 | | |  | The internet is recovering from its biggest security failure yet. But what should you do now? Adam Turner finds out. | | Top stories MAHESH SHARMA | Microsoft's new gesture-controlled keyboard is the latest in a long line of attempts to improve on a 100-year-old typing device. | BEN GRUBB | Uber will continue to offer ride-sharing despite the NSW government labelling it illegal, but another app has postponed its launch. | ADAM TURNER | A few simple tweaks can help fix Wi-Fi blackspots around your home. | MAHESH SHARMA | We take a look at the worst offending apps when it comes to draining your smartphone battery. | COSIMA MARRINER | Anxious parents are using technology to monitor every movement their children make, hoping to give them a semblance of independence while not compromising their safety. | MAHESH SHARMA | Spam makes up 64% of all emails, but it all started 20 years ago when two US immigration lawyers broadcast unsolicited messages promising Green Cards. | ADAM TURNER 10:44am | Can the government's cat and mouse piracy war ever be won? | BEN GRUBB | Vodafone says there is "no way" history will repeat itself when it comes to the network problems the telco faced in 2010. | Ben Grubb and Jacob Saulwick | Motorists offering ride-sharing services using taxi booking apps face hefty fines in NSW, but the apps could be approved for use in Victoria. | ADAM TURNER | Aussie subscription video service Quickflix aims to run on Google and Apple's streaming media players by the end of the year. | Hayley Tsukayama was prepared for the glasses to be buggy, and maybe even cause tension headaches. But what she wasn't prepared for was the attention. | Jason Hill | The Hobbit film franchise isn't even finished and a Lego tie-in has been rushed out to separate kids from their pocket money. | ADAM TURNER | If you want to trick foreign video services such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer into thinking you're a local, try a simple web browser plug-in. | James 'DexX' Dominguez | Watch Dogs has been a long time coming, but it won't disappoint. | Twitter is not dying. It's on the cusp of getting much bigger - here's why. | James ''DexX'' Dominguez | The Crew will give racing enthusiasts a gigantic free-roaming world to explore. | If Steve Jobs were alive today, should he be in jail? | James 'DexX' Dominguez | Child of Light looks amazing, and its gameplay almost matches its looks. | Facebook has introduced new features that let users limit how much personal information they share with third-party mobile apps. | Microsoft has issued a fix for the Internet Explorer security flaw that led the US, UK and Australia to recommend customers change browsers. | Paddy Wood 4:07pm | With Google Glass, 31-year-old Kelly Schulz, 97 per cent blind since birth, is given a glimpse of what's in front of her. | CAROLINE ZIELINSKI | While construction continues on DUS Architects' much-publicised 3D-printed canal house in Amsterdam, a Chinese firm claims to have gone ahead and printed 10 rudimentary prototype houses in 24 hours. | Snapchat is adding a chat feature to its self-destructing photo-messaging service and hiring a Google executive to increase security. | Location-sharing service Foursquare is splitting its app in two as the novelty of checking in at shops and restaurants wears off. | Beyonce, Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams are among the winners of this year's Webby Awards. | EAMONN DUFF | Virgin Mobile customers languished without phone service on Saturday after the national network suffered a partial collapse overnight. | | | 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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