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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>What to look for in a laptop for students</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/buying-guides/2013/5/what-to-look-for-in-a-laptop-for-students/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A great student laptop has to be powerful enough to run the latest software without straining, carry enough battery charge to function most of the day, be light and slim so it slips easily into a backpack, be durable enough to withstand rough playground treatment and importantly, it must be affordable. In other words, we’re talking here about the perfect working laptop — a device that would be ideal for anyone who needs something that’s good at everything without any extra, unnecessary frills.
W... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/buying-guides/2013/5/what-to-look-for-in-a-laptop-for-students/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>ASUS VivoTab review (TF810C)</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/reviews/2013/5/asus-vivotab-review-tf810c/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>The activist’s toolbox: 10 ways to get your voice heard</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/5/the-activists-toolbox-10-ways-to-get-your-voice-heard/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:24:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>10 online and social media campaigns that changed the world</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/5/10-online-and-social-media-campaigns-that-changed-the-world/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:27:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Google Easter Egg: Play Atari Breakout via Google Images</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/5/google-easter-egg-play-atari-breakout-via-google-images/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Near Field Audio: Makes music listening even easier</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/5/near-field-audio-makes-music-listening-even-easier/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Tapiture: The &#39;Pinterest for blokes&#39;</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/5/tapiture-the-pinterest-for-blokes/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Game review: Ni no Kuni - Wrath of the White Witch</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/5/game-review-ni-no-kuni-wrath-of-the-white-witch/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Apple Mac Mini review - late 2012 model with Fusion Drive</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/reviews/2013/5/apple-mac-mini-review-late-2012-model-with-fusion-drive/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:49:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>The next generation of search technology</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/5/the-next-generation-of-search-technology/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:38:13 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Personal safety apps for staying safe</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/5/personal-safety-apps-for-staying-safe/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 3G review</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/reviews/2013/5/lenovo-thinkpad-tablet-2-3g-review/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:39:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>WeTopia Review: Facebook Gaming for Charity</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/5/wetopia-review-facebook-gaming-for-charity/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:03:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Augmented reality fitness games coming to tablets and phones</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/5/augmented-reality-fitness-games-coming-to-tablets-and-phones/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Killer app: Cinemagram</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/reviews/2013/5/killer-app-cinemagram/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:41:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Create stories with Storify</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/how-tos/2013/5/create-stories-with-storify/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 16:58:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Online Defamation: What you need to know</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/5/online-defamation-what-you-need-to-know/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:04:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>Get Google Now for your iPhone and iPad</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/get-google-now-for-your-iphone-and-ipad/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 16:28:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ After Google Now for iOS was shown in a leaked promotional video over a month ago, Google has finally made it official. It's now available for iPhone and iPad users via the Google Search app.
Google Now is like your personal assistant, providing you with relevant information to manage your day. This includes understanding traffic conditions before you leave for work and even suggesting what time you should leave to get to your next appointment. If you find yourself in an unfamilar part of town ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/get-google-now-for-your-iphone-and-ipad/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Drone invasion</title>
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                    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It all started with Parrot’s A.R. Drone 2.0: the first truly affordable drone for ordinary consumers. It was cool — how could it not be with iPad controls and a 720p camera? But any awe it generated was tempered by its frailty. With battery life in the 10-minute range and touchy controls at best, Parrot’s wonder toy spends more time being charged and repaired than blowing minds at TechLife.
The A.R. Drone has since got a battery upgrade and GPS add-on. It now has a claimed flight time of 20 min... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/drone-invasion/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Where to go for online movies in Australia</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/where-to-go-for-online-movies-in-australia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:44:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Home-grown online movie services might still be in their relative infancy in Australia, but the range of domestic providers is expanding all the time — there’s a gamut of entertainment-on-demand options to stream or download movies and TV shows to your home theatre, PC or mobile device. There are certainly alternative and less expensive ways of accessing this kind of content, but for casual viewers who don’t want to go to too much trouble, here’s a selection of local services that are easily acc... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/where-to-go-for-online-movies-in-australia/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Learn more about China</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/learn-more-about-china/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:11:28 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Try Ministry of Tofu, a Chinese blog whose title is a word play on Ministry of Truth from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. It’s run by Chinese journalist Jing Gao, who graduated from a US journalism school and has been roundly criticised in her homeland for focusing on the darker aspects of Chinese culture.
Ministry of Tofu has featured stories on everything from the need for an open internet in China to sex scandals involving high-ranking Chinese officials and even the meme storm that fol... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/learn-more-about-china/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Road rage protection</title>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Another driver recently took offence that I didn’t slow down to let him merge from the left lane. He overtook me and cut me off, forcing me to the side of the road. When I got out of the car to argue with him (silly move), he starting belting the crap out of me.
If I’d had a dash cam, I wouldn’t have had to rely on reluctant witness reports to have him charged. This isn’t a problem in Russia, where virtually every driver has a dashboard cam for protection against endemic scams (like drivers bac... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/road-rage-protection/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/hands-on-samsung-galaxy-s4/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:24:29 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Samsung Galaxy S4 is Android's new superstar phone, a feature-packed successor to the wildly successful Galaxy S3, and now the iPhone 5's new biggest rival.
Just over a month after it was announced globally in New York, it's now finally available in Australia for pre-order from the major telcos (no exclusive deals) and will become available from Saturday.
At the launch of the S4 at the Sydney Opera House, Samsung executives stayed away from technical specifications (perhaps to avoid mentio... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/hands-on-samsung-galaxy-s4/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Samsung Galaxy S4: Top 10 features that will make your friends envious</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/samsung-galaxy-s4-top-10-features-that-will-make-your-friends-envious/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Let’s face it, one of the joys of buying a new phone is showing off to friends and family (and strangers) all the things it can do which their phones can’t. From all our years of testing smartphones we can comfortably say no phone comes close to matching the Samsung Galaxy S4's repertoire of features that make people go “aaaahh.”
If you just look at its hardware specs, the $899 S4 doesn't boast any revolutionary technology, just improvements across the board, from improved screen quality and re... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/samsung-galaxy-s4-top-10-features-that-will-make-your-friends-envious/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Samsung Galaxy S 4 vs iPhone 5, Galaxy S III and HTC One</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/samsung-galaxy-s-4-vs-iphone-5-galaxy-s-iii-and-htc-one/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:04:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ After months of anticipation, Samsung has launched the latest entry in its market-leading series of Galaxy S smartphones: the Galaxy S 4. The $899 S 4 can be pre-ordered today from Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin and will be available for pickup from this Saturday 27 April. For now, the 16GB model is the only variant of the phone on offer.  
