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Yesterday was not a good day for Huawei as I detailed in this post, things looked pretty grim. After an official statement by Huawei US last night, this morning we have an update for Australian customers. We want to assure Huawei customers in Australia that the US actions involving...
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Today is a very strange day in the technology industry. Huawei is essentially now in a position where it is unable to make new products thanks to a number of US-based companies now terminating supply contacts with the Chinese-based manufacturer. Lat week, the Trump administration added Huawei to a...
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Samsung Australia has announced the local launch of their tricky space-saving adjustable monitor. This clamps to the edge of the desk, and sits flush against the wall. This is great for users who can’t wall-mount their display but want the desk space back. Its unique stand includes a minimalist,...
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It took more than a year, but Google Assistant support has finally arrived on Sonos. When I first reviewed the Sonos One, I wrote that it was a promise for the future as the out of the box functionality was great, but would really only be fully realised once...
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We’re all familiar with Speedtest.net, the service that allows you to test your internet speed from desktop and mobile. The site has just expanded to add a new 5G Map, showing the global state of 5G rollout. In Australia, we have 12 locations with some variety of 5G. This...
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This year we’ve seen the announcement of a number of phones with foldable displays from Samsung, Huawei and others. Now comes the first laptop with a foldable display from Lenovo. So why does anyone need a foldable display in their laptop? Lenovo says that in the past, a 13.3″...
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Australians love their smartphones and the Chinese companies have certainly made their impact in recent years. Given the success of brands like Huawei and Oppo here, it’s not surprising there’s now another Chinese player entering the race. UMIDIGI is one of the most popular Chinese smartphone brands, established in...
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Malware for Android users is becoming increasingly common. The security arms race between Google and the bad guys is a never-ending battle. Despite each version of the OS offering increased security, inevitably something created by humans isn’t perfect, so exploits are found and leveraged to inject malicious software on...
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What Google has done with the Pixel line of phones is actually quite brilliant. The Pixel name is known as the best way to get stock Android on a device. This is also the best device to reliably run the beta builds of the pre-release versions of Android, great...
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If you had any doubts that 2019 was the arrival of 8K, think again. TCL have just joined the list of display makers that are offering an 8K display in Australia. First unveiled in January at the CES, the TCL X10 won the 8K TV Gold Award of the...
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GoPro is the industry standard sports action cameras and to demonstrate their ability to capture the world, GoPro upload videos to their YouTube channel. After joining back in March of 2009, just over 10 years ago, the company celebrated a major milestone over the weekend, hitting a whopping 2...
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When it comes to gaming, a strong internet connection is important. There’re few things more irritating than when your connectivity drops mid-game, wrenching you away from your friends and virtual experiences in a sobering (and sometimes infuriating) transition. While Wi-Fi offers convenience, it can’t match a hard-wired connection for...
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Intel has officially launched the new 9th Gen Intel Core mobile H-series processors. Naturally, these are the most powerful Intel Core mobile processors and are targeted at those gamers and creators with the highest performance demands. As of today, laptops powered by the 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors...
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May 12th is approaching quickly and if you’re stuck for a Mother’s Day gift, then you may want to consider this. Priced at $349, the HAY speaker is a result of a collaboration between Danish design duo HAY and Sonos. While the standard range of Sonos speakers comes in...
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Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ has the ability to have Samsung Pay at your fingertips, just swipe up from the lock screen or home screen to activate it. When you’re at a tap and pay point of sale terminal, just rest the back of the phone to enable it’s NFC chip...
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Last month I travelled to SamsungForum 2019 for Asia Pacific, held in lovely Singapore. During the event, Samsung demonstrated its latest products, due for release this year. Across the electronics portfolio, Samsung has new products in a long list of categories like Washing Machines, Fridges, Vaccum Cleaners, Soundbars and...
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As 8K TVs hit our shelves in a serious way this year, the content sources for 8K remain incredibly limited. If you had an 8K TV in your house today, you’d really be looking at IP-based content to show off what the display is capable of. In reality that...
