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Gadgets
The new bike that you can ride … on water
The Hydrofoiler XE-1 is an electric bike that rides across water developed by Kiwi start-up Manta5.
Cheap and cheerful mobiles
Here are three smartphones costing less than $200 that could meet the needs of many.
Buds+ ups the ante
Samsung launched new ear buds at its San Francisco event.
Samsung unveils ‘insane’ S20 range
The camera on Samsung’s new S10 Ultra 5G is madness: a 108 megapixel lens and 100X zoom. But it won’t come cheap.
Aussies reject pricey phones
The spiralling cost of premium units is being blamed for a dive in smartphone sales in Australia.
Suunto watch taps into heat maps
The new Suunto 7 smartwatch is out now and it doesn’t require Street View for its global mapping features.
Galaxy packs in loads of goodies
Samsung’s Galaxy A90 has plenty of great selling points — not least of which it being the cheapest 5G on the market.
Gamers’ post-apocalyptic paradise
Much like cinema releases and books, video and computer game releases have become a source of great anticipation.
Pass the … flip phone
2020 already is shaping up as the year of the morphing display.
Whiteboard preserves tech history
Some old whiteboard doodles are the origin of a service now used by more than a billion people monthly.
Cassette tapes are back … and this is why It’s OK
What to do with cherished mixtapes and those sentimentally valuable Dirty Dancing cassettes?
E-drivers flock to Sydney
Racing enthusiasts across the world are getting ready for the sound of engine ignition and rubber meeting asphalt.
Plenty to like about Galaxy Book S
The Samsung Galaxy Book S is a Windows 10 notebook with a twist: it has an eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx processor.
Tablets offer convenience for the long haul
The original iPad of 2010 gave Apple a market lead it has maintained over competitors ever since.
AirPods: status symbol or escape?
Children may not learn to cope in the real world if they’re constantly tuning out.
Facebook opens more visual Portals
One of Mark Zuckerberg’s visions has been to develop Facebook as a more visual platform and this is exactly what Portal does.
Pass the … folding laptop
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold is a laptop with a folding and flexible display.
Flip phones are making a rebound
The flippable phone of the early 2000s is back but the flip now comes in the form of a foldable screen.
A lightweight, powerful laptop
The Spectre X360’s signature feature is a screen connected by two hinges that rotates a full 360 degrees
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