Mobile broadband a massive boost to Australian economy: ACMA
Mobile broadband has pushed wages up as technology saves businesses time and money and makes consumers more productive.
- by Mahesh Sharma
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Switching off your smartphone at night makes you more productive
Answering work emails in bed may seem like productive behaviour but you're actually robbing yourself of sleep, which could actually trigger a downward cycle eventually threatening your livelihood.
- by Mahesh Sharma
Google Flu Trends predictions not reliable: researchers
Google has failed in its attempts to formulate algorithms which accurately predict the prevalence of flu, according to Harvard researchers who accused the search engine giant of technology "hubris."
- by Mahesh Sharma
One in 10 Australians interrupt sex to check social media
About one in 10 Australians interrupt their love-making to check their social media accounts, according to a new study.
- by Mahesh Sharma
Welcome to the cat economy
Our feline friends are making a pretty penny as YouTube celebrities.
- by Mahesh Sharma
'Anti-social' app Cloak hides you from unwanted friends
Awkwardly bumping into your ex and his or her new flame could be a thing of the past as a new "anti-social" networking app promises to help users avoid unwanted confrontations.
- by Mahesh Sharma
Alibaba is not Facebook
Don't expect Alibaba to replace American household names any time soon.
- by Mahesh Sharma
Mirror, mirror on my Facebook wall
It all starts out as some harmless fun - the buzz from seeing the little red notification pop-up whenever someone likes your photo or re-tweets your musings - but before long you are hooked, and need more.
- by Mahesh Sharma
How to bake an Apple MacBook, and other recipes for extreme troubleshooting
Desperate technology enthusiasts are using regular household items in MacGyver-like solutions to revive their dead devices.
- by Mahesh Sharma
Inventing online games can be a depressing pastime
Creating imaginary worlds may sound like exciting work, but some video game developers have found it is putting their mental health at risk.
- by Mahesh Sharma
iPhone 5s tracks your movements after the battery dies: claim
It used to be that switching off your phone was the only way to ensure you couldn't be found. But even that no longer appears to be enough to keep you from the prying eyes of today's powerful technology.
- by Mahesh Sharma
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/michaela-fox-hvf28