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Elly Awesome reviews the Google Pixel 6a.

‘Sleek’ new budget phone that looks pricey

It’s in a budget price range but this phone looks and feels premium says tech reviewer Elly Awesome.

A man tries Virtual Reality goggles at a stand of the AI Expo Africa on September 10, 2018, in Cape Town. This expo is the first of it's kind dealing with the Artificial Intelligence industry on the African continent. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

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Why I don’t want to live in a virtual world

Having been shown an array of new technologies, Joe Hildebrand has decided to pull the pin on a virtual world. Here’s why.

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Sexy features on Samsung’s phone Apple doesn’t have

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Sexy features on Samsung’s phone Apple doesn’t have

Samsung is launching a foldable Galaxy Z Fold4. We put it to the test and can reveal why it’s not just a fad.

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Big change coming to charging Apple devices

Big change coming to charging Apple devices

Apple’s new Australian green plan is shaking up what happens when you charge up your iPhone, iPad or Mac.

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The new Apple TV 4K will support Ultra High-Definition resolution and will also deliver a new Apple TV app in Australia that delivers access to more catch-up TV services.

Apple’s answer to streaming snafu

THE biggest upgrade to Apple’s set-top box might not be its jump to 4K resolution but what it does to solve streaming TV chaos for confused viewers.

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Apple admits embarrassing error

THERE is less than 24 hours until one of Apple’s biggest products goes on sale. The problem is it doesn’t work like advertised.

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In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, the iOS 11 control center is displayed on the iPhone 8 Plus in New York. The control center offers easy access to the flashlight and other tools with a swipe up from the bottom. It got separated into multiple pages last year to increase the options available, but the extra swipes got annoying. With iOS 11, itâ€™s back to a single page. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

The annoying hidden change in iOS11

A SUBTLE tweak in the iPhone’s Control Centre menu in the new iOS 11 has Apple fans upset — and you should probably be aware of it.

SHOPPING POLLY Parrot shows he’s a clever boy by ordering Amazon gift boxes with voice-controlled gadget Alexa The African grey called Buddy shocked owner Corienne Pretorius when she realised the only culprit for a mystery order was the five-year-old bird. BUDDY the parrot showed he’s a pretty clever boy by mimicking his owner to order online shopping via Amazon’s Alexa voice-controlled system. Shocked Corienne Pretorius could not work out how she had requested a £10 set of gift boxes until she realised her African grey had bought them. Picture: SWNS/Mega

Pet parrot’s online shopping spree

WHO’S a clever boy? Buddy, the parrot is! The African grey managed to place an order online by using an Amazon Echo smart speaker — aka Alexa.

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Truckie bemused by carrier text message

MIKE Oliver received a text from his mobile carrier this month telling him he needed to halve the number of calls he was making on his unlimited plan.

In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo, the iOS 11 control center is displayed on the iPhone 8 Plus in New York. The control center offers easy access to the flashlight and other tools with a swipe up from the bottom. It got separated into multiple pages last year to increase the options available, but the extra swipes got annoying. With iOS 11, itâ€™s back to a single page. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

What’s new in big iPhone update

IF YOU own an iPhone, you are about to receive an upgrade to iOS 11. That means a stack of new, exciting features.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on August 13, 2008 shows a man walking over the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released on March 7, 2017 by WikiLeaks. The group posted nearly 9,000 documents it said were leaked from the Central Intelligence Agency, in what it described as the largest-ever publication of secret intelligence materials. / AFP PHOTO / AFP FILES / SAUL LOEB

‘Mystery after mystery after mystery’

THE bizarre attacks come out of nowhere and leave victims with lasting injuries. But no-one can explain what’s going on or why the victims are being hit.

CUPERTINO, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) The new iPhone 8, iPhone X and iPhone 8S are displayed during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on the Apple Park campus on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple held their first special event at the new Apple Park campus where they announced the new iPhone 8, iPhone X and the Apple Watch Series 3. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

How to save cash in smartphone wars

APPLE and Samsung are set to face-off in Australia in a clash of smartphone launches, which is likely to hike prices. But there’s a way to avoid paying more.

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CUPERTINO, CA - SEPTEMBER 12: The new iPhone X is displayed during an Apple special event at the Steve Jobs Theatre on the Apple Park campus on September 12, 2017 in Cupertino, California. Apple held their first special event at the new Apple Park campus where they announced the new iPhone 8, iPhone X and the Apple Watch Series 3. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

The true cost of the iPhone

IT’S easy to celebrate a decade of the iPhone but the product has left a bloody trail along its long and complicated supply chain.

Mazen Kourouche has a long wait for what he describes as a phone he is 'not fond of'

Apple fanboy’s massive iFail

THIS Apple fan lined up outside the company’s store 10 days early to be the first to get the new iPhone X. Only it’s not released until November.

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