![Like Telstra Wholesale, NBN also denies there is a deadlock.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/r/x/t/k/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gvrw3j.png/1493093186797.jpg)
![Like Telstra Wholesale, NBN also denies there is a deadlock.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/r/x/t/k/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gvrw3j.png/1493093186797.jpg)
Australia's cellular network scene in 2020
![Telstra only shut down its twenty year old 2G GSM network last year.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/w/y/o/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvrmag.png/1493066757806.jpg)
As TPG becomes a fourth major provider, the landscape has never been better for consumers who are enjoying the competition-driven cheaper pricing.
Amazon takes on Apple, Google as digital gatekeeper
![Amazon announces new products or services all the time that don't go anywhere. But the potential is intriguing.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/8/p/w/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvrm4o.png/1493066988205.jpg)
For companies that rely on powerful gatekeepers like Google and Apple for their livelihood, an Amazon alternative for selling subscriptions could be a breath of fresh air.
Australian drone gun being 'trialled in the Middle East'
![The drone jammer being used in a company demonstration video.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/r/l/r/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvrlfl.png/1493056604370.jpg)
The military of a G7 nation has purchased a drone gun or drone jammer made by a jointly Australian and US-owned company.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick plays with fire
![Travis Kalanick is driven to the point that he must win at whatever he puts his mind to and at whatever cost.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/q/x/f/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvqxdd.png/1493011990294.jpg)
San Francisco:Â Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, visited Apple's headquarters in early 2015 to meet with Timothy D. Cook, who runs the iPhone maker.
Hands on Telstra EasyCall 4 mobile phone
![Telstra's EasyCall 4 keeps things simple for those who only need a basic phone.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/r/0/s/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvr0q3.png/1492996582335.jpg)
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
![A Google spokeswoman said the company's goal had always been to quickly give people the best search results.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/r/0/5/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvqyxt.png/1492994555662.jpg)
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
![A lure for technology companies like Apple, Google and Facebook is to connect billions of people who don't have internet ...](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/3/y/p/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvqwqb.png/1492978602152.jpg)
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 and Annie Parker are unhappy with the impact changes to 457 visas are having on the start-up community.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/p/m/9/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvphxb.png/1492779201186.jpg)
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
![Pornography is easily accessible to children online.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/o/5/3/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvpcsr.png/1492767182809.jpg)
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
![The difference between 60Hz and 240Hz is easy to spot at a glance, even if you're just moving the mouse around on the ...](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/p/g/m/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvpgib.png/1492742001778.jpg)
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
![<i>Star Wars: The Force Awakens</i> was mastered in Dolby Vision HDR to reveal what evil lurks in the shadows.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/n/n/5/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvpcit.png/1492738642412.jpg)
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
![Illustration: Michael Mucci](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/o/v/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvp5c9.png/1492721502102.jpg)
'Ringxiety' has become common place as mobile phone users get their notifications fix.
Google eyes ad-blocker for Chrome browser
![Google plans to introduce an ad-blocking extension to its Chrome web browser.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/7/g/k/t/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvolll.png/1492663184496.jpg)
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?
![The Miix 510 ticks all the boxes in terms of spec criteria.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/o/7/y/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvo80j.png/1492635507095.jpg)
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
![CSIRO workers are said to be cranky.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/n/m/p/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvmvvr.png/1492763601914.jpg)
Big barriers remain to a settlement of marathon industrial stoush at science organisation.
Mending broken hearts
![Heart attack victims might soon be treated with printed matter.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/k/c/9/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvmn22.png/1492570918483.jpg)
Science is making an important shift towards personalised, regenerative therapies.
iPhone delayed as supply chain bites back
![A rendering of the new iPhone design by 3D artist Martin Hajek.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/n/i/7/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvndr2.png/1492582937105.jpg)
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?
![A Virtual Private Network can help cover your digital tracks.](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/h/n/z/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvneri.png/1492686868761.jpg)
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
!["Facebook is better at making money and capturing eyeballs than at owning its equally huge power and responsibilities."](/web/20170425044420im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/6/9/d/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gvneq1.png/1492552418349.jpg)
Tech giant's existential crisis arrived with a vengeance this week. But Mark Zuckerberg didn't want to talk about it much.