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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer farewells the 'time of my life'

New video has emerged of outgoing Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer bidding a very emotional farewell to a packed stadium at an annual employee meeting likely to be his last.

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Apple's iOS 7 - Jony Ive's pastel-infused monstrosity

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

Adam Turner 4:34pm | Apple's pursuit of style over substance mars what should be a welcome software update.

Push to get connected may soon be cleared for takeoff

Commercial aeroplane in flight over a cloud covered background. Photograph by istock. SHD TRAVEL AUGUST 21 POSTCARD.aeroplane, airliner, plane, jet, clouds, sun, sunny,Commercial Aircraft, Air Vehicle, Aerospace, Flying, Jet, Cockpit, Private Aeroplane, Business, Traffic, Cloud iStock_000003169170Large.jpg

BEN GRUBB | The use of electronic devices during takeoff and landing is being considered in the US but will Australia follow suit?

Why do Apple fans queue?

Alejandro de Rosa (R) and Melisa Racineti of Buenos Aires, Argentina pose with their new Apple iPhone 5s phones with Apple employee Jay at the Apple Retail Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York September 20, 2013. Apple Inc's newest smartphone models hit stores on Friday in many countries across the world, including Australia and China. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)

Paddy Wood | For many, it's a baffling phenomenon.

Control how you're tracked online

David Auerbach | Four simple steps to control the wide-scale tracking of your internet activity.

Victims push for laws to end online revenge porn

Marianna Taschinger, who is suing a website focusing on what has become known as revenge porn, and her ex-boyfriend who used the site to post nude images of her, at her home in Groves, Texas, Sept. 6, 2013. California lawmakers have now passed the first law aimed at revenge sites, but will make only some forms of posting a misdemeanor punishable by jail time or a hefty fine. (Michael Stravato/The New York Times)

Erica Goode | Posting explicit images of former sexual partners can ruin lives, yet mostly goes unpunished. But the law may be catching up with technology.

UK seeks full cyber warfare capability

Britain's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond on Sunday.

11:54am | Britain will recruit hundreds of computer experts to defend its vital networks against cyber attacks and launch high-tech assaults of its own, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday.

NSA tracks US social connections

Surveillance chief: director of the National Security Agency Gen. Keith B. Alexander.

James Risen 9:13am | Metadata, Facebook, travel and insurance information, GPS location and bank codes - there's not much NSA doesn't know.

Australia urged to embrace new internet protocol

IPv6 will eventually replace the widely used IPv4 as the communications protocol that enables internet traffic to move.

Stuart Corner 10:58am | Australia is lagging in the adoption of IPv6 and our tardiness could threaten the international competitiveness of Australian businesses.

Indian High Commission to use typewriters for sensitive information

The Indian High Commission in London has reverted to using typewriters to compose sensitive documents following the NSA spying scandal.

Xbox SmartGlass v PlayStation App

ADAM TURNER | Rather than compete against your hand-held gadgets, the next generation of game consoles wants to work with them.

Gadget turns iPhone into satellite phone

Sat phone: the Thuraya iPhone sleeve in use.

LUCY BATTERSBY | A new device that turns iPhones into satellite phones is being used by Optus to push for a bigger share of Australia's fly-in-fly-out workforce.

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