The new model, which is widely expected to replicate the Galaxy S III’s current success in the Android market, boasts a best-of-breed Android smartphon... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/samsung-galaxy-s-4-vs-iphone-5-galaxy-s-iii-and-htc-one/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>SimCity review</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/4/simcity-review/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
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Rating:   



Price: $89.95  |  Platform: PC  |  Web: www.simcity.com
In total, I’ve played over 40 hours of SimCity, each of those hours meeting my expectations of a beautiful, ridiculously addictive and fun game. The level of detail (both visual and in gameplay) is incredible and you can get statistics on virtually anything, from your populace’s happiness to land value, ground pollution, which areas are crime ridden and traffic congestion.
Compared to previous SimCity games, this new... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/4/simcity-review/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>3D printer: MakerBot Replicator 2</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/reviews/2013/4/3d-printer-makerbot-replicator-2/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:35:52 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Printing your own ideas in 3D has to be the ultimate if you’re into design or creating your own gear. And really, there’s only one thing better than a small 3D printer sitting on your desk: a larger one.
When we tested a sub-$1,000 3D printer in the TechLife labs months ago, it was such a novelty that we had a little crowd watching that little magic box churning out all manner of 3D objects.
But as good as the UP Mini is, it doesn’t take you long before you start dreaming up ideas that won’t f... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/reviews/2013/4/3d-printer-makerbot-replicator-2/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New service will let Instagram users sell their photos</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/new-service-will-let-instagram-users-sell-their-photos/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:03:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With all the millions of photos uploaded to Instagram every day (some 40 million daily, according to the company), you might think it’d be hard to get your own particular happy snap noticed - let alone purchased - but that’s exactly what a new business called InstaStock Images is planning to make happen.
Expected to launch in August this year, InstaStock is creating the first stock photography marketplace for Instagram users to sell their images. All you have to do is upload the photos you’re w... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/new-service-will-let-instagram-users-sell-their-photos/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Chinese hackers launch pirate App Store for iPhone</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/chinese-hackers-launch-pirate-app-store-for-iphone/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:31:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Following through on their stated mission to make it easier for iPhone users to illegally install commercial apps without needing to jailbreak their devices, Chinese piracy outfit Kuaiyong has launched its own App Store clone in China, which enables users to download pirate apps at no cost.
The group backing the new web store (which is not accessible outside China) also makes the Kuaiyong software, which allows iOS users to install apps on their iPhones and iPads without purchasing them from Ap... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/chinese-hackers-launch-pirate-app-store-for-iphone/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>WikiLeaks publishes ‘secret meeting’ transcript with Google’s Eric Schmidt</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/4/wikileaks-publishes-secret-meeting-transcript-with-googles-eric-schmidt/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:11:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ When Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt secretly met up with Julian Assange in 2011, the former Google CEO interviewed the WikiLeaks leader on a range of internet-related themes for material for his book, The New Digital Age, which is being published this week.
The eye-opening discussion - which was conducted while Assange was under house arrest in the UK - has now been shared online in its entirety by WikiLeaks, encompassing five hours of frank Q&amp;A between two of the world’s most power... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/4/wikileaks-publishes-secret-meeting-transcript-with-googles-eric-schmidt/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Sick of your job? Smash the Office! (Not literally)</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/sick-of-your-job-smash-the-office-not-literally/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:07:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ I know. It’s been a long week. The clock is ticking over and the weekend is seductively beckoning... but it’s not here yet. So if you’re cooped up in your office and you’d really rather be somewhere else, why not let out a little of your Friday arvo tension with Smash the Office?
This aptly named office-smashing-simulator is free for today only on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, so rather than staring dumbly as the clock ticks down, hit this link and grab it for free, and before you know it the we... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/sick-of-your-job-smash-the-office-not-literally/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Leaked ‘budget iPhone’ image stirs up Apple fans</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/leaked-‘budget-iphone-image-stirs-up-apple-fans/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:11:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It’s unknown whether it’s the real deal, but if the rampant rumours of a budget-friendly iPhone turn out to be true, this photo above - which may or may not be legit - is probably what it will look like.
Purporting to have the first image of the rear shell of the widely anticipated cheaper Apple smartphone, an accessories site posted the above photo overnight, providing what may well be the first glimpse of the rumoured gadget (but giving very little in the way of hard details about the device)... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/leaked-‘budget-iphone-image-stirs-up-apple-fans/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>2013: The year TV goes crazy</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/2013-the-year-tv-goes-crazy/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:41:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Despite the big shift from analogue to high-definition television in recent years, TV has remained largely immune to the revolutionary changes felt in virtually every other segment of electronics and computing. With users upgrading their TVs on average every seven years, the last big sales surge came with the arrival of HDTV. Since then 3D TV has been an epic bust, while smart TVs have largely failed to become the home’s new central entertainment hubs, with research showing users want TVs for wa... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/2013-the-year-tv-goes-crazy/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Hands on with Twitter #music, launching in Australia today</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/hands-on-with-twitter-music-launching-in-australia-today/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:34:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ After a limited trial where only a handful of celebrities and ‘influencers’ got to play with the app (such as Moby, Tommy Lee and American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest), Twitter has publicly released its long-awaited music platform, Twitter #music. 
Launching today in Australia and just a few other countries (the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand), Twitter #music is less of a dedicated music playback tool and more of a hybrid music discovery app. 
With its slick, image-heavy UI, Twitter #music s... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/hands-on-with-twitter-music-launching-in-australia-today/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Amazon’s Appstore is coming to Australia</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/amazons-appstore-is-coming-to-australia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:03:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Unlike iPhone users, who can only install apps onto their device from Apple’s tightly controlled and curated App Store (unless they decide to jailbreak, that is), it’s fair to say that Android fans enjoy a much greater degree of freedom with their software shopping. While the vast majority of Android users are likely satisfied by what Google Play’s mega catalogue has to offer, they also have the ability to install apps onto their devices from any other source, should they wish.
However, the mos... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/amazons-appstore-is-coming-to-australia/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Will Windows 8 tablets and notebooks hit $200 this year?</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/4/will-windows-8-tablets-and-notebooks-hit-$200-this-year/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:40:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ When Microsoft entered the touch and tablet market with Windows 8, one factor that disappointed some was the cost of Windows 8 tablets, which range from above iPad to around Ultrabook price points and don’t really come close to competing with the more budget-friendly Android tablet market popularised by Google’s Nexus 7 (although to be fair, they arguably serve a fairly different kind of user).
