Star Trek's sci-fi medical technology is even closer to reality, with a new iPhone stethoscope app that doctors are using to save lives in Britain.

CELLS from India's red rain of 2001 multiply under extreme heat - and they don't contain DNA.

APPLE'S gadget changes shape, colour and size again and iTunes embraces the world of Facebook.

UBER-nerds, cyber-geeks and tech-heads will be descending on Brisbane next month for the eagerly awaited 2010 World Computer Congress.

AFTER 10 years of comparative slumber, the sun is waking up - and astronomers are on full alert.

POLICE are investigating disturbing "hit lists" circulating on Facebook that have been linked to the murders of two teenagers.

APPLE is developing a "kill switch" for hacked iPhones that could wipe the handset and render it useless.

GOOGLE has sparked a fiery privacy debate by claiming future teenagers will need to change their names when they reach adulthood to escape online pasts.

SIXTY-three years and half a world away from where it was made, a vintage toaster is still delivering reliable service at breakfast every morning.

THE games you play on your mobile have escaped the eye of Australian censors - until now.