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Google Glass gives independence to people with disabilities

Two decades after she was paralysed from the chest down, Tammie Lou Van Sant is using a phone and camera again thanks to Google Glass.

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Military ties benefit from sixth satellite

A U.S. Air Force Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-6) mission lifts off on a ULA Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida August 7, 2013. The unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday carrying a communications satellite for the U.S. military and its partners, including Australia, which paid for the spacecraft and launch services. The Delta rocket, topped with the sixth Wideband Global Satcom, or WGS, spacecraft lifted off at 8:29 p.m. EDT and soared out over the Atlantic Ocean, illuminated by the setting sun, as it headed into space. REUTERS/Mike Brown (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY POLITICS MILITARY)

DAVID WROE | A $900 million satellite paid for by Canberra was launched into orbit from the US on Wednesday night, cementing Australia's place in a powerful new military communications network.

What is Kevin Rudd's height? Wouldn't you like to know?

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott

BEN GRUBB 5:19pm | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's height is 1.79 metres. We know this is one of the things you most want to know about him. Although we don't know why.

Apple rejects iPhone toss app

12:03pm | Apple has rejected a game app that scores players on how high they can toss their smartphone in the air.

Hands On: Sony Vaio Pro 13 Ultrabook

Adam Turner 10:42am | Ultra-thin notebooks generally sacrifice too much in the pursuit of style, but Sony's carbon fibre Vaio Pro 13 strikes an impressive balance of form and function.

Android malicious apps reach 718,000

Malicious apps targeting Android smartphones have exploded in number this year, a report shows.

Stop worrying and learn to love the NSA's massive snooping abilities: ex-NSA head

Michael Hayden, former director of the National Security Agency

12:57pm | Does the NSA really operate a vast database that allows its analysts to sift through millions of records showing nearly everything a user does on the Internet, as was recently reported? Yes, and people should stop worrying and learn to love it, according former NSA chief General Michael Hayden.

Online likes lead others to similar views: study

9:45am | Positive opinions are more influential than negative ones, at least on the internet.

Apple iOS 7's controversial location tracker

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JUNE 10: People walk under an iOS7 sign at the 2013 Apple WWDC at the Moscone Center on June 10, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Apple introduced a new mobile operatng system iOS 7, hardware upgrades and a new operating system OS X Mavericks during the keynote qaddress. The annual developer conference runs through June 14. Kim White/Getty Images/AFP

10:49am | An feature in Apple iOS 7 will tell you what place you visit most, how often you visit and how long for.

Top 5 lessons from the Queensland Health payroll saga

Lessons aplenty from the IBM implementation of Queensland Health's payroll system.

Sylvia Pennington 11:27am | A whole lot of time and a whole lot of money spent on another IT debacle. The result: learnings.

Encrypted email service Lavabit linked to Edward Snowden shuts down

Edward Snowden: Believed to have used the encrypted email service Lavabit, which has shut down.

11:44am | Encrypted email service used by Edward Snowden shut down amid legal fight that appeared to involve US government attempts to win access to customer data.

Ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev denies rumour of his death after Twitter hacks

10:13am | Mikhail Gorbachev forced to deny rumours of his death after hackers planted a false report on Twitter accounts of a state-run news agency.

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