Technology
Don't let budget installers throw shade on your solar dreams
If a solar installer doesn't want to talk about shade on your roof, take your business elsewhere.
- by Adam Turner
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Phones
Moto G7 Plus continues the streak of excellent mid-range Motorolas
At $500, the G7 Plus offers some perks you usually only get with high-end devices, such as very fast charging and optical image stabilisation.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Telecommunications
Your torment may be monitored: despair and disconnection in telco land
Those call centre staff are a sorry lot. They're not the only ones.
- by Anson Cameron
Web culture
Google will now auto-delete searching data, if you ask it
Google said it will let users set up their profiles to automatically delete location and web-browsing data.
- by Gerrit De Vynck
Social media
Facebook bans far-right leaders including Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos
The move is a sign that the social network is more aggressively enforcing its hate speech policies under pressure from civil rights groups.
- by Elizabeth Dwoskin
Evolution
Chinese fossil sheds light on mysterious Neanderthal kin
The right half of the lower jaw of a Denisovan adolescent, including two teeth, dating from 160,000 years ago, was found in a cave in the Gansu province of China.
Home tech
Restoring Australian jazz of the 1930s
Jack Mitchell is focused on retrieving, digitising and saving forever the music that was presented on brittle 78rpm records.
- by Rod Easdown
Telecommunications
Telstra cable customers given free speed boost as NBN delays continue
In a bid to manage the number of new NBN connections, Telstra will scrap its speed boost fee, delivering around 100Mbps to all its non-NBN cable customers.
- by Adam Turner
Home tech
When it comes to smart security cameras, Arlo outshines rivals
With new additions to the Arlo line up in 2019, from the Ultra 4K camera to the humble Doorbell and Chime, the company has easily the best overall ecosystem.
- by Peter Wells
Review
Home tech
Smart frame brings billions of dollars of art to your walls
A wall-mounted screen that taps into a streaming service for paintings and digital art, Canvas lets you change the pictures on your wall as often as you like.
- by Tim Biggs
Social media
Facebook unveils redesign, focusing on private and group messaging
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a fresh design for the world's biggest social network that de-emphasises its News Feed.
- by Katie Paul