Australians are using their smartphones for calls and texts less than ever
Young Australians are no longer using their phones for calls and texts, according to new research...
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Exclusive: Telstra enables RCS messaging– but not for the reason you might expect
Just days after EFTM reached out to all three telcos to check on the progress of RCS messaging in...
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AI didn’t break Medicare. It found a door that was already open
Look, I want to take an initial view on the widely reported “Hack” of Medicare by an...
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The PAX Aus 2026 schedule is available now — plan ahead because the weekend is PACKED!
PAX Aus 2026 is just a few weeks away and, given the sheer size of the event, for those attending,...
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Australian Government vs Social Media – “My Feed, My Way”: Another Slogan, Nothing Solved
The Australian Government seems hell-bent on wasting public resources and time on legislation that...
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Why Meta’s Settlement Does More For Kids Than Australia’s Ban
Meta has agreed to $17 billion worth of penalties to settle a court case brought against it by...
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Optus and Telstra outages force telco industry to issue new 000 calling advice
Millions of Australians are about to get a text, an email, or see a social post from their telco...
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Samsung’s Smaller Fold8 Is Matching Its Ultra Big Brother, Almost Sale for Sale
Samsung is rightly celebrating the hugely successful launch of the latest foldable series with...
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Almost Half of iPhone Pro Owners Would Buy an Apple Foldable
Australians don’t mind shelling out the cash for a new smartphone, according to new research...
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How Optus Keeps Your Phone Working When 52,000 Fans Turn Up at Once
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When a whole city of people moves into one location that’s...
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Telstra outage was maintenance error, more Triple Zero numbers revealed in Government submission
Telstra has today provided a comprehensive update and timeline of the events of last week’s...
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Partnered Health Data Breach Exposes Patient Records at Family Clinics
A large health care chain that owns family medical clinics across Australia has been the victim of...
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Telstra network back to 100% – almost 12 hours after outage today caused by Software Update
Telstra’s CFO Michael Ackland has confirmed that their network is now fully restored and...
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Telstra Network down – Users experiencing issues across Telstra and Sub-brands Boost and Belong
Some Aussies are waking up this morning to zero bars of coverage on the Telstra Network. EFTM has...
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What is a Sender ID and why do we now have Unverified SMS messages?
July 1, a new financial year and a new era for SMS recipients across Australia – scammers...
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New Mobile Coverage Maps now available to show where your phone will work. Simple.
New rules introduced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority which dictate how mobile...
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Content creators can get a leg up, winning gear and cash with the Fujifilm’s GFX Challenge Grant Program
Fujifilm’s GFX Challenge Grant Program is back for 2026 with over AU$145,000 in funding,...
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Vodafone network down for some – restart may fix it
Vodafone customers this morning are reporting issues with the network as bars of coverage...
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Fetch TV and Warner Bros. Discovery are expanding their Australian partnership for more content and easier access
Big news today when Fetch TV and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced an expansion of their...
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Apple Intelligence starts again, Siri AI set to deliver what was promised in 2024
Apple has used its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to show off the next big steps for Apple...
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eBay Australia has dropped fees for casual sellers — clean out and clean up without any fees
Facebook Marketplace has grown in popularity in recent years, thanks to the lack of fees when...
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Telstra announces it’s ready to plan for 6G with network partner Ericsson
As if 5G isn’t already enough right? Well, the next generation is starting to bubble away...
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Digital ID Trial Aims to End the Rental Paperwork Pile – Federal Budget adds $654 million
The Albanese Government is putting another $654.3 million into Digital ID over the next four...
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Samsung Fold8 Wide – LEAKED – Exclusive Video
We’re still months away from Samsung launching their 2026 range of foldable smartphones but...
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BYD Number 2 in Australia – EV Sales BOOM to 16.4 per cent
One in every six cars sold in April was an EV – still think it’s a fad folks? Nope....
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Steps down – John Ternus takes over September 1
This year’s iPhone launch will be very, very different – not just because we expect...
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Roblox adding game and content ratings to ensure age appropriate gaming
Gaming platform Roblox has announced changes to the way kids access games, separating them into...
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63% of Parents Say the Kids Social Media Ban Has Failed. We Have the Data to Prove It.
When the Australian Government introduced its world-first social media age ban late last year, the...
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Nearly half of all KIAs sold last weekend were electric – EV Sales boom!
We all know that the month of March was a record for Electric Vehicle sales in Australia. Almost...
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EV Sales Boom – record number of Electric Cars sold in March
Almost 16,000 Electric Vehicles were sold in Australia in March, a record number of EVs sold...
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Telstra mobile prices rise – they even suggest alternative options
Australia’s biggest mobile carrier has chosen a cracking time to jack up its prices, right...
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The Battle for Mobile Coverage ramps up as Telstra and TPG go head to head
You might recall last year TPG/Vodafone fired shots across the bow of the Telecommunications...
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Update – Roblox responds. Anika Wells puts Roblox on notice over child safety concerns
The AI-generated Anika Wells in our header image above is exactly how I imagine the Australian...
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Snapchat boots 400,000 kids from their app – calling for App Store level enforcement
When the Federal Government announced some 4.7 million accounts had been shut down in the wake of...
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Apple Fix for Telstra issue on iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X now available
Apple has confirmed they have rolled out a fix for the issue affecting Telstra customers using...
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UPDATE: Older iPhones on Telstra network crippled by iOS update – Triple Zero affected
Potentially thousands of Telstra customers are unable to make calls or send text messages right...
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Farewell SONY TVs – kinda, as Sony sells off majority of it’s TV Division to TCL
The era of Sony TVs is over. Sony has announced a “strategic partnership” in home...
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Cheaper ChatGPT plans are coming — so are ads
The business of AI isn’t really one that has been fully fleshed out, we’re just a...
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4.7 million kids Social Media Accounts deactivated since Social Media Ban came into place
Just over a month since the social media ban for kids under 16 came into effect and the Australian...
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Apple picks Google to make Siri so much better – we hope
If there’s one thing Apple is languishing at right now and for some considerable time...
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Roblox takes it’s age verification globally after successful Australian launch
After implementing age verification for all users in Australia and a few select other areas,...
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Kayo Premium jumps to $45.99 per month while Kayo Standard drops in price (by 1c)
Good news, Bad News. Kayo is putting it’s price up – but only on the premium...
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Optus Triple Zero Warning: Your phone could take a minute to connect!
It’s been a year to forget for Optus, but as committed, the Board has received and reviewed...
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Telstra expands Satellite Messaging to Google Pixel devices
The wide expanses of Australia are difficult to blanket with mobile coverage, and the option for...
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Apple rushes urgent iPhone 12 fix amid Triple Zero concerns
After a week of drama in the Senate Committee looking into issues with the Triple Zero network and...
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Reddit takes the Australian Government to the High Court over the Social Media ban
When Reddit was named by the eSafety commissioner and then the Minister for Communications as...
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TikTok enforces Social Media Age Ban and deletes videos made by under 16s
Kids across Australia are waking up to the Albanese Government’s Social Media Minimum Age...
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98,000 Samsung Phones still need a software update to be able to make Triple Zero calls
In the wake of the Optus network issue which led to hundreds of failed Triple Zero calls, and the...
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Google goes local for Pixel Phone repairs with walk-in repair centres now available
Repairing your Pixel phone in Australia is now an easier process, with Google announcing they’re...
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TikTok Confirms Account Shutdown Process under 16 year old Aussie kids
Just five days out from the biggest change to Social Media since it became part of our lives, and...
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