46pm | Ericsson has agreed to buy Microsoft's Mediaroom business, which makes the software that powers AT&T's U-Verse TV service. | 1:46pm | Hewlett-Packard has launched a Moonshot system that uses smartphone-style chips to power compact, efficient data centre servers. | | | 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. 1 Darling Island Road, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW 2009. 1800 500 864. | | | |