 | | |  | Late last year, you were introduced to real, live, remote-controlled cockroaches. Well, the insect hackers at the North Carolina State University are at it again, this time with a Microsoft Kinect and a software program that can boss the bugs around without human input. In other words, we have successfully co-opted cockroach sovereignty - and given it to the machines. | | Top stories Tim Barlass | A headset with four electrodes to zap the brain with a surge of electricity offers to improve computer gamers' response time so they can eliminate more zombies and raid more tombs. | NICKY PHILLIPS | For most of her career, astronomer Jill Tarter has been waiting for an important call. | Adam Turner 1:01pm | We test two apps for streaming iPhone media. | Ian Austen 3:36pm | BlackBerry has not yet turned around its fortunes. Just the opposite. | Jenneth Orantia 12:16pm | You can transform your smartphone into a panic button in your pocket, writes Jenneth Orantia. | 3:55pm | Hunted as a US traitor and at the center of a diplomatic row, Edward Snowden got off to a less spectacular start in life: he is a self-confessed geek and high school dropout. | Jenneth Orantia 2:56pm | We list some top apps for personal finance. | Jason Hill 10:02am | In Grid 2, it's all about the fans.... | Jenna Wortham 10:51am | These garments are designed to empower the wearer to control their identity and shield them from creeps, spies and Google Glass. | EAMONN DUFF | Two Sydney entrepreneurs are locked in an escalating war with the NSW taxi industry over a revolutionary smartphone app that ensures passengers are never again left waiting for the cab that never turns up. | Farhad Manjoo | Instagram's new feature is just a rehash of Vine - and another bad omen for Silicon Valley innovation. | Ryan Vogt 2:36pm | With Google getting into the console business,and Apple getting back into it, we're in for a bloodier war than anyone expected. | 3:54pm | A British security researcher recently uncovered a bug allowing him to take over someone else's Facebook account via text message, a vulnerability that could have compromised millions of profiles. The researcher reported it to Facebook and earned a $20,000 reward from the company. | 3:55pm | Google has revealed that its new UK headquarters is a building longer than the Shard skyscraper is tall. | 3:55pm | Retired Marine General James Cartwright is under federal investigation for potentially leaking details about the Stuxnet virus to the media, according to a report. | Henrietta Cook | The Victorian government is on a mission to plug security leaks and will upgrade ageing IT systems that pose a 'significant security threat' to cabinet documents. | PAUL MCGEOUGH 6:40am | Washington's efforts to contain fallout from the Snowden espionage debacle unravelled dramatically on Sunday as the EU and individual European governments nations were revealed as targets of industrial-scale American snooping. | Adam Turner | Microsoft and Apple are both pushing into enemy territory as they unveil office suites to run on each other's devices. | | | 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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