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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos APRIL 04 2021: AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMY- Generic ANZ bank images from central Melbourne as retailer spending surges, along with housing prices, but broader business investment slows. Sarah Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Matray

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Customers left stranded after ANZ outage

A brief outage of ANZ’s card services this morning left many stranded at the checkout with their transactions declining.

Troy Joyner, right, and Fabio Contu, left, tackled Manodh Marks as he threatened to take a plane down with a bomb.

How Aussie surfers took down plane hijacker

Victorian surfers who took down a man threatening to blow up a plane as it flew over Melbourne have revealed what they said to him when he regained consciousness.

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Apple fixes annoying iPhone problem

Apple fixes annoying iPhone problem

The latest update from Apple has fixed an annoying issue that has annoyed iPhone users for the past two years.

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Macca’s hit with $900m ice cream lawsuit

Macca’s hit with $900m ice cream lawsuit

For everyone who has heard, “sorry the ice cream machine isn’t working”. This US lawsuit is for you.

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Teenager sitting on the bridge and texting on smartphone

Data munchers will pay the price

AUSTRALIANS are addicted to their smartphones but working out whether to sign up to a plan or go for a SIM-only deal can be complicated — and costly.

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The two iPhone thieves took selfies which were automatically uploaded on the iPhone opwner's iCloud. Picture: Bianca Dabi

Humiliating lesson for iPhone thieves

WHEN Bianca Dabi’s iPhone was stolen she thought it was gone for good. She went to buy a new one and was shocked by what she saw on her iCloud.

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Dell's Alienware 15 laptop is designed for gaming use, including advanced virtual reality titles.

New laptops thinner than pencils

THEY’RE skinny, they’re light, and they’re flexible: meet the new generation of laptop computers that prove you can be sexy and smart.

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Broken white iphone glass on wood

ACCC sues Apple over dud iPhones

AUSTRALIA’S consumer watchdog is taking Apple to court for allegedly denying iPhone and iPad repairs, in a case that could hand some Apple users a lifeline.

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This material could make cracked phone screens a thing of the past.

Phone material ‘just like our human skin’

SCIENTISTS have developed a Wolverine-inspired material that heals itself like human skin and could make cracked phones screens a thing of the past.

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The colour Ferrari has banned worldwide

THEY may be one of the sexiest and most flamboyant – not to mention expensive – sports cars in the world, but don’t even think about asking for a pink Ferrari.

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, file photo, a customer sets up his new iPhone 7 Plus, right, as he switches from the iPhone 6 at the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue during the release of the Apple iPhone 7 and the latest Apple Watches, in Chicago. New documents from WikiLeaks, posted Thursday, March 23, 2017, point to an apparent CIA program to hack Appleâ€™s iPhones and Mac computers such that the exploits persist even after the devices are reset to factory conditions. Apple says the purported hacking techniques have all been fixed in recent iPhones and Mac computers. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Apple iOS update could kill your apps

APPLE’S next operating system for its iPhone and iPad devices could kill off 200,000 old apps, which will suddenly become obsolete.

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 29: A view of the new Samsung Galaxy S8 at its Samsung launch event, March 29, 2017 in New York City. Following the recall and discontinuation of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the Galaxy S8 is the new flagship smartphone for Samsung. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Awkward problem with Galaxy S8

SAMSUNG put safety at the forefront of its marketing for its new flagship phone – which makes this fail particularly embarrassing.

Massive problem with the cult of Apple

THERE’s no doubt Apple has developed a cult following, but the tech giant needs to stop taking it for granted might or they might see people jumping ship.

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Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 — Back To The Future, baby!

These tech gadgets will change the game

BACK To The Future self-lacing shoes, a way to turn your iPhone into a MacBook, and other gadgets that have caught our eye.

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