RIP HRT: Holden partners with Red Bull Racing for 2017 Supercar season
The idea of Holden withdrawing its support for the Holden Racing Team seemed extreme when it was...
Read More
Author: Trevor Long
How two Uni Students built a better Census site in just 54 hours for $500
One of the fundamental problems with the 2016 online census was the architecture. Not the...
Read More
Tesla to open second Melbourne store – first in an Aussie shopping centre
Tesla today announced they will open their first store inside a shopping centre in Australia with...
Read More
Keeping your home network and security cameras safe
It’s a story that would scare the life out of many parents – the security camera...
Read More
Playback and Streaming errors plague Optus’ first EPL game
Well this is not the kick of Optus would have wanted to this new era of sports broadcasting, and...
Read More
We’re getting a picture of what went wrong with Census 2016 Online
It’s a comedy of errors and I doubt that’s the last time you’ll hear that line...
Read More
Vaya now offering 1GB data per month for $16
In an effort to fill what is likely a sweet spot in the market that until now was not catered for,...
Read More
ABS Claims Census brought down by Cyber Attack – What’s it mean?
The ABS this morning have claimed that the Australian Census website fell victim to a Foreign...
Read More
The Census is Null and Void – now there must be an inquiry into how and why it failed
Look, I’m not suggesting a Royal Commission here, but I absolutely think that we need to ask...
Read More
Podcast: Your Tech Life #341
The Census is a complete failure. The single system built to do a single task failed it’s...
Read More
Census 2016: The $10 million online census – What went wrong?
Well, hate to say I told you so, but – this was always going to happen. It’s as if...
Read More
Bring streaming to your existing sound system with Laser’s $99 Wi-Fi adaptor
The problem with investing in some of the best audio systems or at least a decent set of speakers...
Read More
Toffee COMBI leather bag Review – the modern brief case for the professional man
There’s actually nothing hi-tech about the Toffee Combi leather bag – but for the...
Read More
Kia Picanto 1.25 MPI Petrol Auto – EFTM QUICK FIX
For many people who get the chance to review different cars week in and week out, the Kia Picanto...
Read More
Calm down, and include all your details in the Census on Tuesday
The 2016 Australian Census takes place notionally on Tuesday August 9, and this year there are a...
Read More
Toyota 86 recall: 15,000 Aussie 86s heading back to dealers
Just days ago it was revealed cars topped the list of recalls in the 2015-16 financial year...
Read More
We haven’t lost our APPetite for APPs at all – July a record month for Apple
If you thought the world of apps was diminishing, think again – Tim Cook has announced today...
Read More
The Census online has Minimum System Requirements – Will your computer meet them?
There’s been a lot of conversation over the last week about the Australian Census being...
Read More
Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #265
Stephen brings us all the news and info from New York where Samsung have announced the Galaxy...
Read More
Instagram Stories: Teaching Snapchat how to do it right
If you’ve been using Instagram for a while now, you know how it works – post photos,...
Read More
Epson releases “ultimate home cinema” 4K enhanced projectors
Epson has released a new range of home projectors into the Australian market offering a greater...
Read More
Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 signals the future for the Galaxy S8 in 2017
In New York overnight Samsung held their second-half of the year event to reveal their big-screen...
Read More
Podcast: Your Tech Life #340
This week I unleash on the big banks who are showing no respect to Aussie consumers by trying to...
Read More
D-Link goes wide-angle with new 180 degree view camera
If you’re hooking up WiFi security cameras in your home or small business, often...
Read More
Big Banks give the middle finger to Aussie consumers over Apple and Android Pay
If you’re a customer of the Commonwealth, Westpac, NAB or Bendigo Banks and you’re...
Read More
Shure MV88 iPhone Microphone review – Perfect for podcasting
When you want to record audio outside a studio location there’s a whole host of great tools...
Read More
Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #264
Trevor and Stephen have important news about the podcast this week, tune in for details –...
Read More
Vodafone launches global roaming add-ons for Prepaid customers
Since the launch of their $5 a day roaming now three years ago, Vodafone has had the best offer...
Read More
Cutting the costs of Car ownership – Apps to save you dollars
Owning a car is pretty easy once you’ve saved the money or got the finance for the one you...
Read More
Preview: F1 2016 – the Ultimate Formula 1 Simulation
August 19 cannot come soon enough, that’s the date that this year’s instalment of...
Read More
Five new things about the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Tick tock tick tock folks – if you haven’t updated to Windows 10 the clock is ticking...
Read More
iPad apps for early learning – get the most from your kids Screen Time
One of the most popular topics I get asked about in the media and when talking technology with...
Read More
Facebook creates a world map view of all the live broadcasts at any time
Ever wanted to find out what’s happening near you, or somewhere completely random in the...
Read More
Mobile Phone companies: How Aussie’s rate them for speed, coverage & reliability
At the start of this week we posed a few simple questions of the Australian public. Looking at...
Read More
Philips Series 7000 Beard Trimmer Review – taking away most of the mess
The upside to having a beard? No daily shaving. The downside? The mess of the upkeep when you...
Read More
Optus kicks off its Rio advertising with another Ian Thorpe video
Ian Thorpe may have five Olympic and ten Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, but he’s not short...
Read More
Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #263
With Microsoft’s XBOX One S playing 4K Blu Ray, what is the point of a more expensive...
Read More
Tested: Sony’s Xperia XA smartphone – on the road in a Ford Mustang
Sony recently announced three new smartphones, all under the one “Xperia X” banner in...
Read More
UNO Coming as a computer game on August 9!
Don’t try to tell me you’ve never played Uno. The classic card game families play...
Read More
Husqvarna concept paving the way for the future of Garden Power Tools
We’ve all heard about and seen the concept cars which get released at motor shows around the...
Read More
Podcast: Your Tech Life #338
My 600th podcast, thanks for your loyalty or thanks for joining me! This week talking NBN with...
Read More
The top locations NSW police are booking people for speeding
On the same day NSW police issued $3,000 worth of fines to a single driver the Traffic &...
Read More
LG announces live-streaming action cam with built in 4G
Direct from Seoul LG have announced globally their latest “friend” companion...
Read More
We’re surveying Australian Mobile Phone Users
So the idea is simple. We hear all sorts of claims from the telcos and the “studies”...
Read More
Ford partners with Carhood to increase car-sharing and reduce airport parking costs
When the boys behind CarHood appeared on Channel 10’s Shark Tank they got a bunch of great...
Read More
Drift Mode on the Ford Focus RS is awesome – I’ve never enjoyed driving a car this much
Hasn’t Ford got a few headlines over the last 24 hours? Plenty of people know about the new...
Read More
Android Pay launches in Australia – ANZ once again first to market
Despite Google announcing that Android Pay would be available in Australia in the first half of...
Read More
Victorinox I.N.O.X. Paracord Watch – Getting you out of trouble
Don’t you hate it when you’re stranded on an island and don’t have any rope or...
Read More
alcatel boss Sam Skontos challenges Smartphone market share data from Kantar
It’s interesting reporting on technology – especially when it comes to the question of...
Read More
Real Estate goes Augmented Reality with interactive signs from RealEstate.com.au
Forget Pokemon, there’s something much more functional coming in the Augmented Reality space...
Read More
Download the EFTM App
EFTM is 100% Human content, written by Australians for Australians. We do not generate our written content and articles using AI. We do and may continue to generate header images for articles using AI, this happens when no appropriate image is available at low or no cost to us.