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The Amazon Echo Show 10 is a smart speaker using the company's Alexa voice assistant.

Alexa can now impersonate dead people

Amazon’s Alexa has announced it will release software capable of summoning a creepy personal assistant from beyond the grave.

Samsung fined $14m: How you could claim a refund

Samsung fined $14m: How you could claim a refund

Australia’s Federal Court has issued a $14 million fine to Samsung over misleading ads that could lead to compo for customers.

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Fed-up Aussie uses AirTag to find missing bag

After his luggage was missing for a week with no word from his airline, a Ballarat man used an AirTag to take matters into his own hands.

Social media hackers target Brisbane entrepreneur. Picture: Supplied/Instagram.

Dirty tactic used by Instagram hackers

Overseas Instagram hackers have swindled more than $20,000 from local Queensland mothers using one dirty tactic.

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iPhone 6 Plus and white Samsung Galaxy Note 4 hand-held by woman

Apple mistake leads to huge iPhone leak

IN A truly rare instance, Apple may have mistakenly released software code that contains some juicy clues about its much anticipated iPhone 8.

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Global roaming fees are rising

CHECK your phone before you check into your flight. Smartphone travel plans are changing again and experts warn they come with an expensive catch.

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Broken white iphone glass on wood

Hacks to fix your broken screen

YOU don’t need to go to an expensive repair shop to fix your broken smartphone screen. These DIY hacks could save you a lot of money.

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26/07/2017 Verita Stewart, semi-professional cyclist demonstrates V2P (Vehicle to pedestrian/cyclist) technology in Adelaide. The V2P technology allows motorist and cyclist to know when a their maybe a collision. Kelly Barnes/The Australian.

New app to improve road safety

INTERNET-connected cars will be able to identify pedestrians and cyclists on a collision course simply by tracking their smartphones.

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Sony Xperia XZ Premium smartphone

Five hot iPhone alternatives

FALLING out of love with your iPhone or Galaxy? We’ve rounded up five new smartphones that challenge Samsung and Apple on features and price.

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‘Most meaningful upgrade’ for iPhone

WALL street investment bank Morgan Stanley has told its customers to expect some seriously big things from the next iPhone.

Pic shows: The engineer scanning the microchip into his hand.A Russian engineer has posted a video showing how a sliced his own hand open in a DIY operation to insert the chip from a subway card under his skin.It means that every time Vlad Zaitsev goes to use the underground, he only needs to places hand by the scanner for the machine to recognise he is a pass holder, and to allow him through.Video footage posted by the young man online shows him holding his hand up to a scanner on the wall to open a door, and then a short while later the operation in which kitchen roll is used to soak up the blood as somebody wearing plastic gloves slices open his hand and inserts the chip taken from the Troika public transport card under his skin.It is then sewn up with plastic thread.Despite the gruesome sight of the scar, the young inventor insists that it didn't cause any pain and there were no complications afterwards.He said:

Employer putting microchips into staff

AN AMERICAN company is the latest to begin microchipping its employees. Are we powerless to prevent this future?

The Xperia XZ Premium has a 4K HDR displaywith the same technology used in Sony's Bravia TVs

The feature the iPhone can’t match

SONY has just released its latest flagship smartphone and it has one feature the iPhone doesn’t even come close to matching.

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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: A visitor tries out an Apple iPhone 7 on the first day of sales of the new phone at the Berlin Apple store on September 16, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The new phone comes in two sizes, one with a 4.7 inch display, the other with a 5.5 inch display. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Update your iPhone immediately

IF you own an iPhone, Apple is urging you to update your device to fix a new security flaw which could let in an attacker.

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Apple hired Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to appear in a miniature movie starring its virtual assistant, Siri.

Apple teams up with The Rock in new film

DWAYNE ‘The Rock’ Johnson has starred in some weird films, but this could take the cake. This time, he shares the screen with – wait for it – another screen.

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