Samsung, LG in Barcelona battle
It’s a South Korean shootout as Samsung and LG raise the stakes on the smartphone front.
Gadgets
Facebook likes virtual reality
Friends living thousands of kilometres apart will be able to meet in a virtual world under plans outlined by Facebook.
Sonos sound for all occasions
Adding wi-fi speakers to your house can be akin to rearranging the furniture or adding a whole wing to the house.
Samsung unveils S7, S7 Edge
The microSD card is back, the camera is better, it’s waterproof and there’s wireless charging | The verdict
LG calls out Samsung
LG has announced a new premium smartphone that’s more an entire ecosystem of IT devices.
Samsung announces ‘Connect Auto’
Samsung will enter the connected car market with a little black box you plug in below your steering wheel.
Millennials rewind to cassettes
They might unspool and jam up machines but the humble music cassette is back decades after it was left for dead by the CD.
Welcome to the $5 smartphone
Look out Apple – an Indian telecoms company is selling what it says is the world’s cheapest smartphone.
Set and forget free-to-air TV
It’s better to record free-to-air shows than watch them later on a low-res catch-up service. Here’s how you do it.
Chromecast 2 sells in Australia
A new version of Google’s Chromecast that turns an ordinary TV into a smart one, will sell in Australia for $59.
Warehouse full of zombies
The setting is post-apocalypse Melbourne. You and five others, each kitted with a VR headset, patrol for the undead.
Let the computer games begin
Some video games are as good as old-fashioned board games at bringing people together. And you only need a phone or tablet.
Gizmos galore in Barcelona
Brace yourself for a deluge of smartphones and tablets when the Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona next week.
Apps aplenty to plan your travels
It’s easy to lose your bearings when travelling overseas but having the right apps in your pocket can take a lot of the stress out.
BlackBerry targets local firms
The cause for optimism has been revenue growth from software.
Flight of the polar drone
Researchers have used drones to map part of the Antarctic and photograph the stunning terrain | WATCH
Home surveillance eye in the sky
A raft of new devices is putting a new spin on home surveillance but not all Wi-Fi-connected security cameras are the same.
Synology boxes expand function
Storing your digital information has never been easier and NAS heavyweight Synology is making the most of it.
#RIPTwitter: timeline backlash
Twitter’s CEO has responded after suggestions it might rearrange the order of tweets based on their importance.
#Stickybeak in Twitter’s new HQ
It’s birds, beaches and bats at the rather un-geeky Australian office, which is more corporate fashion statement | GALLERY
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/gadgets/page/95