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Want to rank high on Google? Be warned

NSW Fair Trading is warning businesses not to sign up to firms that guarantee you a spot on the first page of Google without doing appropriate checks first, writes Ben Grubb.

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'ChewBacca' hackers stole 49k cards, targeted retailers in Australia: security firm

Chewbacca, left, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise and the name given to a piece of malicious software targeting small retailers.

Jim Finkle 10:04am | Hackers stole data on 49,000 cards from retailers around the world using "ChewBacca" malware.

Smart light bulbs: Belkin v Philips

ADAM TURNER | The simple light bulb is looking like the cornerstone of the smart home.

The race to build a better battery

As tech companies focus on small, wearable devices, they have encountered an obstacle: battery technology is largely stuck in the 20th century

Brian X. Chen and Nick Bilton 12:41pm | The next breakthrough smartphone, or maybe the one after that, might not have a traditional battery as its sole source of power. Instead, it could pull energy from the air or power itself through television, cellular or Wi-Fi signals.

Aaron Swartz: a beautiful mind

Aaron Swartz poses in a Borderland Books in San Francisco on February 4, 2008. Internet activist and programmer Swartz, who helped create an early version of RSS and later played a key role in stopping a controversial online piracy bill in Congress, has died at age 26, an apparent suicide, New York authorities said January 13, 2013. REUTERS/Noah Berger (UNITED STATES - Tags: PORTRAIT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OBITUARY)

PAUL MCGEOUGH | Computer genius and online activist Aaron Swartz wanted to change the world - one download at a time. Then the US government decided enough was enough, with tragic consequences. By Paul McGeough.

Nokia Lumia 1320 review: big phone on a smaller budget

Paddy Wood | If you're after a big screen but don't want to shell out $1000, the Lumia 1320 is a good option.

Hidden truths: How Reputation.com helps sanitise its 1.6 million client's online reputation

ILLUSTRATION BY SAM BENNETT - GOOD WEEKEND - 13 DECEMBER 2013 - INTERNET SEARCH ENGINES - SCAMS - DISINFORMATION - HIDING INFORMATION - SCAMMING - ONLINE - WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING -

The net can make or break reputations and there's little we can do about it.

What went wrong with the Nintendo Wii U?

Bennett Ring | Wii was a hugely profitable leap forward for Nintendo, but its successor has struggled to make its mark.

Facebook is 10 and old already

Mahesh Sharma | Facebook turns 10 on Tuesday. Just don't tell the youngsters.

Bitcoin and other financial fictions

Quentin Hardy 11:39am | How should we think about a currency like Bitcoin? The first thing to remember is this: Money is a sort of collective fiction. What money we choose to trust says much about how we see the world.

Optus to provide long term satellite services to NBN

3:18pm | Optus has signed a five-year agreement with NBN Co to operate two satellites that will deliver high-speed broadband to rural and remote Australia.

Australia's CIO Glenn Archer quits

LIA TIMSON 1:09pm | In a surprise move, Australia's chief information officer Glenn Archer is leaving the public service on Monday.

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