NBN expands uncapped data plans to Satellite users with low and mid-tier options
Recently the NBN overhauled their regional Satellite plans to include a new Premium offering which...
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Telcos blocking scam text messages in the millions – on average 16 for every Aussie Adult!
Have you noticed a decrease in the number of scam messages you’re getting? If so, you can...
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Elon Musk signals the death of Twitter after telling boycotting advertisers to “go fuck yourself”
Yep, this happened. It’s not AI, It’s not a deepfake. This is Elon Musk, telling some...
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24 Hours of Seinfeld 7 Days a week – New channel launches on 9Now!
Somewhere in my house there’s this cool and rather large box set of DVDs featuring all 180...
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Podcast – EFTM – Scam Awareness Week – lots to learn, and still calls to take!
It’s National Scam Awareness Week and there’s a lot to unpack, mainly that we should...
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Why Voice Cloning is a real concern in the future of Scams – Listen to the Anatomy of a Scam podcast
This week, a new season of the successful podcast Anatomy of a Scam was launched and this time...
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Motorola expands G series family in Australia with the G84 5G at just $399!
We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to great brands, great value and well featured...
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Podcast – The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen – Oceans Eleven
When you put this cast in one movie, it’s bound to be good right? Brad Pitt, George Clooney,...
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Be alert for Impersonation scams – that random phone call might be trying to grab your money
I’ve got a real bee in my bonnet about scammers right now, I worry more and more Aussies are...
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Podcast – Two Blokes Talking Tech – The end of an Era at Optus, thank goodness and Gina’s calls for Facebook to lift it’s game!
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin steps down, so what is going on, and just how can the company...
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Hisense U7KAU Review – Why performance matters and Mini LED is awesome, plus go BIG or Go home
I’ve reviewed a bunch of Mini LED TVs already, and I know that this is technology that...
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How to Make Better Use of your Smartphone Camera – Understanding Key Camera settings
Capturing the essence of a moment through photography has become an integral part of our daily...
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Telstra let’s you improve your mobile speed or latency with Speed Optimiser for $10 per month
Telstra Mobile customers (postpaid or mobile broadband) can now pay an extra $10 per month to get...
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Podcast – EFTM – Bye Bye Kelly, Optus CEO is gone – plus online shopping tips and your tech calls
I don’t want to say I told you so, but I told you so. Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is...
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Optus CEO GONE – Kelly Bayer Rosmarin resigns as Optus boss
After an 18 months she’ll never forget, Optus’ parent company Singtel has announced...
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Gina Rinehart writes directly to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling for action on Scams
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has written a strongly worded letter directly to...
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Fake Name or Alter Ego? Facebook allowing users to create “additional profiles”
While this seems to have launched in the US a few months ago, it appears Facebook’s multiple...
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How a mobile phone is made and tested – Inside Oppo’s Manufacturing Center and Labs
I don’t doubt any of us appreciate how complex it must be to make a mobile phone, today they...
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Podcast – The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen – Crimson Tide
It’s not red, it’s Crimson, the Crimson Tide tells the story of rules, regulations,...
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Podcast – Two Blokes Talking Tech – Oppo Tour in China and yes, more Optus
Travelling to Shenzhen China as guest of Oppo, Stephen and Trevor discover what it takes to test a...
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Optus CEO before Senate – why financial compensation is tricky, but the communications on the day still under scrutiny
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and her head of networks Lambo Kanagaratnam appeared in front of...
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Oppo readies ColorOS 14 roll out for the latest features
Oppo phone owners will get access to the Android 14 based updated ColorOS 14 over the coming...
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Optus Compensation Confusion – The Devil is in the detail
I’d love to be writing about something else right now, but Optus just keeps rolling out the...
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Get $20 from Optus After the Outage – YES!
Look, I’ve been pretty clear that I think the 200GB data offer to Optus Customers is a joke....
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Podcast – The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen – Collateral
From 2004 this one has a big cast, I mean – Tom Cruise – Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett...
