Boys Of Tech

Wi-Fi Passpoint makes Internet access easier and more affordable, astronauts put a GoPro inside a water bubble, David Hasselhoff tries a self-driving car, Wirelurker malware affects Mac OS X and iOS.

Software discrimination, Microsoft shows real-time speech translator feature in Skype, tablet market share, rumours Apple may top producing iPad mini, Taylor Swift shuns Spotify.

Concept hover-board launched on Kickstarter, Onyx produces a prototype e-ink smart watch, new doodle feature for Windows Phone Skype, why Facebook does not have a disklike button.

Man diagnosed with Internet addiction, Google Street View mounts camera on camel to cover Liwa Oasis, Apple releases Mac OS X Yosemite, new battery technology promises faster charging and longer battery lifespan, man labelled as creator of Bitcoin is to sue magazine that made the claim, a slip-up during demo at Apple event.

Microsoft announces Windows 10, Spanish comedy club uses technology to charge on a pay-per-laugh basis, Windows 95 running on a smart watch.

Social network Ello none of users hate about Facebook, Paypal starts accepting Bitcoin currency, FBI expresses concern at Apple and Google's smartphone encryption plans, iPhone 6 users having trouble pairing their phones with cars.

Shellshock bug leaves many systems vulnerabe, Apple knew of iCloud security hole in March 2014, Apple issues iOS 8.0.2 update, NetGuide criticised over their booth at Digital Nationz.

Apple creates web page to remove U2's Songs of Innocence album from iTunes account, in-home security camera streams being intercepted.

Apple announces the Apple Watch, Apple announces the iPhone 6, Apple announces a new payment solution, all iTunes users gifted U2's latest album, Microsoft expresses interest in buying Mojang, McDonalds to trial ordering via tablet.

YouTube introduces a feature that allows viewers to leave tips, iTunes Festival throughout September 2014, game development competition Pixel Jam to be held at Victoria University of Wellington.

The AirWHeel Q3 electric unicycle is not always practical, Microsoft cuts its database as a service pricing, Twitter's plans to introduce in-tweet purchases, private celebrity photos stolen from iCloud accounts.

California bans Google's self-drive cars until manual controls are added, rumours of Windows 9 announcement, SoundCloud to introduce ads for the first time ever, rumours about the iPhone 6.

Inventor of pop-up adds says he's sorry, major websites unreachable as the Internet reaches tipping point.

Russian hacker group steals hundreds of millions of credentials, Mozilla accidentally publishes thousands of credentials, boy drains pond to retrieve is iPhone.

Microsoft's Chinese offices visited by government officials, Flappy Bird multiplayer, Twitter feature to help users decipher hashtags.

Japan keen to host a robot olympics, Bose sues over Beats noise-cancelling technology, Quickflix welcomes competition from Netflix in Australia, the Domain Name Commission releases more information about plans to introduce second level registrations.

Apple partners with IBM to focus on Apple solutions in the enterprise market, Microsoft cancels Android for Nokia project, Google security boss says antivirus for Android is a waste of time.

Alcatel-Lucent achieves 10 Gbps over copper, a late Y2K bug surfaces, iPhone lost in the US found in Japan, study finds QR codes still popular.

Chrome plug-in mimics Facebook's news feed experiment, patent filed by Apple hints at location-based security policy.

The Walkman turns 35, Facebook's social experiment, playing Tetris on a t-shirt, Slingshot opens up Netflix to New Zealand customers.