Remember the early Noughties, when the world was giddy at the thought of internet-connected fridges that would one day rule the kitchen? Australia, your internet-fridge is here and it’s going to do the shopping for you. In time for the Australian launch of its latest internet-connected appliance, the Family Hub refrigerator, Samsung has announced a …

Flawless VR experiences, driverless cars, mobile signals beamed directly to your phone — Telstra is talking up the potential of 5G technology for all Australians after successfully completing the first live trials of 5G in Australia. The 5G test, which was also one of the first in the world, took place in Melbourne in partnership with Ericsson, and included live …

Enlarge Image Ex-Bachelor star Tim Robards is the star of NBN’s new campaign. Esteban La Tessa/NBN New photos show shirtless ex-Bachelor in inner-city apartment Sources asking whether new relationship will last Fitness romp has friends asking, “Is Tim promoting a full-fibre diet?” That’s right, the Bachelor is spruiking the NBN now. Because ever since you stopped watching Tim Robards courting …

Ever since the Federal Government announced plans to charge GST on all online purchases under AU$1,000, Australians have been pretty miffed about the thought of paying more when they shop online. But consumer group Choice says things could get much worse. The group is warning that the Government could go as far as blocking overseas websites altogether if they fail …

NAB is claiming a world first with its new banking app, which will allow customers to use their credit card to make mobile payments before they’ve even received their plastic card in the mail. The feature will be available when NAB launches its new mobile app “later this year,” and will allow customers to apply for a new personal Visa …

It’s hard to imagine the same food sitting in restaurant windows since the 1930s. But the Japanese art of sampuru — creating life-like food out of wax, plastic or vinyl for restaurant windows — has been practised in Japan for almost a century. And Google is celebrating the birthday of the man who made it famous. September 12 would have …

It’s that time of the year, when Tim Cook descends from his private mountain in Cupertino to tell us all what our next iPhone is going to look like. And after that first flush of excitement (Water resistant! No headphone jack! Jet black!) it’s time to lean back and work out what we’ll actually be paying for this slick new …

It’s official. Streaming services have had a meteoric rise in Australia, and they’ve now passed Foxtel in subscription numbers. That’s according to research from Roy Morgan that shows the number of Australians over the age of 14 with a streaming video on demand (SVOD) subscription in their home reached 5,595,000 in the March to August 2016 period. That just pipped …

Subscription TV is Foxtel’s bread and butter, but the pay TV provider wants you to start thinking of Foxtel more when it comes to streaming content. With that in mind, the company is overhauling pricing for its IPTV service, Foxtel Play, to compete with the stream providers on price. It’s also announced a low cost set-top “puck” to help stream …

Binge or binge not. There is no try. Foxtel has your long weekend sorted with news it will launch a pop-up Star Wars channel for the October long weekend. The movie marathon will feature all seven movies in the saga, running in order from “The Phantom Menace” to “The Force Awakens” (sorry folks, no “Clone Wars”). The films will run …