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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 20, 2022: Generic photos of electric cars and charging stations. Tesla on Gouger Street.Debate over repeal of electric vehicle levy to continue/ conclude in SA lower house. The tax forces electric vehicle owners to pay a 2.5 cent per kilometre mileage charge on zero-emission vehicles in lieu of the fuel excise not being paid. Axing the tax was an election promise of LaborÃs Peter Malinauskas. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Naomi Jellicoe

‘Dark hole’: Big issue in rise of smart cars

The threat of foreign EVs being remotely controlled on Australian roads is unlikely, but the computers on wheels are still listening and watching everything we do.

Photos shot on the new X-T50.

Accessory instantly transforms Insta pics

A new compact gadget has just been released that will turn everyday pics into magazine-quality photo shoots. Just in time for summer.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos September 10, 2024: Snapchat , Instagram, YouTube, Roblox and tik tok and X (Twitter). The Albanese government says it will introduce legislation to enforce age restrictions on social media before the next federal election, but is still mulling over what that age it should be restricted to. Picture: NewsWire / Aaron Francis

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Parents’ bold answer to social media ‘cancer’

Parents are begging to raise social media age restrictions even further than 16, warning that “tech companies now own our children”.

A woman takes a video of the new iPhone 16 Pro after Apple's

So how good are the new iPhone cameras?

For photographers, Apple’s flagship phones really take capturing and editing photos to a whole new level. But the verdict is still out on the new camera control.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 14, 2022: Generic images of JB Hi-Fi retail store on Chapel Street Prahran in inner Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Huge problem with extended warranties

A consumer law expert has revealed how extended warranties sold by Aussie retailers aren’t really worth what you pay for them, as JB Hi-Fi faces a lawsuit over claims it sold “junk” warranties for more than a decade.

A drone owner is terrorising vulnerable people in Sydney by

Terrified woman stalked by drone

Drones are being used to terrorise people in Sydney by “hunting” them for entertainment and social media fame.

Epic Games wins lawsuit against Google over alleged Android App Store monopoly. Picture: Supplied

‘Illegal monopoly’: Google loses lawsuit

Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, won a major court battle against Google as a jury found the tech giant holds an illegal monopoly through its Android app store.

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An electric hire bike which caught on fire and is incinerated moments after being hired out, and ridden along the Surfers Paradise esplanade on the Gold Coast. Firefighters put it out, warning electric bike batteries from China can be cheap and faulty.

Threat lurking inside your Christmas present

Many popular gift ideas this Christmas are likely to contain an item that poses a fire risk when it overheats.

Sankt-Petersburg, Russia, February 16, 2019: Apple iPhone X with icons of social media facebook, instagram, twitter, snapchat application on screen. Social media icons. Social network

You should update your iPhone right now

Apple’s new software updates for iPhones, Watches and iPads deliver a range of groundbreaking capabilities to capture life’s special events.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 14, 2022: Generic images of JB Hi-Fi retail store on Chapel Street Prahran in inner Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

JB Hi-Fi hits back at ‘junk’ claims

Aussie retail giant JB Hi-Fi has hit back after shocking allegations it ripped off customers for more than a decade.

Kayla Itsines has taken to Instagram saying she wants her pre-baby body back. Picture: Instagram

Aussie influencer’s unlikely A-list fan

One Hollywood A-lister has revealed he uses an Aussie influencer’s fitness app “five times a week” to achieve his incredible physique.

Telstra wrongly charges 6.5k customers

An investigation found the telco giant wrongly billed more than 6500 customers for their internet service for more than a decade.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles speaks during a joint press conference with the US Defense Secretary and the British Defense Secretary during the AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting in Mountain View, California, on December 1, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Marles touts AUKUS AI as China threat looms

Australian, UK and US defence ministers are touting a brave new world of AI-backed surveillance technology just days after the Chinese navy injured Australian military personnel in the East China Sea.

A customer holds an Apple iPhone 15 displayed for sale at The Grove Apple retail store on release day in Los Angeles, California, on September 22, 2023. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Apple issues urgent ‘zero-day alert’

Millions of Apple users have been urged “do not put this off” after the iphone maker issued an urgent “zero-day alert”.

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