Solar battery con – won’t help most Aussies (update)
The truth of the solar battery con is that it only affects less than 10% of Australian households and is short on detail.
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2025 Global smartphone demand slashed – not looking good for Apple (urgent tariff update)
The 2025 global smartphone demand predictions have been slashed to 0.6% growth, down from 6% in 2024. It is especially impacting Apple.
Smart homes need a smart design – more power and better connectivity (2025 guide)
A smart home needs smart design to accommodate smart devices that are breeding like rabbits. Here is our smart design guide.
Visually impaired Android 15 options – getting better all the time
Visually impaired Android 15 options, when added to Google Gemini AI, can make life in a sighted world a little easier.
Wi-Fi calling when you are in a mobile blackspot (Important information)
Wi-Fi calling is now available from major MVNOs. You can make and receive calls/texts and more in mobile blackspots.
Use the same password. Please hack me!
If you use the same password or a slight variation on all your accounts, you are issuing an invitation to be hacked.
NBN price increase 1 July – how much are you being gouged?
The NBN price increase on 1 July relates to what NBN resellers are charged for the various tiers. What is a fair increase?
Escape iPhones walled garden – Android makes it easy (upgrade guide)
Escape iPhones walled garden. Android makes it easy and opens up a whole new world of choice of better value phones and apps.
Boycott Telstra – go on, you know you want to
Boycotting Telstra is the only way this behemoth will ever learn. Customers with a gutful of poor service and premium prices are acting.
Telstra mobile and internet customers – pay more from 1 July
Most Telstra mobile and internet customers face price increases of $3-5 a month from 1 July. Now you can pay for its overhyped mobile network
Telstra’s mobile coverage called out – an extreme fantasy
Telstra’s mobile coverage has been called out as a fantasy according to new research from TPG and Vodafone.
Sextortion is on the rise again
Sextortion is when a cybercriminal claims via email to have video evidence of you doing naughty things while accessing porn.
Rooftop Solar spying on you – fact or fiction
Is your rooftop solar spying on you? Technically, yes, as growing evidence shows, cheap Chinese systems could do much harm.
Satellite SMS – still coming and not for everyone
Satellite SMS will allow you to send an emergency text message in areas without a 4/5G or Wi-Fi connection. Its not in Australia yet.
iPhone Safety Part 2 – Is Apple all phoney?
iPhone Safety Part 2. Read how a seemingly harmless game on the Apple App Store from a US company is sending your data to China.
VPP – Beware of the solar battery trap
VPP, or Virtual Power Plant, is a program where you receive a purchase discount on a new solar battery, provided you allow your grid electricity…
NBN switching – tired of Telstra, Optus and Vodafone?
NBN Switching is fast and easy, as users realise they don't have to endure poor NBN reseller service. Here are your options.
Telstra 5G Bandwidth Slicing – winners (them) and losers (you)
Telstra 5G Bandwidth Slicing is a way to extract more money from the 5G network at MVNO customers' expense.
Apple iPhone safety – things you can do to stay safer
Apple iPhone safety is a hot topic, after revelations that its App Store contains hundreds of thousands of leaky apps. What can you do?
Apple iPhone is not safe – 70% of App Store apps leak hardcore secrets
Apple iPhone is not safe – surely not from a company that claims otherwise. The phone may be, but its App Store leaks your data…
Upgrade hints for older PCs – save money and get Windows 11 for free (guide)
Upgrade hints for older PCs are for people who don’t want to lose their hardware investment due to Windows 11 compatibility.
How good is Vodafone compared to Optus and Telstra?
How good is Vodafone now that it is sharing the Optus mobile network? We assume coverage is similar, but what are the differences.
Telstra’s Retail Vs Wholesale mobile plans – the catches you need to know
Telstra’s Retail Vs Wholesale mobile plans are two very different animals but we found its MVNOs are cheaper with imperceptible differences.
Windows 10 EOL (end of life) options – risk it, upgrade if you can, or buy a new computer
Windows 10 EOL (end of life) includes using a vastly insecure operating system, upgrading if you can, or buying a new PC/laptop
