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Cable-free charging.

Plugging in cables into a device is a small action, but it's just easier to throw a phone on a flat thing, especially if you're charging it every other day.

Hands on Telstra TV 2 streaming set-top box

With Foxtel Now access, Telstra TV 2 joins the battle for King of Australian lounge rooms.

Marrying free-to-air and pay television with the best of the internet, Telstra's new Ultra HD streaming set-top box is a serious contender in the battle for HDMI 1 in your lounge room.

Disturbing videos slip past YouTube Kids filters

A knockoff video on the app shows characters from PAW Patrol dying.

It was a typical night in Staci Burns's house. She was cooking dinner while her 3-year-old son, Isaac, watched videos on the YouTube Kids app on an iPad. Suddenly he cried out, "Mummy, the monster scares me!"

Xbox One X offers true 4K gaming on a console

Xbox One X.

Much more powerful, but somehow smaller, than the Xbox One S released last year, the Xbox One X is a marvel of technology and engineering that provides the most technically impressive console gaming experience you can get, especially if you're running a 4K TV.

Headphones measure heart rate

BioConnected HR+ biosensing ear phones You listen to the music, the headphones listen to your heart.

An Australian start-up is taking on the difficult fitness wearables market from a unique new angle. Co-founded by Dr Sven Rees, formerly of the NSW Institute of Sport, the BioConnected HR+ looks like yet another pair of sport-focussed Bluetooth headphones, but inside is highly accurate heart rate monitor.

NBN director blasts ISPs for poor speeds

Michael Malone

Australian internet service providers that complain about the fee they have to pay per megabit for access to the national broadband network don't care about consumers or quality of service, according to NBN Co non-executive director Michael Malone.