Remember that nasty Equifax data breach? Turns out it may affect your ability to upgrade to the latest and greatest iPhone. That’s because Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program needs to run a credit check for you to be eligible to upgrade to the new iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus when pre-orders open today (iPhone X …
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It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since Steve Jobs revealed the tech product that would change our world. Now, 10 years after the launch of iPhone, we have an anniversary edition that puts the specs of that early device in the shade. Apple launched its flagship iPhone X, as well as the step-down iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models, …
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The tech world has once again descended on the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California for the annual iPhone launch pilgrimage. But alongside the launch of the new iPhone X, with its face-scanning camera and lack of home button, and the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple also announced an update to the Apple Watch. With the Apple Watch …
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Remember when streaming TV meant torrenting or paying per episode, months after your favourite show had aired overseas? Things have changed. The arrival of Netflix and Stan in 2015 saw a massive shake up in the local market with established players like Foxtel lowering its prices and other smaller operations shutting up shop altogether (farewell Ezyflix!). But which streaming or …
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It used to take months for movies to make their way from the cinema to your home. Now, that wait could be as little as one week. Foxtel and Dendy on Thursday announced a partnership for the “near simultaneous” release of feature films. You’ll be able to see a raft of “niche feature and documentary films” in any Dendy (or …
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If you’re a fight fan, Sunday is the big day. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor. Two go in, fight of the century, leaving nothing in the ring … et cetera. But if you’re a big boxing fan, this kind of fight is previously something you would have needed to watch through a Foxtel subscription. Not now. On Friday, Foxtel announced fans …
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Now playing: Watch this: The Galaxy Note 8 has 4 unique features 3:24 And lo, the Galaxy Note 8 has arrived. Samsung has a lot riding on this phone after the ill-fated launch of the Note 7 last year. Sure, the company has impressed Android fans since then with the launch of its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. But …
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Vodafone certainly wants to be seen as different when it comes to selling the NBN. The telco, which will start selling NBN services by the end of the year, has now announced it wants to make sure customers are getting the right speeds for their needs, and they promise to speed test your connection once you’re hooked up just to …
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Accessing pirate sites on the internet just got that little bit harder in Australia. In two concurrent cases brought by Foxtel and Roadshow Films against Australia’s biggest internet service providers, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered ISPs to block access to more than 50 pirate sites within three weeks. The total block list from both rights holders includes 66 separately-listed websites, …
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