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Key iPhone 8 feature outrages fans
A recent leak of the iPhone 8 schematic shows a troubling new feature.

Helping to make NZ pest-free by 2050
Conservation firm Goodnature is working towards a pest-free country by 2030.

Could lasers quality-test dodgy fish oil pills?
Scientists suggest a laser-based approach could test the quality fish oil supplements.

NZ tech could reveal planet's largest waves
A Kiwi company will use a high-tech buoy to record some of the largest waves ever seen.

Apps on the rise, social networks fading
Social networks are fading out fast as messenger apps continue to rise.

Apple hires Google satellite execs
Recent hires suggest that Apple is now also looking to the skies.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 camera deep dive
COMMENT: Smartphone makers improve cameras, so how does the S8 stack up?

Teenage hacker's 'terrifying' software
Teenager hacked Cambridge Uni, Microsoft and Sony websites and sold software to criminals.

Digital power lies with people
The online revolution has prepared the way for businesses to thrive in the digital age

Tesla recalls 53,000 vehicles
Tesla recalled 53,000 Model S and Model Xs to replace faulty electronic parking brakes

Galaxy S8 already has iPhone 8 beat
Review: Samsung's latest offering is leaps and bounds ahead of its competition.

Everything you wanted to know about... gravity
NZ cosmologist Professor Richard Easther talks gravity with science writer Marcus Chown.

Amazon confirms Australian launch
Amazon has confirmed speculation that it is planning to launch in Australia.

Alleged leak reveals iPhone 8 plans
A leaker has shared what appears to be part of the plans for the iPhone 8.

Criminal minds: Scans reveal offenders
Could brain scans place a suspect at a crime scene? Science says yes.

The tough life of an Apple supplier
Apple is facing the reality of a shrinking number of semiconductor makers.

'Horror' shipworm caught after 300 years
Scientists have found a black five-foot-long worm that has intrigued humans for centuries.

Three iPhones launching this year
An overhauled lineup of iPhones will be released this year.

What world will look like in 2050
Your work-life, entertainment, relationships and transport could look very different.

Driverless cars learning from Grand Theft Auto
That's encouraging.. driverless cars are learning from the videogame Grand Theft Auto V.

Millennials want to pay with their eyes
Millennials want new ways to pay for goods and display little loyalty to brands.

Surviving in a world of multinationals
COMMENT: Multinational tech firms are a menace to our economy, writes Juha Saarinen.

eBay threatens to block Aussie shoppers
eBay is threatening to block access to Australians if online GST changes go ahead.

Watch: Lights of human activity seen from space
NASA scientists have just released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012. This nighttime look at our home planet, dubbed the Black Marble, provides researchers with a unique perspective of human activities around the globe

Google's awkward top-secret venture
Google Hire could let prospective employers snoop your embarrassing search history.

The real cyberthreat from North Korea
COMMENT: Don't underestimate the cyberthreat from Syria and North Korea, Ted Koppel writes

Aussies need to give it a crack
COMMENT: Wi-Fi was invented in Australia, so why don't they have their own Microsoft?

Uber goes to school of hard knocks
COMMENT: Driverless cars should learn lessons from crashes, writes Sean Welsh.

Hackers dump treasure trove of NSA data
A group of hackers have released a dump of data from the NSA; here's what it means.