| | |  | Opinion: Claims that the iconic company has stopped innovating are bogus, writes Will Oremus. | | Top stories 12:11pm | Average internet speeds fell sharply in Australia during 2012, according to a new report that ranked the country 41 out of 98 nations for the pace of its online connections. | LIA TIMSON 12:13pm | It appears to go against the outsourcing, offshoring trend, or maybe it's a result of it. | Adam Turner | More than a tablet but less than a PC, the Google Chromebook joins the growing line-up of post-PC devices. | 8:53am | A recently discovered comet is racing toward a November rendezvous with the sun, officials say. | 10:17am | The social media postings of Tamerlan and Dzhorkhar Tsarnaey have provided a rich, if unreliable, vein of material for amateur sleuths. | LARISSA NICHOLSON | Legislators should move quickly to place restrictions on DNA profiling techniques, say criminology experts. | PETER SPINKS | Legions of lost worlds roam the depths of interstellar space. | Robyn Preston 4:00am | New gaming software with a 24-hour monitoring system, could prove to be a breakthrough in the way Australians look after vulnerable people. | 11:43am | A single fake tweet from the AP Twitter account vividly reaffirmed the fearsome, near-instantaneous power of the 140-character message. | 11:42am | Twitter is working on two-step verification that would make it more difficult to hack accounts, according to a report. | 11:44am | Firms that scour social media for information to help investors and traders make money faced their biggest test this week. | Cynthia Karena | Cynthia Karena reviews In Dad's Care, On air and Bento apps. | Terry Lane | This beautiful camera will gladden the heart of photographers who long for a classic design and feel. | IMAGING | The latest Retina MacBook Pro has minuses but plenty of ticks. | SIGHT AND SOUND | Reviews for three portable DVD players to help keep children quiet on a long car journey. | BLEEDING EDGE | As with kiwi fruit and apples, New Zealand often gets the fine details right with mobile phone and data packages. | ROSS PEAKE 12:19pm | More federal public servants have been told their jobs will disappear, with broadband staff next in line for cuts. | 12:13pm | Adversarial, simmering tensions between IBM and Queensland Health staff in the lead up to the failed health payroll system rollout: inquiry. | BEN GRUBB | The sails of the Opera House were lit up for the glitzy "blue carpet" launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4. | JAMES W. MANNING | IT security professional and self-proclaimed leader of international hacking ring Matthew Flannery arrested after allegedly infiltrating government site. | | | 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. | | | | |