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Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me
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Privacy

Apple’s AirTag trackers made it frighteningly easy to ‘stalk’ me

Apple’s new AirTags, $45 wireless devices that help you locate things, work well. Frighteningly well.

  • by Geoffrey A. Fowler

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New 4K streaming boxes to upgrade your TV’s smarts

New 4K streaming boxes to upgrade your TV’s smarts

You no longer need to settle for an inferior picture or trade in your television entirely when it gets too old to run the latest apps.

  • by Adam Turner
The next-generation tech powering Apple’s humble AirTag

The next-generation tech powering Apple’s humble AirTag

The AirTag is one of the first consumer electronics to support a new wireless technology, ultrawideband, which lets you detect precise proximity between objects.

  • by Brian X. Chen
Gadgets to give your old game consoles an extra life

Gadgets to give your old game consoles an extra life

From wireless controllers to HDTV-compatible video converters, the market for devices that bring your old consoles to modern standards has never been fuller.

  • by Tim Biggs
As iOS 14.5 rolls out, here’s everything new on your iPhone

As iOS 14.5 rolls out, here’s everything new on your iPhone

From new privacy controls to a workaround for Face ID while wearing a mask, the new software is more packed than your usual .5 update.

  • by Alice Clarke
Luxurious listening, if you can afford it
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Home tech

Luxurious listening, if you can afford it

The latest headgear from French brand Focal is far out of my price range but it’s well worth a test drive.

  • by Peter Wells
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Apple unveils colourful iMacs along with new iPads and gadgets
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Apple

Apple unveils colourful iMacs along with new iPads and gadgets

Apple announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as well as products including AirTags to find lost items and podcast subscription services.

  • by Tim Biggs
The best gadgets to help manage your heart health

The best gadgets to help manage your heart health

The Apple Watch has been approved to collect ECG readings in Australia, but there are plenty of other ways to keep tabs on what your heart is doing.

  • by Alice Clarke
Latest smart displays have even slicker, stranger ways to watch you

Latest smart displays have even slicker, stranger ways to watch you

Amazon and Google have refreshed their Echo Show and Nest Hub devices with new tricks that some will love, and others will be nervous about.

  • by Tim Biggs
Apple to sell genuine iPhone parts to independent repairers, with some caveats

Apple to sell genuine iPhone parts to independent repairers, with some caveats

Apple is offering independent repairers in Australia access to official parts and training for the first time. However, the deal comes with some strings attached.

  • by Tim Biggs
For free ebooks, magazines and streaming, look locally

For free ebooks, magazines and streaming, look locally

When weighing up subscription entertainment it can be easy to forget the original and best service you already pay for in your taxes: the library.

  • by Alice Clarke