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The weekend is mere hours away – but first, read all of this tech news

The weekend is mere hours away – but first, read all of this tech news
Building your own gadgets is not only satisfying, but it can save you cash and get you what you really want, says Will Findlater
There’s more to Google Glass and co than sneaky snaps of strangers. Sophie Charara speaks talks to the inventors and researchers behind the smart specs that improve poor vision
Movies are changing, as a new wave of technologies hit the movie industry. But what does it mean for you, the viewer?
The sharing economy allows you to turn your home into a hotel and your car into a taxi. We explain how – and why it’s good for you…
We’ve endured a music quality wasteland in pursuit of convenience. With the rise of hi-res audio we can have both quality and accessibility
It’s different, sure, but does Amazon’s first phone set the world alight?
Stuff’s Esat Dedezade wants an easy life – and sees giving massive corporations his most personal data as a way of getting it
Coding is tomorrow’s grammar – as important a transferrable skill as learning maths or English. Marc McLaren speaks to Decoded’s Ali Blackwell to find out why…
Digital media isn’t finishing off physical media – it’s making it better, says Stephen Graves
Technology not only changes the fabric of how stories get told, but also the actual stories themselves, says Stephen Graves
If you want music quality and convenience, discover via streaming services but get those lossless kicks via CD, says Simon Lucas