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How Telstra’s new satellite-to-mobile messaging lets you text using Starlink

Telstra has become the first Australian telco to activate “direct to cell” functionality with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.

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S25 Edge

Samsung’s new phone is skinny and light. That’s come with some compromises

The S25 Edge is a fashion-forward thin and light phone that can hold its own with the best, except in a few key areas.

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Donald Trump.

Trump misfires again in his war on the world

The very inconsistent Donald Trump is becoming consistent in one respect – he makes big threats, then walks them back.

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The market for used mobile phones is booming.

Thinking of buying a secondhand phone? Here’s what to look for

The market for used mobile phones is booming. In fact, it’s now growing faster than demand for new devices.

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Pixel 9a

Google unveils its Pixel 9a as budget phone wars heat up

Apple released the iPhone 16e, its less expensive new smartphone, only a matter of weeks ago. It’s a different market now.

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge (right) next to metal slabs represented the thickness of the S23 and S24.

Apple, Samsung turn to thin phones to lure upgraders

Apple is widely tipped to reveal an iPhone 17 Air this year, even thinner than its skinniest (and most bendable) model to date: the iPhone 6.

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S25 Ultra

Why Samsung’s latest Ultra can claim to be the best android available right now

Phones aren’t the competent AI assistants of sci-fi just yet, but Samsung’s blend of high-end hardware and Google smarts indicates the way forward.

  • Tim Biggs
Samsung’s latest phones have bolder black rings around their camera lenses, but otherwise look very familiar.

Samsung taps Google AI for new S25 phones

Gemini is the new default chatbot on the Galaxy S25 phones, which otherwise are near-identical to last year.

  • Tim Biggs
ring

The 24/7 activity tracker you’ll forget is there

Though it’s pricey as a smartwatch, the Galaxy Ring could be a sign of sleep and fitness tracking to come.

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ASML sells its large and ultra-expensive machines that print circuit patterns onto silicon wafers to companies like TSMC, Samsung and Intel.

Hot chips: The split that sparked a $97 billion meltdown

It is an industry crucial to the 21st century, but two of its biggest players are going in opposite directions.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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