Kids on swift path to coding future
WITH a push for all kids to learn coding, schools are turning to easier ways to teach the digital dialogue. A global program is offering free courses for everyone.
Tablets
Amazon launches ‘Netflix for books’
IT’S taken more than two years but Australia is finally getting Amazon’s unlimited book service. How does it compare to TV and music prices?
How to better manage screen time
TECHNOLOGY has become an integral part of everyone’s life. Here are five ways to stop it from taking over the time you and your family spend together.
E-book not dead, just rebooting
A new generation of e-book readers with better screens and more features is emerging to fight rumours the e-reading revolution has stalled.
Square offers contactless payment
A NEW payment system launching today is aimed at micro businesses who want to be able to use contactless transactions without bank fees.
Real books open a new chapter
THE printed word is making a comeback as paperback sales rise and e-books fall. But you’ll never guess who is behind the trend. Hint: it’s not the oldies.
5 best gadgets from IFA 2016
PREPARE yourself for an influx of smartwatches. One of the world’s biggest technology shows has just closed in Germany, setting the stage for a techy Xmas.
Partner ignored for a mobile affair
AUSSIES’S desire for their mobile in the bedroom is now stronger than love for their partner, new research shows. Is it doing us harm?
Amazon and Kobo in e-book battle
AMAZON’S closest rival is stepping up the e-book reader battle with a bigger, bolder, sleep-friendly, water-resisting e-book gadget out before Christmas.
Annoying change coming to your gadgets
IN the tech world, as in the real world, change is the only constant … which is presumably why all your gadget cables are soon going to be obsolete.
Women powering a book revolution
They are rarely credited with a technological revolution, but women and people over 45 years of age are behind the electronic book trend.
App solves your nutrition questions
TIRED of trying to work out what supplements or vitamins you should be taking? There’s now technology to help you.
Why the new iPad is the best yet
WE put the new iPad Pro to the test and it’s love at first sight — again. This tablet, which is a productive beast in a nifty size, is the best iPad yet, writes Rod Chester.
Apple’s big problem with its new iPad
APPLE boasts that its brand new iPad Pro offers the best combination of productivity and portability — but is that enough to convince users to upgrade?
Telstra braces for free streaming frenzy
AFTER a week that saw its mobile network in meltdown, Telstra has braced for huge traffic spike as angry mobile customers indulge in a download frenzy on free-data Sunday.
Microsoft’s PR nightmare
THEY say there’s no such thing as bad press. Try telling that to Microsoft after this embarrassment on the grandest of scales.
Shocking truth behind our phone obsession
APPLE, Samsung and Sony have all been put on notice by the revelation that many of the batteries in their phones and laptops are linked to child labour.
Gadgets to change how you work
COMPUTERS come in many forms. Here are five of the best note-saving tablets, laptops, and unexpectedly flexible hybrid computers to get you back to work.
Samsung to take bite out of Apple
SAMSUNG has unveiled its new big-screen tablet, designed to lure Apple and Microsoft diehards away from their traditional brand loyalties.
The 15 new apps you can’t miss
SAVING all your photos for free, streaming music and video, or getting hourly weather predictions for the next week. Here are the 15 best apps you can’t ignore.
Telstra’s gift of free wi-fi for summer
TELSTRA will today declare it the summer of free wi-fi, opening up its Telstra Air network to millions of customers for unlimited data from hot spots around the country.
Apple iPad Pro: Is bigger better?
APPLE will launch its biggest iPad ever this week, with a screen big enough for two tablets. But is the iPad Pro for everyone? We review the 12.9-inch beast.
Microsoft’s first laptop: what you get
AFTER three years talking down the laptop computer, Microsoft has created its own. But the Surface Book, out tomorrow, is not a typical computer.
Artist swaps brush for digital pen
FASHION illustrator Kerrie Hess has put down her paintbrush and turned to the new Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablet as her canvas.
The daggy device they’re trying to sell us again
SO many people have gone so long without buying a new personal computer that the industry’s biggest players are uniting… to try something different.
Why big tablets have a big future
IS it time to replace your old home computer? You’re in luck as Apple, Microsoft and Samsung are set to unveil new big-screen tablet computers.
Bag or bust: the best tech totes
LUGGING tech around doesn’t mean carrying a bag that’s all form and no fashion. Here are five travel bags to keep your gadgets safe while looking trendy.
Apple raises app prices for Aussies
APPLE is set to raise prices in the Australian app store. But amid the bad news there is also a way to snag a bargain.
Microsoft’s shiny, new gamechangers
MICROSOFT has just unveiled three new products: a tablet, laptop and phone. All of them are stacked with killer features.
Google copies Apple’s hardware haul
INTERNET giant Google matched rival Apple’s huge hardware haul this morning, revealing new phones, tablets, streaming devices and free software.
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