But that price difference might not stay in place for long. According to Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel,... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/4/will-windows-8-tablets-and-notebooks-hit-$200-this-year/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Check out Mailbox, hot new email app for iPhone</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/check-out-mailbox-hot-new-email-app-for-iphone/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:38:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Email gets a pretty bad rap sometimes. As far as communications mediums go, it’s kind of the horse and buggy of the digital age. Compared to fresher notification systems via social networks (like Facebook, Twitter and Google+) or messaging successors to IM (like iMessage, Whatsapp and so on), email is positively archaic, and in our ever more mobile-focused lives, it’s often criticised for being desktop-centric to boot. Add to this that it’s the core office app for most workers day in, day out, a... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/check-out-mailbox-hot-new-email-app-for-iphone/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Is Windows 8.1 bringing back the Start button?</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/4/is-windows-81-bringing-back-the-start-button/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The tech giant's divisive decision to ditch the traditional Start menu has copped a lot of flack since the OS launched last October. Microsoft's decision to opt for a new touch-friendly tiled layout - even on desktop and laptop PCs that don't have touch capabilities - has been blamed for the OS's slow uptake. It also may have contributed to PC sales seeing their biggest decline since marketing analyst IDC started collecting sales figures in 1994.
According to ZDNet's Microsoft expert Mary Jo Fo... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/4/is-windows-81-bringing-back-the-start-button/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Big data - how it knows everything you do</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/big-data-how-it-knows-everything-you-do/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:05:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If you’re one of the 68% of Australians aged 15-65 who owns a smartphone, then you’re playing a key role in the biggest human experiment on the planet, because you’re now a sensor.
Not only does that phone know where you are, it’s the conduit to a vault of information about you stored on web sites, in clouds and on social networks. It can capture biometric information using the camera and authenticate your identity via a voiceprint.
Internationally acclaimed photographer Rick Smolan — the man ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/big-data-how-it-knows-everything-you-do/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>World’s most expensive iPhone worth $14.8 million</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/worlds-most-expensive-iphone-worth-$148-million/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:16:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If you’ve got a spare £10 million (approx. $14.8 million AUD) burning a hole in your pocket - or a 26-carat black diamond lying around, for that matter - this uber-blinged iPhone 5 might just be up your alley. Crafted by UK jeweller Stuart Hughes, the iPhone 5 Black Diamond replaces the device’s standard plastic home button with a 26-carat black diamond worth a reported US$14.5 million.
According to reports online, a Hong Kong businessman known as “Joe”, whose family had retained the near price... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/4/worlds-most-expensive-iphone-worth-$148-million/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>YouTube goes retro with &#39;VHS tape mode&#39;</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/youtube-goes-retro-with-vhs-tape-mode/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sick of watching all your online videos in ultra-crisp high definition? No, we're not either - but if you miss the analog warmth and less-than-total dependability of your chunky old VHS video collection, YouTube has a little treat for you today in celebration of the 57th birthday of the world’s first commercial VCR (was it really that long ago?). A select number of YouTube videos on the site have been given a VHS ‘tape mode’ button (look for the VHS tape icon along the bottom-right edge of the p... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/youtube-goes-retro-with-vhs-tape-mode/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Secure browsers for the iPhone - and they&#39;re all free!</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/reviews/2013/4/secure-browsers-for-the-iphone-and-theyre-all-free!/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Apple’s walled garden approach to apps coupled with iOS sandbox technology makes security breaches a lot rarer. The main risk on an iPhone comes from phishing web sites that trick you into entering your account or credit card information. To combat this, there are a variety of secure web browsers for iOS that are specifically designed to block dangerous web sites.
Webroot SecureWeb Browser


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Price: Free  |  From: AppStore
Despite sounding suspiciously like a porn site, Web... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/reviews/2013/4/secure-browsers-for-the-iphone-and-theyre-all-free!/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Mobile security apps for Android</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/reviews/2013/4/mobile-security-apps-for-android/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Android may now be the most popular mobile OS in the world, but one of its core features — its openness — has made it a ripe target for malware authors. In the past year, the amount of Android malware has grown by 580%, according to US-based security firm TrustGo.
Most of that is found in unofficial third-party app stores and repositories, although Google’s Play Store isn’t totally immune. Malicious apps have been known to harvest a user’s contact information, send premium-rate SMSs and use pho... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/reviews/2013/4/mobile-security-apps-for-android/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>How to get Facebook Home on any Android phone right now</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/how-to-get-facebook-home-on-any-android-phone-right-now/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:13:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Facebook Home - which essentially replaces the front-end of your Android OS with one oriented around fast and always-on access to the social network - officially launched a few days ago. We already knew that it was going to be restricted to certain newer Android handsets, but it's now also been revealed that it's only available in selected countries too - and Australia currently isn't included on that list.
Even if you do manage to get to the Facebook Home app page in the Australian Google Play... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/how-to-get-facebook-home-on-any-android-phone-right-now/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google Nexus 4: The best-value Android phone ever?</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/reviews/2013/4/google-nexus-4-the-best-value-android-phone-ever/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:04:22 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 

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Price: 8GB, $349; 16GB, $399  |  From: www.google.com.au/nexus
Critical specs: Android 4.2.1, 4.7-inch IPS LCD screen at 1,280 x 768 pixels, 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB RAM, 8GB or 16GB onboard storage, 8MP rear and 1.3MP front cameras, 139g.
Google’s flagship smartphone isn’t the greatest Android device ever made, but it’s certainly a solid contender for being the best value. With the 8GB model selling for a measly $350 direct from the sea... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/reviews/2013/4/google-nexus-4-the-best-value-android-phone-ever/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google Play Music launches in Australia</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/google-play-music-launches-in-australia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:34:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ After a considerable delay, Google has launched its music store, Google Play Music, in Australia this week, offering music downloads from a catalogue offering “millions” of tracks.
While at first glance the web store might not seem particularly dissimilar from Apple’s iTunes Store interface, a significant difference is that Google allows users to upload music they already own (up to 20,000 tracks) to a private cloud locker, which they can later access from any Android device or PC. 
