 | | |  | Hundreds of thousands of Australian travellers will be forced to pay up to five times more for answering an international call on their mobile whilst overseas, write Eamon Duff and Heath Aston. | | Top stories Paddy Wood 7:33am | Samsung has unveiled its latest weapon in the battle for global smartphone supremacy. | BEN GRUBB | WhatsApp, the mobile messaging app acquired over a plate of chocolate strawberries was founded by two former Yahoo engineers with a love of ultimate frisbee. | Liam Tung | Australia's 4G is the fastest in the world, but patchy coverage means users only get those speeds 58 per cent of the time. | Drew Turney | Computers are getting better at things once seen as uniquely human. | An online petition calling for the creation of "Charlotte's Law" against online bullying has been launched following the death of Charlotte Dawson. | An Australian programmer's self-described social experiment has gone viral with more than 80,000 people simultaneously playing one game of Pokemon online. | Google has given early adopters of its internet-connected eyewear a bit of advice: don't be a Glasshole. | Andrew Masterson | Digital publishers are plunging into print, but a widespread return to ink and paper is about as likely as Justin Bieber singing opera. | IMAGING | Once we've set the controls you may throw it away, but just this once read the instruction manual. | SIGHT AND SOUND | Analog radios are simple, efficient and cost a fraction of their far more trendy digital counterparts. | Hayden Walles | Computer performance doesn't always improve just because you pile on the processors. | Adam Turner | Will you pay $19.99 p/m for an all-you-can-eat back catalogue of Hollywood movies? | Adam Turner | If your internet drops out when it rains, don't expect the new-look NBN to rush to your aid. | Adam Turner | Why did we gain the restrictions of US copyright law but not the rights? | ADAM TURNER | Online radio stations, tailored for you, could forever change the way you listen to music. | 11:29am | Sony's Xperia Z2 smartphone borrows from its audio and camcorder businesses to provide noise-cancelling technology and ultra-HD video recording. | 11:09am | Nokia has unveiled its first phone to run on Google's Android operating system rather than Microsoft's competing Windows Phone software. | 10:25am | WhatsApp plans to offer voice calls on its popular mobile messaging service. | Microsoft is cutting the price of Windows 8.1 by 70 per cent for makers of low-cost computers and tablets as they try to fend off cheaper rivals like Google's Chromebooks, people familiar with the program said. | 1:28pm | WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum issued an apology on Sunday and blamed a network router for Saturday's outage of the mobile messaging app. | When 5G launches it won't be designed for you. It will be built for devices including your car, fridge and smart watch. | Samsung launches Gear 2 smart watch powered by Tizen operating system after a first version running Android won over few critics. | Facebook has made its boldest business move ever, buying the mobile-messaging service WhatsApp in a deal worth about $US19 billion ($21 billion) in cash and stock. | A new system could quash rumours spreading on social media by identifying whether information is accurate. | The new Google Maps will replace its predecessor as the default version of the service. | Google has announced a new research project aimed at bringing 3D technology to smartphones. | Sony appears to be winning the console war, having sold more than 5.4 million PlayStation 4 consoles since it debuted. | Apple is reportedly looking at cars and medical devices to diversify its sources of revenue. | The risk of a new mother suffering from postnatal depression could be predicted weeks before birth by monitoring her Twitter feed, scientists say. | Video game studio Irrational Games has decided to permanently close after 17 years. | Someone has made a whole TV show about digging up Jobs' old mouse from 1983. | MACMAN | In 1986, the Mac Plus cost $US2600, yet people bought them and revelled in what they could do with them. | IMAGING | Features like the very high resolution and tiltable LCD make for a versatile camera. | | | Advertisement  More stories 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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