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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

Is your tech keeping you awake?

After deleting the game 2048 from his phone, Adam Turner is on a quest to reset his sleep cycle.

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Apple close to acquiring Beats for $US3.2 billion: reports

Beats originally found success with high-end headphones.
9:05am | Apple is close to acquiring headphone maker Beats for $US3.2 billion, in what would be its largest-ever purchase, a source says.

Victoria government issues $1700 fines to Uber ride-sharing drivers

Uber Sydney boss David Rohrsheim's media plan was accidentally leaked to Fairfax.
BEN GRUBB 7:25pm | The Victorian government is cracking down on an Uber ride-sharing smartphone app by issuing $1700 fines to drivers.

Latest game releases: Sportsfriends, Spider-Man and Mario Golf

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game.
Tim Biggs | Indie multiplayer compilation Sportsfriends arrives alongside Spider-Man, Mario Golf, Child of Light, and an iPad version of Botanicula.

ACMA, Microsoft to fight cybercrime

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LIA TIMSON 11:04am | Microsoft will begin sharing knowledge of malware infected computers with the communications watchdog, further extending its fight against botnets.

When gadgets break: repair or replace?

Often the most economical course of action is to replace a faulty piece of equipment.
Rod Easdown | As long as you have a never-say-die attitude and the patience of a National Geographic photographer, you can have gadgets repaired.

Will webOS find a new lease of life on LG smart TVs?

LG's webOS smart TV interface, on show at CES 2014 in Las Vegas.
ADAM TURNER 12:26pm | Dumped from smartphones and tablets, can WebOS find a home in our lounge rooms?

It's wrong to assume we're all being spied on, spy watchdog says

Australia's spy watchdog, Vivienne Thom, has defended the oversight of Australia's spy agencies.
BEN GRUBB | It is "quite wrong" to think that all Australians' phone and internet data is being collected and examined by Australian intelligence agencies, the spy watchdog says.

Disney Infinity 2.0 won't send parents broke this Christmas

Good news for parents: new game will not force them to re-buy NFC-enabled characters.
James DexX Dominguez 3:39pm | Disney's sequel to last year's hit will feature Marvel superheroes, while allowing previously purchased toys to play.

NBN Co satellite costs blow out by $1.4 billion

NBN Co chief executive Bill Morrow says subsidies are essential.
MAHESH SHARMA | NBN Co grossly underestimated the demand for satellite among 1 million premises in Australia's metro fringe, regional and remote areas.

Aussie home improvement start-up hipages raises $6 million

David Vitek and Robert Sharon-Zipser, who founded hipages.com.au.
MAHESH SHARMA | An IBM executive and an accountant have raised $6 million for their home improvement classifieds website, which connects homeowners with tradies.

Sydney venues to use ID scanners

Beer.
10:20am | High-risk Kings Cross clubs, pubs and hotels will from next month use ID scanners as part of the NSW government's crackdown on alcohol-related violence.

Snapchat deceived users: regulator

Snapchat app.
11:56am | Snapchat has agreed to settle over charges it deceived customers about the disappearing nature of photos on its app.

New tech tools, tips and tricks

Samsung Galaxy Note and Fuji Instax.
Terry Lane | New gadgets and devices are piling up, demanding attention.

New Samsung makes light of weighty problem

Samsung's new NX30 has rekindled our interest in photography.
Charles Wright | The Samsung NX30 has introduced us to a much more bearable lightness of being and, happily, that has rekindled our interest in photography.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Superzoom camera review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Superzoom.
Terry Lane | If your photographic ambitions don't go beyond web sharing or postcard prints, this little camera could be the one for you.

Wiretap claims fail against Facebook

Facebook: Wiretap claims dismissed.
12:01pm | A US court has dismissed wiretap claims against Facebook and Zynga in a lawsuit over disclosure of user information to advertisers.

Nintendo to sell new consoles to save bottom line

Mario to the rescue: Nintendo will offer NFC-enabled figures and a cheaper console to help revive its fortunes.
4:53pm | New, cheaper machines and NFC-enabled Mario on the cards.
 

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