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‘You Changed Horse In Mid-Stream’: Kevin Rudd On Turnbull’s NBN
In 2009, then-Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd launched the National Broadband Network — building fibre infrastructure to 93 per cent of Australian homes, the largest public works...
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There’s Another New Bike-Sharing App In Sydney Now
Anyone walking around Sydney over the last month has seen those new ride-sharing bicycles — the yellow and red bikes from Reddy Go and Obike. You can’t avoid them. They’re literally everywhere....
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Well Yeah, Of Course The NBN’s A Mess: Unions
Thousands of subcontractors given “no proper training” and poor government handling have caused no end of problems for the NBN rollout, according to the communication workers’ union. The...
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Logitech Made A Trackball Mouse, Because Everything Old Is New Again
Consider these events: Microsoft releases the Intellimouse. You can’t find a Super Nintendo for love nor money. And now Logitech is making a new trackball. What year is it? The new mouse-esque...
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In 2018, The NBN Will Get A 1Gbps Upgrade For Fibre To The Node Users
In another conveniently timed good news story, NBN has announced that some time in 2018 it will make the first installations of 1Gbps G.fast technology onto the National Broadband Network. Using 106MHz...
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South Australia Has $4 Million For Its Own Space Program
South Australia is putting out the call to startup incubators and accelerators to establish themselves in the state to build startups with expertise in space science, training and technology — and has...
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MSY Fined $750,000 For Misleading Warranties, Again
Cut-rate computer parts retailer MSY has been slapped with a $750,000 fine from the Federal Court for misleading customers on their rights around warranties. What’s worse than a $750,000 fine? The fact...
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There’s A Cochlear Implant Made For Your iPhone Now
If you have any kind of hearing loss, you’ll know how frustrating it can be to live in a world engineered towards people with full hearing — including using your smartphone. There’s a new hearing aid...
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B&O Play E8 Wireless Earphones: Australian Review
Tiny wireless earphones are all the rage right now. Apple, Jabra, Sony, Jaybird, Bose, and now Bang & Olufsen have all joined the race to build miniature ‘buds that sit in your ears without cables,...
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Here’s Virgin Mobile’s Plan Pricing For The iPhone X
Pre-orders for the iPhone X kick off tomorrow evening at 6:01PM AEDT, and Virgin is shouting loud and clear that it has the plans you want. You’ll be able to get an iPhone X from $92 a month with...
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The ACMA Is Future-Proofing Australia’s 4G And 5G Mobile Networks
We already use our phones a lot, and there are a lot of us using phones at the same time. That means a lot of pressure on Australia’s mobile networks, which are already stretched to breaking point. The...
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And Now The Note8 Is Blue
Did you hold off buying a Samsung Galaxy Note8 when it launched because you were really, really hanging out for the Deepsea Blue that Australia missed out on? Well, pal, today’s your lucky day. You’ll...
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Telstra Messaging Is An All-In-One App For SMS, MMS And Voicemail
Video: Telstra has a new app that brings together all the messaging and voicemail features that you rely on your mobile carrier for. It’s a lot of duplication if you’re already committed to a...
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The Apple Watch Will Soon Stream Straight From Apple Music To Your Ears
If you’re one of the early-adopting few with an Apple Watch Series 3 with built-in cellular, good news: you’ll soon be able to stream Apple Music’s 40 million songs directly to your AirPods. Or any...
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Amaysim’s New Mobile Plans Are Incredibly Cheap
If you don’t use a hell of a lot of data on your phone — maybe you’re on Wi-Fi all the time, or maybe you’re just careful — it can be hard to find a cheap mobile plan. Amaysim has always been a...
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Here’s Vodafone’s Plan Pricing For The iPhone X
Pre-orders for the iPhone X open up this evening at 6:01PM AEDT, but a couple of telcos are announcing their pricing a few hours early. Virgin Mobile was first out of the gates, but now it’s time for...
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Pocketbook Now Knows How Much You Spend At Cafes, Restaurants And Pubs
Australian spending and savings tracking app Pocketbook has over 350,000 users — it’s one of our go-to suggestions if you’re trying to keep a closer eye on where all your money is going. The app has...
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Google Will Fix The Pixel 2 XL’s Display With Software
After a couple of weeks of reported drama with the Google Pixel 2 XL’s 6-inch OLED display — manufactured by LG, rather than industry leaders Samsung — in everything from viewing angles to screen...
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Snapchat Has An Awesome Augmented Reality Filter For Stranger Things
Video: Stranger Things drops today on Netflix, and there’s one particularly cool celebration of that auspicious occasion coming your way — courtesy of Snapchat, of all companies. You can use your...
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You Can Pre-Order The iPhone X In Australia Now
The iPhone X launches into Australia at 8AM sharp next Friday, and all of the country’s mobile networks have flung their doors wide open for pre-orders. Here’s links to pre-order at all the major...
