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‘What happened?’: App makes big change

Spotify users have woken up to a startling change in the app’s interface that has left many confused.

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Matt Preston’s top five cheap kitchen must-haves

Famous for testing the mettle of MasterChef contestants, Matt Preston is now putting kitchen appliances to the test. See his top list.

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‘Under the radar’: Apple’s secret new product

They’re colourful, reasonably priced and fit like a glove – and now they’ve been acquired by Apple they are even more tempting.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 03 MARCH, 2023: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet during a visit to the Andsley Dennis home in Padstow, Sydney on March 03, 2023. Picture: NCA NewsWire / pool/ Flavio Brancaleone

Premier reveals favourite vape flavour

One state’s premier has admitted to indulging in an unhealthy habit, but one fact about it may surprise you.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: A member of Google staff shows the the new Google Pixel 3 to a guest at a Google hardware launch event at The Yard on October 9, 2018 in London, England. The tech giant have today launched the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones, Pixel Slate and Google Home Hub. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Google plans to slash phone prices

Even Google thinks we’re paying too much for smartphones, with some over $2000. The tech giant’s new models will cost less than a third of that price.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 20: Samsung senior vice president of product marketing Justin Denison announces the new Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone during the Samsung Unpacked event on February 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Samsung announced a new foldable smartphone. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Aussies left in dark on Samsung Fold launch

Tech fans will have to wait well after the rest of the world to try the first folding smartphone as Samsung delays the Galaxy Fold’s Australian launch, with the device expected to cost a small fortune.

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Fight back against high phone fees

Mobile phone customers are wasting millions of dollars each month on excess fees, but there are some simple ways to cut the crippling costs.

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Apple unveils surprise product

Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook has revealed the tech giant’s latest product with an unprecedented move, so what’s so special about these tablets?

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Trick allegedly used to make $100k

A Sydney man who said he wants to “make money work for me”, has been charged with allegedly using a simple trick to gain access to other people’s cash.

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The Samsung Galaxy S10+, photographed in San Francisco's Museum of Ice Cream, will launch in Australia on March 8, 2019. Picture: Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson/News Corp Australia

Shootout: Samsung S10 vs Apple iPhone

The Samsung Galaxy S10+ has five cameras for “pro-grade” photography but it doesn’t beat all rivals from Apple, Google, and Huawei.

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A person holds America-based Chinese company Royole's foldable mobile device FlexiPai during the ShowStoppers @ MWC 2019 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), on the eve of the world's biggest mobile fair, on February 24, 2019 in Barcelona. - Phone makers will focus on foldable screens and the introduction of blazing fast 5G wireless networks at the world's biggest mobile fair starting tomorrow in Spain as they try to reverse a decline in sales of smartphones. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

Hi-tech bendy phones everyone’s talking about

Smartphones that bend, flex, and fold may be hard to avoid this year as more companies show off futuristic, big-screen devices.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 20: DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division of Samsung Electronics, announces the new Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone during the Samsung Unpacked event on February 20, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Samsung announced a new foldable smart phone. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Doubts emerge over folding phone

It’s the flexible smartphone pundits were waiting for, but some have questioned whether it’s ready and others say it’s ‘not for everyone’.

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** STRICT EMBARGO: 6.30AM THURSDAY AEDT, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2019 ** The Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones will be available in a range of colours Picture: Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson/ News Corp Australia

How to get a free 5G phone upgrade

Australians will be among the first in the world to use high-speed 5G downloads on smartphones after Telstra and Samsung revealed a plan to upgrade users’ handsets free of charge.

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Your next phone could bend, fold, and stretch

Big changes are coming to smartphones this year and they’re not all about 5G. The largest maker of smartphones is primed to launch its first handset with a flexible screen.

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