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How more of us depend on the internet, but wish it had not been invented

Users report secretly hating it and resenting it taking control of their lives.

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Microsoft investors push for chairman Bill Gates to step down

Bill Gates: Some investors are allegedly pushing for the Microsoft co-founder to step down as chairman.

12:13pm | Three top investors in Microsoft are lobbying the board for Bill Gates to step down as chairman.

Aussie music label in copyright battle

LUCY BATTERSBY 12:43pm | Automatic copyright warning demands famous US copyright lawyer remove his own lecture from YouTube.

Telstra email outage hits thousands

BEN GRUBB 10:29pm | Telstra was attempting to recover from a BigPond email outage on Tuesday night that affected thousands of users.

Retro gaming - what's your passion?

Adam Turner 11:59am | Why do we single out gamers for their love of the classics?

Yahoo! offers $25 reward to researcher who uncovered bug

Yahoo!: Not rewarding security tips as handsomely as its rivals.

11:49am | If you uncover and report a security bug to Microsoft you might get up to $US100,000. But at Yahoo! it's much less than that.

ATO ramps up cyber-snooping on workers

AFR FIRST USE ONLY 050105 SECURITY SURVEILLANCE Our internet habits are being scrutinised if not by spyware that secretly monitors every keystroke we make then by employers who want to check staff aren't bludging. Photo illustration by Anthea Ho Anthea Russo innovations

NOEL TOWELL 12:37pm | Australian Taxation Office bosses have stepped up cyber-snooping on their employees, unions allege, after management went to some lengths to bust a worker using Facebook and real estate sites while on the job.

Relic from birth of computer age

Benjamin Preiss | The first computer to arrive at Melbourne University was so big it had to be delivered in pieces by truck.

Strap on your computer, wearable technology is taking off

4:39am | The digital domain is creeping off our desktops and onto our bodies.

Social media spam increases 355%

A Facebook icon is shown on a Samsung Galaxy III mobile phone in this photo illustration in Encinitas, California, January 30, 2013. Facebook Inc's advertising business grew at its fastest clip since before the company's May initial public offering, helping the company's revenue expand 40 percent to $1.585 billion. Facebook has ramped up its online advertising services in recent months, putting a greater emphasis on mobile ads and introducing capabilities that let marketers target Facebook users based on their Web browsing history. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)

10:50am | Spam has risen 355 per cent on the typical social media account in the first half of 2013.

Grand Theft Auto Online launches with server problems

9:11am | Grand Theft Auto Online has gone live with many players experiencing delayed load times as servers struggled to handle the rush of users.

Gadgets should be allowed in flight

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9:41am | An advisory panel to the US Federal Aviation Administration has urged regulators to allow some personal electronics to be used throughout flights

Windows Phone gains in Europe

A man uses the camera of a Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone as he poses in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, September 3, 2013. Two years after hitching its fate to Microsoft's Windows Phone software, a withered Nokia collapsed into the arms of the U.S. software giant, agreeing to sell its main handset business for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion). Nokia, which will continue as a maker of networking equipment and holder of patents, was once the world's dominant handset manufacturer but was long since overtaken by Apple and Samsung in the highly competitive market for more powerful smartphones. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS)

9:55am | Windows smartphones are making significant inroads in Europe, while Apple's iPhone is strengthening its position in the US.

Teaching computers the meaning of words

Teaching computers to understand how we feel as transmitted by our voice and the contextual meaning of words is a challenge researchers are trying to solve.

Drew Turney 12:33pm | Researchers have given a computer 100 million words in an effort to discern likely meanings.

Security priority at Apple Campus 2

The new Apple Campus 2 in the Silicon Valley city of Cupertino will have strong security systems in place.

10:19am | Apple needs a new campus to fit its exploding number of employees. But the main reason for it's new campus is enhanced security.

John McAfee's device aims to block NSA surveillance

7:31am | John McAfee plans to thwart the NSA's surveillance with an inexpensive, pocket-size gadget.

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