Australian Review: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium – Marketing over matter
At an asking price of AUD$1,199, the Xperia Z5 Premium simply isn't worth the money. It's not a bad phone by any measure, but it's…
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Australian Review: OPPO F1 – Cheap phone, premium parts
Despite the lacklustre camera, OPPO’s F1 is still represents excellent value. Punchy performance and a premium build give you a phone that feels like it’s…
Australian Review: Google Nexus 6P – The best of Android
Huawei is quickly becoming one of the most interesting players in the smartphone arena. Despite having a name that no one can pronounce, the company…
Australian Review: Samsung Gear VR (Late 2015) – A glimpse at the future
Thanks to a lighter build and a more affordable price, the latest iteration of the Gear VR is easy to recommend to anyone with one…
Australian Review: Apple TV (2015) – Destined for HDMI1
The new Apple TV isn't too dissimilar from the third generation model we saw released in 2012. It's a bit thicker, but the overall shape…
Australian Review: OPPO R7s – Premium feel without the price
If you’re in the market for a reasonably priced smartphone that feels like a more expensive one, the R7s might just be for you. Its…
Australian Review: HP Envy Curved All-In-One PC – The IMAX of computers
I'm not a huge fan of the mouse and keyboard HP bundled with the Envy Curved All-In-One. The mouse is passable, but the keyboard has…
Australian Review: Samsung R-series 360-degree wireless multiroom speakers – A new angle
Samsung likes to keep a finger in every pie. Whether it's TVs, smartphones, tablets, wearables, appliances, vacuum cleaners, smart home doohickies, cameras, or solid state…
Game Review: Just Cause 3 – Explode ’em up
Despite its issues, Just Cause 3 is simply beautiful when it works. Wingsuiting from island to island, blowing up dictatorial statues, firing an RPG at…
Australian Review: Pebble Time Steel – A Happy Medium
Being a regular watch-wearer and tech enthusiast, I was naturally excited to wrap the Pebble Time Steel smartwatch around my wrist. It’s the first smartwatch…
Game Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Once more ’round the gun
Set in a dystopian future, Black Ops 3’s story focuses on robotic warfare and cybernetic enhancement. As an overarching theme, it looks at the consequences…
Game Review: Fallout 4 – Once more into the wasteland
While there’s a lot of missed potential compared to previous games, Fallout 4 still has all the trappings of a good Fallout game. Perhaps updates or mods can smooth…
Australian Review: Microsoft Lumia 950 XL – Tough love
Microsoft's two Windows 10 Mobile flagships - the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL - are cut from a very similar mould; the key difference…
Australian Review: Microsoft Surface Book – Truth in marketing
The Surface Book is one of the very best Windows 10 devices on the market - as you'd hope considering the premium price-tag. As someone…
Australian Review: Huawei MediaPad M2 – Lives up to the name
Huawei’s new MediaPad M2 is part of a dying breed of tablets clinging to a widescreen aspect ratio. Microsoft went 3:2 to with the Surface…
Australian Review: TomTom Bandit – Shoot from the hip
TomTom is best known for its GPS products, but the company is now taking aim at the action camera market with a tiny little shooter…
Australian Review: Apple iMac with Retina 4K Display (21.5-inch, 2015) – In need of an upgrade
Last year's 5K Retina iMac was the first big refresh in a product line that hasn’t really changed since Apple slimmed it down at the…
Australian Review: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 – Fourth time’s the charm
Not quite notebooks and not quite tablets, Microsoft's family of Surface devices has typically featured well engineered hardware that made compromises in the pursuit of…
Australian Review: Google Nexus 5X – A flagship in plastic clothing
The Nexus 5X has very quickly become one of my favourite phones of the year. There's a certain charm in how unassuming it is, and…
Australian Review: Kaiser Baas Revo Glider – Walking is for chumps
Whether you want to call them hoverboards, gliders, or self-balancing scooters, they've started to pop up everywhere. The two-wheeled gadget might not be the hoverboard…
Game Review: Rise of the Tomb Raider – Video game potpourri
It took me a little under 20 hours to finish Rise of the Tomb Raider on the game's "normal" difficulty level. I achieved an 85% completion rate…
Game Review: Guitar Hero Live – Like a lukewarm phoenix
Guitar Hero spearheaded the somewhat polarising rise of rhythm games. Discussions of it were often accompanied by derisive cries of "just buy a real guitar!".…
Australian Review: HP Pavilion 15 – Utilitarian
In some ways, the HP Pavilion 15 feels a little anachronistic. While the typical notebook in 2015 is skinnier than a supermodel or plays some…
Australian Review: Sonos Play:5 (2015) – Better than ever
Much like the Play:1, the new Play:5 is now humidity resistant, which means you can safely keep it in a bathroom or high moisture environment.…
