Technology
How to protect your ears and avoid noise-induced hearing loss
Cheap headphones are one of the worst culprits, an expert says, but dangerously loud noises are all around us.
- by Alice Clarke
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Gadgets
A brain-sensing Bluetooth headband to help you meditate
A sensor-covered headband that talks to your phone seems like it would be a distraction, and it can be, but it's also a useful tool.
- by Cynthia Karena
Google's proposed Chrome changes could break ad-blockers
Whether the proposal is really designed to protect users or to protect Google's ad business, changes to Chrome can have a big impact on the web.
- by Elaine Ou
Home tech
Yamaha's new turntable offers best of both worlds, and a short tonearm
The flagship $8000 GT5000 might be unconventional, but it sounds amazing.
- by Rod Easdown
Social media
Apple punishes Facebook over app that paid users to hand over data
Facebook's secret 'research' app was paying users monthly to give the social network access to all data that passed through their phones.
- by Hamza Shaban & Tony Romm
PCs & laptops
Razer Blade Stealth (2019) review: rebooting the ultrabook
The latest version of Razer's littlest laptop has lost some of its colourful flair, but gained some graphical chops.
- by Tim Biggs
Privacy
Apple turns off Group FaceTime for all to avoid eavesdropping bug
A US teen and his mother apparently tried to alert Apple of the bug last week, but now the issue is public the company has taken Group FaceTime offline.
- by Hamza Shaban
Science
The plan to stop a killer asteroid
NASA's first planetary defence mission aims to knock an incoming asteroid off course to avoid a catastrophic collision with Earth.
Privacy
FaceTime bug lets you eavesdrop on your iPhone contacts
Apple says it is aware of the bug and will issue a software fix soon.
- by Tim Biggs
Home tech
Uniden's long-range home phone is the way around NBN limitations
Need multiple home phone handsets across a large property, but only have one port on your NBN modem? It's not a problem for this unit.
- by Alice Clarke
Video games
Resident Evil 2 review: a remarkable remake
Taking bits from three of the best games in the series, this reimagining of the 1998 classic is a beautiful, terrifying, gore-filled masterpiece.
- by Tim Biggs