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Start-up advice from tech millionaires

Tech well-to-dos share their lessons on what to learn nd what to avoid on the path to achieving "overnight" success.

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Hands on: Nokia Lumia 930

Nokia's Lumia 930 has undergone a brushed aluminium makeover at the hands of Microsoft.
ADAM TURNER 9:04am | Extra screen real estate and a great camera will please the Nokia faithful, but the curvaceous Lumia body has undergone a utilitarian makeover.

First known peak-hour Opal glitch

Ben Grubb and Jacob Saulwick 1:29pm | Fears of overcrowding at train stations due to a shutdown of the Opal system have been realised.

Show take Gruen to start-ups

Dan Illic (left), host the new YouTube panel show, is seen here with series producer Dominique Spanos, producer Sally Gatenby, head writer Andy Matthews, producer Anna Reeves and director Ahmed Salama.
LIA TIMSON 2:04pm | A new Australian show is hoping to take home-grown tech ideas to the world.

Latest games: Last of Us, Oddworld

One of gaming's most affective stories gets a next-gen coat of polish in <i>The Last of Us Remastered.</i>
Tim Biggs 2:37pm | Two shiny re-releases join first-person shooting for your phone, plus indie party game Mount Your Friends and robot society simulator Kairobotica.

Diversity in Wolfenstein war story

Even the bad guys in Wolfenstein: The New Order have their thoughts, actions and identities tied to the human experience, the game's creative director says.
James 'DexX' Dominguez 11:12am | Games creative director talks about the work that went into making the characters a culturally and intellectually diverse bunch.

Charge your phone after 15 minutes

The Ultrapak Tour takes 95 minutes to fill its store of power to 100 per cent, but it will hold enough to fully charge an iPhone after only 15 minutes.
Adario Strange 7:11am | As long as you have this fast-charging battery pack on you, you'll never have to worry about a flat phone or tablet again.

Facebook to offer internet in Zambia

Internet.org project gives subscribers of Zambia phone company access to basic internet services for free.
2:35pm | Internet.org project gives subscribers of Zambia phone company access to basic internet services for free.

USB devices vulnerable: researcher

Karsten Nohl says it's possible to load malicious code onto the tiny computer chips inside USB devices.
Jim Finkle 7:37am | USB devices such as keyboards, thumb-drives and mice can be used to hack into personal computers.

Smartphone flaws puts users at risk

Researchers uncover vulnerability that tricks smartphones into trusting malicious software.
Eric Auchard 2:32pm | Two separate threats could put up to 90 per cent of the world's 2 billion plus smartphones at risk of password theft.

Twitter sees rise in requests

Requests to remove content from Twitter have risen 14 per cent, and copyright notices have risen 27 per cent.
Brian Ries 10:01am | Twitter report reveals a 46 per cent increase in government requests for user information.

Country web domains can't be seized

ICANN has ruled that country level domain names are not property.
3:08pm | Regulatory authority says country-specific web domains cannot be seized in court proceedings.
 

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