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Qantas And Uber Team Up For Rides To The Airport
Getting a ride home from the airport after a long flight might now just get that little bit easier. Qantas and Uber have kicked off a partnership that lets you book a car through the new Qantas app,...
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The iPhone X Line In Sydney Has Become A Parody Of Itself
A few days before the Friday launch of the iPhone X, there’s a line outside the Apple Store in Sydney. And this one might be the worst one yet, but not for the reasons you might think. Passed onto us...
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The Linksys WRT32X Is A Wi-Fi Router For Gamers
If you’ve got a PC with a Killer network card in it — and that could include something from Alienware, Razer, MSI or Gigabyte — you could have an instant ticket to lower pings during online gaming....
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Philips Un-Haunted Manly Quarantine Station With Smart Lights
Video: Philips has new lights in its Hue line-up, cheaper ones that only create white light from cool to warm rather than the reds and greens and blues of the original Hue. White light can be...
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Sony WF-1000X Wireless Earphones: Australian Review
Truly wireless in-ear headphones have only been in vogue for the last year or so, but we’re starting to see some pretty excellent attempts pop up. B&O’s E8s currently reign supreme in my heart, but...
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Find A Better Halloween Costume, I’ll Wait
Video: You won’t be able to top an actual real life speeder bike from Return of the Jedi. Or two of them. This video is the result of some incredible hard work over months by YouTubers Jesse Wellen...
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Sydney’s iPhone X Line (Of Chairs) Is Being Cleared By Council
In the days leading up to an iPhone launch, there’s always a bit of a crush outside Apple’s George Street — people lining up for the new phone take up room on the pedestrian walkway. This year it’s...
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Australia Loves The Smartphone
A decade since the Nokia N95 and the original iPhone launched in 2007, Australia’s love affair with the smartphone has only gotten more hardcore. In 2017, fewer than one in 10 Australians doesn’t have...
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Ring Video Doorbell 2: Australian Review
Peace of mind is one thing that a smart home can give you — knowing that your precious property is monitored whether you’re home or away. Ring’s Video Doorbell 2 is a smart home gadget that sits at...
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Here’s What You Get In The iPhone X Box
Video: We’re just a couple of days from the launch of the iPhone X, Apple’s most important phone in years. Early hands-on reviews — including our own — are starting to trickle out into the wild, and...
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MSY’s Website Is A Lesson In Hubris
Pride comes before the fall. MSY Technology — “the name you can trust” in cheap computer parts — now has a massive ACCC court notice plastered on its website right underneath its logo, a week after it...
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Call Of Duty: WWII’s Soundtrack Is A Modern Take On The Classic World War 2...
Call of Duty: World War II is a 2017 return to the roots of the original 2003 Call of Duty. Back to World War II, back to traditional movement — no Infinite Warfare double-jumps and wall-running — and...
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6 Gestures You’ll Need To Learn For The iPhone X
The iPhone X’s lack of a physical home button is the most significant update to Apple’s world-changing smartphone since the original iPhone’s launch in 2007. I’ve had an iPhone X for the last day, and...
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The ACCC Might Regulate NBN Wholesale Services
The NBN is around about half done, but that also comes with a massive jump in complaints to the TIO over the last year. The ACCC is on the case, and it might end up regulating the standard of services...
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Why The OnePlus 5T Will Have A Headphone Jack
In an age where the humble 3.5mm aux jack is fast disappearing from many of the most expensive and premium phones, OnePlus is taking a stand. The next phone that the company is teasing, the OnePlus 5T,...
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Now This Is How You Sell A Car
Video: “Luxury is a state of mind.” No, this isn’t some awful Johnny Depp perfume ad — this is a commercial for a 1996 Honda Accord EX, well maintained with two owners and 141,095 miles on the clock....
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The ACCC Is Changing The Way It Thinks About Selling 5G To Telcos
5G is still at least a couple of years away, but Australia’s telco regulator needs to think ahead. The ACCC has said it wants to apportion spectrum for 5G mobile networks to telcos like Telstra, Optus...
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Synology DS918+: Australian Review
4K TVs are getting cheap as chips these days, and that means you should be getting hold of some 4K video to play on it. There’s only one persistent problem with that — 4K video files are massive, so...
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How To Watch The 2017 Melbourne Cup Live In Australia, On TV, Online Or On...
The 2017 Melbourne Cup is less than a day away — so if you’re in it to win, you don’t have long to place your bets. If you’re just looking for the simplest and most convenient way to watch along,...
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The iPhone X Is The Best Phone For Photos Ever
Let’s be honest — our smartphones today are more camera than they are phone. We use them to document our lives with images and video as much as we use them to message and check up on Facebook and...
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