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Major Telstra outage hits Aussies

Telstra has blamed flooding for widespread outages that have left hundreds of customers without mobile coverage since 3am.

The new Samsung Galaxy S5 is displayed at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Expected highlights include major product launches from Samsung and other phone makers, along with a keynote address by Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Picture: Ap

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 started house fire in Manly. Picture FRNSW 6.jpg

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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$79 gadget you really need to buy

THIS controversial gadget gets a lot of hate, but it can make your life easier for less than you spend on your grocery shopping.

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Dalbeg resident Craig Brawell struggles to get phone reception outside his home.

Can this improve phone signal?

HAVE you ever held your phone in the air in the hope it will improve the signal strength? Well now we have an answer as to whether it actually works.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 16, 2016 shows the iPhone 7 smartphone at Covent Garden in London. Apple overtook Samsung in the fourth quarter as the largest smartphone producer in a declining global market for handsets, a research firm said on February 2, 2018. A survey by research firm IDC showed Apple -- which reported its quarterly data Thursday -- led all vendors with 77.3 million iPhones sold, giving it a 19.2 percent market share. / AFP PHOTO / Jack Taylor / Jack Taylor

Apple’s big change to iPhones

FIRST it was the headphone jack, now Apple could be looking to permanently remove another fundamental part of the iPhone.

Looking South from under foot bridge. Hoddle st traffic. Picture: Jason Edwards

The secret to getting your weekend back

THERE’S a simple solution to getting some actual relaxation time back … and it’s closer to home than you think.

Ã‡anakkale, Turkey - December 8, 2015: Photo of a iPhone 6 with broken display. Isolated on white

Why I deliberately broke a $1299 iPhone

I RECENTLY rode over my iPhone on a bike, dropped it into water and then launched it from the top of a balcony — all in the name of research.

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Girl drops phone onto her lip. Source: Bec Bell/ Instagram.

‘My tooth was in my hand’

THOUSANDS of Australians are making a dangerous mistake with their smartphones every day — here are a few nasty results.

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Customers setup an iPhone X at an Apple showroom in Sydney on November 3, 2017. Apple iPhone X went for sale in Australia with long queues outside the Apple stores. / AFP PHOTO / SAEED KHAN

Reality of those cheap phone deals

PLENTY of us stick with our phone plans because we think changing is just too hard. But there is a load of new players moving in and a heap of cash to be saved.

The DJI Mavic Air drone is pocket-sized but comes with advanced features and captures 4K video.

Can you pass Australia’s new drone pilot test?

THEY’RE easy to buy and easy to fly but Australia’s drone laws are complex. This is the test new drone pilots must pass in order to start flying. TAKE THE TEST.

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The DJI Mavic Air drone is pocket-sized but comes with advanced features and captures 4K video.

Aussie drone flyers must pass new test

AUSTRALIAN drone pilots have been slugged with a record number of fines. Now they’ll need to pass a pre-flight test before they get off the ground.

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Happy couple using smartphones in the city park

How addicted are you to your mobile?

CATHERINE didn’t realise just how addicted she was to her phone until she resolved to go a whole day without it.

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