Technology
YouTube crowdsourced captions feature to go despite 500K signature petition
YouTube is shutting down its Community Contributions captioning system, just two days after the end of the International Week of the Deaf.
Ode to a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Hope bought a new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, offering us insights from her journey with the latest and greatest to see how deep the love goes.
Nvidia 3080 / 3090 dramas: scalping, price gouging and raffle rigging galore
Since Nvidia unveiled its new GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs, Australia's seen more than its fair share of PC component drama.
Maybe fibre is better?
We delve into pre-order shenanigans, Xbox buying Bethesda, the NBN fibre renaissance, and the re-release of HeroQuest.
Xbox Series X size comparison: Ikea, other consoles – and a cauliflower
Microsoft sent Alice Clarke a fancy light box that is dimensionally correct to the Xbox Series X. So we tested its size to see how it fits.
Hands-on with Xbox Game Streaming on Android
Hope puts her Xbox One and her Note 20 Ultra together to see how the new Xbox Game Streaming app for Android feels in action.
Reality show to send winner to the ISS in 2023
Ready to become a Space Hero? A reality show is planning on turning its winner into an astronaut with a visit to the ISS.
Ransomware leads to first known death in hospital attack
A woman needing urgent medical attention died last Thursday following a ransomware attack that crippled a hospital's IT systems.
Cat photos matter
The greatest cliche of the internet is too many cat photos. It partly made me want to be careful about overloading my own social media with cats. Until our beloved Sylvie suddenly died.
Phreaking brilliant
Last week was Xbox, this week it's Playstation 5. But not quite yet. So we make bold predictions sure to be wildly inaccurate within 24 hours.
Canadian device claims to detect airborne coronavirus
New technology aims to ensuring rapid detection of the novel coronavirus in public spaces such as hospitals, schools and public transport.
Vinyl records beat CDs for the first time since the '80s
Vinyl beats CD sales for the first time since the 1980s. Not just by a slim margin either, but an evisceration of the digital disc format.
Apple One is Apple's new bundled services subscription deal
Apple reveals its Apple One bundled subscription service, covering Music, TV, News, Fitness, Arcade and iCloud storage services.
Apple iPad Air redesign is a sassy minx
The Apple iPad got two new updates today, with the iPad Air getting a particularly stylish iPad Pro vibe with cooler options.
New Apple Watch gets blood oxygen and Fitness+ workouts
Apple today announced the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Watch SE, with blood oxygen tracking the big draw for the latest release.
Digital culture is culture
The impacts of the digital world upon every day culture have never been greater. It's time to treat them that way.
Apps, clouds and platform control
Will we end up where Steve Jobs started the iPhone? With web-based apps that preserve control for those who make them beyond the borders of the App Store?
COVIDSafe: Did tech or marketing fail?
Seamus and Nic discuss the mystery of what's gone wrong with the COVIDSafe, plus WWDITS, SBS OnDemand, and the BOM app is now excellent!
The weirdest tech story of 2020 is here
In an already very weird year, this undoubtedly takes the trophy with six months left to play. It's got cockroaches, pig masks, and senior executives of one
Review: RIG 700HX and the wireless headset conundrum
This is a great wireless headset for gaming and at a great price point for the quality on offer. But Seamus can't help wonder if every wireless solution is
