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No-one saw apps coming, but their future will be unmissable

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imageThere are over 1.5 million Apps available on iTunes, and 1.6 million for Android.Blake Patterson/Flickr, CC BY

It might be hard to believe, but the first iPhone was unleashed on the world less than 10 years ago.

It was announced in January 2007, displayed in a glass case with adoring fans huddled around it, and released in June of that year by then...

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The ethics of 'gifted' genes: the road to Gattaca?

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imageNow that we know there's a gene for intelligence, are we going to start breeding little Einsteins? from www.shutterstock.com.au

Recent research out of the UK has identified a genetic “general academic achievement factor”. Using identical twin studies, they found achievement across a wide range of academic subjects was influenced by many...

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  1. China's market lesson will be one of wealth transfer
  2. Male champions of change for city women; but regional women's careers languish
  3. The case for quotas in politics: the absence of women isn't merit-based
  4. The problem with merit-based appointments? They're not free from gender bias either
  5. Microsoft CEO faces biggest test yet as he charts new course with Windows 10
  6. 'Is this really Europe?': refugees in Calais speak of desperate conditions
  7. Cecil the lion was a victim of deep-rooted and persistent arrogance towards wildlife
  8. Study: GM food labels do not act as a warning to consumers
  9. Folding graphene like origami may allow us to wear sensors in our skin
  10. Why killing lions like Cecil may actually be good for conservation
  11. Man Booker 2015: not much better than Lewis Carroll's caucus race
  12. How the Man Booker fiction prize became stacked in favour of the big publishers
  13. Gothic glory and pop-up parliaments: could past visions help rescue the crumbling Palace of Westminster?
  14. Auto industry must tackle its software problems to stop hacks as cars go online
  15. Turkey opens up old wounds with a new campaign against the PKK
  16. How merger optimism feeds investors a comforting tale of bumper earnings
  17. Very British scandal continues rich tradition of tabloid titillation – and never mind the ethics
  18. Bishop's wedding trips not yet under Finance department's microscope
  19. Have young people stopped fearing sexually transmitted infections?
  20. What the Scott Walker fundraising controversy means for 2016
  21. CRISPR/Cas gene-editing technique holds great promise, but research moratorium makes sense pending further study
  22. Stadium design: baseball's saving grace?
  23. What if your cute little angel starts to say dirty little words?
  24. Do you suffer from climate guilt? A dose of philosophy can help
  25. Britain should reform itself before pointing the finger at Brussels
  26. Windows 10: Microsoft's universal system for an increasingly mobile world
  27. Players may have to act on racist attack against Goodes: Soutphommasane
  28. Wong-Bernardi debate puts four myths about marriage on show
  29. Sustainable oil from algae: the technology is ready, but what about the politics?
  30. Don't expect the Lord Sewel story to prompt constitutional change
  31. Startling new concessions made by Syria's desperate president
  32. The sharing economy could end capitalism – but that's not all
  33. Is the NHS under threat from free trade?
  34. Hard Evidence: are universities strapped for cash?
  35. The Beatles, Help! and the creation of the modern British man
  36. Is Britain braced for a brazen raid on pensions and savings?
  37. Consumers in Asia buy luxuries for different reasons to the West
  38. Policing parenting: is the Family Court going to punish you for having a drink?
  39. Why we need to tread carefully in drawing up human rights rules for business
  40. In free speech debates, consider Christianity's history of liberalism
  41. Why local content in Africa's extractive sector won't work without home grown human capital
  42. Poaching prompts a review of Africa's transfrontier parks
  43. Booing Adam Goodes – racism is in the stitching of the AFL
  44. Friend or foe: what the shape of your face says about you
  45. Modifying student loan system could ensure access for all students
  46. Why, among so many issues, Bronwyn Bishop's helicopter trip gets our attention
  47. Let's give feral cats their citizenship
  48. Graduating into a weak job market: why so many grads can't find work
  49. Why Australia's war on bikies will inevitably end in failure
  50. The Down Under book and film remind us our copyright law's still unfair for artists

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