Joe Hanlon

Forget Facebook Home for now, Australians have scored a big new feature in the latest update to the Facebook Messenger app.

Blip A former pilot and security consultant has demonstrated a method for hijacking an airplane's system, saying they are woefully insecure.

Blip It's not a Delorean, but a scientist in Iran has registered a patent for a "Time Traveling Machine".

Proving its immense popularity, the Galaxy S2 is receiving its second major software update since launch, bringing the phone in line with newer Samsung models.

Peter Jackson's fantasy epic will be the first film in the director's neck of the woods to feature UltraViolet digital rights management.

Over a year after it launched in the US, Google has rolled out Play Music in Australia, offering Aussies cloud storage for 20,000 tracks.

Blip The US Navy has released a video showing a a battleship-mounted laser weapon destroying a drone mid-flight.

One of Australia's tiny telcos is now offering 4G services, competing head-to-head with the big players with some compelling monthly rates.

Taxi alternative Uber has completed a successful pilot of a water taxi service in Sydney this week.

HTC has finally revealed a release date and pricing for the One, announcing telco pricing for the four major Aussie networks.

Foxtel Go subscribers will be able to watch all 13 episodes of House of Cards in a single sitting, thanks to a new strategy inspired by Nextflix.

BlackBerry has conceived a cunning way to have potential new customers test out its BlackBerry 10 OS -- by using the browser on their current smartphones.

Samsung is apparently gearing up to launch a phone with a 6.3-inch screen and a truly terrible name.

Optus has released details of new BYO plans, but are they better value than what's on offer from Telstra and Vodafone?

Nokia will hope to expand on its recent success with Windows Phone 8 in Australia with the new mid-range Lumia 720.

Latest market share breakdowns see gains for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, if only improvements.

The Play Movies app for Android tablets is getting a boost, with a new feature that can identify actors on screen and display information about them when movies are paused.

Kogan Mobile has come under fire for churning customers off its service without warning, for violations of its fair use policy for data.

Community curated magazines are central to the first major update to Flipboard since its original release.

To counter 'showrooming' shopping behaviour, one Australian store has resorted to charging a fee for entering the store and looking at its goods.

Blip A blindingly fast 6-second trailer for The Wolverine hits social sharing site Vine, teasing a new full-length trailer due later this week.

The new BlackBerry Z10 is officially available in Australia stores from today, with Optus first to stock the new smartphone.

Opinion Recent rumours have Google working on a smart watch of its own, but we're hoping it's not just a mini smartphone with a wristband.

Game of Thrones author calls out Australia as a major contributor to piracy of the well-loved HBO TV show.