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Razer Nommo 2.0: aimed at gamers.

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Which top-shelf desktop speakers will give your computer the best audio performance?

  • Adam Turner

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After playing the blame game for years, NBN and Australia's internet retailers will finally be forced to work together in 2018.

ACMA's New Year's broadband resolutions vow to end the NBN blame game

Things should turn around for the NBN in 2018, because 2017 was the year when so much blew up in its face.

  • Adam Turner
<b>Miele Blizzard CX1:</b> glides effortlessly

Putting allergy vacuum cleaners to the test

Which vacuum cleaner will clean your home without affecting allergy sufferers?

  • Patricia Maunder
While your family and friends might love their Christmas games console, they won't love waiting for updates to download.

Watch out for the Christmas Day download blues

If there's a PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch under your Christmas tree, consider cracking it open tonight and updating the firmware to beat the Christmas Day broadband traffic jam.

  • Adam Turner
Lenovo's Star Wars: Jedi Challenges uses augmented reality to bring you face to face with your foes.

Hands on Lenovo Star Wars: Jedi Challenges

Letting you wield a real lightsaber to duel virtual Sith Lords invading your lounge room, Lenovo's impressive augmented reality headset brings Star Wars to life.

  • Adam Turner
New NBN pricing aims to ensure that your broadband doesn't slow to a trickle on Friday nights - but only if the retailers get onboard.

NBN speed monitoring key to keeping the bastards honest

As NBN drops wholesale prices, real-world speed monitoring by Australian consumer watchdogs the ACCC and Choice magazine should ensure retailers don't drip feed us bandwidth and pocket the savings.

  • Adam Turner
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The giant Saturn V rocket which launched us to the Moon, complete with a rusted Command Module, on display at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Geek Pilgrimage: Johnson Space Center

From the Saturn V rocket that launched us to the Moon, to the Orion capsule that will carry us to Mars, Space Center Houston is a sacred site for those who dream of reaching for the stars.

  • Adam Turner
Amazon will launch a takeover bid for Australian smart homes next year when its Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers arrive to challenge Google Home and Apple HomePod.

Amazon's stoush with Google and Apple threatens to split the smart home

Our homes really are shaping up as the next high-tech battleground.

  • Adam Turner
Once Amazon ramps up in Australia, the attraction will extend far beyond low prices.

Amazon won't woo Aussie shoppers on price alone

With underwhelming launch day bargains, Australians might be slow to jump on the Amazon bandwagon until the retail giant delivers the full package.

  • Adam Turner
Google's Pixel Buds put Google Assistant at your beck and call.

Google's Pixel Buds are not the Babel fish they were made out to be

Turning Google Assistant into your own personal translator, Google's Bluetooth earbuds are an underwhelming attempt to bring the fabled Babel fish to life.

  • Adam Turner

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