Top stories BEN GRUBB | A teenager from regional Victoria with an interest in fashion is causing apparent grief for technology giant Apple by leaking prototypes of its products online weeks, if not months, before they are officially unveiled. | DANIELLA MILETIC | Researchers discover sharp rise in way certain illicit drugs are bought and sold online. | JAMES W MANNING | A fingerprint scanner could be the key ingredient in Apple's upcoming iPhone. | Lucy Carroll | Vodafone will eliminate widespread ''bill shock'' by capping global roaming fees at $5 per day for customers travelling overseas. | Lucy Carroll | Nothing prepared Ruby Jacenko's father for what was waiting for him on his return from a short trip to China: a $60,658.42 mobile phone bill. | JOSEPHINE TOVEY | Courses from two of Australia's major universities will be online and free to anyone in the world next year, as more institutions embrace a mass online model of providing free classes described as the "iTunes of higher education" in a new report. | BEN GRUBB | Low prices were just bait to sign up for mobile deals, phone users allege. | It is one of the great bugbears of modern living: people checking emails and replying to texts while ignoring the friends they are with. | The Moto X has up to 2000 customisations - including one made out of wood. | 7:46am | A new TV channel aims to make pet-owners feel less guilty about leaving their dogs at home unattended. | 8:40am | Global tablet sales slowed during the second quarter due to the lack of a new iPad model, says IDC. | 9:44am | Google has introduced a service to track down lost or stolen Android smartphones. | Twitter apologises to a group of high-profile women who have been threatened with death and rape and makes it easier to report abuse. | Yahoo acquires social web browser Rockmelt for millions, the latest move to scoop up talent to bolster its networking efforts. | Henry Cooke 9:17am | What makes Twitter great is the "conversation", rather than just the bragging. | JULIA MEDEW | Australian smokers should have to carry a 'smartcard licence' to purchase cigarettes so health authorities can track their behaviour and better target quit messages to them, health and legal academics say. | The Obama administration has vetoed a ban that would have forced Apple to stop selling some iPhones and iPads in the US next week. | Zoe Hincliffe | With smartphone apps being developed and introduced on a daily basis, it takes a particular type of creative expert to capture the attention of our technologically driven society. | One in five Australians have now ditched their landline and gone mobile-only, a survey shows. | The new iPad mini that Apple is likely to release later this year will definitely have a Retina display. Unless it doesn't. | Hackers can turn an Android into a SpyPhone by pasting malicious code into an innocuous app such as Angry Birds and then get the owner to install it. | Hearts are being warmed by the story of a tough Marine who made sure a young boy separated from his group in a 5km street race managed to make it to the finish line. | Motorola has unveiled a new smartphone that consumers can personalise with a choice of colours and materials. | Kerstin Kehren | Robots will soon invade Brisbane's CBD as part of an international celebration of robotics being hosted by the Queensland University of Technology on Sunday, August 18. | Introducing the fast, cheap, easy new go-to way to stream your favourite shows. | Microsoft is bringing a pared-down version of its Office software to Android phones, but is keeping the app off Android tablets. | Zynga has sued the maker of the Bang With Friends casual sex app, claiming it infringes Zynga's trademark for its "with friends" family of games. | In the clash between technology culture and consumer culture, the tech giant often chooses the wrong side. | Adam Turner | These 55-inch slices of high-def goodness are vying for pride of place in your lounge room. | Jenneth Orantia reviews the best classic board and card game apps. | Facebook plans to sell TV-style commercials on its site for as much as $2.8 million a day, sources say. | Twitter will add a button to all major versions of its software to make it easier to report offensive or abusive posts. | PETER CAI | Thousands of small businesses, schools and community groups will be forced to pay millions to replace wireless audio equipment after the federal government sold the radio frequency on which they operate. | Adam Turner | With porn filtering planned for the UK, will the filtering debate reignite in Australia in the run up to Rudd versus Abbott on September 7? | Adam Turner | If you want to watch everything, everywhere, is it worth messing around with anything other than Plex? | Adam Turner | Foxtel's patchwork approach to internet TV is finally coming together, but it's important to read the fine print. | James Dominguez 9:50am | StreetPass Mii Plaza, the addictive social minigame collection on Nintendo 3DS, has received a substantial upgrade which may devour hours of your time. | Jason Hill | Mario & Luigi's latest is another wonderfully entertaining, varied and lengthy role-playing adventure. | James Dominguez | Sony and Microsoft like to quote a lot of technical specifications when touting their new consoles, but what real effects will the next generation have on gaming? | James Dominguez | The venerable Dynasty Warriors series has just received a new entry, and DexX spoke to the game's director about tradition, innovation, and the differences between East and West. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | |
