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Elly Awesome reviews the vivo X60 Pro

New phone rivals Samsung and Apple

A new phone has just landed in Australia that has proven it can compete with tech giants Apple and Samsung thanks to its “impressive” camera.

New bricks made from plastic PET bottles. Picture: LEGO

LEGO answers kids’ call with new brick

The cult playroom favourite will take on a new form in the months to come as LEGO comes good on its sustainability commitment.

Istanbul, Turkey - December 15, 2018: Social media apps on Apple iPhone X

Blackmailed with personal photos: Apple’s new iPhone warning

Apple has warned scams, ransoms and spying could spread on iPhones if new laws allow users to install apps outside its store.

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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 21, 2020: Protective service officers leave the Brady Hotel in Melbourne CBD on Friday morning. The hotel has been given the contract to act as a Covid 19 quarantine centrePicture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Parliament erupts over police data ask

Victoria Police’s attempts to get private contact tracing data came under the microscope during a fiery exchange in state parliament.

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Apple’s ‘nonsense’ mission for the iPhone

APPLE has a master plan for its products, but some have labelled the ambitious goal as “strange” and even “nonsense”.

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Foxtel announce their latest product, the Foxtel Now Box which will allow customers will have access to new content, apps and games through the Google Play store. It will also offer streaming of all TV content including drama, reality and sport programs as well as free-to-air TV channels. Angie and Yvie from reality tv show Gogglebox at the launch. Picture: Toby Zerna

How to beat TV’s silly season

FORGET Big Bang Theory repeats and cricket matches: three tech giants are launching gadgets to keep you entertained.

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Photo of 2017 Mazda CX-9

Mazda’s $70K SUV flagship is up in the rarefied air

The CX-9 sets the family SUV standard but the plush Azami, with petrol engine and all-wheel drive, faces strong rivals from Honda, Skoda and the Koreans

Generic image of handing over the cash in Australian currency

The apps to make easy extra cash

IF YOU need a little extra cash, here’s four easy ways to make money by simply using your smartphone.

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Google Home promo.Photo of Charlie Starling (6) and Lexi Starling (2) with the new device.Photo by Richard Gosling

Smart devices will run most homes

FORGET looking up calendars and flipping through recipe books: smart speakers are ready to do your bidding. And most homes will use one by 2022.

PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 03: The new iPhone X is displayed at an Apple Store on November 3, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. The highly anticipated iPhone X went on sale around the world today. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Child hacks mum’s iPhone Face ID

APPLE says there’s only a one in a million chance of its new Face ID technology being tricked. This kid must be the one.

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Maybe Apple's FaceID isn't that secure after all.

iPhone X’s Face ID tricked by mask

APPLE said the Face ID feature has a one in 1,000,000 chance of being beaten, but a mask using common materials costing less than $200 has shown otherwise.

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AUGMENTED REALITY Edinburgh, UK - July 18, 2016: Closeup of a man holding a Samsung S6 smartphone, playing Pokemon Go with the game's augmented reality superimposing a character onto the pavement surface, as a person approaches in the distance. Image: iStock For Study Options 2017 feature

Pokemon Go follow up is creating a stir

REMEMBER when everyone went crazy about Pokemon Go? The company behind it is working on a new game that could be even bigger.

Footage shows what it is like to be swallowed by lava

What it’s like to be swallowed by lava

FOOTAGE from a GoPro has captured the moment it was completely consumed by lava and somehow came out still working.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: A customer poses with an iPhone X as he purchases one upon its release in the U.K, on November 3, 2017 in London, England. The iPhone X is positioned as a high-end, model intended to showcase advanced technologies such as wireless charging, OLED display, dual cameras and a face recognition unlock system. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

iPhone X’s cold weather defect

APPLE has responded after iPhone X users claim their device stops working properly in the cold.

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