Latest online scam aims to prick porn watchers' guilty conscience
Scammers are demanding payment in Bitcoin or they'll release video of you watching porn, but these wannabe blackmailers haven't really caught you with your pants down.
Hands on: Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor home security cameras
Nest's streaming cameras offer a great way to keep an eye on things back at the ranch, assuming your home broadband connection is up to the task.
Hands on: Sony A1 Ultra HD OLED
With exquisite picture quality and a striking design, Sony has put forward a worthy contender for the OLED television crown.
The password king admits that 'p@ssw0rd1' is a terrible password
For years we've been encouraged to dream up weak passwords which are easy for machines to crack, concedes the guy who wrote the book on creating passwords.
Your new best buds
Muffling aircraft noise during flight is important – but so is the carry-on luggage limit.
Let's fix Australia's patchy mobile coverage before NBN kills off reliable home phones
When will Aussies retire their home phone? Maybe when the mobile networks deliver on their promises.
Will Australia's troubled NBN and woeful broadcasting give Ultra HD Blu-ray players a foothold?
Digital hipsters will tell you that optical discs are already dead, but Ultra HD streaming on a Friday night is still a pipe dream for many Australians.
Vodafone uses NBNfail to sell mobile fallback to homes trapped in broadband limbo
In another blow to NBN's reputation, Vodafone is using NBN installation disasters as a marketing tool to promote its upcoming home broadband service with 4G LTE failover.
When will Aussies retire their home phone?
When almost everyone has a mobile phone, why are more than half of Australian homes still paying for a landline?
Apple bins cheap iPods in step towards oblivion
Venerable digital music player nears extinction, as nano and shuffle models are discontinued.
Hands on: Google Backup and Sync
A simple insurance policy should a tech disaster strike your home, Google's free cloud sync tool has some great new features.
Hands on: Google WiFi mesh home wireless network
While it helps tackle wireless blackspots around your home, Google WiFi has an Achilles' heel which could be a deal-breaker for many NBN homes.
Hands on: Accelerated 6350-SR LTE failover broadband router
Even with the NBN rollout Australia's fixed-line broadband can be unreliable, which means you need a mobile insurance policy if you can't afford to be offline.
Telstra giveth and Telstra taketh away under its new global roaming deals
Telstra's new international roaming day pass looks good on paper but overseas travellers need to read the fine print.
Google Home, WiFi smart gadgets launch in Australia
Google's smart benchtop speaker and mesh WiFi network go on sale in Australia on Thursday, staking Google's claim in the simmering smart home war with Amazon and Apple.
Hands on Panasonic EZ1000 Ultra HD OLED television
Throwing down the gauntlet to LG, Panasonic is embracing OLED in pursuit of the perfect television.
Turnbull pushes to Make Encryption Great Again
With NSA cyber weapons already in the hands of criminals and unleashed on the general public, how can we trust law enforcement agencies with the keys to our private lives?
Half of Australian homes NBN ready, unless they're trapped in broadband Catch 22
It's hard to take NBN's "Ready For Service" numbers seriously when you keep hearing about connection horror stories and the appalling lack of accountability.
Australian broadcast TV continues to bleed viewers
Australian broadcast television is sitting on a demographic time bomb as it continues to lose young viewers at an accelerating rate.
Aussies can't get no broadband satisfaction: Choice Australia
As the NBN rollout reaches the halfway mark, Telstra retains the lion's share of home broadband users who remain loyal even though they're some of the country's least satisfied customers.