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Domestic robots get carpeted in dirt test

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.

NBN contract work sent 'offshore'

Offshoring aimed at lowering costs for the rollout of the high-speed network.

BEN GRUBB 8:43pm | China, India to benefit from broadband contracts.

Fans losing to online scalpers buying tickets in bulk

Bruce Springsteen played at Hanging Rock, Woodend. Photograph Paul Jeffers The Age Newspaper Mar 30th 2013.

BEN GRUBB | Australians racing to buy tickets for famous acts are losing out to high-tech scalpers who siphon off live event tickets.

US spy agency forecasts that 85,000 machines will be under its 'covert' control by year's end: report

Reports indicate the US has used offensive malware to steal secrets.

11:49am | US spy agency's "GENIE" program projected to control at least 85,000 malware-infected machines around the globe by year's end.

Digital mailbox for a digital economy: Malcolm Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull and Andrew Robb seen here at the Coalition campaign launch in Brisbane last week, appeared together again on Monday in Melbourne to launch the Coalition's Digital Economy policy.

LIA TIMSON 1:54pm | The Coalition will have government agencies accelerate their use of cloud computing, have citizens transacting with government over a digital mailbox by 2017 and will ask innovative businesses to help Canberra make Australia more creative.

Public data's app makeover

Sarah-Jane Kurtini with her children Bella, 5, and Patrick, 3, is the inventor of Tinybeans app.

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.

I Forgot My Phone: more connected, but more alone

Nick Bilton 12:37pm | Are smartphones having their TV-in-the-kitchen moment?

Spy agencies build-up 'unspeakable horror'

A United Nations (UN) arms expert collects samples as they inspect the site where rockets had fallen in Damascus' eastern Ghouta suburb during an investigation into a suspected chemical weapons strike near the capital.

Joby Warrick | Three days before the rockets fell in eastern Damascus, a team of Syrian specialists gathered in the northern suburb of Adra for a task that US officials say had become routine in the third year of the country's civil conflict: filling warheads with deadly chemicals to kill Syrian rebels.

Father's Day gadget gift guide

Left it to the last minute to get the perfect Father's Day gift? Check out these high-tech options.

Just Delete Me: How to delete unwanted website accounts

Will Oremus | A look at the websites that make it hardest to delete your account - and how to get around it.

Spotify: streaming a good beat just to your taste

Kit Eaton | Discovering music in a similar way is possible via the latest and fast-evolving trend in digital music: streaming.

Parallels Access: How your iPad can run your Mac or PC

Visitors look over the new iPad mini at an Apple event in San Jose, California October 23, 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

David Pogue | The new Parallels Access app eases the compatibility obstacles between the iPad and a Mac or PC.

GoPro camera: along for the ride

Jenneth Orantia | The latest cameras can be mounted to a surfboard or even your body to capture your stunts in glorious high-definition.

Portable speakers: Strong Splash v Logitech UE Boom

Adam Turner | Designed to slip into your carry bag, these little wireless speakers aim to be the life of any party.

Top digital scrapbooking apps

Jenneth Orantia review the best apps for creating and maintaining your digital scrapbook.

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