Science fans rejoice! National Geographic is launching its first ever multimedia app, and Australia is getting first dibs. The only catch? It’s coming exclusive to Optus post-paid customers. The app is a first for NatGeo, and combines the content it’s become famous for across both print and digital. Inside are long-form docos and shortform videos, …

There’s nothing quite like the rage of getting a terrible taxi and not being able to vent your anger. We’re pretty used to starring our Uber drivers, but there’s no doubt traditional taxis have been lacking when it comes to rating and reviewing good and bad drivers. Ingogo wants you to hang on to the good drivers out there, with …

Australia, you’ve been having it too good for too long, with your low-cost internet purchases. The government was bound to make some changes eventually. And that time has come. On July 1, 2017, the government’s so-called “Netflix Tax” is going to change the way you pay for content online, bringing GST to online products like streaming services, movie downloads, games …

Ahh Netflix. It is the price by which we value virtually everything else on the internet. No more, “That’s the price of two coffees.” Now it’s all, “Oh yeah, that shirt is worth three months of Netflix, I’d go there.” But from today, your Netflix bill (and, if my economics training is correct, the value of everything on the internet, …

The richer you are, the better the NBN getting rolled out in your area. That’s according to a new study that maps Australia’s disadvantaged communities against the NBN technology they’re receiving. The findings show that when it comes to accessing the technology of the future, the poorest in our community are being left behind. Conducted by the Centre for Research …

If your broadband speeds are garbage, now you finally have a chance to tell someone about it (aside from your weary mates). The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling for volunteers to participate in an Australia-wide broadband speed testing program. The ACCC will install hardware in roughly 4,000 houses across Australia as part of the program (2,000 within the …

Now playing: Watch this: New earpiece can translate eight languages 1:10 Aussie startup Lingmo is farewelling language faux pas with an earpiece that can translate eight languages, taking seconds, and it could be yours within a month. Lingmo’s Translate One2One earpiece translates spoken conversation across English, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and Chinese, all without the need for …

Kogan TVs. Kogan cruises. Kogan mobile phone plans. Now you can add Kogan NBN to that list. The online retailer, once known for its budget electronics and home-brand appliances has today announced it will offer NBN services, in partnership with Vodafone, from next year. Kogan will also offer mobile broadband plans as part of the partnership, which has been going …

Now playing: Watch this: Your bladder’s the limit with this virtual pet water… 0:53 If you’ve played endless negotiation games with your kids to try to get them to drink water, you could soon get a new weapon in your arsenal: the Gululu water bottle. The bottle has a built-in screen on the side that houses a little animated creature. …

Intel has had enough of chips that sit hidden away inside your PC. It wants you to be able to feel the processing power in your hands, and take it with you wherever you go. Enter the ComputeCard — a modular card designed to slide in and out of notebooks, PCs, connected appliances and even intelligent whiteboards to provide ultra-portable …