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Engineering firm Dyson has released a Flyaway Attachment for its hairdryer that promises to recreate a blowdry finish.

$99 Dyson gadget may delay home haircuts

It looks like an elephant trunk but is designed by engineers. Here’s how Dyson’s latest gadget could save you from a cringey home haircut.

The new Foxtel iQ5 set-top box launching today.Picture: Supplied

Foxtel’s new iQ5 box without a cable

Australia’s biggest cable TV provider will no longer require a cable connection with its latest entertainment device.

Call to stop cops snooping on QR code data

Call to stop cops snooping on QR code data

There are concerns people may stop checking in after police searched QR code data that many thought only health authorities could access.

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‘X-Men’ gadget with futuristic feature

‘X-Men’ gadget with futuristic feature

Watching Netflix through these new glasses is said to be like staring at a “cinema screen” but they might miss the mark a bit.

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Iphone 7 Is Presented in Madrid

Think twice before you get the iPhone 7

IT’S been one week since the iPhone 7 was released and it’s clear that while it’s a good upgrade, it’s not necessarily a great upgrade.

The ultimate smartphone test

The ultimate smartphone test

AN AUSTRALIAN women has laid down the gauntlet for other Aussies to take action with their smartphones.

This undated image courtesy of Snap Inc. shows the company's Spectacles video-catching sunglasses. Snapchat announced on September 24, 2016, it will launch a line of sunglasses, a spin on Glass eyewear abandoned by Google more than a year ago. The California-based company said in an online post that its Spectacles will be

Can Snapchat do what Google couldn’t?

POPULAR video messaging service Snapchat has changed its name and released a new fashion product — but would you wear these?

Lisa Gao, from Chicago, compares a new jet black iPhone 7, right, with her iPhone 6 at the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Don’t fall for this iPhone 7 hack

SOME iPhone 7 users want the headphone jack so badly they are doing something incredibly dumb to their new device.

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Lisa Gao, from Chicago, compares a new jet black iPhone 7, right, with her iPhone 6 at the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Don’t fall for this iPhone 7 hack

SOME iPhone 7 users want the headphone jack so badly they are doing something incredibly dumb to their new device.

(FILES) This file photo taken on March 17, 2014 shows a woman walking past a branch of Vodafone in London on March 17, 2014. British telecoms giant Vodafone on May 17, 2016 posted its first annual rise in operating profits in eight years, boosted by growth in Europe and emerging markets. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew 2.7 percent to £11.6 billion ($16.7 billion, 14.7 billion euros) in the year to March, Vodafone said in a results statement. / AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS

Users fume over Vodafone outage

IT WAS explained as a “router issue”, but users felt a major Vodafone network outage was better described as a #Vodafail.

Apple Fans Await iPhone 7

How to get new iPhone features early

APPLE has released new iPhone software features but they’re not entirely public, here’s how you can get them before anyone else.

Aussies lead wearable tech charge

Aussies lead wearable tech charge

AUSTRALIANS are leading the charge in wearable technology, as a new study finds fitness trackers offer no useful weight loss benefit.

Annoying issue with iPhone’s EarPods

Annoying issue with iPhone’s EarPods

PLENTY of customers were annoyed when Apple ditched the headphone jack, and an issue with its EarPods is only going to make them more angry.

Jawbone's Up2 fitness tracker replaces its Up24 device in a form that is 45 per cent smaller.

Fitness trackers ‘don’t aid weight loss’

TO everyone who swears by the latest gadget, a two-year academic study has found that fitness trackers do not help you lose weight.

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