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The Sydney Morning Herald
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The five new smartwatches that will take on iWatch

The IFA consumer electronics show was full of new smartwatches, including Samsung's Gear S, LG's G Watch R and the Sony SmartWatch 3, but how do they all compare?

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Australian telcos to starve piracy sites of ad money

There are a studies that indicate that those who do download pirated material will also happily pay for legal content.
1:25pm | Australia's largest telcos are leading a push to starve illegal downloading sites of money by pulling advertising.

Why Twitter's bid for 'relevance' is bad news for users

Changes: Twitter CFO Anthony Noto.
Alexandra Petri 11:59am | The essence of Twitter is that you get to curate your own feed, but changes pointed to by one of the company's higher-ups may soon mess that up.

NBN fibre trial document 'misguided': NBN Co

Options: NBN Co says it remains technology-agnostic.
LIA TIMSON 8:41am | NBN Co has said an internal document detailing results of a fibre-to-the-premises deployment trial was written by a well-meaning member of staff.

Foxtel vows to crack down on pirates

Foxtel says it will take
BEN GRUBB 8:50pm | Foxtel has vowed to take "reasonable steps" against subscribers who illicitly download movies and TV shows.

Australians pay up to 431% more for TV shows online

Choice says an 'Australia tax' is being imposed on Australian TV consumers.
BEN GRUBB 12:51pm | Consumers are paying high premiums for access to TV series when compared to overseas markets even when the content is delivered online.

Velocity 2X review: speed thrills

On a mission: Lt. Kai Tana, defier of physics and hero of <i>Velocity 2X</i>.
Tim Biggs 2:06pm | Part arcade shooter, part run-and-gun platformer, Velocity 2X is like two great game designs in one.

Twitter testing 'buy' button on tweets

'Buy' button ... Twitter could soon be transformed into a vast digital shop front.
12:20am | Twitter is testing a "buy" button in some tweets that allows a mobile user to buy directly from a tweet.

Scientists discover 'smart' genes

Women with a family history of breast cancer could be screened for gene mutations.
BRIDIE SMITH 6:15am | "Smart" genes associated with human intelligence have been identified for the first time.

Banks in hackers' sights despite $70b spent on security

The four major banks are most advanced in their security thinking, while Tier 2 financial service providers have also improved.
Beverley Head 12:15am | The world will spend more than $70 billion on information security this year but banks will still have their systems compromised.

Liverpool Council creates networked city using e-band microwave

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun.
Stuart Corner | Liverpool's microwave network will provide provide free Wi-Fi, CCTV surveillance, voice and data communications between council networks.
 

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