 | | |  | Proud parents could be unwittingly putting their children at risk by posting images and information online which give away personal details such as where they go to school and which parks they frequent. | | Top stories BEN GRUBB | The default Windows XP wallpaper may be more recognisable than the Mona Lisa, but it earned its photographer a pittance. | MAHESH SHARMA | About one in 10 Australians interrupt their love-making to check their social media accounts, according to a new study. | Adam Turner | Windows has taken a back seat as Microsoft finally introduces Office for iPad to the world. | BEN GRUBB | The race to launch Australia's first bitcoin ATM is entering its final stages, with a controversial figurehead behind one of the importers. | MAHESH SHARMA | Google has failed in its attempts to formulate algorithms which accurately predict the prevalence of flu, according to Harvard researchers. | Facebook sees the future - a 3D virtual world where you feel as if you are hanging out with your friends rather than staring at their pictures. | Calum Wilson Austin | Gamers will be blown away by the brilliance of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | Cynthia Karena | The more information we put on our mobile devices, the more we are exposed to security threats. | BEN GRUBB | A Sydney real estate agent has begun accepting virtual cryptocurrency bitcoin for house deposits and property advertising. | NARELLE TOWIE | Ever fancied travelling back through time to explore a Perth of yesteryear or Geraldton as it looked in 1863 and Albany in 1954? | Calum Wilson Austin | Dark Souls II deserves to be played if you are a fan of original fantasy worlds, but it will frustrate you. | Adam Turner | As cloud storage becomes all but free, is it time to rethink your online back-up regime? | Adam Turner 2:50pm | With the backlash against the cloud, don't keep all your backups in the one basket. | Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has taken the wraps off an Office software suite designed for Apple's iPad. | HTC has updated its flagship HTC One smartphone by giving it a larger screen, better software and more camera features. | BEN GRUBB | Samsung has fired the latest shot in the battle for gadget supremacy. | 12:23pm | Apple's transparent texting technology would allow users to see what's in front of them while looking down at their iPhone. | Facebook is using satellites, drones and lasers for an ambitious and costly effort to beam internet to people in underdeveloped parts of the world. | The communications watchdog has warned Optus over its poor handling of a billing error that affected 237,000 customers. | Apple will release its newest iPhone in September, with higher resolution and bigger screens, according to a report. | The global launch of Samsung's latest smartphone has been upstaged by South Korean telcos. | Australian climate scientists are eyeing a new tool in their bid to understand the heatwaves and bushfires that swept the country last year: your computer. | ADAM TURNER | Australians can now enjoy all-you-can-watch subscription movie services. | Apple says it is working to bring more racial diversity to its popular set of cartoon icons known as emoji. | ADAM CAREY | Most of Melbourne's buses will be fitted with bus tracking technology within three months, paving the way for public transport users to follow bus movements. | Australian authorities are steadily stepping up requests to Google for user information, according to the company's latest transparency report. | 4:58pm | A Melbourne software developer has created a Google Glass app to ensure he never again misses his morning train. | Livr, the social network for drunks, had all the trimmings of an ascendant start-up. But it was all fake. | It gave the iPhone a physical keyboard similar to BlackBerry phones. But now it's been banned from sale. | Microsoft says it will no longer snoop on customers' private communications during leak investigations. | Twitter has added the ability for users to post multiple pictures at once as well as tag friends in their photos. | The group's Oculus punt has upped the ante. | BLEEDING EDGE | Is there a modem/router on the market today that can last more than two years? | SIGHT AND SOUND | It's a funny thing about technology - the faster it moves, the more resistant people become. | Andrew Masterson | Wearable computing might be stymied by two distinctly non-tech factors - fear, and fashion. | Cynthia Karena | As the sparkles in the Mind Jar settle, a gong sounds, the signal to close our eyes and breathe slowly. | James Dominguez 8:54am | Failure is not just inevitable, but essential. Today, DexX notes a parallel between how we play games and how we live. | Jason Hill | Prepare to die. Nothing is more certain in Dark Souls II. | James Dominguez | Diablo III expansion Reaper of Souls has arrived this week, and DexX had an opportunity to talk to its lead character artist. | | | 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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