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Bunnings Recall: Faulty Arlec Powerboard Seals A Fire Hazard

Peter Holmes January 28, 2025 No Comments

Two Chinese-made Arlec powerboards sold by Bunnings have been recalled by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after it was found they do not comply with flammability requirements. The…

Polar Adds Woven Wristband To Ignite Fitness Watch

Peter Holmes January 28, 2025 No Comments

Polar is offering a new take on its Ignite 3 fitness and wellness watch. The Polar Ignite 3 Braided Yarn takes the original silicone strap and replaces it with a…

Final Production Run For Sony Recordable Media

Peter Holmes January 28, 2025 No Comments

The end of an era came via a short release in the Announcements List on Sony’s Japanese website. Translated to English, the statement from Sony Storage Media Solutions Inc. –…

Labor Tips Billions More Into NBN, But Will It Stop The Starlink Stampede?

Peter Holmes January 28, 2025 No Comments

Labor is digging in behind the National Broadband Network (NBN), despite the woeful service being offered to many customers in rural and regional Australia, and the increased demand for Elon…

Android 16 Beta Tells App Makers To Sort Out Their Screen Sizes

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

Google has unleashed the first of four betas for Android 16. One key change from previous Android iterations is the phasing out of the ability for apps to restrict screen…

ChatGPT Back Online After Early Morning Outages

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is back up and running after glitches lead to “elevated error rates” for those using the generative artificial intelligence chatbot. The first OpenAI post came just before 4am…

Google Adds Biometric Security Layer To Pixel, Samsung Devices

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

Google has started rolling out Android theft protection feature Identity Check on Pixel and Samsung One UI 7 devices. Identity Check is the latest in Android’s suite of security measures,…

Ruslan Kogan Wanted To Buy Catch Before Wesfarmers Shut It Down

Peter Holmes January 24, 2025 No Comments

Ruslan Kogan says his company “reached out to Wesfarmers multiple times to try and acquire and rescue Catch”, but that “they chose to shut it down”. Wesfarmers announced three days…

Logitech Launches 65-Inch, ‘All-In-One’ Mobile Conferencing Device

Peter Holmes January 23, 2025 No Comments

Logitech has unveiled an “all-in-one” mobile conferencing device, the Rally Board 65. The 65-inch touchscreen device can be quickly set up in Android, PC or BYOD (bring your own device)…

Woolworths, Coles Are Now Australia’s Most Distrusted Brands

Peter Holmes January 23, 2025 No Comments

Less than two years after Woolworths and Coles were named as Australia’s two most trusted brands, the supermarket chains have experienced a humiliating collapse in public support. According to the…