This Month
- Exclusive
- AFR Magazine
‘We had to have faith’: Apple’s designers on creating the Vision Pro
For these innovators, the Vision Pro isn’t just a step change in computers. It’s a step into the future.
- John Davidson
Meet Samsung’s new Ring, Watch Ultra and not-so-new folding phones
At its biggest gadget launch of the year, the Korean tech giant finally launched its finger-worn health tracker and a new outdoors-oriented watch.
- Updated
- John Davidson
With its new wearables, Samsung goes toe-to-toe, ear-to-ear with Apple
The tech giant has finally released its long-awaited Galaxy Ring fitness tracker, but it’s not coming to Australia until later this year.
- Updated
- John Davidson
What to expect from Samsung’s biggest launch of the year
An outdoorsy Galaxy Watch Ultra could be the biggest news at this week’s Unpacked, alongside the usual artificial intelligence announcements.
- John Davidson
Extending life expectancy big business for Manly app founders
The three surf club members started comparing workouts in 2020. Now their platform, which aggregates wearable technology data, is worth about $9 million.
- Zoe Samios
February
How to start running when you’re over 40
The positives of running are myriad and can include improved heart and lung health, increased joint strength and a reduction in the risk of chronic illnesses.
- Ally Oliver
January
Initial results from first human brain implant ‘promising’
The first human patient has received a brain implant from Neuralink, a step forward for the company that aims to let humans control computers with their minds.
- Sarah McBride
December 2023
Is a $3745 app-controlled mattress topper a sound sleeping investment?
The Eight Sleep Pod Cover is great at collecting data but is missing a trick on helping you make sense of it all.
- Rachael Bolton
Apple wins appeal court bid to pause US watch ban
The ruling allows Apple to resume selling its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches in the US at least until another review in about two weeks time.
- Blake Brittain
Apple files court appeal as US watch import ban takes effect
Apple also asked for a pause on the ban until a ruling, expected in mid-January, on whether redesigned versions of the watches infringe on Masimo’s patents.
- Josh Wingrove and Mark Gurman
Apple pause on holiday watch sales points to legal bind it faces
Intellectual property lawyer James Gagen said it’s striking that Apple did not prepare a fallback position to ensure continued supply.
- Rachel Graf
Apple to halt US sales of smartwatches after patent loss
The company is preparing for a looming ban of models with a blood oxygen sensor – a feature first added to the line-up in 2020 – that Masimo says it invented.
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- Mark Gurman
November 2023
How the tech crowd track their health to live longer
‘Quantified self’ is a movement where the health conscious are trying to leave nothing to chance, using the latest in technology to monitor their bodies and fitness.
- Nick Bonyhady
The long shadow of Steve Jobs looms over the turmoil at OpenAI
One of the most persistent tech cliches is of the visionary founder – who can reach into the future, break off a piece and make it into something the masses adore.
- David Streitfeld
New star rating system to help secure home devices
Default passwords will be banned and a mandatory cyber rating system for consumer internet-connected appliances are to be part of a new cyber strategy to be released next week.
- Tom Burton
October 2023
Why the Apple Watch could become a must-have as summer gets hotter
The makers of the popular timepiece have unveiled a new “Time in Daylight” feature that tracks your exposure to sunshine.
- Teddy Amenabar
June 2023
- Opinion
- Apple
Don’t wear Apple’s goggles, their vision is bleak
Thou shalt not hide the human face isn’t an absolute command, but should be a general expectation.
- Ross Douthat
May 2023
Elon Musk’s Neuralink wins approval for human study of brain implants
Elon Musk’s Neuralink received US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone as it faces US probes over its handling of animal experiments.
- Rachael Levy, Marisa Taylor and Akriti Sharma
Catapult Sports boss says growth, cost reduction strategy is working
Will Lopes says the group slashed costs over the second half of financial 2023 and can turn free cashflow positive next year.
- Tom Richardson
November 2022
The one Apple Watch feature that really shows up the competition
It’s the part of the new smartwatch anchoring it to the wrist that sets it apart from its rivals.
- Bani McSpedden