In additio... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/google-play-music-launches-in-australia/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Sharing knowledge with join.me</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/how-tos/2013/4/sharing-knowledge-with-joinme/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:17:53 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Seeing something done often makes things easier to understand. If you’re the tech expert in your family, the join.me screen-sharing app lets you help others more easily because you can view their screen to see what problems they’re having. On the other hand, if you need to get help, join.me lets you share your screen or see someone else’s to see how something is done. Join.me is free and although there’s a paid version, few of us will have a need for the additional features and hence the free ve... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/how-tos/2013/4/sharing-knowledge-with-joinme/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>How to grab 700 Marvel comics free (but act fast!)</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/how-to-grab-700-marvel-comics-free-but-act-fast!/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:56:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Is your spidey sense tingling? There’s a good reason for that. Marvel is giving fans the opportunity to download up to 700 digital comics entirely free. Each issue is a #1 in its respective series (eg. Uncanny X-Men #1, Amazing Spider-Man #1, you get the picture), and the fact that Marvel has 700 series at all in itself is pretty remarkable.
All you need to do is sign up for the promotion and register your details, and later Marvel will contact you with your download window.
The only catch (as... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/how-to-grab-700-marvel-comics-free-but-act-fast!/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Panasonic launches ultra-rugged Windows tablet, Toughpad FZ-G1</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/4/panasonic-launches-ultra-rugged-windows-tablet-toughpad-fz-g1/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:01:58 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Not everybody needs a tablet that can survive sand, dust and water (not to mention being dropped onto the ground from a height of 1.2 metres), but for those who do, Panasonic looks to be cornering the market. Joining the company’s already released ultra-rugged Android tablet, Panasonic launched its new Toughpad FZ-G1 (above) yesterday, which runs Windows 8 Pro and is tailored for government, business and emergency workers that need a hardy device capable of surviving life in the field.
The mili... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/4/panasonic-launches-ultra-rugged-windows-tablet-toughpad-fz-g1/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Viddy - the &#39;instagram for video&#39;</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/viddy-the-instagram-for-video/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:30:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With Instagram having basically taken over the internet when it comes to social photo editing and sharing — thanks in no small part to Facebook’s US$1 billion snap-up and further mainstreaming of the platform — it was only a matter of time before somebody applied the same concept to video clips. Meet Viddy, which makes shooting and sharing nano-sized video clips a breeze.
Of course, YouTube’s enabled easy video sharing for eons, but there are a few reasons why its overall experience isn’t reall... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/viddy-the-instagram-for-video/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Is this what iOS 7 will look like?</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/is-this-what-ios-7-will-look-like/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:56:55 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With anticipation building for the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, impressive fan-designed concept art is starting to appear on the internet.
iOS 7, which for the first time is being designed under the leadership of Apple’s celebrated design guru Jony Ive (after former iOS chief Scott Forstall was ousted from the company last year), is expected to introduce a significant visual overhaul of the iPhone and iPad’s software, which has been criticised in recent times for not innovat... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/is-this-what-ios-7-will-look-like/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Apple’s ‘iRadio’ music streamer may launch as soon as June</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/apples-iradio-music-streamer-may-launch-as-soon-as-june/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:29:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Not content with dominating the digital music industry with download sales in iTunes, Apple is set to launch its own streaming music service to take on the likes of Spotify, Rdio and Guvera.
Unlike those on-demand streamers however, it’s rumoured Apple’s iRadio (the final name of which hasn’t yet been confirmed) will offer a more radio-station-like functionality, where a stream of music is played without the listener in full track-by-track control.
If the most recent reports are accurate, Appl... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/apples-iradio-music-streamer-may-launch-as-soon-as-june/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>15-year-old Mark Zuckerberg’s teen web site surfaces online</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/15-year-old-mark-zuckerbergs-teen-web-site-surfaces-online/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In what looks to be the real deal, an early (possibly his first) web site designed by a teenage Mark Zuckerberg has surfaced online, indicating the 15-year-old’s high-school sense of humour but also demonstrating an early proficiency in coding alongside a budding interest in the power of the web for social networking.
The Angelfire-hosted site is still viewable, and was discovered by Hacker News overnight. The most telling details of the page - apart from a number of adolescent in-jokes where t... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/15-year-old-mark-zuckerbergs-teen-web-site-surfaces-online/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>iPad price cuts point to imminent new models</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/4/ipad-price-cuts-point-to-imminent-new-models/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:23:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Coming fresh on the heels of the iPad’s three-year anniversary this week, a round of price cuts by big-brand retailers in the US has cemented speculation that Apple will soon release new models of its market-leading tablet, potentially as soon as this month, which would repeat the company’s recent tendency of issuing mid-cycle iPad upgrades.
As noted by Fortune, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and MacMall have all slashed prices on their current stock of third-gen iPad with Retina Display models and first-g... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/4/ipad-price-cuts-point-to-imminent-new-models/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Facebook phones Home with new Android app, but shuns iPhone</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/facebook-phones-home-with-new-android-app-but-shuns-iphone/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:03:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The app, called Facebook Home, launches on April 12 and essentially replaces the entire Android front end. It's designed to give you instant and always-on access to the social network, and the company says it changes Android to put 'people, not apps' at its core. Its key features are new lock and home screens, which provide live Facebook updates from friends.
Home also more closely integrates Facebook chat, with chat alerts that can appear over the top of other apps, and also let you reply with... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/facebook-phones-home-with-new-android-app-but-shuns-iphone/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>UP Mini 3D printer</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/4/up-mini-3d-printer/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Price: $1,095  |   From: 3D Printing Systems
From the outside, the UP Mini looks like an overgrown bread maker, but when you take a look at the box of extras, you realise this is a little more serious. While putting it together (which was really easy), it was obvious it wasn’t that different to an inkjet printer, except that it prints in three dimensions instead of two and with molten plastic, not ink.
Everything you need to get up and running with 3D printing.
Instead of an ink cartridge, it... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/4/up-mini-3d-printer/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Print your imagination in 3D</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/print-your-imagination-in-3d/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:56:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Imagine being able to draw your ideas on a computer, plug a printer into the USB port, press a button and watch your ideas come to life before your eyes as real three-dimensional objects you can hold and use. Stop imagining it because it’s here. Welcome to the world of 3D printing.
Until recently, you needed to be in manufacturing to see a 3D printer, let alone afford one. Today, you can buy a 3D printer for $1,000 or less that sits on your desktop, plugs into your computer’s USB port and print... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/print-your-imagination-in-3d/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>5 ways technology will change your life in 2013</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/5-ways-technology-will-change-your-life-in-2013/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:10:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 1. TV viewing will be richer
The rise of the so-called second screen app will bring about a revolution in how you watch TV. Also known as TV companion apps, these run on your tablet or smartphone (the second screen) and provide you with TV guides and background information on the show you are watching, ranging from program information to gossip about its stars. They’re also connected to social media, so you can chat with others about what you’re watching. Companion TV apps are really the 21st c... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/5-ways-technology-will-change-your-life-in-2013/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>The ever-shrinking PC</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/4/the-ever-shrinking-pc/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:48:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The desktop computer. Come on, you remember it — that big beige box you used before you bought your first tablet. That box now is in a fight for its life, thanks to the tablet’s 80/20 rule, that says consumers can do on a tablet 80% of the things they used to do on a PC. .
