All smartphones suffer from reduced signal strength when held in particular ways, and the iPhone 4 is no exception, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Few owners are reporting issues to Apple, and return rates are particularly low, he claimed. But Apple has decided to give all owners a free case as this may help ameliorate the issue.

In 2010, Austrian daredevil skydiver ‘Fearless’ Felix Baumgartern will attempt to break the record for the fastest speed of a human falling through Earth’s atmosphere, the highest ever parachute jump, and the first human to exceed the speed of sound without the use of a machine.

Google's Street View is getting a makeover, with new, higher-quality images being collected in major Australian cities.

Google's Street View is getting a makeover, with new, higher-quality images being collected in major Australian cities.

Spam levels remain at 90 percent, according to security provider Symantec. But the situation would have worsened if a major botnet hadn't suffered downtime during June.

Kaspersky Lab claims it has detected its 25 millionth piece of malware.

Microsoft's Surface table computer has broken out of North America and is now available in 12 countries in Europe and the Middle East.

Bejewelled iPhone comes with $US2.5 million price tag: is it the king of bling or just crassly conspicuous consumption?

HTML clipboardNo wonder Skype has trouble providing accurate call rates for Australia. They seem to think it's in Europe!