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Podcast – Two Blokes Talking Tech – No news this week.. KIDDING
Look, let’s be honest – we’ve just endured the biggest telco outage in...
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Optus Data offer to customers is a joke worth laughing at
Hate to say I told you so, but I saw this coming. Optus has offered 200GB of free data to their...
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Optus confirms outage source and offers Data to customers
The outage began around 4am on Wednesday, was rectified around 10-11 hours later and now, a full...
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Giving Optus the boot – customers flock to rival telcos as Optus fails them
Last year when Optus led the way with the biggest data breach we’d seen in Australia,...
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Apple TV+ Now available on Fetch – The box just keeps getting better
In a sign of continued progress from the team at Fetch, today they have announced that Apple TV+...
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Time for a change – Optus Leadership under fire as 24 hours passes since worst outage in Australian history
Look I don’t want to sound like a broken record here, but it’s time for a leadership...
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Down Down: OPTUS IS DOWN – National Outage affecting Australia’s #2 Carrier
Australians are waking up to one of the biggest Telco outages in memory with the Optus Mobile and...
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Podcast – EFTM – I’m a bit angry this week
This week’s Talkback Technology podcast helps you with your questions about headphones,...
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RODE launches new NT1 Signature Series studio microphones including limited edition colours
RODE’s gone colourful with a fresh twist on the iconic NT1 studio mic! Say G’day to...
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Oppo Find N3 Pre Orders start tomorrow (November 8) – Folding phone wars begin!
The Oppo Find N3 is launching in Australia, with pre-orders starting Tomorrow (November 8th) at JB...
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Podcast – OUTBREAK – The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen
Outbreak is a 1995 American movie with a stunningly strong cast. None less than Dustin Hoffman,...
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Podcast – Two Blokes Talking Tech – The eight wave has hit while Apple has lots to show in a short space of time
Wrapping up a 30 minute Apple event and it probably takes Stephen and Trevor longer than that to...
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YouTube jacks up Premium Price by 21-41% – Let’s go back to watching ads
We are all at the mercy of those subscriptions we’ve signed up to and in some cases...
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Is this the real reason Apple set a night-time event? And the Aussie company that featured in every shot!
Apple’s “Scary Fast” event was a delightful day-time event for us here in...
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Apple launches new Silicon, updated MacBook Pro and iMac
Apple didn’t mess around with their Scary Fast event today, done and dusted in 30 minutes!...
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Square and Zeller Payments now accepted with Apple Tap to Pay – accept payments with Just your iPhone
When Apple launched Tap to Pay on iPhone earlier this year I thought it was awesome, very cool,...
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Podcast – EFTM: Surprise! It’s Black Friday soon! All the tips you need!
Coming at you a day early because the Apple Event is tomorrow so no time to record, so to get all...
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Elon’s Twitter plummets in value – down 57% since he bought it one year ago
Poor Poor Elon, his $320 Billion fortune has had some fat trimmed from it after the value or X...
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Meta launches Verified for Business in Australia allowing businesses to get support and protection for their accounts
Earlier this year Meta (Facebook’s parent company) announced their Meta Verified program,...
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Could NASCAR take on Supercars in Australia? Boost Mobile’s Peter Adderton thinks so
It’s no secret to people who follow Supercars and especially those who read the news and...
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Foxtel announces Hubbl – Streaming TV platform – Destined to fail or the next big thing?
Foxtel’s CEO Patrick Delaney has announced the name for their previously secretive...
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Podcast: The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen – La Bamba
He knew what he wanted to be, and he was on track to achieve it, but Ritchie Valens life was cut...
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Exposure to data leaks growing while Aussies experience millions of scam emails
I really don’t think we can individually fathom the scale of cybercrime and the threats...
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Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #606
The mega billion dollar Cyber Shield, what is it, what does it really mean, who benefits and all...
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Double Tap now available on latest Apple Watches – How it works and why you want it
At the Apple Event in September we got new iPhones, two new Apple Watches and there was this...
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