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How to avoid the text dating trap

People become emotionally intimate and develop trust much faster through thumb-based communication than when meeting people face to face, writes Mahesh Sharma.

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iPhone 5s tracks your movements after the battery dies

A woman tries the silver colored version of the new iPhone 5S after Apple Inc's media event in Cupertino, California September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TELECOMS)

MAHESH SHARMA 2:15pm | It used to be that switching off your phone was the only way to ensure you couldn't be found. But even that no longer appears to be enough to keep you from the prying eyes of today's powerful technology.

FreeviewPlus works with non-Freeview gear

Adam Turner 2:13pm | Watching Australia's new catch up TV service won't require Freeview's blessing.

1 in 10 Americans thinks HTML is an STD, study finds

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7:50am | Many Americans are lost when it comes to tech-related terms, with 11 per cent saying they thought HTML was a sexually transmitted disease.

Facebook in talks to buy drone company Titan Aerospace: report

8:50am | Facebook is reportedly in talks to buy drone-maker Titan Aerospace to step up its efforts to provide internet access to remote parts of the world.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone missed the boat

10:57am | Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Windows Phone would be in a much stronger position if he could "re-do the last 10 years".

'Avatar' could care for elderly in future

An intelligent "avatar" which would detect whether people are in pain and alert the emergency services could help the elderly remain independent and in their own homes.

J. Craig Venter aims to increase healthy human lifespan

9:04am | J. Craig Venter, the man who raced the US government to sequence the first human genome, has a new goal: help everyone live to 100, in good health.

A powerful new way to manipulate DNA

7:32am | Unusual DNA sequences found in bacterium part of sophisticated immune system to fight viruses.

Wake up and smell the text messages

7:29am | A sudden spate of scented technologies promises to put the olfactory at the forefront of technology.

NSA chief says leaks hamper protection against cyber attacks

11:35am | Leaks by Edward Snowden slow the effort to protect the United States against cyber attacks, says NSA chief General Keith Alexander.

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