However, chip giant Intel, the company largely responsible for the computing revolution of the 1990s, isn’t ready to let the desktop computer go down without a fight. It’s hoping to spark a revolution with a new design it cal... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/4/the-ever-shrinking-pc/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>The iPad&#39;s best Google Reader app just went free</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/the-ipads-best-google-reader-app-just-went-free/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:18:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ We've made no bones of the fact that we're big fans of Google Reader here at TechLife - in fact, some of our staff are still working through the five stages of grief over its imminent demise on July 1. (I'm firmly stuck on 'denial' myself.)
One of the reasons for Reader's huge influence is that, over the years, it's become almost the de facto standard for subscribing to RSS feeds. A large number of mobile and desktop apps have capitalised on that, including Reeder - which is our favourite clien... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/4/the-ipads-best-google-reader-app-just-went-free/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>The internet&#39;s best April Fools&#39; pranks of 2013</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/the-internets-best-april-fools-pranks-of-2013/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:00:14 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ With trolling one of the internet's favourite pastimes, there are always plenty of tech-related pranks on April Fools' Day - and some of them are even strangely plausible. 
In no particular order, here are our favourites from this year's crop:
YouTube selects a winner
The video-sharing website that launched in 2005 had one of the best pranks this year, announcing that the site has actually been one big competition - and that entries have now officially closed. (The good news is that the judgi... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/4/the-internets-best-april-fools-pranks-of-2013/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Anti-spam fight results in biggest-ever internet attack</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/anti-spam-fight-results-in-biggest-ever-internet-attack/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:10:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last week, the anti-spam organisation Spamhaus found itself the target of a large scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, seemingly in protest for adding Dutch hosting provider CyberBunker to its list of known spammers.
CyberBunker is infamous for its rather open policy when it comes to accepting customers - according to Stophaus, it happily hosts email servers dedicated to sending spam. The only things CyberBunker claims it won't traffic in are child pornography and terrorism-relate... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/anti-spam-fight-results-in-biggest-ever-internet-attack/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google Nexus 10 tablet review</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/reviews/2013/3/google-nexus-10-tablet-review/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:52:05 GMT</pubDate>
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Price: From $469  |  Web: www.google.com.au/nexus  |  Critical specs: Android 4.2, 10.1in Super PLS display at 2,560 x 1,600, 1.7GHz dual-core Exynos 5 CPU, 2GB RAM, 16/32GB storage, 5MP rear-facing and 1.9MP front-facing camera, 603g
Google’s wannabe iPad killer is well-spec’d, slim and light and has an unmatched high-resolution screen at a very low price. But is it actually good value for your money?
Compared to most other 10-inch Android tablets, the answer is a fai... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/tablets/reviews/2013/3/google-nexus-10-tablet-review/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Police speed trap spotter apps</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/police-speed-trap-spotter-apps/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:42:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It was inevitable, given the GPS location awareness of smartphones, that apps warning you of speed radars would become popular. These might seem controversial, but they just repeat what police radar warning signs already tell you: that there’s a speed trap nearby.
They might also prevent you from losing your driver’s licence (as this writer has) when you’re caught doing 70km/h in a 60km zone a couple of times and on a double demerits weekend.
The three main apps in this category are Speedtrap ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/police-speed-trap-spotter-apps/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Turn your smartphone into a PC</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/how-tos/2013/3/turn-your-smartphone-into-a-pc/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ How many times have you wished an app you frequently use on your smartphone was available on your PC or Mac? A public transport app, for instance, or even Instagram? Or how often have you wished you could just plug a big screen, keyboard and mouse into your phone?
A product called Android Mirror makes all this possible, for Android phones at least. It lets you attach your smartphone to a PC or Mac and use the computer’s monitor, keyboard and mouse with the phone instead. In effect, it turns you... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/how-tos/2013/3/turn-your-smartphone-into-a-pc/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>8 ways to longer iPhone battery life</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/how-tos/2013/3/8-ways-to-longer-iphone-battery-life/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ An iPhone is an incredible device capable of wondrous things. If you used its Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LTE, mapping and communication capabilities in front of Ewoks, they would almost certainly worship you as some sort of deity. On the other hand, if your battery ran out of charge in the middle of playing back the story of Episodes IV and V, you may end up as lunch.
Here are a few simple tips to make sure you can contact the Admiral and get off Endor when you need to. 
1. Don’t need Bluetooth? Don’t ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/how-tos/2013/3/8-ways-to-longer-iphone-battery-life/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Samsung Galaxy Camera review</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/3/samsung-galaxy-camera-review/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:42:44 GMT</pubDate>
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Price: $599  |  Web: www.samsung. com/au  |  Critical Specs: 16MP BSI-CMOS sensor, 23-483mm (35mm equivalent) focal length, 21x optical zoom with image stabilisation, 4.77-inch touchscreen, 8GB storage microSD card slot, onboard flash, connectivity includes 3G, Wi-Fi, HMDI and microUSB.
With its ability to stay connected on the go, the Samsung Galaxy Camera has widely been touted as a game changer for consumer photography. It’s the not the first camera with the Android ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/reviews/2013/3/samsung-galaxy-camera-review/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Lawmakers already seeking to ban using Google Glass while driving</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/lawmakers-already-seeking-to-ban-using-google-glass-while-driving/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ While it might often seem that the law is scrambling to keep pace with new technologies and innovations (particularly when it comes to copyright), US lawmakers are, for once, apparently looking to be pro-active when it comes to tech policy making.
According to a report on CNET, a new bill has been put before the West Virginia Legislature that wants to ban using "a wearable computer with a head-mounted display" - such as Google's upcoming augmented reality glasses - while operating a vehicle.
T... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/lawmakers-already-seeking-to-ban-using-google-glass-while-driving/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Apps to track a stolen phone</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/reviews/2013/3/apps-to-track-a-stolen-phone/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If you’ve never lost a phone before, consider yourself lucky. According to the Norton Cybercrime Report 2012, three out of 10 Australian mobile phone users have had a device lost or stolen. However, real-world figures are probably a lot higher.
