 | | |  | This year there will be more connected devices than ever before, and it's making us more vulnerable. | | Top stories BEN GRUBB | An Australian and Israeli pair are taking on Google with augmented reality glasses they say is the computer of the future. | Liam Tung | Samsung went for minor tweaks and new sensors over a design overhaul for its new flagship smartphone, but will it pay off? | BEN GRUBB | Australian consumers are being gouged by telcos for sending text messages on their mobiles, says a consumer group that has asked the competition regulator to take action. | MAHESH SHARMA | Access to the internet in Australia continues to be a case of the haves and have-nots - although the gap is narrowing, according to the ABS. | MAHESH SHARMA | An Australian music label has agreed to pay damages to a Harvard law professor after it threatened to sue him for using a popular song in a YouTube video lecture. | BEN GRUBB | One day in the not too distant future, self-driving share cars will be ferrying commuters around our streets if Australian researchers succeed in their quest to better understand our driving quirks. | BEN GRUBB | This question will be the focus of a "mini" inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday. | BEN GRUBB | Google has brought its all-seeing eyes to Australia mounted on a backpack contraption called ''Trekker'', and plans to collect imagery of places only accessible by foot to incorporate into Street View on Google Maps. | ADAM TURNER | Whether you're in a business conference call, creating a video podcast or simply chatting with friends, you might find it handy to record your Skype video calls. | 12:45pm | Tablet sales soared last year with Android-powered devices dethroning iPads atop a booming global market. | 11:43am | With their displays of excess and arrogance, the tech industry's masters of the universe are now battling pickets, protests and bricks through the window. | Katell Abiven | Smartphone makers are fighting for space on your wrist and your head, lucrative real estate for a new wave of high-tech devices if only they can persuade you to wear them. | When a woman showed off her Google Glass the other night at a San Francisco bar called Molotov's, the result was explosive - and reflected a growing debate over whether the cutting-edge device that mounts a computer and camera on a wearer's face goes too far and breaks the social compact. | Apple has avoided jaw-dropping takeovers in favour of a series of smaller deals, but they offer a window into what the secretive company is working on. | Adam Turner | Curved might be the new black, but it's OLED that catches my eye. | Adam Turner | A digital slideshow on your mantelpiece seems like a great idea, so why are digital photo frames disappearing? | Adam Turner | What if Telstra throttled access to the iTunes store? | James Dominguez 5:55am | Imagine a crossword that's already been completed, but it's been cut into pieces and the clues thrown away. You're starting to get the concept of Bonza. | Jason Hill | Much has been written recently about Nintendo's financial woes and the failure of the Wii U to attract a significant audience. Can DK help? | James Dominguez | Wolfenstein is the game that kicked off the shooter craze over 20 years ago. Now it's coming back, and it's learned some new tricks. | A tiny personal computer that is worn on the ear and can be controlled with the blink of an eye or the click of a tongue is being tested in Japan. | 2:25pm | Can kids learn empathy on an iPad? | Apple CEO Tim Cook has terse exchange with anti-environmental lobbying group, telling them they should "get out of" Apple stock. | Apple sold more than $US1 billion ($1.1 billion) of Apple TV set-top boxes in 2013 and is investing heavily in the next generation of products, chief executive Tim Cook said at the company's annual meeting on Friday. | EWA KRETOWICZ | A phone app that could help cut the ACT's $600,000 a year graffiti clean up bill is on trial to help police catch vandals. | So Dana Snay, a Miami teenager, is probably in big trouble right now. | Boeing is launching a self-destructing smartphone to help spies, diplomats and others keep secrets secure. | Google is aiming to sell $50 customisable modular phones by early next year. | Cynthia Karena | A few boring snaps can look respectable after a quick play with this photo editing app. | IMAGING | Daisuke Tainaka is the heir to a tradition of creating designs that stand out from the crowd. | IMAGING | This camera is so good, we wonder who will be prepared to pay the extra for the E-M5. | BLEEDING EDGE | When web browsers slowed on one of ours PCS, we immediately feared an accumulation of spyware or perhaps even a virus. | SIGHT AND SOUND | There can be a bit of flexibility on how much you need to spend on home theatre sound systems. | Facebook, after unsuccessfully trying to get its users on its own email system, has thrown in the towel. | | | 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. 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