Here’s our roundup of the best apps to help you with schoolwork, coursework, study and, of course, actually getting up on time. EasyBib (Android, iOS) As anyone who’s ever written an essay knows, bibliographies are a massive pain. So take the work out of keeping track of your references with EasyBib. It even lets you …

Telstra has just unveiled what it’s calling the fastest mobile device in the world. Developed in partnership with Netgear, the Nighthawk M1 is capable of up to 1 gigabit per second download speeds for as many as 20 Wi-Fi connected devices. The device will also double as a portable charger and media storage. Designed to hit that sweet spot between …

The high-performance Huawei Mate 9 is headed to Australia on February 7, and it’s looking to fill the Note 7-shaped hole in your pocket. The big-screen, big-batteried, big-camera (okay, so the Leica camera is of a regular size, but really quite impressive) Mate 9 will sell for AU$999 when it hits local stores. The sticker price is quite close to …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple pulls watchOS update after reports of bricked watches 1:28 Enlarge Image César Salza /CNET Apple has rolled back its latest software update for the Apple Watch following rumours that the update was bricking devices, rendering them unusable. The 3.1.1 version of watchOS was causing the issue in the Series 2 Apple Watches, according to a …

A new plug-in for the Chrome web browser called nbnm8 will automatically fetch NBN availability for property listings on domain.com.au and realestate.com.au. Designed by Ben Jenkins, the plug-in adds an NBN tag to search listings on Australia’s biggest real estate sites. You’ll get either a red cross for unavailable, a clock if it’s a planned rollout site or a green …

The selling point of Australian startup Padlokt is live, two-way conversation. It’s about “bringing fans closer to their idols than ever before,” says Trent Sydney, Padlokt managing director and co-founder. “It’s the little personal moments. Things that don’t come across in a tweet or on Facebook,” says Adam Hollioake, ex-cricketer, MMA fighter and now serving as Padlokt’s director of global …

Is that a billboard in your pocket or are you just happy about increased data limits? Yes, the data crunch is real. Between autoplaying videos and constantly refreshing your Instagram feed, it’s all too easy to blow past your data allowances. But a new Android app from Optus called Optus Xtra wants to deliver ads in exchange for extra data …

If you’re unfamiliar with the most Australian of practices, no trip to a Bunnings hardware store on a weekend morning is complete without a quick stop at the charity barbecue out front for a sausage sizzle. Normally it’d cost you a couple of dollarydoos, but one enterprising drone pilot could be on the hook for a AU$9,000 fine, The Age …

Now playing: Watch this: Goodbye peach butt?! Big emoji changes in iOS 10.2 1:53 Enlarge Image Emojipedia Today saw the release of the developer preview for the newest version of Apple’s iOS 10, and with it came what we’ve all been waiting for. The announcement of new emojis. The fresh batch of emojis includes a shrug, an avocado, a face …

A new app called Readfeed has officially launched on Google Play, and it’s calling itself “the world’s largest online book club”. “Readfeed was created to help book lovers around the world share and discuss their favorite reads with each other more easily,” said founder Rajiev Timal in a guest post on Google’s blog. It’s one of the first online book …