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.
Phones
Google Pixel 9a – the real deep-dive review (after May updates)
The Google Pixel 9a is its entry-level 9-series, and while it shares many hardware similarities, it’s a very different device.
OPPO A5 5G Launches in Australia
The OPPO A5 5G Australia launch is official. It’s now available for $299 with big features in a slim, rugged body. This entry-level 5G phone…
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.
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?
Motorola Edge 60 Fusion – the revolution begins
Motorola Edge 60 Fusion is its entry-level, mid-range phone with Moto AI and IP69 underwater photo capability.
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.
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.
Motorola Edge 60 Fusion QuickPeek
The Motorola Edge 60 Fusion combines flagship features with clever AI tools to deliver great value. It’s sleek, light, and stylish—just 7.9mm thin—with a vegan…
Motorola Edge 60 Fusion Lands with Smarter AI and Pro Camera
Motorola has officially launched the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion in Australia. Priced at just $699, it packs premium features, world-first tech, and smarter AI into…
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.
OPPO Reno 13-series – the right one for you
The OPPO Reno 13-series comprises the 13 F 5G, 13 5G and 13 Pro 5G. The 13 F is a very different phone from the…
OPPO Reno 13 5G – premium features at a lemonade price (review)
The OPPO Reno 13 5G is an ‘entry-level’ premium handset with every feature a typical user could want at a price that makes sense.
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.
OPPO A5 Pro 5G: Rugged, Smart and Just $399
OPPO A5 Pro 5G has now launched in Australia, and it’s turning heads. At just $399, it offers premium features without the premium price tag.…
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…
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.
Apple AI delayed until the coming year, even later (Smartphones)
Apple AI has been officially delayed until at least 2026, with all likelihood that it won't fully roll out until the 2027 iPhone 18.
