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10 MAY, 2021 / Streaming

How to make the most of your streaming subscriptions

There’s a lot of choice right now when it comes to streaming video services online. They’re all built on the same basic premise; you get...
3 MAY, 2021 /

Apple Watch adds ECG in Australia: Here’s how to use it

In Australia, the vast majority of smartphones sold are tied either to Apple or Samsung. Everyone else in a brand sense runs a very distant...
29 APR, 2021

How do I find my iPhone when it’s in Lost Mode?

If you’re an Apple user, you might have already heard of a built-in feature designed to protect your device if you lose it. ‘Lost Mode’...
26 APR, 2021 /

Apple’s Spring Loaded event provides upgrades and just a few new products

Apple is rather good at creating marketing hype – as well as tech products that a lot of people really do adore – and it...
19 APR, 2021 /

Does it make sense to subscribe for printer ink?

With many of us working from home through 2020 and 2021, and the increasing needs for families to print items such as school assignments and...
15 APR, 2021 / Quick Tips

How to Stop Spam Emails

Your time and attention are so valuable – and the world knows it! No doubt you receive countless emails everyday from other businesses advertising their...
12 APR, 2021 / Mobile Phones

LG exits the smartphone business – so which phone should you buy?

LG recently confirmed something that had been doing the rumour mill rounds for a couple of months. The South Korean technology giant has declared that...
6 APR, 2021 / SmartHome

Google Nest Hub 2nd Generation Review

Google recently updated the smaller of its two smart displays, the Google Nest Hub, with a 2nd generation model that doesn’t change much visually if...
1 APR, 2021 / Mobile Phones

How mobile security works and do you need it

As our lives become increasingly more remote and location independent, the need for mobile devices is on the rise. Many Australians enjoy using multiple mobile...
22 MAR, 2021 /

Samsung SSD 980 NVMe M.2 Review: A great mix of speed and cost

Samsung recently sent me one of its lower-cost SSD drives, the Samsung SSD 980 NVMe M.2 to test out. Drives like this one are designed...
18 MAR, 2021 /

What is bandwidth and how can you improve Internet bandwidth?

What is bandwidth? When we talk about bandwidth, what we’re talking about is the amount of data that can be uploaded and downloaded from your...
15 MAR, 2021 / Netflix

Netflix is closing the “brother-in-law” loophole

By a wide margin, Netflix is the most popular of the subscription streaming services in Australia. It has an estimated 13.2 million viewers each month....
8 MAR, 2021 / Mobile Phones

What is an eSIM: Why you might never need a SIM card again

While these days we’re tending to keep our mobile phones for longer periods of time – up to 3.5 years according to research, if you...
4 MAR, 2021 /

Battle of the best video conferencing apps

Video conferencing used to be reserved just for international clients and fancy board rooms, but that’s not the case anymore. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
1 MAR, 2021 /

Understanding USB Power Delivery: One cable to charge them all?

One of the key issues for technology is power, and as we’ve shifted to more portable gadgets – from mobile phones and tablets to laptops...
22 FEB, 2021 / Facebook

Facebook’s news ban is a timely reminder to check what you read online

As you’re probably aware, Facebook’s recently been making some very big changes to the way Australians use its services. Specifically, and in reaction to the...
15 FEB, 2021 /

Starlink offers satellite broadband options – but how good are they?

Recently, Elon Musk – yes, that Elon Musk, of Tesla and SpaceX fame – launched a new product in Australia, and indeed globally. Starlink is...
8 FEB, 2021 / Mobile Phones

Apple’s next iOS update might solve mask issues (with a catch)

One of the nicest features of Apple’s iPhone range of smartphones is the ability to unlock the phone using nothing more than your face. Apple...
4 FEB, 2021 /

2021 major tech trends to watch out for

2020 was an interesting year, wasn’t it? While we were all challenged to survive the stay home orders, technology was also put to the test....
1 FEB, 2021 /

Laser printer or Inkjet: Which printer is best?

While the quantity of paper I print on has dropped over the years – especially in my own case where far more of my writing...
21 JAN, 2021 /

How to fix and reduce a laptop from overheating

We’ve all been there. You’re on your laptop and all of a sudden you start to hear what sounds like a fan going into overdrive....
18 JAN, 2021 /

At CES 2021, Razer shifts from gaming to health with the world’s smartest mask

Every year since 1967, the US Consumer Electronics Show, or CES for short shows off the latest in technological innovations and products that manufacturers are...
11 JAN, 2021 /

4K, 8K, Full HD – What’s the difference?

As I’m writing this, the Consumer Electronics Show that would usually take place in Las Vegas is instead being staged entirely online, due to the...
4 JAN, 2021 / SmartHome

Tado Smart AC Control V3+ Review: How smart can your aircon get?

Like many Australians, I survive our hotter summer months thanks to the invention of air conditioning. Not that I can’t sweat it out when I...