Top stories LUCY BATTERSBY 9:29am | Vodafone's new plans hope to lure customers back with lower roaming fees, Australian-based call centre staff and generous data allowances. | BEN GRUBB | Pressure is mounting on Telstra to reduce its global roaming charges after Optus joined Vodafone and announced significantly cheaper rates for those who use their mobile phone while travelling overseas. | The iPhone rumour mill has kicked into overdrive, with the latest news claiming Apple will make a golden iPhone. | Adam Turner | An extra layer of security keeps hackers at bay. | About one in seven people in the world use Facebook. Now, Mark Zuckerberg wants to make a play for the rest, including the four billion who lack internet access. | As of August 2, the internet has a new most-tweeted moment of all time. | Sony has had more than one million pre-orders for the PlayStation 4, which will go on sale on November 29 for $549. | 11:41am | Facebook will have to pay $US20 million ($A22 million) to settle a lawsuit over targeted advertising in 'Sponsored Stories'. | BEN GRUBB | Telstra says it is aware of a widespread issue on its network affecting access to sites including Facebook and Instagram. | KATHERINE FEENEY 4:07pm | A Brisbane-based print publisher has developed an app that has the potential to transform an industry already revolutionised by Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. | 9:16am | The new iPhone could be up to 31 per cent faster and come in gold and graphite. | Hiring an online personal assistant based in India proved to be a huge waste of time. | You may or may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but you can certainly try to get Fido to use an iPad. | Outfitted with Google Glass, Blaine Bublitz controls a drone softly floating in the air before him with just a slight tilt of the head. | LUCY BATTERSBY | Global roaming fees are fast becoming the new battleground for mobile customers. | Is speech recognition better on Apple or Android smartphones? It depends on how it's used. | The rise of short-form video services is going to make the snapshot obsolete. | A digital marketing company scammed Angry Birds players with deceptive banner ads that claimed a virus had been detected. | Apple's iMessage instant-messaging platform and iCloud back-up service went offline for almost 11 hours, affecting up to three million users. | When it comes to the cloak and dagger effort of catching philandering lovers, high-tech weapons appear to be fair game. | Google Glass can now serve as an automated tour guide with the help of a new augmented reality app from a little-known start-up. | Jenneth Orantia reviews the best apps for starting - and sticking to - a healthy diet. | Adam Turner | New kid on the block EzyFlix lets Australians buy or rent movies to watch on computers or mobile devices. | LinkedIn will open its online professional networking service to high school students to help steer their university careers. | Google has been awarded a patent for a head-mounted eye-tracking system that could enable "pay per gaze advertising". | Google Glass is feautred by models in 12 pages of the 902-page September issue of Vogue. | BlackBerry has become an object lesson in the vagaries of capitalism. | IMAGING | John Cato's photograps captured the texture of Australia and touched the soul. | Rod Easdown | Ultra-high definition televisions are compelling, but don't expect that level of picture quality at home. | Reviewed by Terry Lane | These binoculars can be ruled out for stills photography, so what we have is an interesting video camera. | Andrew Masterson | Security analysts are, theoretically at least, able to read the world's 150 billion or so daily emails. | MACMAN | Between now and mid-September, Apple will open new doors to the way we use technology. | Katie Cincotta | These speakers have achieved what a DJ or live band used to do: get a party up and dancing. | Adam Turner | Can Aussie networks win us back after treating us so badly for so long? | Adam Turner | Have you spoken to a virus scammer who seemed to know details of your internet bill? | Adam Turner | Dad's favourite movie makes for the perfect gift, but will you stick with discs or go digital? | James Dominguez | Both Sony and Microsoft revealed more details of their new consoles' launch libraries in Cologne on Tuesday. How do they stack up? | Jason Hill | Golf might be a good walk spoiled, but Super Stickman Golf 2 is a lot more entertaining. | James Dominguez | Gamescom in Cologne, Germany is an annual combined industry expo and fan convention, and DexX is there on the show floor. | James Dominguez | The second day of Gamescom in Germany was a busy one for DexX. | James Dominguez 1:14am | The Gamescom video gaming expo in Cologne has wrapped up with record attendance figures, and here's what DexX got to play on his final day. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | |
