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Microsoft lost its cool, says former company star Robert Scoble

Ben Grubb: Tech giant Microsoft has a leadership and cultural problem that is preventing it from being as innovative as Apple and Google, says Robert Scoble.

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Warning as web fraud soars

Blind-sided: ACCC deputy chairwoman Delia Rickard says many victims do not realise they have been defrauded.

Iain Gillespie | The villains have already pilfered more than $4 million and the police are unable to do anything about it.

Labor banks on faster NBN to win rural voters

The Liberal policy has as much sense to it as building a one lane highway: Ed Husic.

Matthew Hall 12:32pm | The government hopes its NBN policy will be a key factor in winning support from voters in regional Australia.

NBN Co swaps satellite dishes for mobile towers in regional areas

A mock-up of NBN Co's satellites commissioned to provide broadband to remote communities.

LUCY BATTERSBY 11:03am | Regional residents may get NBN sooner, or later, depending on if their town has had its satellite dishes swapped for mobile towers.

Android extends lead over iPhone as Windows Phone grows

Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S4 (L) and Apple's iPhone 5 are seen in this illustration taken in Seoul in this May 13, 2013 file photo. Samsung, the South Korean giant, now has a 19 percent share of the $80 billion smartphone market in China, a market expected to surge to $117 billion by 2017, according to International Data Corp (IDC). That's 10 percentage points ahead of Apple, which has fallen to 5th in terms of China market share. Picture taken May 13, 2013. To match Insight story SAMSUNG-APPLE/CHINA REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS)

9:40am | Android smartphones have increased their global market share as iPhones lose ground in the absence of new models.

Apple seeking Samsung phone ban

At it again: Apple will ask an appeals court to ban the sale of some Samsung smartphones in the US.

12:13pm | Apple is trying to force Samsung's mobile devices off US shelves a week after dodging an iPhone 4 ban by a rare White House veto.

LG G2 smartphone unveiled

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 07: The LG G2 smart phone is displayed at the phone's launch event on August 7, 2013 in New York City. The smart phone bosts a 5.2 inch display, a 2.26GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and both volume and power buttons on the back of the phone, rather than on the sides of the phone. Andrew Burton/Getty Images/AFP

10:45am | LG has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the LG G2, the first smartphone to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 processor.

Microsoft files patent for augmented reality gaming glasses

10:08am | A new Microsoft patent has fuelled speculation around the company's interest in smart glasses.

Shock and gore at CSI: Waurn Ponds

PhD student Luke Andrighetto examines a ''crime scene''.

Benjamin Preiss 10:54pm | The bloody handprint drips down the wall; live maggots have gathered on the body. This gory mock crime scene is Deakin University's newest classroom. Here students will prepare for a career in forensic science.

Yahoo! to get new logo in overhaul

11:01am | Yahoo!'s push to re-invent itself will include a new logo to be unveiled next month.

Groupon names Lefkofsky CEO as revenue exceeds estimates

Eric Lefkofsky: Named as the new CEO of Groupon.

11:21am | Groupon has named co-founder Eric Lefkofsky its CEO and reported a record quarter.

Nokia Lumia 925 review: smooth operator

Katie Cincotta | There's only one real fault with Nokia's first seriously good smartphone - the content.

Headphones review: comfort v sound quality

SIGHT AND SOUND | Rod Easdown reviews headphones in terms of their comfort and sound quality.

Apple OS X 10.9 Mavericks moves on from big cats

Apple's cats have run their course; its name for new OS Mavericks has a surfing origin.

MACMAN | Apple has finally run out of big cats by which to name its Mac operating system, OS X.

Quest for intelligent life

In August 2003, Earth and Mars were separated by less than 56 million kilometres.

ASTRONOMY | Perry Vlahos remembers when Earth and Mars were separated by less than 56 million kilometres.

Focus on good advice

IMAGING | Why would you head off on the journey of a lifetime without the foggiest idea of how the camera works?

Olympus Stylus SH-50 Compact Camera review

Terry Lane | Compared with the best cameras, this one is mediocre. But then it's reflected in the price.

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