Technology

NBN congestion woes aren't easily solved

NBN Co's Bill Morrow says CVC prices are going down to allow providers to purchase more.

Internet service providers are promising they will spend more money to ensure higher speeds for customers using the National Broadband Network, but it remains unclear how much difference that will actually make.

Fitbit unveils first smartwatch, the Ionic

Fitbit's Ionic is its first, much delayed, smartwatch.

Fitbit unveiled its first smartwatch this week, hoping that the health-focused features of the device will reverse the hardware maker's declining influence in the wearables market.

Unlikely crossover a silly, strategic success

When blended with Mario characters or morphed into Nintendo-inspired enemies, the Rabbids are actually likeable.

It's not every day Nintendo hands the keys to its most famous and bankable franchise to an outside publisher, but when the result is as wacky and fun as Ubisoft's Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, it's enough to make you wish the Japanese gaming giant did it more often.

New Uncharted adventure is more of a very good thing

Uncharted

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.

Apple plans 4K Apple TV reveal

2015's revamped Apple TV.

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.

Galaxy Note8 v iPhone 7 Plus

The Galaxy Note8 and the 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

Note8's extra screen space is great for doodling.

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.

Scientists in war lab game way to victory

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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.

The trouble with soft dome tweeters

Don't touch your tweeter.

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?