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New gadget ‘drastically’ improves sleep

New gadget ‘drastically’ improves sleep

Addiction to phones and increased screen time can mean interrupted sleep but there’s a new way to get deeper sleep.

The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition features a waterproof body and an auto-adjusting light.

Fast way to save cash just by reading

Australians have another way of saving cash just by reading. See how it works.

Review: Gadgets you need to hear about as travel returns

Review: Gadgets you need to hear about as travel returns

Just how well do Bose’s new noise-cancelling headphones block out distractions? We put them to the test.

Peloton has the last laugh in SATC saga

Peloton has the last laugh in SATC saga

And just like that … bike company Peloton have responded to the infamous Sex and the City scene which saw their share prices hit a 52-week low. Warning: Spoilers.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on September 7, 2016 shows the iPhone 7 is seen on display during an Apple media event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Apple on January 31, 2017 reported that its profit for the past quarter slipped 2.6 percent to $17.9 billion even as iPhone sales jumped to a new high. Revenue in the quarter climbed to an all-time record $78.4 billion compared with $75.9 billion in the same period a year earlier, the company said in its earnings update for the fiscal first quarter. / AFP PHOTO / Josh Edelson

Apple’s insidious iPhone battery scam

IF YOU own an iPhone, or any smartphone for that matter, the manufacturers are running an elaborate scam on you.

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Samsung factory fire in China. Picture: Weibo

Now Samsung battery factory catches fire

YOU can’t make this stuff up — the factory that made “exploding” Note 7 batteries has burst into flames with 110 firefighters called to the site.

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Natural Cycles, a smartphone app which algorithmically monitors female fertility, has become the first app to be officially approved for use as contraception. Picture: Natural Cycles

App as ‘effective as the pill’

FOR the first time, a smartphone app has been deemed as “effective as the pill” and certified as a contraceptive device.

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La Habra, United States - July 15, 2016: Macro closeup image of pokemon go game app icon in the Apple App Store on an iPhone 6. Pokemon Go is a popular virtual reality game.

The island with a physical app store

WHEN residents of this island want to browse the app store, they have to physically walk through the front door of a shop front.

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China’s other rising iPhone destroyer

China’s other rising iPhone destroyer

YOU probably haven’t heard about the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t scaring the world’s tech giants.

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Australian television turns 60, stock shot of smart TV and remote control. Picture: iStock/Getty Images.

More smart TVs caught spying on you

IF YOU want to eer on the side of caution these days, just assume your smart devices are eavesdropping on you.

Sony FDR-X3000 4K Action Cam has improved image stablisation.

Top gadgets for the great outdoors

WHEN it’s time to leave that screen and explore the great outdoors, here are five great gadgets to add to the adventure.

iPhone apps vulnerable to hackers

SECURITY experts have detected a major flaw in dozens of iPhone apps that could let hackers gain access to sensitive data, including banking details.

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A pilot model of an Uber self-driving car Sept. 13 in Pittsburgh. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Uber looks to the sky with flying cars

FORGET about getting an Uber ride home – now the company that transformed the transport industry is looking to take to the skies.

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##NOT FOR EDITORIAL USE - COPYRIGHTED - FOR ADVERTORIAL USE ONLY## Allphones store stocked to the hilt - mobile phone shop shops accessories

Redundancies mark the end of Allphones

AT least 69 Allphones employees have been made redundant and 18 stores closed after the independent Aussie telco giant went into administration.

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