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I outsourced my everyday drudgery - and it was a disaster

Hiring an online personal assistant based in India proved to be a huge waste of time.

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Vodafone wants to roam the world

LUCY BATTERSBY | Global roaming fees are fast becoming the new battleground for mobile customers.

Skills shortage inquiry to make IT jobs, 457 visas, training recommendations

Open to submissions: David Elliott, Member for Baulkham Hills, is also chair of the parliamentary committee looking into skills shortages in NSW.

LIA TIMSON | A parliamentary inquiry into skills shortages is yet to hear from the Australian technology industry, but it has already signalled it will make recommendations to the federal government on how it should deal with 457 visas.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire

Hayley Tsukayama | Microsoft is looking for a new CEO in the wake of the news that Steve Ballmer will step down from the company within a year.

Publishing app set to make headlines

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.

Tracked from the moment you wake

LUCY BATTERSBY | Beware the buyer. Who we are and what we do is no longer a secret.

What if the NBN had stayed on track?

What if the NBN plans had stayed on track?

Tony Brown 12:41pm | It would take a crazy politician to tear down a hugely popular project that was on time and budget, says Tony Brown.

Boffins design glass implant that grows new bone

Missouri S&T researchers are using small, porous glass scaffolds like these to regenerate bone.

Michele Munz 4:28pm | Engineers design a super-strong glass implant with a scaffolding-like structure that is able to grow new bone.

Two-factor authentication: double or nothing

Unwind. 20 August 2013. Businesswoman using smart phone. iStock Photo File #23229746

Adam Turner | An extra layer of security keeps hackers at bay.

Seven, Nine plan Netflix rival

Adam Turner 2:58pm | Can Aussie networks win us back after treating us so badly for so long?

Wet noses to the touchscreen, iPads go to the dogs

Anna Grossman holds her Ipad while her dog Amos touches the screen with his nose.

Robert MacPherson 10:35am | 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.

Man hacks Google Glass to steer drone

Luisa Rollenhagen 9:58am | Outfitted with Google Glass, Blaine Bublitz controls a drone softly floating in the air before him with just a slight tilt of the head.

Videos are better than photographs

Farhad Manjoo | The rise of short-form video services is going to make the snapshot obsolete.

Siri v Android: voice recognition showdown

An Apple iPhone 4S (L) and a Samsung Galaxy S III are displayed at a store in Seoul August 24, 2012. Apple Inc. scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung on Friday as a U.S. jury found the Korean company had copied critical features of the hugely popular iPhone and iPad and awarded the U.S. company $1.051 billion in damages. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: LAW BUSINESS TELECOMS)

David Pogue | Is speech recognition better on Apple or Android smartphones? It depends on how it's used.

3D-printed iPhone gear stirs Game of Thrones copyright clash

Olga Kharif and Susan Decker | Copyright clashes are increasing as 3D printers become more mainstream and affordable.

Top dieting apps

Jenneth Orantia reviews the best apps for starting - and sticking to - a healthy diet.

Online movie services: iTunes v EzyFlix

Adam Turner | New kid on the block EzyFlix lets Australians buy or rent movies to watch on computers or mobile devices.

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