Six great new iPhone features coming with iOS 16
A massive software upgrade will add new functionality to iPhones, as well as iPads and MacBooks. Here are six important new features.
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D&D classic editions get a facelift
Classic settings from old Dungeons & Dragons editions decades ago have been updated for today’s users.
Rode releases a podcasting wizard
You can podcast professionally to the world with a Rode system that costs less than a premium smartphone.
Portability and security highlights on Laptop Go 2
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go 2 is an attractive and compact notebook, but where it fits the market could be an issue.
Apple unveils massive software updates
Biometrics passkeys, iPhones as webcams, and an Apple-only full car dashboard among features announced.
Smooth operator
It’s a device for administering DIY ice facials. If you were really irresponsible, you could fill it with a margarita…
Next up: the 3D holographic video
I’m at Cisco’s Sydney office chatting across a table to Mohammad Hadi, a company technical marketing engineer. But he’s in California and I’m talking to a hologram.
How Samsung’s giant M8 monitor might take over the home
It is an entertainment doyen that connects to almost anything but is the privacy you give up to use Samsung’s M8 smart monitor worth it?
Camera wars: premium phones put to the test
Great phones have great cameras and for Android users, Google, Samsung and Oppo offer supposedly the best. So who is the winner?
Phone sales plummet globally
Smartphone sales have dropped 10 per cent globally; in Australia, Apple’s market share has taken a hit.
Apple activates nudity blurring in Australia
Apple from today is rolling out its much debated measure to protect child users from nude images in Australia.
LG adds brilliance to OLED
The consumer electronic giant’s 2022 OLED TVs are brighter, gaming ready and support Dolby Vision IQ.
TikTok to rock in Circular Quay
In one of the most significant signings, social networking operator TikTok is looking at a major chunk of space in Sydney’s soon-to-be tallest office tower.
The holy grail of speakers … now in your loungeroom
Electrostatic speakers offer a pure listening experience, but they’ve always been big, bulky and awkward. Until now, that is.
Trade to your heart’s content
It’s easy to trade stocks using online platforms. Some are amazing sources of information, but others present dangers. We look at five.
An electric supercar for under two grand?!
There’s a catch, of course. There’s always a catch.
Deebot sucks housework away
“OK Yiko, follow me” was my command to Ecovacs‘ latest robot vacuum that takes automated cleaning to stratospheric levels.
Robot mowers cut your grass relentlessly
Autonomous robots can vacuum your carpet and mop your floor. How good are they at mowing your lawns?
Apple iPhone’s little known features
A light that turns red when your baby cries might be handy if you’re hard of hearing. It’s among an increasing list of iPhone accessibility features.
Bootcamp at home: the Peloton AI tool
Peloton has unveiled a camera system that tracks and scores your exercise when following its streamed home fitness classes.
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