This can be a harrowing experience, especially if it’s a new device that you’ve spent lots of money on. However, it’s usually the loss of your personal information such as contacts and photos that can be more distressing.
Anti-theft services and accesso... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/reviews/2013/3/apps-to-track-a-stolen-phone/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Octa-core Galaxy S 4 to skip Australia?</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/octa-core-galaxy-s-4-to-skip-australia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ An unconfirmed report on blog SamMobile indicates that Australia is scheduled to receive the quad-core Snapdragon version (GT-I9505) of Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S 4, rather than the octa-core version sold in many other parts of the world.
The octa-core model of the S 4 is based on Samsung's own Exynos 5 chips, which reportedly don't yet support 4G radios.
We're not alone in getting the quad-core version, however. Samsung confirmed earlier this week that the UK will also be receiving the Snapd... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/octa-core-galaxy-s-4-to-skip-australia/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Review: Microsoft Surface with Windows RT</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/reviews/2013/3/review-microsoft-surface-with-windows-rt/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:12:21 GMT</pubDate>
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Price: $559 for 32GB ; $679 with Touch Cover  |  Web: www.microsoft.com/surface
Critical specs: 10.6-inch LCD at 1,366 x 768 pixels, 1.3GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB or 64GB onboard storage, USB 2.0 socket, microSD slot, 680g.
You can’t accuse Microsoft of not aiming high. The Surface tablets are the first major pieces of hardware it’s designed since the Xbox 360, and they’re an ambitious mix of old and new in a compact and sleek form factor. Microso... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/tablets/reviews/2013/3/review-microsoft-surface-with-windows-rt/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google launches new note-taking app Keep</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/google-launches-new-note-taking-app-keep/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ After last week announcing that it was summarily killing off Google Reader - the news-reading tool much-beloved by internet information junkies - the search giant has today launched a brand new service… aimed at storing all your junky little bits of information.
Keep is essentially a lightweight clone of Evernote; both are multi-platform note-taking apps that are built to give you a central place to collect all those little tidbits (shopping lists, reminders, random cat photos from the internet... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/google-launches-new-note-taking-app-keep/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>AppleCare value questionable after updated Apple warranty policy</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/applecare-value-questionable-after-updated-apple-warranty-policy/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ There's been a lot of international attention this week on the leaked internal Apple email which clarified that Apple Australia's retail policy is in fact to offer warranty protection for iPhones, iPads and Macs that are up to two years old, not one year as was otherwise widely thought.
While this development is certainly a welcome one for Apple customers - bringing the company's policies in line with ACCC standards, as noted by MacTalk who first broke the story - a continuing controversy surro... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/applecare-value-questionable-after-updated-apple-warranty-policy/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Samsung building iWatch competitor, company exec confirms</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/samsung-building-iwatch-competitor-company-exec-confirms/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:53:13 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Exact details of Samsung's smartwatch are scant at this stage, but it will presumably join the company's recent range of smart cameras in running the Android OS. The watch was confirmed by Samsung Executive Vice President of Mobile, Young-hee Lee, in an interview with Bloomberg yesterday.
“We’ve been preparing the watch product for so long,” Lee told Bloomberg.
And indeed, the news isn't perhaps that surprising. Several Android-based watches have already hit the market, and concept designs for... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/samsung-building-iwatch-competitor-company-exec-confirms/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Ashton Kutcher&#39;s Steve Jobs film delayed &#39;indefinitely&#39; as rival projects close in</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/ashton-kutchers-steve-jobs-film-delayed-indefinitely-as-rival-projects-close-in/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:17:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Of the numerous planned Steve Jobs films currently in the pipeline, the most prominently marketed candidate to date - simply called Jobs and starring picture-perfect doppelgänger Ashton Kutcher in the lead role - has been pushed back from its impending release, with marketing reasons cited for the delay.
The film's original release date was slated for this week - in line with an anniversary celebrating 37 years since the founding of Apple - but Hollywood insiders disclosed this week that the fi... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/ashton-kutchers-steve-jobs-film-delayed-indefinitely-as-rival-projects-close-in/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google Chromebook laptops finally arrive in Australia, we go hands-on</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/google-chromebook-laptops-finally-arrive-in-australia-we-go-hands-on/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:37:57 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In order to find out, we got hold of the two launch models direct from Google late last week and have put them through their paces.
The Acer C7 ($299) and Samsung Series 3 ($349) Chromebooks will be available exclusively through Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi, with stock expected to land this week and next.
This is the first time Chromebooks have been sold locally, though Samsung's Series 3 unit has already been quite popular in the US; Google was eager to point out that it has remained the #1 sel... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/google-chromebook-laptops-finally-arrive-in-australia-we-go-hands-on/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Excel macro to count time</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/how-tos/2013/3/excel-macro-to-count-time/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:17:59 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ When you’re busy working in Excel and you need to remember to do something else later on, you can set a reminder for yourself using a macro. This Excel macro does just this: it asks you for a reminder message and when it should show you that message. It then lets you work while it keeps time in the background. When the time has expired, it will show you the reminder message. In creating this macro you’ll learn to use the OnTime method to run procedures at a future time.
The step-by-step guide b... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/how-tos/2013/3/excel-macro-to-count-time/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Leaked Apple email confirms two-year hardware warranty applicable in Australia</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/leaked-apple-email-confirms-two-year-hardware-warranty-applicable-in-australia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:16:22 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday we covered Apple's new promotional campaign for the iPhone 5 aiming to combat the just-launched Samsung Galaxy S 4 buzz, but here's a considerably more important update for Australian Apple customers - and one which the company isn't advertising.
According to MacTalk, Apple Australia last week effectively extended its hardware warranties to bring them in line with Australian Competition &amp; Consumer Commission standards, which suggest consumer statutory rights in relation to warrant... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/leaked-apple-email-confirms-two-year-hardware-warranty-applicable-in-australia/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>&#39;Sexy and fun&#39; BlackBerry 10 launches in Australia</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/sexy-and-fun-blackberry-10-launches-in-australia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Launching the BlackBerry 10 platform in Sydney last night, President &amp; CEO Thorsten Heins playfully described the new-look BlackBerry in the words of recently joined 'Global Creative Director', Alicia Keys: "You worked out, you got sexy again and it's fun to dance with you again."
