Years ago, when QR codes arrived on the tech scene, they were heralded as not only the inevitable successor to bar codes, but also the future of information-sharing. By scanning a code, you could open a web page without typing a lengthy URL; learn more about a product; shop at virtual stores; unlock clues in …

HP is launching what it calls the world’s first professional virtual reality wearable, in the form of a convenient portable backpack. With the new HP Z VR Backpack, you can avoid the usual VR hassle of cords and wires — since you’re actually wearing the computer. It’s complete with battery, ports and the right PC parts for VR creation. The …

 Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. The airline says no one was hurt and the flight landed safely.  Ishara S.kodikara / AFP/Getty Images It’s not often that you’re on a flight and an overhead bin begins pumping out smoke. That, however, is what happened on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Kochi, …

Now playing: Watch this: What’s new on Australian streaming in August 2:04 Stan has announced its lineup for the second half of 2017, and it’s a cracker of Aussie-made shows and cult classics.  We’ve seen some hectic competition build in streaming over the past year or so, and as the small players drop off and the big guys get bigger, …

YouTube has announced updates in its ongoing fight to prevent the video platform from being used to promote terrorist content.  The initial set of four steps, announced by Google in June, included using new technology “to help identify extremist and terrorism-related videos”; adding more human experts to flag videos; removing money-making opportunities from videos that come close to, but don’t …

There’s a reason post-millenials are known as the digital generation. Almost a quarter of the world’s internet users are between the ages of 15 and 24, according to a new report by the International Telecommunication Union. The ITU added that nearly 40 percent of these people (or 320 million) come from China and India. The numbers may not be surprising. China …

Sprint is finally back in black.  The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier has posted a quarterly profit for the first time in three years. The company also added a net 61,000 new customers in its fiscal first quarter, although that was a significant drop from a year ago.  “This represents the progress of a turnaround journey that has delivered improvements in …

This season’s latest designer looks are walking straight off the London Fashion Week catwalk and straight to you in less than an hour, thanks to Amazon. The online retail giant’s Amazon Fashion arm has partnered with designer Nicola Formichetti to deliver the six-piece collection to customers as soon as it’s debuted on 16 September. If you’re in London and you …

Netflix is betting that more of us will be watching anime in the future. The company will partner with more studios in Japan to bring original anime titles to its platform either later this year or early next year, Netflix announced at its 2017 Anime Slate event in Tokyo today. This is in addition to already announced titles such as …

Microsoft is making Surface products easier to buy and upgrade, with a new monthly financing plan called Surface Plus.  With the Surface Plus plan, customers in the US can now own expensive products such as the Surface Laptop, Surface Pro, Surface Book and Surface Studio, and pay them off with a 24-month, zero-interest payment plan. It’s targeted at students, educators …

In a world where everything is connected and communicating, how will our networks cope? More importantly, where are my cows? Telstra has the answer to all these questions (yes, all of them) with the switch-on of new network technology that it hopes will drive adoption of smart home devices. And apparently it’s going to be perfect for internet-connected livestock (not …

Now playing: Watch this: How to navigate YouTube like a pro 1:52 On the surface, YouTube can be a bit boring. Sure, the videos you watch are entertaining, but the app or website itself doesn’t offer much. Or does it?  As it turns out, there’s a whole heckuva lot to YouTube, on mobile and the desktop. Below are a few …

A tighter crackdown on VPN apps in China forced Apple to remove the software from its China App Store over the weekend, CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday during the company’s earnings call with analysts. On Saturday, Apple began informing creators of such apps that their VPN apps had been removed because they included “content that is illegal in China, which …

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