Taxi booking app GoCatch launches Aussie Uber competitor with no surge pricing
Local taxi booking app GoCatch is going up against Uber with the launch of GoCar, its very own ride-sharing service. Much like UberX, GoCar allows…
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American Express first to get on board with Samsung Pay in Australia
American Express is the first card issuer to commit to Samsung Pay - Samsung's take on a mobile-driven contactless payment solution - in Australia. Samsung…
Alcatel goes a little bit more premium with Idol 4
Smartphone manufacturer Alcatel is best known for wallet-friendly devices, but its newly revealed Idol 4 and Idol 4S show the company is more than happy…
HTC Vive virtual reality headset to launch in April for USD$799
HTC will begin taking pre-orders for its virtual reality headset - the Vive - on February 29, ahead of an April shipping date. Built in…
Huawei takes on Surface and iPad Pro with the MateBook
Two-in-one devices are all the rage these days, so much so that Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is taking on the likes of Apple, Microsoft, HP,…
Samsung Galaxy S7 brings back expandable storage and water resistance, coming to Australia on March 11
Samsung today unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, bringing back fan favourite features missing in last year's flagships. While the new devices…
LG says no to compromises with LG G5 flagship smartphone
Goodbye leather, hello aluminium. LG today announced the LG G5, it's first flagship smartphone to feature an all-metal body, eschewing the plastic and leather combo…
Facebook Live Video takes on Periscope
Facebook is taking on Twitter's live streaming app Periscope with a brand new feature called Live Video, allowing users to create real-time broadcasts using their…
Foxtel files application to block Australians from The Pirate Bay
Foxtel has joined Village Roadshow in testing out Australia's new site-blocking laws, with The Pirate Bay, TorrentHound, IsoHunt and Torrentz all in its sights. In…
Nextbit Robin cloud-powered smartphone now on sale
Following a successful Kickstarter that raised over USD$1.3 million, Nextbit has begun selling its cloud-powered smartphone - the Robin - directly to customers. The Robin…
Apple defies FBI demands to create an iPhone backdoor
Apple will defy a court order demanding it cooperate with the FBI in attempt to break into the iPhone 5c used by a perpetrator of…
Village Roadshow the first to test Australia’s anti-piracy site-blocking laws
Village Roadshow will be the first rights holder to test out Australia's site-blocking laws passed by parliament in June last year. Rather than going for…
Vodafone and Telstra chug along with black spot busting base stations in regional Australia
Telstra and Vodafone have both provided updates on the regional mobile network extensions they will build using Government funding secured under the Mobile Black Spot…
Stream on: Chromecast 2 and Chromecast Audio now available in Australia
Google's second generation Chromecast and all new Chromecast Audio will hit Australian stores starting from today, both retailing for AUD$59. Despite a new look, the…
JB Hi-Fi closing its music streaming service
JB Hi-Fi will shut the doors to JB Hi-Fi NOW, it's local take on a music streaming service, on March 17. Existing subscribers will be…
1Password goes subscription-based with USD$5 per month family plan
Popular password manager 1Password has launched a USD$5 per month family plan, allowing up to five users to securely store and sync both individual and…
Mattel’s 3D printer lets kids build their own toys
Following its ventures into virtual reality, toymaker Mattel has unveiled its very first 3D printer. Dubbed the ThingMaker, the USD$300 3D printer will allow users…
Origin Access launches in Australia, kind of like Netflix for video games
EA has expanded its PC-centric video game subscription service - Origin Access - to Australia, offering customers an "all you can play" library of games…
Microsoft’s Lumia 650 is an aluminium-clad business machine priced at USD$199
Microsoft overnight announced the Lumia 650, a new Windows 10 smartphone rumoured to be the last to bear "Lumia" branding. Priced at USD$199, the Lumia…
Samsung finally starts upgrading Galaxy S6 to Marshmallow
Samsung has kicked off an update program that will bring Android Marshmallow to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. The announcement comes over four…
Firewatch is gaming grown up
There's a wider narrative that unfolds around the Harry and Delilah; an almost Hitchcockian thriller that I found incredibly gripping. I stayed up to 2am…
Telstra customers blazed through 1,841TB of mobile data on Sunday
Telstra mobile customers blazed through 1,841TB of data on Sunday, the telco's apologetic "free data day". In order to say sorry for an unprecedented outage…
Data Wars: Virgin Mobile offers 12GB for AUD$50 per month
Large smartphone data allowances are consistently becoming more affordable, but Virgin Mobile is doing its best to beat the competition with a plan offering unlimited…
New iPhone hoax bricks devices
Another hoax targeting iPhone owners is making the rounds, this time promising users a retro-inspired "classic Macintosh theme" if they dial back the date on…
