That new Essential Phone you’ve been eagerly awaiting? Essential has promised preorders will start shipping within a week. The announcement, sent today via email to customers who’ve preordered the device, promises the device will ship within seven days after payment is received. It’s been a rocky road for the Essential PH-1, as it’s officially known, …

Too many streaming services? Telstra wants to make it easier for you to trawl through all that sweet, sweet content and it’s releasing a new set-top box to help you do it. Telstra Thursday announced the upcoming launch of Telstra TV2 — the follow up to its original set-top box launched in 2015. The big selling point of the new …

There is literally nothing worse that losing or smashing your phone two months into a 24-month contract and having to pony up every month for a phone you no longer have. Literally. Nothing. Worse. But Vodafone wants to kill the contract with a massive overhaul of postpaid plans. From today, the telco will no longer offer lock-in contracts, instead offering …

There’s one good reason why pirates are winning the race against rights holders, and I just spent several hours sitting through it this morning. Foxtel was back in the Australian Federal Court in its bid to shut down more than 120 domains associated with pirated movies and TV. It’s a case that’s been running since May, and the third intellectual …

In a world where everything is connected and communicating, how will our networks cope? More importantly, where are my cows? Telstra has the answer to all these questions (yes, all of them) with the switch-on of new network technology that it hopes will drive adoption of smart home devices. And apparently it’s going to be perfect for internet-connected livestock (not …

Now playing: Watch this: What’s new on Australian streaming in August 2:04 Stan has announced its lineup for the second half of 2017, and it’s a cracker of Aussie-made shows and cult classics.  We’ve seen some hectic competition build in streaming over the past year or so, and as the small players drop off and the big guys get bigger, …

Hell hath no fury like a person waiting for their broadband to get hooked up. Vodafone has worked this out, and decided to launch a hybrid modem that will keep you connected to the internet while you wait for your NBN connection to kick in. A SIM card inside the Vodafone Wi-Fi Hub will give you access to Vodafone’s 4G …

Update, July 20, 2017: Vodafone has added 8 new countries to its list: Israel, Taiwan, Chile, Sri Lanka, Nauru, Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man.  Update, July 12, 2017: Telstra has updated its Travel Passes to a pay-per-day pricing structure, similar to Vodafone (albeit with a AU$10 price tag). Find out more about the new plans here.  Vodafone and Telstra …

If there’s one thing worse than “Game of Thrones” spoilers, it’s not being able to watch the show at all. Foxtel says it’s “devastated” after its IPTV service Foxtel Now crashed last night, just as desperate Australians all across the country were trying to stream “Game of Thrones.” Though the episode first went to air at 11:30 a.m. AEST yesterday, …

This could well be our first glimpse of the Moto X4, and if the leaked images are on target, then you can expect a lot more camera cred on the next Moto smartphone. A leaked shot of the new X4 has surfaced online, alongside reports from VentureBeat about the specs packed into the device. The big takeaways? A dual-lens camera …