 | | |  | When a strange man in a cafe dared to suggest Rae Johnston knew nothing of gaming, she had the last laugh. | | Top stories ASHER MOSES | PC sales have plummeted as consumers embrace portable devices such as smartphones and tablets and shift to web-based software. | RANIA SPOONER 7:52am | Australian telco Excite created a sham complaints hotline and sent letters pretending to be a debt collector. | Jonathan Swan and Asher Moses | Australians linked to the NBN will be able to get world-leading download speeds of one gigabit per second by the end of this year. | 12:01am | Google is not the only company riding the next wave of wearable computing. | We're citizens of a digital empire, but we don't yet know the culture's customs, writes Laura Demasi. | For now, the HTC One is the state of the art in Android phones. | 1:27pm | Malware designed to gain access to users' banking credentials uses Twitter to reach more victims. | 10:51am | Apps are increasingly helping people monitor and control objects remotely on their mobile devices. | Siri isn't just a pretty voice with the answers. It's also been recording and keeping all the questions users ask. | Alexandra Carlton | Motivated, articulate young Australians are taking to the web to explore their interests and they are attracting a lot of fans. | A skyscraper-sized game of Pong got underway without a hitch on Friday night in the US, under starry skies and not rainclouds that were in the forecast. | Kelsey Munro | Today's under 30s are so busy keeping up with their social media feeds they have no time to go deeply into anything. | Samsung has ended an online campaign in Taiwan amid a local regulator's probe into whether the company broke the law. | An online video service from Sweden has a new feature that encourages file sharing. | Scammers posing as Australian Institute of Criminology staff have been calling victims of past frauds trying to get access to their details, computers and money. | Twitter has launched a service that lets people find music they like and tweet songs from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio. | The amount of time Australians spend on social media sites is declining, new research involving three million internet users has revealed. | As her mother and father edged toward dementia, Nancy D'Auria kept a piece of paper in her wallet listing their medications. | Never can say goodbye? Azadeh Ensha looks at what you can do when friends are no longer electric. | NICKY PHILLIPS | Australian engineers have advanced the global race to build super-powerful quantum computers. | They may be slick but the latest hybrids may not be worth the price. | The first time a story about explosive baby poop showed up in my Facebook news feed, I was alarmed. | In an island nation of just 300,000 people, sleeping with distant relatives may be inevitable. Now there's an app for that. | Eric Schmidt predicts there will be more than 1 billion Android smartphones in use by the end of the year. | Microsoft is offering enhanced security for its email, storage and other services. | Computers controlled by a swipe of the hand could soon hit the mass market. | Jenneth Orantia reviews the best apps to improve your golfing game. | NATALIE BOCHENSKI | The simple act of skimming stones has inspired Brisbane game developer Halfbrick's latest creation. | Vince Chadwick | A new iPad app is letting patrons at a St Kilda Road cafe brush up on their Auslan. | The 3D-printing revolution is set to change our lives. | There are plenty of rumours on the web about the next iPhone, but you should trust only a few of them. | Photo-sharing app Snapchat says its users are now sending more than 150 million pictures per day. | Features from Facebook's new Home software for Android smartphones have been released on iPhone. | Google has released technical specifications for its wearable computing device Google Glass. | Calum Wilson Austin | This synth-fuelled, self-referential '80-style cyborg extravaganza is bloody hilarious. | Oracle has released a major security update for Java to make it a less popular target for hackers. | MACMAN | If apps are the real engines of mobile devices, how well are they handling the revolution? | IMAGING | Despite dismal news for camera retail trade, the Ted's chain is investing more in its stores. | Reviewed by Terry Lane | This app is a good way to create and transmit a pictorial travel diary. | SIGHT AND SOUND | Rod Easdown reviews three home theatre systems, including one with valves. | Adam Turner | Facebook wants to be the first thing you see when you pull out your Android smartphone. | Katie Cincotta | Many BlackBerry users will welcome this late transition to a smartphone. | Twitter may help prevent heart disease, a new Australian study shows. | Adam Turner | Blocks on telemarketing calls will last longer after the communications watchdog extended Australia's popular Do Not Call register. | Adam Turner | With so many NAS options it's easy to become paralysed by choice, so where do you draw the line? | Adam Turner | Will Foxtel's grip on foreign dramas drive subscriptions, or simply drive more people to piracy? | James Dominguez 7:12am | The Lego gaming formula may be a little stale, but the latest movie-to-brick conversion still packs in some surprises. | Jason Hill | Luigi's finally got more haunted houses to demonstrate his ghostbusting skills and amusing cowardice. | James Dominguez | One of the great challenges in game design is getting the challenge level just right. How difficult do you like your games? | James Dominguez | One of the primary complaints from those who would censor games is that players will mimic what they see in the game. What if this were true? | James Dominguez | Injustice presents fun super-powered fighting action, paired with beautiful design and an enjoyably pulpy story. | James Dominguez | At first glance, Disney Infinity looks like a shameless Skylanders rip-off, but only a few minutes of play reveals a wealth of original gameplay. | | | 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. 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