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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...
28 DEC, 2020 /

Google’s year in search says a lot about our 2020 priorities

While it has a lot of products in the tech space, for many people Google is synonymous with the product that made its fortune in...
21 DEC, 2020 / SmartHome

Which smart speaker should you buy?

We’ve had speakers in our homes for many years now, but the advent of the “smart” speaker is a relatively new phenomenon. If you’re wondering...
14 DEC, 2020 /

Apple Macbook Air M1: Apple’s first Apple Silicon MacBook impresses

You really wouldn’t pick it from the outside, but Apple’s undergoing a major change in the way it makes its premium priced MacBook laptops. While...
10 DEC, 2020 /

5 key benefits of having on-site IT support

Remote IT support is a popular option for many Australian businesses, but it might not actually be the best one. Depending on the style and...
7 DEC, 2020 / Portable

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Review: Portable and affordable

Microsoft’s been selling Surface branded laptops for years now, most prominently to folks who want high end Windows laptops and tablets and are prepared to...
30 NOV, 2020 / Gaming

Microsoft Xbox Series X Review: Nice improvements, but no need to rush

Microsoft recently launched its fourth console generation with the arrival of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. They follow the original 2001 Xbox,...
23 NOV, 2020 /

Google’s latest Chrome update brings serious speed

When you’re browsing the web, the one thing that you don’t want is slow. Nobody likes to be left waiting, but all too often we’re...
12 NOV, 2020 / Quick Tips

What is the best encryption for a wireless router?

Getting online via Wi-Fi networks is easier than ever before, but it’s important to understand the risks of what happens when you press ‘connect’. Whether...
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...