 | | |  | Australians racing to buy tickets for famous acts are losing out to high-tech scalpers who siphon off live event tickets, writes Ben Grubb. | | Top stories Jenneth Orantia | The latest cameras can be mounted to a surfboard or even your body to capture your stunts in glorious high-definition. | SARAH WHYTE | They have cameras to detect dirt, and can find their way back to a charger but robot vacuum cleaners fail at one thing - to efficiently clean. | 4:39pm | Are smartphones having their TV-in-the-kitchen moment? | LUCY BATTERSBY | Technology is allowing voters to take back control of their voting power this election. | Google has been rocked by news of an office romance that is being blamed for a split between co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife, and the sudden resignation of another senior male executive who was the former boyfriend of Brin's new love interest. | KATHERINE FEENEY | The iPhone5 may be popular, but it's not at all suited to the Australian climate, according to two Gold Coast businessmen who have "Oz-proofed" the smartphone via Switzerland. | BEN GRUBB | Telstra may compensate internet customers affected by a widespread, week-long glitch that caused websites such as Instagram and Facebook to load slowly, time out or not load at all. | LUCY BATTERSBY | Facebook received 546 requests for information from Australian government agencies in the first half of this year, and provided information about account holders for 64 per cent of these requests. | SARAH WHYTE | David Jones opened its virtual doors to online shopping only nine months ago. But on Monday, it will launch its first online, shoppable video, featuring model Montana Cox, where online shoppers will be able to watch a fashion parade on their computers, clicking and buying items Ms Cox is seen to wear. | Google's Android operating system is by far the primary target for mobile malware attacks, a new study shows. | Nine out of 10 people are sacrificing a good night's sleep so they can stay in touch on the internet, a survey finds. | A look at the websites that make it hardest to delete your account - and how to get around it. | The new Parallels Access app eases the compatibility obstacles between the iPad and a Mac or PC. | Charles Wright | When The Edge misplaced the iPad we finally turned to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. | Adam Turner | JB Hi-Fi and EzyFlix both launch UltraViolet online movie services in Australia. | SIGHT AND SOUND | Unlike 3D television, DVD was one new technology the electronics industry got right. | Iain Gillespie | Get ready to land on Mars from the comfort of your living room with Google Glass. | KIRSTY NEEDHAM | A push for smartphone apps to deliver community information will lead to the NSW government releasing more data and intellectual property rights to developers, who are often hobbyists keen to come up with the next cool thing. | TOM MCILROY | Has a Canberra smartphone officially outsmarted a crook? | 9:26am | Apple's new iPhone trade-in program will not be coming to Australia, the company says. | Jenneth Orantia review the best apps for creating and maintaining your digital scrapbook. | Adam Turner | Designed to slip into your carry bag, these little wireless speakers aim to be the life of any party. | IMAGING | Hester Scheurwater takes close-ups of her intimate body parts and posts them on Facebook. | Cynthia Karena | Did the last Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave or Booka Shade gig pass you by? | Reviewed by Terry Lane | This camera is practically perfect in every way. Perfect design. Beautiful lenses. A gem of a camera. | Kim Stephens | The Australian Tax Office has warned people to be wary of a new email scam claiming a tax refund has failed to process. | Former Microsoft manager David Auerbach gives a first-hand account of life under outgoing boss Steve Ballmer's toxic employee-ranking system. | Clunky? Perhaps. Geeky? Absolutely. But for three decades Casio Computer's G-Shock line of digital watches has dominated a small, yet lucrative, market. | Discovering music in a similar way is possible via the latest and fast-evolving trend in digital music: streaming. | Facebook is considering incorporating most of its 1 billion-plus members' profile photos into its growing facial recognition database. | JASON DOWLING | New free phone app is 'social history of our city' filled with anecdotes of memorable places. | BEN GRUBB | Hundreds of residents in south-eastern Sydney have been without telephone or internet since Saturday after a Telstra copper cable was cut. | Adam Turner | Rather than back UltraViolet, Disney has gone its own way with Digital Copy Plus downloads for DVD and Blu-ray movies. | Adam Turner | Has Mark Zuckerberg's determination to understand exactly who you are held Facebook back from letting families and friends share photo albums? | James Dominguez 11:51am | In the news this week, Kingdoms of Amalur owner faces court for fraud and the new game from the makers of L.A. Noire sparks racism furore, | James Dominguez 7:59am | Stir Portal, Super Meat Boy, and Bastion in a big cauldron, and you might end up with something like Freedom Fall. | Jason Hill | Disney Infinity seems cynically and ruthlessly designed to separate parents from their cash, but there is genuine potential here. | James Dominguez | While Disney is best known for its iconic cartoons, it is the largest media company on earth, and owns a huge portfolio of intellectual properties that could end up in Disney Infinity. | James Dominguez | System-selling "killer apps" are one of the gaming world's holy grails. Which games have prompted you to shell out for new hardware? | James Dominguez | The latter third of the year, and especially October and November, is always a peak period for video game releases, and in 2013 it looks set to be a big one. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. Your email address is: garn14.tech@blogger.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161.
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