A complete software redesign separate from the company's previous operating system, BlackBerry 10 features a number of innovative features designed to lure personal and corporate customers back to the brand. 'Peek... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/sexy-and-fun-blackberry-10-launches-in-australia/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New iPhone promo seeks to divert attention from Samsung Galaxy S 4</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/new-iphone-promo-seeks-to-divert-attention-from-samsung-galaxy-s-4/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:11:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Last week - which just happened to coincide with the launch of Samsung's attention-grabbing new Galaxy S 4 smartphone - Apple marketing guru Phil Schiller made not one but two public attacks on Android and Samsung in a barely concealed attempt to kill the buzz surrounding the new device.
And in further evidence that the hype surrounding the Galaxy S 4's innovative new mobile features is getting under Apple's skin, the company has updated its web site with a new page proclaiming "There's iPhone.... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/new-iphone-promo-seeks-to-divert-attention-from-samsung-galaxy-s-4/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Facebook likely to poach hashtag from Twitter</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/facebook-likely-to-poach-hashtag-from-twitter/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The hashtag might be synonymous with Twitter - in fact, it's likely to be the social network's most recognisable visual asset, eclipsing even the blue Twitter bird logo - but that probably won't stop arch-rival Facebook from nabbing the feature for itself.
According to reports online, Mark Zuckerberg's organisation is working on incorporating the hashtag into Facebook to perform the same kind of function that it plays in Twitter: as a means of aggregating user comments and shares around central... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/facebook-likely-to-poach-hashtag-from-twitter/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Samsung&#39;s Galaxy of S 4 innovations shows up Apple&#39;s iPhone 5</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/samsungs-galaxy-of-s-4-innovations-shows-up-apples-iphone-5/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:35:31 GMT</pubDate>
                    <guid>/smartphones/news/2013/3/samsungs-galaxy-of-s-4-innovations-shows-up-apples-iphone-5/</guid>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The saga of Samsung's galloping ascendancy in the smartphone market - at the expense of Apple's once seemingly indomitable position in mobile devices - has been a captivating ongoing story over the past year, and never more so than in the past few months, with many questioning Apple's capacity to keep up with the heady pace of continual tech innovation which consumers (and the tech media) demand.
The iPhone 5 may have sold like hotcakes at launch (and together with the iPhone 4S, Apple sold mor... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/samsungs-galaxy-of-s-4-innovations-shows-up-apples-iphone-5/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Windows 8 vs Windows RT: What&#39;s the difference?</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/3/windows-8-vs-windows-rt-whats-the-difference/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:34:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ For the last 20 years, we’ve been used to seeing Microsoft’s Windows OS running on laptops and desktop computers. And until those little netbook laptops came along a few years ago, you only found one real Windows OS (such as XP, Vista or 7) on all new machines hitting the market. Netbooks became the last post for the old Windows XP OS, while everything else around ran the newer Windows 7.
With the arrival of the latest version of Windows, Microsoft is giving you two distinct options to choose f... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/3/windows-8-vs-windows-rt-whats-the-difference/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>This is Samsung&#39;s Galaxy S 4</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/this-is-samsungs-galaxy-s-4/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Samsung took advantage of the broadway locale of the launch and had a theatrical theme to its unveiling, showing the phone's new features in different 'real world' contexts using broadway actors. It was, on the whole, a reasonably classy affair, with only one or two awkward moments - though there were few real surprises.
If you're looking to get your hands on one, Samsung's stated that the phone will begin rolling out worldwide in late April. We've asked Samsung about Australian availability bu... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/this-is-samsungs-galaxy-s-4/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Web backlash as Google kills popular Reader service</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/web-backlash-as-google-kills-popular-reader-service/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:42:25 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yesterday Google announced that it would be retiring its popular RSS service, Google Reader, citing a decline in usage as the reason, although the company acknowledged the product still had "a loyal following". Google Reader, which came to be in 2005, allows users to subscribe to feeds from their favourite web sites, enabling them to keep informed of new stories and updates without having to visit the sites in question. In more recent times, Google had neglected the service, instead encouraging ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/news/2013/3/web-backlash-as-google-kills-popular-reader-service/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Upgrading to Windows 8</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/how-tos/2013/3/upgrading-to-windows-8/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Microsoft’s Windows 8 is here and while the Windows Store bears a passing resemblance to tumbleweeds blowing across a desert landscape compared to its Android and iOS counterparts, the operating system still has some very good features that are worth trying out. However, with multiple versions available, starting from just $58, picking the right option for you might not be as simple as it looks.
Upgrade or full licence?
At the moment, all major retail stores are selling the upgrade version of ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/how-tos/2013/3/upgrading-to-windows-8/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Twitter expected to launch &#39;Twitter Music&#39; imminently</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/twitter-expected-to-launch-twitter-music-imminently/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:26:27 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the past year Twitter has divided users with its content expansions, taking the formerly 'pure' social network into more 'traditional' media company territory, including partnering up with TV networks for events like the Olympics, tightening up the rules of engagement for Twitter-related apps, and most recently rolling out a video service via the controversial mobile app Vine.
And overnight it's been reported that Twitter will add to its portfolio with the imminent launch of 'Twitter Music',... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/twitter-expected-to-launch-twitter-music-imminently/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Samsung&#39;s big Galaxy S 4 unveil happens tomorrow at 10am</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/samsungs-big-galaxy-s-4-unveil-happens-tomorrow-at-10am/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:40:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Samsung is the undisputed king when it comes to Android smartphones, and although the release of a new flagship handset from the company hasn't yet generated the kind of excitement and hype among consumers that a new iPhone generally does, its not for a lack of media coverage. 
The Korean electronics giant has been teasing the official unveiling for weeks and it's even managed to whip much of the mainstream press into a frothing lather. Though we already know quite a bit about what's inside the... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/samsungs-big-galaxy-s-4-unveil-happens-tomorrow-at-10am/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google Indoor Maps comes to Australia</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/google-indoor-maps-comes-to-australia/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:03:36 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Getting lost in an oversized shopping centre and being unable to find your significant other is one of the most painful drawbacks of contemporary metropolitan life - followed closely by locating the car afterwards in said shopping centre's multi-storey car park (and that's all before the free parking runs out too).
For Android users, help is at hand - literally - with Google announcing this week that Indoors Maps are now available in Australia as part of the Google Maps for Android app. The ind... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/google-indoor-maps-comes-to-australia/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Changes ahead for Google as Android chief steps down</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:15:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Overnight Google CEO Larry Page issued a release on the company's official blog announcing that Andy Rubin, the head of the organisation's Android division, is stepping down from the role to pursue other opportunities within Google.
