How to beat the mountain of emails in your inbox
AFTER a nice long weekend, it’s time to make a fresh start. Here’s how to stop stressing at work, even when you have 1000 emails waiting for your attention.
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It’s a bust for Street View boob flasher
SHE enjoyed a week in the limelight after flashing her K-cup breasts at a Google camera car and having them posted online. But things have not ended well for Karen Davis.
When a prank is not a prank
IN THIS prank-filled world, it’s not just that people mistake jokes for real news. Here are six times when people have mistaken real news for pranks.
Google makes people think they’re smarter
IT turns out Google is making people think they are smarter than they actually are.
The perils of at-home DNA testing
WORRIED you’ll get Alzheimer’s or breast cancer? Want to know how well your body copes with caffeine? Order a genetic testing kit today.
The ‘Internet of Things’ is coming
THE next stage of the Internet’s evolution will connect humans and machines in ways never imagined — but will it be more dystopian than George Orwell’s 1984?
Google offers virtual street art tours
GOOGLE’S street art database is set to double in size due to high demand. To celebrate we have pulled together some of the best works found on Twitter.
Job hunting stunts that (mostly) worked
IF YOU want to stand out, you need to do something memorable. These six job seekers took applying for their dream jobs to a whole new level.
America knows you’re reading this
BIG Brother is watching whether you like it or not. And despite the majority of us being opposed to mass surveillance, there’s nothing we can do it about, a new poll reveals.
Tech giants help in fight against ISIS
CANBERRA will hold crisis talks with Facebook, Google and YouTube on way to stop ISIS from using the internet to promote its terror message.
The man who answers the ungoogleable
RANDALL Munroe whiles away his days finding answers to absurd, ungoogleable questions and, in the process, has become nerd royalty.
Mountain folk love their daily dose of news
RESIDENTS of the Blue Mountains and Penrith say there is much more to their region than simply tourism and one online service is keeping them up to date on everything local.
Google back down on porn ruling
GOOGLE has reversed proposed rules to remove sexually explicit content from its Blogger platform.
The Aussies behind the iPhone’s success
IMAGINE your iPhone without apps. It just wouldn’t be the same. These are the Aussies contributing to the $500 million a week industry.
Blogger cracks down on porn
BLOGS bordering porn are set to become a thing of the past following an update to Google’s new policies over sexually graphic material.
Will Apple iCar be a driving force?
APPLE is reportedly gearing up work on an iCar and analysts expect the company is planning something very different than its competitors.
Google search foiled tomato tin mafia
WITH 15 million pills hidden in tomato tins, it was the biggest ecstasy bust the world had seen. Now we reveal how the $13b drug plot was undone.
Mafia gangs, tinned tomatoes and $13 billion in drugs
SPECIAL REPORT: Court documents have revealed how a South Australian criminal was part of a Mafia drug ring behind the world’s biggest ecstasy haul.
Slow start for Google’s smartwatches
A NEW report is backing Apple to fire up the smartwatch market after figures show little interest in Google Android devices.
Your chance to buy the Monorail on Gumtree
EVER wanted a monorail in your backyard? Of course you have. Well you can now buy one of Sydney’s old ones on Gumtree for less than a car.
The race for space on your face
FORGET Google Glass. Microsoft and Samsung are pitching holograms and virtual reality eyewear now and it’s coming to faces this year.
People have no idea who this guy is
GOOGLE Trends has released a list of the top ‘Who is…’ searches in Australia during 2014. There are some very surprising results.
The one thing Americans want to know
ON SUPER Bowl day, you might think Americans want to know the score. Or the most popular ad. Or what songs Katy Perry will sing. Nope, guess again.
App users feeling ‘security fatigue’
NEARLY one in three Google Android apps ‘leak’ users’ private information – but new research reveals why Aussie smartphone users may not be taking security seriously enough.
Google ending sales of hyped eyewear
GOOGLE has announced it will be ending sales of its much-hyped Google Glass eyewear, but it’s not all bad news.
Writer tracks down bully after 40 years
WHIPPED with a belt and tormented with chilli sauce, Allen Kurzweil never got over the abuse he suffered as a boy. Four decades on, a Google search for his school nemesis led to an astonishing find.
Sony debuts answer to Google Glass
JUST when you thought your spectacles didn’t need wi-fi, Sony has unveiled two smartglass prototypes at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking
INTERNET giant Google’s unwillingness to obey Chinese law is to blame for the shutdown of its hugely popular email service, state-run media says.
Workplace that’s winning at Christmas
A FAMOUS Brisbane-based company has caused a social media sensation with its Christmas tradition for staff. Google, eat your heart out!
End to one of the most hated things online
WHAT a relief. Soon we will no longer have to squint to try to read those letters and numbers that are part of online security measures. See how Google is about to make life easier.
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