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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

The secretive computer genius with the $750 million brain

What made Google dig so deep to buy out a shy and secretive computer mastermind from north London?

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Vodafone has million reasons to boast about 4G

Vodafone.
BEN GRUBB 12:09am | Vodafone claims it is winning back customers, with the telco saying more than a million 4G devices are now operating on its high-speed network.

NBN Co limiting broadband choices: iiNet

Steve Dalby: Chief regulatory officer at iiNet.
Mahesh Sharma 12:40pm | iiNet has accused NBN Co of overstepping its bounds and thwarting innovation.

Google Play movies come to iOS

Iron Man
Adam Turner 12:42pm | The Google Play Movies & TV app has finally come to Apple's iTunes store, letting iGadget owners watch movies they've hired or purchased from Google.

Lenovo to buy Motorola Mobility from Google for $3.3 billion

Lenovo: Acquired Motorola Mobility from Google for $3.3 billion.
9:47am | China's Lenovo has agreed to acquire Google's Motorola Mobility handset unit for $3.3 billion, as the PC maker continues a buying spree of US hardware companies.

'Grow your own' stem cells a game changer, say scientists

Breakthrough: Researchers in Boston and Japan say they have created stem cells that can regenerate damaged organs.
8:22am | Scientists have found a simple way to reprogram mature animal cells back into an embryonic-like state that allows them to generate many types of tissue.

It's good to the bone: hip surgery 'waste' could become healing cells

Hip replacement
AMY CORDEROY | People who need hip replacements could be able to use cells taken during the procedure to help heal their damaged bones, researchers say.

Risks feared in medical apps

mcj 28th Jan. 2014Dr. Juanita Fernando and Sen. Lecturer and Fellow EMMERG. researcher, Jennifer Lindley [black t-shirt] have just completed a study that finds the increasing  use of medical apps
Andrew Masterson | Diagnosis by device looks to become common practice, but 'mobile health' is not without risks.

Progress in healthcare IT

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BLEEDING EDGE | Health sites and apps can produce widespread benefits but Australia is late to the party.

Google Glass introduces games

Google GLass
12:35pm | Games for Google Glass allows players to use their heads as tennis racquets or slice shapes out of thin air like a karate master.

Android powered 79% of smartphones sold in 2013

A model of the Android
12:08pm | Android was used on 78.9 per cent of smartphones sold globally in 2013, a study shows.

Tablet sales up 50% in 2013

The Apple Inc. iPad Mini, left, and iPad Air
12:17pm | Global sales of tablets surged 50.6 per cent in 203, with Apple clinging to the top spot, a survey shows.

Nokia Lumia the best smartphone for photography

Nokia Lumia 1020 duo
IMAGING | If camera quality dictated what phone you bought, everyone would own a Nokia Lumia.

Olympus Stylus 1 Compact Camera review

Stylus1
IMAGING | This impressive 12-megapixel camera, with a 28-300mm f2.8 constant aperture, is remarkable.

LED TVs are officially a bargain

Samsung UA50F5000
SIGHT AND SOUND | Major-brand televisions dipped below $1000 at Boxing Day and have stayed down there.

App reviews: Replay, Flixster, Stanley Level

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Cynthia Karena | Apps reviewed this week: Flixster, Stanley Level, and transform photos with Replay.

Destination: the moon

The Apollo 12 landing site in Oceanus Procellarum imaged during the second LRO low-altitude campaign.
ASTRONOMY | A new moon this weekend brings the opportunity to see an enchanting lunar crescent.

Angry Birds website hacked following NSA, GCHQ spy claims

Hacked: The Angry Birds website was defaced following spying claims.
8:24am | The Angry Birds website has been hacked two days after reports the data of its customers might have been accessed by spy agencies.
 

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