According to Page, Rubin's prescience in promoting openness in mobile computing was ahead of its time ("He believed that aligning standards around an open-source operating system would drive innovation across the mobile industry. Most people thought he was nuts."), ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/changes-ahead-for-google-as-android-chief-steps-down/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Leaked video indicates predictive app Google Now headed for iOS</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/leaked-video-indicates-predictive-app-google-now-headed-for-ios/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If you're an Android user with Jelly Bean (4.1 or 4.2) installed, you really ought to check out Google Now. The next-gen search feature, which is built in to the Google Search app on Jelly Bean devices, is a kind of location- and habit-aware personal assistant that aims to tell you contextual stuff you want to know before you ask (kind of like Siri for iOS, but with a vaguely eerie clairvoyant tendency, based on your location, movement patterns and so on).
It's been a prized asset of Android's ... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/leaked-video-indicates-predictive-app-google-now-headed-for-ios/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Report: iPad to lose tablet crown this year</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/3/report-ipad-to-lose-tablet-crown-this-year/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ever since it was introduced in 2010 - essentially kickstarting a perennially dormant product category - the iPad has been far and away the highest-selling tablet on the market, but a new study is now indicating that the iPad's historical lead will likely be eclipsed in 2013.
A new forecast by market researchers IDC claims that a "predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market" will help erode the iPad's traditional market share, with Android-based tablets expected to gro... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/tablets/news/2013/3/report-ipad-to-lose-tablet-crown-this-year/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google &quot;still perfecting&quot; Project Glass for regular glasses wearers</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/google-still-perfecting-project-glass-for-regular-glasses-wearers/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:30:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Vision-correcting prescription lenses are invariably the most common reason for people to wear spectacles (not counting sunglasses, that is), but the needs of traditional glasses wearers seem to have been neglected in Google's first-round specifications for its ambitious Project Glass concept.
After an online journalist broke the news this week that Google's wearable augmented-reality spectacles are not currently compatible with prescription frames, the company hastily issued a release on Googl... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/google-still-perfecting-project-glass-for-regular-glasses-wearers/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Early 2005 iPhone prototype redefines &#39;chunky&#39;</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/early-2005-iphone-prototype-redefines-chunky/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:38:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Measuring at 5 inches by 7 inches and with a thickness approaching another 2 inches, this working iPhone prototype from 2005 (two years before first iPhone model saw release) demonstrates how far the technology evolved before it hit the market.
Ars Technica sourced a number of images of the prototype from a former Apple employee who worked on the project last decade. The dimensions indicate the oversized iPhone was indeed closer to tablet dimensions at these early stages.
While the prototype m... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/early-2005-iphone-prototype-redefines-chunky/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>How to make a quiz in Excel</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/computing/how-tos/2013/3/how-to-make-a-quiz-in-excel/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:43:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Excel is a great tool to use to create a quiz for work or play. It can track correct and wrong answers, and keep a running score of your progress. You can make up your own list of questions or do as we did and find some on the web to use. Our movie questions came from www.adviceopedia.com. We’ll show you how to create the quiz, how to write the formulas that track progress and how to keep the answers away from prying eyes.
Structure the workbook
To start, open a new workbook and rename ‘Sheet1... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/computing/how-tos/2013/3/how-to-make-a-quiz-in-excel/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Angry Birds for iPhone is free for the first time ever</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/angry-birds-for-iphone-is-free-for-the-first-time-ever/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:06:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 2009 was responsible for some real pop cultural gems, but few probably changed the world as much as Angry Birds. The definitive 'it' mobile game of the smartphone era, Rovio's bird-flinging, pig-smashing title has broken all sorts of records, made all sorts of monies and spun off into all sorts of miscellanea, but one thing it's never been - at least on iOS - is free.
That changed today, with Apple making Angry Birds for the iPhone and iPod touch (and Angry Birds HD for the iPad) free for the f... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/angry-birds-for-iphone-is-free-for-the-first-time-ever/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Vast majority of smartphone malware targets Android, new report claims</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/vast-majority-of-smartphone-malware-targets-android-new-report-claims/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ So exactly how much malware is directed at Android? Finnish security vendor F-Secure has just released a new report which claims that, in 2012, 79% of new mobile threats were aimed squarely at Google's platform. 
Android is the only mobile OS that allows users to easily install apps from outside its official store (here that's Google Play) which could increase the risk of malware from users unknowingly installing dodgy apps. By contrast, the 'walled garden' approach used by iOS and Windows Phon... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/smartphones/news/2013/3/vast-majority-of-smartphone-malware-targets-android-new-report-claims/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Facebook spruiks visual revamp after maligned Search mishit</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/facebook-spruiks-visual-revamp-after-maligned-search-mishit/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:40:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Facebook is overhauling the look and functionality of its web site, with a major renovation which puts the emphasis squarely on lush visual presentation.
The news feed is being redone with a more vibrant and contemporary look, sporting larger photos and text stylishly laid over the top of images.
In addition to the augmented visual emphasis, Facebook is introducing a new set of singular news feeds for exploring different kinds of content.
'All Friends' will offer an omnibus of friend content;... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/facebook-spruiks-visual-revamp-after-maligned-search-mishit/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Swatch CEO scorns Apple iWatch as impractical</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/swatch-ceo-scorns-apple-iwatch-as-impractical/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:25:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It seems not quite everybody is looking forward to the imminent Apple's smart watch. Nick Hayek, the CEO of Swatch - which happens to be the world's leading watch maker - showed not a small amount of skepticism when asked about Apple's widely expected entry into his corner of the market.
According to Bloomberg, Hayek was nonplussed by the iWatch hoopla, commenting: “Personally, I don’t believe it’s the next revolution... Replacing an iPhone with an interactive terminal on your wrist is difficul... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/lifestyle/news/2013/3/swatch-ceo-scorns-apple-iwatch-as-impractical/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Google Play turns one, celebrates by offering up Android bargains</title>
                    <link>http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/google-play-turns-one-celebrates-by-offering-up-android-bargains/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:42:37 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ While the current deals aren't quite as enticing as we've seen in some of Google's previous sales (which have had apps going for as little as 10c a pop), if you're an Android owner there are still some very good bargains to be found.
What's on offer varies from country to country. In Australia, the specials include a selected range of EA and Chillingo games for 50% off until March 19th. That includes big-name titles like Dead Space and Need for Speed: Most Wanted (which were both co-incidentall... <a href="http://www.techlife.net/apps/news/2013/3/google-play-turns-one-celebrates-by-offering-up-android-bargains/">Read more</a> ]]></content:encoded>
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