Samsung brings its super-small, super-fast Portable SSD T1 to Australia
Samsung today announced the Australian availability of its T1 portable solid state drive (SSD). First announced at CES 2015, the T1 weighs under just 30…
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First consumer version of Oculus Rift coming in Q1 2016
Oculus VR overnight announced that the first consumer version of its virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift, will be available in the first quarter of…
Australian Review: Project CARS – Not a working title
Project CARS has the makings of a competitive game in its genre. It’s reasonably realistic, has stunning graphics and a varied track list. Ultimately, Project…
Sunswift’s eVe could be Australia’s first road legal solar-powered car
At CeBIT 2015, we had a chat to the guys from Sunswift - the UNSW Solar Racing team - and they're working on some pretty…
LG bringing four new LED projectors to Australia
LG yesterday announced the Australian availability of four new LED projectors in its MiniBeam family: the PF1500G (pictured above), PW800G, PW800 and PH300. The PF1500G…
Site-blocking legislation won’t fix Australia’s piracy problem
Piracy is a topic that has been on everyone's lips lately. Game of Thrones again demonstrated our convict nation's affection for copyright infringement; per capita, we're the…
Microsoft makes Office 2016 public preview available for download
Microsoft has made a public preview of Office 2016, the latest version of its productivity suite, available as a free download for Windows users. Key…
World’s most famous hacker says metadata is an “extremely attractive” target, everything is hackable
Kevin Mitnick, arguably the world's most famous hacker, today told Australian media that metadata retention stores will be an "extremely attractive" targets for hackers due…
Domino’s to launch GPS pizza tracking in July
Domino's Pizza today announced a partnership with Navman that will see all of its delivery vehicles fitted out with GPS modules for real-time tracking. While…
Five cool home-grown Aussie gadgets
Uamp Uamp co-founder Joseph Chehade doesn't believe people are getting the most of their music when they're listening to it on a smartphone, laptop or MP3…
Four simple ways to improve your privacy on-and-offline
Yesterday marked the beginning of Privacy Awareness Week, a yearly event designed to raise awareness of how important it is to protect personal information. While…
Hobart, Bendigo, Adelaide and Brisbane next in line for Telstra Wi-Fi hotspots
Following a public vote that received over 5000 submissions, Telstra has revealed the next 50 locations due to receive public Wi-Fi hotspots as part of…
5 videogames to look out for in May
Here are five games you may want to purchase to purchase this month. I'm sorry - that was terrible, I'll show myself out. Wolfenstein: The…
Tesla Powerwall is a home battery designed to take you off the grid
Electric car manufacturer Tesla today announced the Powerwall, a wall-mounted battery designed for residential use. Powerwall can be charged via electricity generated from solar panels,…
Vodafone ramps up data inclusions, offers up to 20GB per month
Vodafone today announced that it will offer double the usual data allowance on many of its plan for customers who sign-up before July 1. Vodafone's…
Game of Thrones season five now available for pre-order through iTunes
Apple has made Game of Thrones season five available for pre-order via iTunes Australia, scheduling it for release on June 16. Last year, iTunes didn't…
Australia’s best pre-paid plans for your smartphone
The main reason we tie ourselves to two year contracts with a telco is the free phone. Well, it's not quite free, but it feels…
Amazon’s Kindle Voyage now available in Australia
Amazon today announced the Australian availability of the Kindle Voyage, its thinnest e-reader yet. In addition to a slimmer, 7.6mm profile, the Kindle Voyage features…
Microsoft attempts to fix its app shortage: Windows 10 will run iOS and Android apps
Microsoft today announced an initiative that will make it easier for developers to port iOS and Android apps over to Windows 10. The latest version…
Continuum will let Windows 10 smartphones transform into desktop PCs
Microsoft today announced Continuum for Phones, a new Windows 10 feature that will allow Windows 10 smartphones to transform into desktop PCs when connected to…
Australian Review: Microsoft Lumia 640 – The best budget smartphone yet?
Design The vast majority of budget smartphones feature subpar, low resolution screens; fortunately, the Lumia 640 isn't one of these. Microsoft has kitted its new…
Australian Review: Grand Theft Auto V (PC) – Feels like new
Grand Theft Auto V is definitely worth picking up for Windows if the last time you played it was on Playstation 3 or Xbox 360,…
LG bets on leather, cameras and curves with the LG G4
LG today unveiled the LG G4 - its latest flagship smartphone - highlighting a curved screen, f/1.8 aperture rear-facing camera and leather backing as the…
Philips launches new range of workout friendly ActionFit headphones
Airborn are Bluetooth earphones boasting a standby time of 150 hours, talk-time of 6 hours and 5.5 hours of music playback. These retail for AUD$150.…
