 | | |  | A new smartphone app that sends out an alarm if a user fails to "check in" at a set time could be hijacked by over-vigilant parents, an IT expert has warned. | | Top stories BEN GRUBB 1:38pm | Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has appointed three telecommunications veterans to the board of the company charged with building Australia's national broadband network, one of whom owns a significant number of Telstra shares and another who previously left the company on unceremonious terms. | LUCY BATTERSBY 6:59pm | One in five internet users aged over 50 have been victims of online fraud, in part because older Australians are more likely than teenagers to chat to strangers online, post personal contact information or get caught up in love scams. | 12:12pm | A comet is heading for a close encounter with the sun later this month, and could be visible to the naked eye in December. | 12:42pm | A Canadian tailor is releasing a three-piece suit that has killer looks plus bulletproof protection that would make James Bond envious. | 11:42am | The number of smartphones in the world is forecast to triple to 5.6 billion by 2019. | 12:19pm | Google plans to include a dozen or so massive sails on its four-story barge under construction in the San Francisco Bay. | Sylvia Pennington 8:54am | Military suppliers don't usually get to celebrate their wins publicly, but Hardcat is pretty chuffed to have played a role in this year's Nobel peace prize win. | James Dominguez 7:34am | BlizzCon dropped a pile of news about new World of Warcraft content, Target posts out some Xbox Ones early, and Classification Review Board announces controversial mass review. | James Dominguez 7:39am | While its gameplay may be fairly basic, its the presentation and production values that make Tearaway, from the creators of Little Big Planet, something very special. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. Your email address is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161.
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