Samsung has teamed up with Google to transform your phone into a ‘human-like’ AI powered agent to help you with everyday tasks. And it has even joined forces with Crocs for some bling. VIDEO, FIRST LOOK
If you see someone at run club with a tinfoil hat, don’t be alarmed: some fitness apps are collecting seven times more personal data than the competitors.
Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay out a whopping sum to Australians who were impacted by a major privacy scandal.
There has been a massive upgrade for all Apple iPhone users in Australia today and some of the features are mind-blowing.
On a family trip in the city for the Christmas markets, I tried a little experiment. And it proved that this is the best phone on the market.
We performed a variety of tests on different types of smartphones to uncover a huge truth, and you need to see the results for yourself.
An Aussie model claims an Uber driver failed to deliver her belongings and has taken to social media to ask for help.
An Australian and New York photographer have shared some of their best tips for using the new game-changing feature in the iPhone 16 phones. SPECIAL FEATURE
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.
Thousands of Aussies are scrambling to get their phones upgraded before Telstra and Optus switch off their 3G networks.
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.
It’s the super comfortable technology that you might not even remember you’re wearing but it comes with a hefty price tag per centimetre.
Fresh research revealed in parliament suggests a link between time spent on social media use and mental health in Aussie teens.
The Albanese government says it’s holding ‘big tech to account’ and age limits for kids on social media are the first step.
Parents are begging to raise social media age restrictions even further than 16, warning that “tech companies now own our children”.
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.
An Australia Post employee has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $6000 worth of phones from his own employer.
The alleged mastermind behind an encrypted messaging platform allegedly used by the mafia is a 32-year-old “computer geek” who lives with his parents, police say.
Millions of iPhones can be upgraded with Apple’s new iOS 18 operating system, but some are worried a new feature could “end relationships”.
As the PM shores up plans for a social media ban for Aussie teenagers, Facebook’s head of global affairs has called the proposal a ‘whack-a-mole nightmare’ for parents.
The tech giant has released an intriguing invite which suggests a big change is coming to the best selling iPhone.
Google has just launched its new top-tier Pixel 9 phones and I was one of the first people in Australia to test out the new features.
The whole world was watching as Google announced major new artificial intelligence innovations and its new Pixel 9 range.
A mobile phone giant has revealed its latest move on cyber security as experts raise alarm bells over a rise in malware attacks.
An approaching signal shutdown could knock out triple-0 calls for a huge number of Aussies, a leading telecommunications giant has warned.
The eSafety Commissioner has officially put the tech giants on notice: Do more to protect Aussie kids or cop massive fines.
A new phone has just been released in Australia that deals with some of the most common — and annoying — problems we face every day.
Optus is offering 20,000 free phones to elderly and vulnerable customers amid the impending shutdown of the 3G network in the coming months.
Samsung’s next generation of AI will power a host of biggest changes, including a ring to monitor your snoring. VIDEO, PHOTOS
Two of Australia’s top athletes have warned of the damage of “digital devices” pulling kids away from the glories of sport to the closed world of smartphones.
Telstra publicly released the details of more than 140,000 customers who wanted privacy, an investigation has found.
One of the biggest changes to how we experience our most precious memories is being released on Apple devices. It promises to bring your most precious moments to life.
Telstra cybersecurity experts have warned scammers are more likely to target Aussies on particular days. Here’s what you need to watch out for.
A grieving daughter who was unable to access her father’s phone photos after he unexpectedly died has shared the Apple feature everyone must know.
In an effort to help its more vulnerable customers switch to 4G, Telstra will be providing eligible customers with free phones.
A fed-up Optus customer has shared their “infuriating” experience with the telco’s customer service after making a simple request.
All the focus was on AI at Apple’s latest event, but the tech giant also released some killer apps that could destroy other tech companies.
Elon Musk has lashed out at a “creepy spyware” deal between OpenAI and Apple, threatening to ban iPhones at his companies.
Apple has announced a major change to iPhones that will impact an estimated one billion people.
A long list of “obsolete” smartphone models has been put on alert as experts warn users they are now a target.
