Claire Reilly

Netflix quietly tests price hikes in Australia

Would you pay more to get your Netflix fix? A price hike could well be in the works with the streaming giant quietly testing out changes to the cost of plans in Australia. The Australian reports that Netflix has tested upping Australian prices by as much as AU$3 over weekends, increasing its Basic plan from …

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This Sailor Moon phone and selfie stick have us asking ka

Now playing: Watch this: Sailor Moon phone vanquishes evil, takes great selfies 1:09 Enlarge Image Meitu’s limited edition Sailor Moon M8 phone. Meitu When you’re journeying across the solar system with your best friends in a brave quest to protect the Legendary Silver Crystal, how will you take a selfie to capture the moment? The Limited Edition Sailor Moon Mito …

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No bars? Telstra brings Wi

Good news for bad reception — Telstra has expanded Wi-Fi calling for Australia’s most popular handsets, bringing the technology to iPhone and flagship Samsung Galaxy phones. Rather than using a regular network connection, Wi-Fi calling lets you make voice calls over a Wi-Fi connection, either from a fixed line broadband connection or a Wi-Fi hotspot. Think Skype, but instead of …

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Kickass Torrents to be blocked Australia

Kickass Torrents will be blocked across Australia by the end of next month. But in an online world where new piracy sites pop up every other day, how much will this affect the worst pirates in the world? The Australian Federal Court today ordered a group of more than 20 Australian ISPs, representing the majority of the Australian industry, to …

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Galaxy S8 gets Telstra tick of approval for regional 4G

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are already the fastest phones currently available on Telstra’s network, but now that prestige extends all the way out into the bush. Telstra has today confirmed that Samsung‘s two new flagship devices are the first to be certified under the telco’s new 4G Blue Tick rating system. City dwellers won’t necessarily care about …

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Unroll.me ‘heartbroken’ after being caught selling user data to Uber

You know what they say: If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product. Now some are realising the price they paid for using free inbox clean-up service Unroll.me, after the company opened up about its practice of selling users’ email data. Unroll.me promises to organise your inbox by sorting subscription emails and letting you unsubscribe from the …

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​Stan launches 4K streaming, but it’ll cost you

Good news everybody! Remember that scene in “Breaking Bad” where they dissolved a body in a bathtub and the body parts slopped through the floorboards? Now you can watch it in stunning 4K resolution! Stan announced the launch of Ultra HD streaming today, bringing shows like “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “Wolf Creek,” “Preacher” and “Transparent” to you in 4K. …

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eBay says it may block Aussies from shopping overseas

eBay says it may block Australian shoppers from buying off overseas sellers if changes to GST laws come into effect. The federal government is currently proposing changes to online GST, including dropping the threshold for GST collection on imported goods from AU$1,000 down to zero. While you might be used to getting slugged with GST on your Dolce & Gabbana …

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TPG targets Telstra, Optus & Vodafone with its own mobile network

TPG wants to be your mobile provider, and it’s spending AU$1.9 billion to prove it. The internet service provider has previously sold SIM-only data plans, but it had to rely on Vodafone for physical infrastructure. That’s all going to change, after TPG successfully won a bid at Australia’s recent spectrum auction. TPG spent $1.26 billion to secure 2x10MHz of mobile …

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Does Google’s AutoDraw AI grasp modern art better than you?

Turns out Google is a better artist than you. The company has unveiled a new web-based drawing tool called AutoDraw, which will turn your terrible Microsoft Paint skills into actual pictures. Just scrawl something on your phone screen with your finger (or on your desktop with a mouse) and Google’s machine learning will detect what you’re trying to draw, and …

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