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9 NOV, 2020 / Streaming

Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite vs Google Chromecast with Google TV: Making your smart TV smarter

Smart TVs – flat panels that include some level of integrated internet-based streaming functionality – have been a reality for years now, with a wide...
2 NOV, 2020 / Portable

Should you buy a laptop with integrated or dedicated graphics?

Intel has just released a new GPU for laptop builders to incorporate into their designs in the form of the Intel Iris Xe Max. If...
26 OCT, 2020 /

Google won’t give up search without a fight

One of the biggest tech news stories of recent months emerged when the US Department of Justice announced that it’s going to take search giant...
19 OCT, 2020 /

Apple revives MagSafe as it drops chargers from iPhones

Apple recently launched its 2020 crop of iPhone smartphones, comprising 4 different sizes and models that will become progressively available over the next month or...
12 OCT, 2020 /

What will the upcoming NBN changes mean for your home broadband?

NBN Co recently announced that it’s spending some $3.5 billion dollars to upgrade parts of the nation’s Fibre To the Node (FTTN) network to full...
7 OCT, 2020 / Virtual Reality

Will consumer VR ever hit it really big?

Virtual Reality, often shortened to VR is one of those “future tech” concepts, along with hoverboards, jetpacks and teleportation that we always seem to be...
28 SEP, 2020 / SmartHome

Nuki Smart Lock 2.0 & Arlo Essential Spotlight Camera: Gadgets to keep your home safe

In recent years there’s been a glut of smart home devices with a strong focus on what amounts to self-managed security. Where once you might...
21 SEP, 2020 /

Apple surprises with quick release of iOS 14

Apple typically holds a launch event in September for its new model iPhones. Whenever those new phones launch is when the new versions of its...
14 SEP, 2020 /

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Duet Chromebook sings a different laptop song

Chromebooks are laptops that use Google’s Chrome browser as the basis for their operating system. We’ve discussed them before but to date most of the...
7 SEP, 2020 /

Apple iMac 2020: The last great Intel iMac?

When Apple announced recently that it was going to shift from producing computers using Intel processors to its own “Apple Silicon” it also said that...
31 AUG, 2020 /

25 Years Since Windows 95 Changed Computing For The Better (Mostly)

We live in an age where it’s absolutely assumed that the vast majority of your interactions with computers will be with visual interfaces – strictly...
17 AUG, 2020 / Gaming

Epic Games takes on Apple and Google, but there’s more than gaming at stake

Chances are decent that even if you’re not a gamer, you’ve probably heard of Fortnite, the massively successful online battle shooter game produced by Epic...
10 AUG, 2020 / MacOS

What to expect from Mac OS Big Sur

Apple has a major update to its macOS operating system coming, although if you’re particularly keen — and happy to take on a few risks...
3 AUG, 2020 /

ACCC takes on Google in court, but what can you do to stay private online?

One of the big tech news stories to break recently was the Australian Consumer And Competition Commission’s decision to take search giant Google to court....
30 JUL, 2020 /

How to Remove Malware From Your Mac or Android

It’s a popular trope that Androids and Macs don’t get viruses or malware, but that’s incorrect. Whilst they may not be as susceptible to them...
27 JUL, 2020 /

Chromebooks: Pros and Cons

Back when Google introduced the concept of a Chromebook – a laptop computer not running Windows 10, Linux or Apple’s macOS, but instead an environment...
20 JUL, 2020 / Social Media

Twitter hacked, but there wasn’t much users could do to stay safe

Late last week, a whole host of very prominent Twitter accounts – folks like Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, alongside major brands such...
13 JUL, 2020 / Mobile Phones

Should Mobile Phones Come With Chargers?

Apple’s iPhone lines are incredibly popular with Australian consumers, and they’re also the phone that have the most rumours swirling around them as we draw...
23 JUN, 2020 /

Surface Book 3 Review: Unique but not compelling

Microsoft diversified its Surface portfolio of tablet devices a number of years back to include more laptop-style designs, including the Surface Laptop – no prizes...
15 JUN, 2020 /

Adobe Photoshop Camera: Some fun filters (and some limitations)

Adobe is one of the big names in productivity software, with the vast majority of creative professionals relying heavily on applications like Premiere Pro, Audition...
9 JUN, 2020 /

Microsoft surrenders in the browser wars as it switches to Chromium

I’ve been writing about the Internet for long enough now that I’ve seen every iteration to date of the competition in the web browser space;...
1 JUN, 2020 /

Gigabit NBN arrives… but only for some

We’re technically flying fast towards the finish line for the often controversial National Broadband Network, with NBN Co, the company created to build the network...
28 MAY, 2020 / Quick Tips

How to format an external hard drive

External hard drives are a great way to easily expand the storage capacity of your computer. Just plug it in to a USB port and...
25 MAY, 2020 / Streaming

How many streaming services is too many?

With many of us choosing to remain indoors for the rather obvious health and safety reasons, there’s been an explosion of interest in streaming media...