NBN usage shows daytime usage not yet hitting evening Peak levels – but we’re using a whole lot more!
We knew the Internet was being used more – everyone’s at home! But now we know exactly...
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You can’t imagine what it’s like in the meeting rooms at companies like Samsung right...
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The Lifestyler: Virtual Socialising
This week I thought it would be good to consider the social exile aspects of the current...
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Fetch adds NEWS to all subscribers, at no cost
While the world is in crisis, News is important to keep us informed of what’s going on, and...
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Foxtel swaps Sport for Movies as customers search for something to watch when forced to stay at home!
Foxtel is under the pump right now, their call centre is overwhelmed by people calling to alter or...
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Alcatel goes direct with an Amazon storefront for Aussies to buy their latest mobile phones
With retail shopping set to slow as we’re asked more and more to simply stay home, there are...
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“Don’t stand so close to me” gets a 135% increase in listeners as we socially distance. Spotify trends are fascinating
In an internet world, data is king, we can be scared of it, but we can also use it to help us, and...
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Why is Bunnings selling TVs online? Digital Growth folks they’re yet another marketplace!
If you’re like me and many others you’ve been spending a whole lot more time browsing...
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Keeping you entertained while you’re stuck at home: JBL has you covered
We’re all looking set to spend more time than ever at home, and we’re changing our...
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Linksys Velop Review: Upgrade your WiFi for full-speed in every corner of the home
As many people flip open their laptops in the corner of the bedroom to get away from the kids and...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Review: I love it, even though it’s not perfect.
Now don’t for a second try and tell me I’m a fanboy or something like that – I...
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Hyundai iMax Elite Review: A Big van for a big family
You might think that a family of five can get by easily with a five-seat sedan or wagon right?...
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Epic deal on Apple Homepod: $299 at JB Hi-FI
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Home Internet speed issues? Work or School from home improved with these tips and tricks.
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked if the NBN will cope with the dramatically...
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Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #429
The boys are sat well apart in adherence of the Social Distancing rules that are going to keep us...
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Dyson invents a brand new portable Ventilator to assist in the Covid-19 crisis : CoVent
You wanna get shit done? Call James Dyson. Here’s a bloke who has made squillions selling...
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New free-to-air TV channel launching: 9Rush – Bear Grylls, Gold Rush, Top Gear and more!
Next Sunday (April 5) your TV might ask you to do a little dance and retune as it finds and...
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Cooking the perfect steak! Tips from a Chef to help up your BBQ game!
Look, I bloody love a good steak, and it’s only just hit me that with restaurants closed...
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Tested: Video conferencing apps for your group chats. Zoom, Skype, Hangouts and more tested
If you’re working from home you’re probably experiencing a new phenomenon, the video...
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Foxtel adds extra channels, multi-room Chromecast and more for FREE during Self-Isolation
With so many Aussies staying home – as advised by the government – there’s...
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How do you make Apple Cider?
Time for the LifeStyler to change the subject. This week I am going to share with you the story...
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2020 iPad Pro Review: The closest thing to a laptop replacement yet
The standout feature of the New iPad Pro might appear to be the stunning new Magic Keyboard which...
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Sex can be good for you, it’s actually true!
There’s a lot of misinformation going around right now, what the Government is doing, what...
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Australia looking to keep fit – Home gym equipment sales booming!
First Toilet Paper, then Pasta, next came medicines and even alcohol – sales of certain...
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2020 MacBook Air Review: It’s the little things that matter
I feel like Apple has re-invented the keyboard a fair few times. It started with their...
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Motorsports best placed to continue fan engagement in a world with no live sport: eSports it is!
With sporting events and entire sporting competitions being cancelled right now, there’s a...
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Podcasting gets personal, and private as Aussie company Whooshkaa launches revolutionary Private Feeds
I’ve been podcasting for a very very long time, and aside from a few new apps for people to...
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Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #428
Apple announces a new iPad Pro with LiDAR for some stunning AR, plus a new camera array to match...
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D-Link launches wireless router to create a home network with 4G Support
If you’re working from home for the first time and you’re someone who has never relied...
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14 Days stuck at home? Here are the best TV shows of all time you can binge, and how long it will take!
Did you know if you were forced into isolation or quarantine for 14 days you couldn’t watch...
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New MacBook Air: Faster, More Storage, New Keyboard (again) and starting at $1,599
There was no Keynote, but if there was it would have started with this shiny new thing, and then...
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Apple announces new iPad Pro with LiDAR scanner!: No event necessary
Four out of the last five years Apple has made product announcements in March, the last three have...
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VR Fans get ready – VIVE Cosmos Elite will now be bundled with HALF-LIFE ALYX!
We already know the VIVE COSMOS ELITE is a cracking good VR headset. John-boy got more than a bit...
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NBN offers 40% more capacity to telcos to cope with the work-from-home revolution
Desperate times call for desperate measures and today the NBN has announced they are offering...
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Dyson V11 gets bigger, made for Australian homes: the V11 Outsize
Dyson doesn’t like to sit still folks, so when you look at their highly successful and...
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Sonos reveals new App and Operating System Sonos S2: Making sense of recent announcements
Sonos haven’t been able to take a trick of late, their announcement of a trade-up program...
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VIDEO CALLING: In social isolation, let’s use technology to stay connected with our elderly family members.
I don’t think my mother or mother-in-law would be delighted to have me refer to them as...
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Telcos offer data relief as Aussies begin to Work-from-Home
With large gatherings being banned and social distancing coming into force, many Australian...
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Working From Home? What to do to make it easier, what tech should you get to make it work?
These are some utterly unprecedented times we’re going through, with huge numbers of people...
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Podcast: EFTM F1 #001 – No bloody race!
Trevor Long, Harry Tucker and Conor McNally discuss the Australian F1 Grand Prix – WHICH...
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Aussie company RØDE Microphones donates $2 million worth of podcasting gear to NSW Schools
With schools going into lockdown and the chances of an extended Easter Holiday coming up,...
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Go Bigger: Hisense nails TV marketing in a simple honest new campaign
Go Big or Go Home, I don’t know how many times I’ve had to say it but this is what...
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Announcing EFTM’s F1 2020 Plans: Podcast, Fantasy Comp & More
Make no bones about it, we love F1 here at EFTM. So in 2020 with a very interesting season ahead,...
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Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #427
Boost mobile has announced a decent International Roaming pack for their pre-paid customers which...
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Samsung is giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Galaxy S20 Ultra’s – you just have to find them
Oh, this is fun. Samsung has launched a nationwide scavenger hunt called Microcodes. There are...
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Chargfox expands ultra-fast EV charging network into South Australia and Tasmania
You can’t stop progress folks, and why the bloody hell would you when it means the great...
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Dream Garage: We asked some blokes you might know what their money-no-object dream garage looks like
We’ve all done it – thought about what winning Lotto would look like. Aside from the...
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Boost Mobile gets roaming: New International roaming pack with 5GB data available in 15 countries.
Not one to sit still, Boost Mobile are rolling out the red carpet to their customers who love to...
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