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Changing the world one tech girl at a time

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Changing the world one tech girl at a time

For Nataly Ayyad, a 15-year-old from Bethlehem in the Palestinian Territories, the past month’s experiences have changed view of the world and, potentially, her life.

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Twitter sparks backlash with intrusive 'timeline' policy

Twitter's latest policy to insert Tweets into 'timelines' from accounts not followed by users has sparked a backlash.

LISA VISENTIN 5:50am | You'll now get weets from accounts you don't follow, based on what Twitter determines you'll find 'relevant'.

'Stop giving me parking fines'

Fined: Matthew Graham's parking ticket, right, and a screen shot showing how much time he had left according to the app.

TOM MCILROY 12:02pm | Canberra's parking inspectors continue to draw the ire of drivers using a newly introduced smartphone application.

Free to air community TV falls foul over spectrum demand

A change is going to come: Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has indicated he will shift community television to online-only services.

ADAM TURNER 7:18am | The digital spectrum used for community broadcasts could be auctioned off, as it is no longer needed for a fourth channel reports Adam Turner.

Almost all PC game sales are now digital

Games platform Steam estimated to have been the source of 75 per cent of all online video game purchases on PC since 2012.

James 'DexX' Dominguez | Nine out of 10 PC video game sales in 2013 were digital downloads. Is the age of games on disc over?

Bluetooth Braven brings boom to great outdoors

Ready for duty: The Braven BRV-X.

KATIE CINCOTTA 7:22am | The BRV-X has a rugged look that goes well with its function as an outdoor speaker unit.

High dynamic range settings find details among the shadows

High contrast: Capturing the scenes in Kimberley gorges can be a challenge for any photographer.

Terry Lane 7:28am | Some cameras have HDR controls built in and some need a little external help.

Wireless headphones bring listening pleasure to the hearing impaired

Sound advice: The Phillips wireless headphones are a good basic unit.

Rod Easdown 7:34am | Deafness is more than just a matter of not hearing, it’s also about losing detail.

Appster entrepreneurs fly high on hard work and good ideas

Entrepreneurs: Appster founders Josiah Humphrey (left) and Mark McDonald.

Garry Barker 7:54am | It's clear that to succeed one has to be more than a bit different.

City spiders are fitter and more fertile

A golden orb spider.

NICKY PHILLIPS 10:18am | People are not the only residents living large in the eastern suburbs - spiders at Tamarama Beach are fatter and more fertile than their rural counterparts.

How tablets and apps are transforming education

Leah Young 7:55am | Teachers are still learning how to harness the educational potential of the thousand of apps on offer.

Australian Tax Office decides bitcoins are assets, not currency

ESTHER HAN 2:42am | The Australian Tax Office has released guidelines on bitcoins, and other digital currencies.

How bitcoin and cryptocurrencies work

Bitcoin: Values have fluctuated wildly this year.

STEPHEN HUTCHEON | A quick guide to the emerging cryptocurrency markets.

The giant tablet for the whole family

Gather 'round: Is the Big Tab the gadget to bring the family together?

Paresh Dave 9:14am | One company reckons it's time for tablets to bring families together rather than isolate them. So they've gone big.

Parallels Desktop 10: run Windows on your Yosemite Mac

Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac is here, and it's got an emphasis on speed, with Windows documents opening almost 50% faster.

Pete Pachal 2:08pm | A new version of Parallels — the software that lets you run Windows on a Mac — is almost here, too, and this time there's a big emphasis on speed.

US hospital breach biggest yet to exploit Heartbleed bug

HEARTBLEED BUG: Researchers have disclosed a serious vulnerability in standard web encryption software OpenSSL.

About 4.5 million patients of hospital of US hospital group have their details stolen.

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