Aussies are being warned of looming chaos in just a few weeks when millions of devices including phones and vending machines suddenly stop working.
In the latest hit to the telco, Optus is being taken to court over a data breach that impacted millions of Australians.
Hundreds of reports are emerging that people are having trouble sending text messages using their Apple devices.
Should you use rice to fix your phone? Does heat hurt your battery? Experts are busting the myths everyone believes.
The way you text is apparently exposing your true age to everyone around you, with Gen Zers claiming there is a sure-fire way to tell if someone is nearing 50.
Telstra has revealed a big change to the planned shutdown of 3G networks across Australia.
Upstart airliner Bonza launched in Australia with budgie-smugglers and purple cocktails, but 18 months later the low-cost carrier collapsed. Here’s why.
A landmark report has called for never-before-seen measures that would impact millions of TikTok and Instagram users, and it’s incredibly scary reading.
Aussies will be encouraged to take the most fuel-efficient route next time they plug in an address in this maps app.
Global tech titan Elon Musk is pursuing legal action over a post on his social media platform that was allegedly harmful to a transgender activist.
A “creepy-sounding setting” was automatically turned on iPhones across the world in Apple’s software update. Here is what it does.
I received the Nokia G42 5G and tried to harness my inner mobile phone repair skills — but sadly I failed miserably.
Chronic mobile phone users are worried that too much tapping could leave them with “iPhone finger” – but is it even a thing?
America has filed a landmark lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market.
A major outage rippled across Australia in the afternoon, with the country’s largest telco scrambling to deliver a fix.
It’s the phone that ticks almost every box on the longest shopping list of features for fun, photography, travel, productivity, gaming, and just doing life. And the Princess of Wales probably wishes she used one of them.
One of Optus’ senior figures has dropped a bombshell four months after a widespread outage at the telco giant disrupted the lives of millions and shattered the company’s reputation.
Apple has put an end to two common misconceptions about the iPhone — and you won’t believe how much time you’ve been wasting.
Customers of one of Australia’s biggest telecommunications providers have been slapped with a price increase on their mobile phone plans.
An American influencer has issued a stern warning to travellers while visiting Australia this week.
An expert has revealed the dangers that can come with phone use in children and the conversations parents need to be having before school returns.
Samsung has revealed its most anticipated smartphone line of the year, but things are a little different this time around.
Gen Zers are considered one of the most technologically advanced generations, but they are afraid of one thing they have spent their whole lives surrounded by.
Brand loyalty is costing Australians $4.5bn per year but there is a way to slash hundreds of dollars off your bills for electricity, mobile and broadband.
Samsung’s next smartphone is tipped to be the first of its kind for the brand – but not everyone is buying into it.
Tech giant Apple has started to make payments in relation to a law case alleging it had been “slowing down” some phones as they aged.
Tech-sperts are warning smartphone users to delete 17 popular finance apps that have been found to be infected with malware.
Aussie travellers will soon be hit by a new tax when trying to visit one of the nation’s most popular holiday destinations.
Everything you need to remember when you’re doing your Christmas shopping this year.
I’ve been using the Find N3 as my daily device for weeks and there are three things I absolutely love about it.
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.
Apple’s new software updates for iPhones, Watches and iPads deliver a range of groundbreaking capabilities to capture life’s special events.
One Hollywood A-lister has revealed he uses an Aussie influencer’s fitness app “five times a week” to achieve his incredible physique.
An investigation found the telco giant wrongly billed more than 6500 customers for their internet service for more than a decade.
Millions of Apple users have been urged “do not put this off” after the iphone maker issued an urgent “zero-day alert”.
A 10-year-old from Oxfordshire has started a petition urging Apple to redesign its “nerd face” emoji as he finds it “insulting”.
The ClearFake scam, which infects computers with a type of malware under the guise of providing Chrome and Safari browser updates, is now targeting Mac users.
A TikTok user claims she is being “haunted” by her iPhone, with an alarm going off every morning despite it never being set.
Aussies left without phone and internet service during the crippling Optus outage are being urged to have their say as part of a new review.
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