Major Telstra outage hits Aussies
Telstra has blamed flooding for widespread outages that have left hundreds of customers without mobile coverage since 3am.
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Urgent warning for 20m Android users
Australians who use Android devices are being warned that malicious apps may be hiding on their phones.
E-scooter likely sparks house fire
Firefighters believe faulty batteries in an e-scooter sparked a house fire in Sydney’s northern beaches that destroyed a luxury car.
Apple launches surprise new product
Apple has quietly launched two new products and updated its website so they can be ordered right now – but there’s one big catch.
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Another major Telstra outage
UPDATED: Telstra’s mobile network is down in cities across the country as frustrated customers are left without any service.
How to save big on your mobile bill
A NEW survey shows the huge amount of money Aussies are spending on their mobile obsession, but a new trend could save you heaps.
Google using the data you pay for
IF you have an Android phone there is every chance Google is secretly tracking your every move by draining up to one gigabyte of your data every month – collectively worth around $580 million.
Buy this $1099 smartphone
IT LOOKS like an iPhone, and Donald Trump has banned it from sale in the US. But it’s also one of the best phones out there.
Why your iPhone battery keeps dying
IS YOUR iPhone battery quick to drain? Here’s seven surprising ways you’re unwittingly killing it.
Licences about to go digital
WE’VE all forgotten our licence at one point or another. Now you can just carry a digital copy on your mobile phone.
Schoolgirls pranked strangers with porn
IMAGINE you are sitting on a train and are suddenly confronted with pornographic images dropped to your phone by a nearby group of schoolgirls.
Don’t open this iPhone message
IPHONE users are being warned about a new “black dot of death” bug that could be very harmful to devices if opened.
Your lounge is probably bugged
YOU might not realise it, but silent signals from your phone could be recording and tracking you inside your home.
US Army’s deadly new device
IMAGINE if soldiers could shoot with precision from behind the safety of cover without exposure to enemy bullets. They can now do just that — and more.
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