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Overnight in Paris, Huawei unveiled their newest flagship smartphones, the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. With some serious hardware runs on the board, Huawei are now going after the DLSR market in a big way. In recent years, phones have meant we’re increasingly leaving our big cameras at...
Yesterday was not a good day for Huawei as I detailed in this post, things looked pretty grim. After an official statement by Huawei US last night, this morning we have an update for Australian customers. We want to assure Huawei customers in Australia that the US actions involving...
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Samsung Australia has announced the local launch of their tricky space-saving adjustable monitor. This clamps to the edge of the desk, and sits flush against the wall. This is great for users who can’t wall-mount their display but want the desk space back. Its unique stand includes a minimalist,...
It took more than a year, but Google Assistant support has finally arrived on Sonos. When I first reviewed the Sonos One, I wrote that it was a promise for the future as the out of the box functionality was great, but would really only be fully realised once...
We’re all familiar with Speedtest.net, the service that allows you to test your internet speed from desktop and mobile. The site has just expanded to add a new 5G Map, showing the global state of 5G rollout. In Australia, we have 12 locations with some variety of 5G. This...
This year we’ve seen the announcement of a number of phones with foldable displays from Samsung, Huawei and others. Now comes the first laptop with a foldable display from Lenovo. So why does anyone need a foldable display in their laptop? Lenovo says that in the past, a 13.3″...
Australians love their smartphones and the Chinese companies have certainly made their impact in recent years. Given the success of brands like Huawei and Oppo here, it’s not surprising there’s now another Chinese player entering the race. UMIDIGI is one of the most popular Chinese smartphone brands, established in...
Malware for Android users is becoming increasingly common. The security arms race between Google and the bad guys is a never-ending battle. Despite each version of the OS offering increased security, inevitably something created by humans isn’t perfect, so exploits are found and leveraged to inject malicious software on...
What Google has done with the Pixel line of phones is actually quite brilliant. The Pixel name is known as the best way to get stock Android on a device. This is also the best device to reliably run the beta builds of the pre-release versions of Android, great...
If you had any doubts that 2019 was the arrival of 8K, think again. TCL have just joined the list of display makers that are offering an 8K display in Australia. First unveiled in January at the CES, the TCL X10 won the 8K TV Gold Award of the...
GoPro is the industry standard sports action cameras and to demonstrate their ability to capture the world, GoPro upload videos to their YouTube channel. After joining back in March of 2009, just over 10 years ago, the company celebrated a major milestone over the weekend, hitting a whopping 2...
When it comes to gaming, a strong internet connection is important. There’re few things more irritating than when your connectivity drops mid-game, wrenching you away from your friends and virtual experiences in a sobering (and sometimes infuriating) transition. While Wi-Fi offers convenience, it can’t match a hard-wired connection for...
Intel has officially launched the new 9th Gen Intel Core mobile H-series processors. Naturally, these are the most powerful Intel Core mobile processors and are targeted at those gamers and creators with the highest performance demands. As of today, laptops powered by the 9th Gen Intel Core mobile processors...
May 12th is approaching quickly and if you’re stuck for a Mother’s Day gift, then you may want to consider this. Priced at $349, the HAY speaker is a result of a collaboration between Danish design duo HAY and Sonos. While the standard range of Sonos speakers comes in...
Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ has the ability to have Samsung Pay at your fingertips, just swipe up from the lock screen or home screen to activate it. When you’re at a tap and pay point of sale terminal, just rest the back of the phone to enable it’s NFC chip...
Last month I travelled to SamsungForum 2019 for Asia Pacific, held in lovely Singapore. During the event, Samsung demonstrated its latest products, due for release this year. Across the electronics portfolio, Samsung has new products in a long list of categories like Washing Machines, Fridges, Vaccum Cleaners, Soundbars and...
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As 8K TVs hit our shelves in a serious way this year, the content sources for 8K remain incredibly limited. If you had an 8K TV in your house today, you’d really be looking at IP-based content to show off what the display is capable of. In reality that...
Overnight in Paris, Huawei unveiled their newest flagship smartphones, the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. With some serious hardware runs on the board, Huawei are now going after the DLSR market in a big way. In recent years, phones have meant we’re increasingly leaving our big cameras at...
