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New Safer Battery Design Could Double Battery Life

Jon Bragg August 25, 2017 No Comments

A recently discovered magnesium battery design could be set to replace lithium ion batteries by offering twice the storage capacity without the risk of catching fire or exploding. Research published…

Apple Expected To Charge Even More For Next iPhone

Jon Bragg August 25, 2017 No Comments

Apple’s upcoming flagship iPhone 8 will reportedly be the company’s most expensive smartphone ever. A report from The New York Times said the new “premium model” with OLED display and other new…

Nikon’s Latest DSLR Shoots 45.7-Megapixel Photos & 4K Video

Jon Bragg August 25, 2017 No Comments

Nikon has officially unveiled its D850 DSLR camera capable of shooting 45.7-megapixel images, 4K UHD video, and Full HD slow motion video. Following up on the company’s D810 released in…

Samsung Prepares To Launch New Smart Speaker

Jon Bragg August 24, 2017 No Comments

Samsung has confirmed it is developing its own smart speaker to take on the Google Home, Amazon Echo and Apple’s upcoming HomePod. In an interview with CNBC, Samsung Electronic’s Mobile…

New Yamaha Receiver Supports A Wide Range Of Sources

Jon Bragg August 24, 2017 No Comments

Yamaha have launched a new network Hi-Fi stereo receiver with a focus on versatility and performance. Over 60 years after Yamaha launched the first audio component using the ‘Hi-Fi’ name,…

NBN Rollout Reaches 6M Premises & 2.7M Activations

Jon Bragg August 23, 2017 No Comments

Six million homes and businesses are now able to sign up for NBN services after 1.1 million premises were made serviceable in the last three months. NBN said that the network…

Vodafone Details NBN Plan Pricing

Jon Bragg August 23, 2017 No Comments

Vodafone has released pricing and additional information about its first fixed line offering to be delivered through the NBN. The telco is pitching its NBN plans as being simpler than competing offerings with…

Samsung Launches Bixby Voice Assistant In Oz

Jon Bragg August 22, 2017 No Comments

Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant for the Galaxy S8 and S8+ is now available in Australia and a total of over 200 countries and territories worldwide. After initially only being available…

ATO Audit Finds Apple Up-To-Date On Taxes

Jon Bragg August 22, 2017 No Comments

An audit by the Australian Tax Office has found that Apple Australia is up to date on its taxes, and will not result in any penalties being imposed for the 2012-2016 financial year…

Optus To Refund Customers For Slow NBN

Jon Bragg August 22, 2017 No Comments

Optus said it plans to reimburse customers who are not able to receive the NBN speeds they signed up for. Following Telstra’s admission in May that it would offer refunds to almost 8,000…