December, 2017

• 3 December

  Vodafone starts selling NBN (complete with 4G to be safe)

  

  Vodafone is now officially selling home broadband. After teasing a launch since last year, the telco opened orders for its NBN service on Monday both online and in-stores. The telco is kicking off service in a limited number of cities, offering NBN to residents in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle and Geelong. You won’t need to …

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• 3 December

  ‘Elon’s Musk’ doesn’t smell like you think it should

  

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• 3 December

  Top in

  

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• 3 December

  Smart baby gear for new parents

  

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• 2 December

  iOS crashes and MacOS flaws? Here’s what to do

  

  If your iPhone began misbehaving Saturday, or if you’ve been worried about that “root” password vulnerability on the Mac, read on — here’s what you can do to get your devices running smoothly and safely. A date-related flaw in iOS involving apps that send frequent reminders was reportedly causing iPhones and iPads to keep crashing as of the wee hours …

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• 2 December

  Future Galaxy phones could fetch passwords with your palm

  

  The jury is still out on whether palm reading can predict your future, but it may help you remember lost passwords. Enlarge Image The password (ABHL) is shown hiding in the lines of a persons hand. Samsung A recently spotted Samsung patent application (PDF) proposes the use of palm scanning as a method of identification on Samsung phones. The example …

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• 2 December

  These very British speakers leave the Audiophiliac gobsmacked

  

  Not all high-end speakers look, feel or sound like luxury objects, but the Harbeth Monitor 30.2 40th Anniversary Edition speaker absolutely does. Run your fingers over the speaker’s silver eucalyptus veneers and you’ll get a sense of craftsmanship that should be de rigueur on all similarly priced speakers, though it isn’t.  With well recorded music the M30.2s sound yields more …

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• 2 December

  Apple’s iOS 11.2 update adds Apple Pay Cash, faster wireless charging

  

  Apple’s new iOS 11.2 software update went live Saturday, adding Apple Pay Cash and faster wireless charging to supported iPhones. For anyone with an iPhone 6 or later, the update’s Apple Pay Cash feature opens up the ability to send cash to friends and family over iMessage. While I didn’t see the feature immediately turned on after updating my own …

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• 2 December

  Qualcomm wants some iPhones banned in the US, NSA data leaked online

  

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• 1 December

  The 3:59 extended edition: The net neutrality rollback

  

  Net neutrality rules are expected to be repealed on Dec. 14. Ahead of that FCC vote, we discuss many of the thorny issues involved, including censorship, potentially higher costs to customers and the need for telecommunications infrastructure investment.  On the podcast, we talk about: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai making his case against existing net neutrality rules and claiming Twitter could be more …

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