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We often think about solar as something we install on the roof of our homes, but there’s a massive amount of momentum in the commercial solar industry. When you go to work, the businesses that employees you likely has a power bill, not in the hundreds of dollars per...
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Tesla’s big battery in South Australia has proven to be a massive success. In its first year of operation, the battery has saved consumers more than A$50 million, and now the PowerPack storage solution is expanding. Neon are one of the world’s leading and fastest growing independent producers of...
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By Alexander Moiseev, Chief Business Officer, Kaspersky ...
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Disney+ is the latest in a long list of streaming services that offers some unique content thanks to the amazing library of content from from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more. Disney+ is available in Australia from today (Tuesday 19th November 2019) and features a catalog that...
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I’ve now had my Tesla Model 3 Performance (stealth) for just over a month and in that time have clocked up almost 2,300km. Armed with the experience of actually owning a Model 3, it’s now time to reflect on the car and what it offers. In terms of design,...
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Its the tail end of 2019 and my bank, Hume Bank, just added support for Google Pay. This adds to a fairly lengthy list of Australian financial providers that now support the tap and pay functionality from your phone. That list now includes all 4 major banks – Commonwealth...
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Microsoft’s Ignite conference is happening right now and one of the big pieces of news is a new product announcement from Yubico. The YubiKey Bio is the first YubiKey that will support fingerprint recognition for secure and seamless passwordless logins. The YubiKey Bio delivers the convenience of fingerprint login,...
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Today I made a phone call using my PC, via my mobile phone. This was made possible thanks to a new preview feature in the Windows 10 Your Phone app. I’ve been watching the functionality of the Your Phone app grow over recent months, adding support for dual-sim Messaging,...
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Robotics one of the hottest industries right now and its something Australians need to stay on top of, to compete for the jobs of tomorrow – programming them. Doug Morrison is a 28yo Aussie who had the opportunity to spend 5 months at Amazon Robotics in Berlin (November 2018...
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The Block is one of the highest-rating shows on Australian TV (last Sunday they took out top spot with 1.08 million viewers). Tonight the judges gave their assessment of 3 rooms per couple. One of those rooms was the garage. With a week left in this year’s competition, most...
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In Windows 10, Microsoft included a new web browser, Edge. When edge first shipped, the goal was to replace the old Internet Explorer which had been in Windows for as long as I can remember. To ease the transition to a new browser, Microsoft selected logo that still had...
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Fitbit is being acquired by Google. After starting more than 12 years ago, the company announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC. The purchase price is approximately US$2.1 billion. So why would Google drop that kind of money on a...
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I’ve had my all-electric, Tesla Model 3 for around a month now. When it first arrived, I remember noticing the EV sticker in the bottom center of the number plate. This was the first time I’d seen one on a number plate so naturally, I jump online to find...
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DJI are finally ready to officially unveil their latest drone, the Mavic Mini. This tips the scales at just under 250 grams, that’s lighter than 2 mobile phones. Given its small size, the idea is that you’ll take it with you to more places. “To design a drone as...
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Maoneng, the Australian company spearheading the country’s transition to renewable energy, has announced plans for a major expansion of its utility-scale battery storage portfolio in NSW after securing a long-term contract with one of Australia’s largest electricity retailers – AGL Energy. Under the Energy Storage Development Agreement, Maoneng will develop large-scale...
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This week, one of Australia’s largest technology conferences is happening in Sydney. Melbourne-based UAM Tec (Underwater Autonomous Mapping Technology) used CEBIT 2019 as the launch platform for its first product. That product is an underwater submarine that can autonomously map the world’s oceans, lakes, and waterways. In many ways,...
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ABB is well known in the EV space for their ultra-fast chargers, along with their high-profile partnership with the FormulaE championship. The company has just announced it’s making moves in the acquisition space, taking a majority stake (67%) in Shanghai-based Chargedot. Most of us have never heard of Chargedot, but...
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DJI’s drone lineup is about to grow with the Mavic Mini leaking online ahead of an official release. The new, smaller version of their now popular Mavic lineup of foldable drones, fits in the palm of your hand, as shared by @ositaLV on Twitter. While the camera up front...
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Once again, Tesla is rolling out a software update (this will be the 4th since I got my Model 3) which not only adds a 5% performance improvement but also delivers a couple of nice new features. Two new features in this update are Scheduled Departure and Automatic Navigation....
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The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is responding to a widespread malware campaign known as Emotet. Emotet is a Trojan virus delivered via emails sent with malicious attachments. These emails often contain language about “Your Invoice,” or “Payment Details,” and carry either macro-enabled documents, or malicious...