No one wants to be a crazy cat lady. But if you love your cat, you’re probably feeding it into an early grave. And it’s about damn time that something got that box of kibble out of your hands and took control of the situation. The Catspad could be here to help. Debuting at CES …

At CES 2017 in Las Vegas, you’ll see two types of wearable technology, shown in two very distinct areas of the show floor. The first type is the fitness-tracking device, designed to measure your steps, your strides, your strokes and your stamina. These wearables boast the latest sensor technology to measure everything from the impact your feet make on the …

Now playing: Watch this: Silly Australia, you can’t block The Pirate Bay 1:12 The Pirate Bay The Pirate Bay has been blocked in Australia for a matter of hours, but that won’t stop many people from accessing it. Why? Because despite a long-running legal battle, an official Federal Court order and ISP-level blocks by the likes of Telstra, Vodafone and …

At first, Australia’s data retention laws were about terrorism. Then, they were about capturing paedophiles and terrible criminals. Now, just five days before Christmas, the Federal Government has quietly announced that it might just see about using all that metadata in civil lawsuits. That means two years worth of data on every Australian with a phone or an internet connection …

Look, kids are awesome. But you’d be crazy not to think there are times when the iPad becomes a parent’s best friend, babysitter and bargaining chip all in one. Foxtel has cottoned on to this with the launch of a new streaming app just for kids, designed to offer all the age-appropriate shows they want to watch, with the kind …

The round-the-world chase of The Pirate Bay continues, with Australian internet service providers now being told they must block the site by the end of the year. The Federal Court of Australia has ordered a number of Australia’s largest ISPs to block The Pirate Bay, along with a number of other torrent sites including TorrentHound, Torrentz, IsoHunt and SolarMovie. The …

Your Spotify playlist is pretty awesome, right? So why not do what the best music fans do and push your music tastes onto everyone else? A new app out of Brisbane lets you do just that, giving you the opportunity to choose songs from your Spotify playlist and push them to play in your local pub, retail store or gym. …

You’ll be able to watch the Australian Open in HD and ad-free this summer, but you’ll need to pay $10 for the privilege. The Seven Network has confirmed the tennis will be back on air in January, with the traditional TV broadcast being complemented by a “freemium” app. According to Seven, the app will let viewers “upgrade” their Australian Open …

As Australians start going internet shopping crazy ahead of Christmas, they’re also being warned about a fake parcel delivery scam that’s popping up in email inboxes across the country The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a warning about a rise in emails being sent by scammers, usually claiming to be from Australia Post or FedEx, saying the recipient …

You know it’s not a proper Disney movie until there’s a cross-promotional tie-in. Now Uber is jumping on the Star Wars hype train (or should that be hype car?) announcing a partnership with Disney to bring “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” to your ride-sharing app. By “activating” the “experience” (that’s right, we can use marketing speak), Uber says you’ll …