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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos February 06, 2024: A generic photograph of people on their phone in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Thousands of phones stop working today

Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday, and if you own one of them, don’t say you haven’t been warned.

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Thousands of Aussies are scrambling to get their phones upgraded before Telstra and Optus switch off their 3G networks.

Thousands of phones won’t work tomorrow

Thousands of Aussies are scrambling to get their phones upgraded before Telstra and Optus switch off their 3G networks.

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ASX-listed Vinyl Group is expanding into the UK. Picture: Supplied

Aussie’s bid to dominate music industry

Australia’s only ASX-listed music company holds plenty of ambition, taking on every element of the lucrative industry in a bid to reach 1 billion fans.

Telstra users are up in arms over 'ridiculous' increases to their phone bill, as the telco prepares for the long-awaited closure of one of its services. Picture: Supplied

‘Ridiculous’: Fury at Telstra, millions hit

Telstra users are up in arms over “ridiculous” increases to their phone bill, as the telco prepares for the long-awaited closure of one of its services.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos December 16, 2020: Christmas shoppers are seen in Rundle Mall Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Mariuz

Last-minute Christmas gift guide

Left your Christmas shopping to the last minute? Here’s a last-minute guide for your final shopping day before December 25.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 18: An Apple watch is seen on display at the Apple Store in Grand Central Station on December 18, 2023 in New York City. Apple announced that it will halt the sale of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. as early as this week. The decision comes from an ongoing dispute with medical technology company Masimo over its blood oxygen feature. The company has said that a review period is underway with the International Trade Commission related to Apple Watch devices containing a blood oxygen feature. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Apple product banned after dispute

Apple has been forced to pull two of its newest smartwatch models from stores amid an ongoing patent dispute.

Overhead picture of woman using smartphone with visible blank screen

How smartphones are making us stupid

Struggling to remember basic facts or recall details could be a sign of “infobesity”. See how smartphones are affecting our brains.

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OPPO's Find N3. Picture: Andrew Backhouse

Three things I love about this phone

I’ve been using the Find N3 as my daily device for weeks and there are three things I absolutely love about it.

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Urgent recall for popular gadget

A gadget sold by a PC giant across Australia has been pulled from shelves over fears it could fault and burst into flames at any moment.

Lenovo charger recalled. Picture ACCC 2.JPG

Urgent recall for popular gadget

A gadget sold by a PC giant across Australia has been pulled from shelves over fears it could fault and burst into flames at any moment.

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.

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