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Secret QR code hidden on Samsung phones

Secret QR code hidden on Samsung phones

There’s a little-known trick on Samsung phones that allows you to do something really neat just using a hidden QR code.

Bizarre way people found they have Covid

Bizarre way people found they have Covid

Despite not having symptoms and often testing negative on RATs, these people were alerted to having Covid in some very strange ways.

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Easy way to break your phone addiction

If you are struggling to put your smartphone down find out how to use your phone’s built-in features to limit the time you spend on it.

Pregnant man emoji added to Apple iPhones

Apple adds pregnant man emoji to iPhone

A “pregnant man” emoji and “pregnant person” emoji are coming to Apple iPhones with its latest iOS update, sparking controversy.

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Hello? You calls now reach further

MOBILE black spots around the country are continuing to be stamped out as more regional and rural Australians finally get phone service.

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NO ON SALES Justin Bieber Concert at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Justin Bieber caught up in Nazi hack

NO, Justin Bieber hasn’t really tweeted Nazi symbols. The sulky superstar is just one of many high profile figures and groups caught up in a huge Twitter hack.

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Apple’s strange name for iPhone 8

APPLE has already named its much anticipated tenth anniversary flagship iPhone 8 and it follows in the footsteps of the tech giants other products.

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Travel executive Andy Buerckner, 30, and Kate Fissenden, 29, General Manager of global cosmetics brands, of Hawthorn East - they have been using the relationship app HeroBoyfriend to keep the romance alive.

App that changed my boyfriend

ANDY Buerckner has never been a bad partner in his girlfriend Kate’s eyes. Nevertheless, this app has changed their relationship.

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** FILE ** In this June 13, 2008 file photo, Chris Rock performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2008 in Manchester, Tenn. The award-winning comedian has a deal with Grand Central Publishing for a book, currently untitled but full of

Chris Rock to tour with mobile ban

CHRIS Rock is returning to Australia and will use a new mobile locking device at his stand-up gigs. Full tour details and ticket sales.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on March 17, 2014 shows a woman as she walks past a branch of Vodafone in London. British telecom giant Vodafone said on March 13, 2017, it would create just over a thousand jobs in its call centres in the UK, and nearly a thousand more through subcontractors. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS

Vodafone network outage for voice calls

IT’S not just you. Vodafone Australia customers have reported a network outage affecting mobile customers across the country.

Customers weren't happy to learn their preferrences were being catalogued.

$4 million ‘smart’ vibrator scandal

MAKERS of a smart vibrator have been forced to pay millions to customers after it was revealed they were secretly tracking users’ sexual activity.

Sony hopes this will be the phone to make its mark.

Sony’s ‘most groundbreaking smartphone’

SONY’S smartphone business desperately needs a win. The maxed out XZ Premium could be the phone that delivers it – though expect it to come at a high price.

Battery explosion mid-flight prompts passenger warning.

Headphones explode during flight

A WOMAN has been left with burns and a blackened face after her headphones exploded during a flight. WARNING: Graphic.

Artist impression of how augmented reality could work with the iPhone 8 - images Gabor Balogh gaborbalogh.myportfolio.com

Augmented reality vision for iPhone 8

APPLE seems set to transform Siri with Pokemon Go-style augmented reality and this is what it could look like.

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