Technology
Old iPods and nostalgia make for an unlikely Aussie influencer
Wade Nixon gets millions of views with his love for old technology, his sharp sense of humour and expert knowledge.
- by Peter Wells
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Analysis
Privacy
What you need to know about Google’s ad-tracking change
The internet giant is throwing tracking cookies in the bin, prompting big questions about privacy, competition and advertising.
- by Gerrit De Vynck
Review
Gadgets
Sony’s earbuds retake the audio quality and noise cancelling crown
Latest true wireless earbuds improve on every aspect of what was already a category-leading product, and beat Apple’s AirPods for noise cancelling and sound.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Network outage
Bank outage could be an unavoidable symptom of life in the cloud
Akamai has apologised for a widespread outage that saw many Australian banks disappear from the internet, though such availability blips may now be the norm.
- by Tim Biggs
What the new quality settings in your Apple Music mean
Subscribers can now listen to “lossless” and “spatial” audio, but it’s not as simple as just turning it on and getting better-sounding tunes.
- by Alice Clarke
Analysis
Retail
Amazon is treating paying customers like guinea pigs
Many have learned a hard lesson about what it means to be an Amazon customer. At any moment, the company could surprise you with an unwelcome change to an Amazon product you own or decide to kill it altogether.
- by Brian X. Chen
Microsoft’s next operating system, Windows 11, reportedly leaked online
A preview of Microsoft’s new Windows 11 operating system may have been leaked online.
- by Mike Snider and USA Today
Gaming on the blockchain: Aussie company plans to take NFTs mainstream
Immutable sold more than $2.6 million worth of virtual items for its new video game in its first hour of sales.
- by Tim Biggs and Dominic Powell
Xbox's massive game announcement at E3
Xbox has announced 30 new games for its new X/S console at E3.
Xbox bolsters Game Pass lineup with Starfield, Halo, Forza at E3
Microsoft’s gaming division showed off 30 games at an event ahead of the gaming conference, all but three of which are headed to its Netflix-style subscription.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Network outage
Fastly outage was temporary but far from trivial
You may have barely noticed the global partial internet outage on Tuesday night, but some businesses and services would have felt it hard.
- by Tim Biggs