Play any game, any time
Subscription services such as Xbox Game Pass continue to grow in popularity.
Gadgets
Nanoleaf Hexagons light up your life
Sometimes you buy tech because you desperately need it. At other times you buy it for fun.
Fall Guys is a knockout party game
Video games don’t have to be complicated, dark, gritty or violent to be fun.
Tech delivers on tap for DIY brewers
Homebrewing is enjoying unprecedented popularity in Australia, and for good reason.
A tension reliever for our times
Beware, with five speed settings and a three-hour battery life, you might never want to leave home again.
Samsung reveals new phones, tablets, buds
Samsung has launched a flurry of new gadgets – phones, tablets, a watch, earbuds and a foldable, in a virtual “unpacked” event.
TikTokers can’t quit TikTok
The threat to ban TikTok has everyone ‘running around like a chicken with their head cut off’.
Night sky a Google phone user’s delight
Google’s latest mid-market phone has one unusual feature — it can capture the night sky.
Why you need to Mesh your home Wi-Fi
You can get rid of your patchy internet signal at home with modern mesh Wi-Fi networks. Here are two recent Mesh systems.
Google Pixel buds mean smarter ears
Google Pixel Buds offer more than music to your ears.
Buying games remains in vogue
Subscription models haven’t stopped devotees wanting to ‘own their own’ video games.
Making the most of the future
Zoom and Teams are among video conferencing services that are transforming the way we work, but it’s only the start of the video call revolution.
A padlock with the keys inside
A secure way to store keys when you’re out and about.
Don’t be catty about a virtual parliament
Rojo the cat shows there are hidden complications to democracy by video. They can be overcome.
Virus breakout puts phone sales on hold
The pandemic has led to a 27 per cent drop in smartphone sales in Australia, according to research firm Kantar.
The Velvet touch
The LG Velvet is a sexy mid-range 5G handset with looks and capability.
A workhorse for routine jobs
The Lenovo C340-11 Duet Chromebook is an inexpensive laptop but where is it best used?
It’s time to radically upgrade your home tech
Sitting on the couch with a laptop on your knee is no way to work from home. This is what you should do.
Robot vacuums go on patrol
We are at a time when some robotic vacuum cleaners not only vacuum and mop, they see, speak and patrol your home.
Laser offers cheap home automation
“Alexa, turn on the kettle” has become a common phrase in my semi locked down environment.
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