Hands on: Nest Protect smart smoke/ carbon monoxide alarm
An alarm which speaks to you before it screeches at you, Nest Protect is designed to keep its cool in a crisis.
Samsung has a better AI than Bixby. Where's Viv?
Samsung made waves in the tech world when it bought Viv, a digital assistant made by Siri's creators. So why is it using Bixby in its current phones?
I went to a Tinder party that no one knew was on
Periodically deleting and reinstalling Tinder could very well have replaced the "watching Titanic and eating ice-cream" as my generation's most (in)effective breakup remedy.
New Uncharted adventure is more of a very good thing
Nathan Drake's exploits may have come to a close but the series continues with a smaller-scale adventure that looks and plays a lot like last year's excellent, beautiful blockbuster, but offers a brand new story and a refreshing change of perspective.
Bandsteering isn't a panacea for all your home WiFi woes
If your home is a wireless warzone then automatically shifting gadgets between bands, in search of the best performance, might create as many problems as it solves.
Apple plans 4K Apple TV reveal
Apple is planning to unveil a renewed focus on the living room with an upgraded Apple TV set-top box that can stream 4K video and highlight live television content such as news and sports.
Why gaming giant Blizzard just apologised to all of Australia
Some fans thought a new trailer for an Australian-themed map in the game Overwatch might be considered insensitive to indigenous communities, but the game's director was more concerned about another cultural error.
Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus
Samsung has finally unveiled the Note8, successor to the notoriously-explodable Note7. We've already taken a look at its specs, pricing and Australian availability, but how does it stack up against Apple's iPhone 7 Plus?
First impressions of Galaxy Note8
At first glance, the Note 8 seems to put Samsung firmly on the road to redemption. After the Note7 recall last year, this is the first viable model of its premium phone since 2015. I had a chance to spend some time with the new phone at its unveiling event in New York, and, here are my initial impressions.
Samsung is 'moving on' as it launches Galaxy Note8
As Samsung launches its new consumer-focused Galaxy Note8 in New York, the company is in conversation with Australian aviation about updating any remaining warnings about its previous Note7 phones.
Scientists in war lab game way to victory
In a beige concrete office block in Melbourne's inner-city, behind locked doors to which only eight people have access, a scientist sits watching two fighter jets marking a path towards their target - Sydney Harbour.
Troublesome tweeters
There are some vexing problems with soft dome tweeters, some hard to believe. I'll get to that in a moment but first - what is a soft dome tweeter?
Apple Car plans scaled right back
The company has put off any notion of an Apple-branded autonomous vehicle and is instead working on the underlying technology that allows a car to drive itself.
Cars return to Detroit – without drivers
Detroit is once again becoming the centre of the US automobile industry – only this time without anyone behind the wheel.
Australian telco industry leaders to finally act on nightmare NBN migrations
With the nationwide rollout half over, NBN and its cohorts finally concede they need to do more to help Australians trapped in broadband hell.
Samsung's Bixby finally works properly in Australia
A solid five months after Samsung announced it, the Bixby voice assistant is finally available in Australia.
Android 8 is officially called Oreo
At the height of the day's solar eclipse in New York, Google finally revealed the name of its latest Android operating system — in honour of another dark disc: the Oreo.
Is the new Essential smartphone ... essential?
So-called 'simpler' high-end phone is beautiful and well-made, but its lack of features means it falls short of being essential.
Are you ready for Australia's spring rain broadband blues?
It's been a dry winter, but the spring downpours are set to trigger the seasonal ADSL slowdown as Telstra's pits flood – drowning the country's ageing copper network.