The political football that is the NBN, the plan to connect all Australians to high-speed internet, has a problem. It’s being referred to in official press releases as “the nbn network”. Like the ATM machine and PIN number before it, the NBN network has fallen victim to RAS Syndrome. After undergoing a third expensive rebrand …

In the wee hours on Thursday morning, Samsung took to the stage in New York at the Unpacked event to announce the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. It’s been a rocky couple of months for the mobile arm of the South Korean electronics giant, and it remains to be seen whether the new Galaxy range can be a phoenix …

All eyes are on the South Korean electronics giant’s follow-up to last year’s ill-fated Note 7. The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are available for preorder from March 31 ahead of a street date of April 28. The Galaxy S8 is packing in water resistance, an edge-to-edge screen design, expandable storage and an option for wireless charging. Also announced overnight …

Intel Optane memory is making a lot of big promises. It’s a low-latency, high-response memory module that sits in front of your hard-drive, translating into faster launch, save and load times on your applications and files. Faster. It makes your computer faster. “But Luke,” I hear you ask through the magic of rhetorical devices that I am using to prove …

OLED, QLED, 4K, HDR. If you’re at a loss with modern TV abbreviations, we give you a quick rundown on the big trends and what to look for in the new TVs hitting shelves (and hopefully your homes) in 2017. From improved operating systems, geeking out over remote control features and going nuts for panels under a centimetre thick, we …

Australia’s leading local streaming service Stan and airline Qantas have announced a new partnership today that means you’ll be able to watch two excellent series of “Sherlock” and two very average series of “Sherlock” on domestic flights for free. Qantas’ free Wi-Fi program for domestic flights will now be bundled with access to Stan. And rather than a selection of …

HTC‘s two new phones are hitting Australia next month. The HTC U Ultra and U Play follow on from the HTC 10, and the Taiwanese phone maker is stepping back up with added AI, smart audio and some funky camera features. Preorders are hitting later today ahead of wider availability in stores from March 8. The 5.7-inch U Ultra has …

The numbers are in and you’re all terrible people. I am, of course, speaking of the complete betrayal of trust that comes from “Netflix cheating.” That’s when you’ve agreed to watch a show on Netflix with someone else but go and sneak ahead without them. This, God help us, is now an actual concern in modern relationships and quite possibly …

Midrange isn’t a dirty word. It helps that we’re officially in I Can’t Believe It’s Not Flagship territory with the feature set of Samsung‘s new Series A range. Released overseas in January, the Series A phones pack in pretty much every big feature from Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S range, save the processors. The A5 and A7, Samsung’s 5.2-inch and 5.7-inch …

Sunglasses and contactless payments: They go together like music festivals and contactless payments. At least, that’s the idea behind the WaveShades, a new contactless payment system built into sunglasses and born from a partnership between Australian startup Inamo, sunglasses-maker Local Suppy and Visa. The prototype tap-and-go sunglasses are being rolled out ahead of Australia’s Laneway music festivals, presumably so you’ll …