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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Cyclones, Elections, 6 7 and more, What we searched on Google in 2025
It seems like the time goes by faster each year, and with the end of 2025 fast approaching, the...
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Social Media Age Test FAIL – How Snapchat thought my daughter was older, and Meta might have broken the law
And so it begins, the era of age verification, age assurance if you like and the hit and miss...
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Google concedes to compliance with the Social Media Ban for YouTube
Google has begun to share what under 16s will experience on YouTube when the Social Media Minimum...
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Netflix quietly kills the ability to cast from mobile devices
Netflix has begun killing off one of the best features of their service on mobile devices, with...
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Kids Social Media Ban in Europe – The right approach, Australia could learn from
While Australia is reported as being a world leader after introducing legislation to ban kids...
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After months of protest, Snapchat begrudgingly switches on age verification
Social Media app Snapchat has announced it’s starting to notify users of the upcoming ban on...
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Qantas & Virgin Ban Powerbank Phone Charging
Rules for travellers on Qantas and Virgin Australia and their use of powerbanks on board flights...
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Kids kicked off Instagram early as Meta prepares for the Social Media Ban
Australian kids are about to get a shock with Meta-owned social media apps Instagram, Threads, and...
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Roblox adds age checks via facial estimation to limit chat to similar age group
Gaming platform Roblox has announced a range of restrictions on its platform which will be...
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EXCLUSIVE: Hubbl’s collapse continues – Stack and Save discounting to END
I didn’t think Hubbl had much of a future when I first heard it rumoured. The launch gave me...
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Apple goes solar — Aussie sunshine to power your iPhone
Apple’s bringing a little bit of Aussie sunshine to your iPhone charge, announcing a new solar...
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Microsoft says sorry to Aussie Office 365 users after ACCC crackdown
Microsoft’s has admitted to dropping the ball with Aussie Office 365 subscribers, apologising...
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Reddit and Kick banned for under 16s as Australian Government finally names platforms
The Australian Government’s Social Media Minimum Age laws come into effect in just over a...
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Optus grilled by Senators over Triple-Zero outage – fail to ask questions on the fundamental issue
The Optus CEO, Stephen Rue, along with Senior Optus Staff and the Chairman of Optus, attended a...
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Does Facebook owe you cash? How to check for your share of $50 Million
The name Cambridge Analytica meant nothing to Australians on Facebook until we found out that this...
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Urgent calls to replace or update older Samsung phones amid Triple Zero call concerns
The Telco industry has been razor focussed on the Triple Zero system in recent weeks after the...
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Instagram simplifies Teen Account content controls, using Movie ratings as a guide
For over a year now, Instagram has been pushing teen users into a “teen account”...
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Qantas data leak court injunction sets a scary precedent for reporting
I’m scared to even write about this, and that’s a shit position to be in as a...
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Optus holding firm with systems reviews to commence after meeting with Federal Communications Minister
Australia’s Federal Minister for Communications Anika Wells today met with Optus CEO Stephen...
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Optus Triple Zero Failure the result of “Established Processes” not being followed
Optus CEO Stephen Rue has fronted the media for the third day running to update on the tragic...
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Breaking: Fourth Death likely linked to Optus Triple Zero failure, meanwhile Optus Customers tried to warn the company hours before the issue was fixed
Optus CEO Stephen Rue has fronted the media again today in what could become like COVID Daily...
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