Hands on Telstra EasyCall 4 mobile phone
It's a million miles from Samsung's Galaxy S8 or Apple's iPhone 7, but Telstra's EasyCall 4 might be the dumb phone that you've been looking for.
A Google gold mine below the search bar
The internet giant's big profits demonstrate yet again that the billboard space accompanying Google queries is the web's most valuable real estate for advertisements.
Apple hires Google satellite executives
Apple is bringing into its ranks two experts in the demanding, expensive field of satellite design and operation.
How the 457 visa changes are hitting start-ups
Liz Kaelin is the human face of how the crackdown on 457 visas is hurting Australian technology entrepreneurs.
Government has no plans to block internet pornography
There are no plans for Australia to follow the UK's lead and require internet service providers to offer network-level filters that block children from viewing internet porn.
ASUS's PG258Q monitor is gaming overkill
People used to get excited by LCD screens that could do 100Hz, but there's high and there's the ASUS ROG Swift PG258Q monitor at 240Hz.
High Dynamic Range format war lurks in the shadows
Another lounge room format war is looming as Samsung and Amazon Video unveil HDR10+ to rival Dolby Vision, backed by LG and Netflix.
Turn on, tune in, stress out - with your phone
'Ringxiety' has become common place as mobile phone users get their notifications fix.
Google eyes ad-blocker for Chrome browser
The planned feature would block out ads deemed unwanted or inappropriate for users of the free browser.
Can the Lenovo MiiX 510 replace an iPad Pro?
In the pursuit of the perfect portable computer for light usage, the Lenovo Miix 510 is a strong contender.
CSIRO workforce still 'cranky', despite olive branch
Big barriers remain to a settlement of marathon industrial stoush at science organisation.
Mending broken hearts
Science is making an important shift towards personalised, regenerative therapies.
iPhone delayed as supply chain bites back
Apple, at least initially, will be depending solely on the leading maker of OLED displays - Samsung.
What's your privacy strategy in the post-privacy age?
Cloaking your entire home in a VPN cone of silence isn't always the most practical solution to your metadata privacy concerns.
Facebook lets streams of depravity flow freely
Tech giant's existential crisis arrived with a vengeance this week. But Mark Zuckerberg didn't want to talk about it much.
PayPal, Google get cozy in new digital wallet
PayPal and Alphabet's Google deepened their relationship with a new agreement that enables payments through the tap of a phone from PayPal accounts at thousands of new retail locations.
How YouTube's algorithms hurt independent media
In the latest episode of the 'adpocalypse', ad changes have hit some of YouTube's most popular channels.
Snap dismisses claims as 'ridiculous'
Snap's approval rating has plunged on the Apple App Store to one star.
Could a $700 router be worth the money?
Once upon a time you could squeak by in life with an $80 router, which would do the simple job of blanketing your house in a respectable cloud of wi-fi. But in 2017, a satisfactory home network isn't just a single cheap box tucked away in a corner. For many homes, it's a whole system of routers, which work together to reach every single corner. These "mesh" router setups aren't cheap, though. They start at $350 and many can be as pricey as $700). So what happens if you spend that same amount of cash on just one mega router? I connected my Brooklyn apartment using a Netgear Nighthawk X10 R9000 to find out.