Technology
Don't let anyone pretend 8K matters
This week we discuss coronavirus (because that's mandatory right now), mobile games, classic games and the proof that 8K TV is utterly unnecessary.
Zen and the Art of a missing MWC
There might be no MWC in 2020, but it's still phones, phones, phones this week here on Byteside.
Bring me the head of 5G! Here's Harvey Wright from Optus
There's still a lot of confusing around what 5G is up to, how it fits together and when you should upgrade. So we went to the Head of 5G, Harvey Wright, to
Uplink: Prof Genevieve Bell AO
Today Seamus speaks with Prof Genevieve Bell. She's a cultural anthropologist and is known as one of the most important thinkers on technology and culture.
How long should our tech last?
This week Seamus and Nic explore ten years of iPad, how Sonos is struggling to kill old products, and the return of the Motorola Razr… all somehow revolving
What Is Time Worth To Me?
Avoid the false economies where you can by thinking ahead to how long you want a piece of tech to last.
This isn't the 2020 we remember
Byteside Prime is back for a new year, nay, a shiny new decade! Seamus and Nic are back together to discuss just how different this 2020 we're now living in
LIFX smart lighting co-founder Marc Alexander chats with Byteside
LIFX is one of the biggest names in the world around smart lighting. Big enough that a lot of folks might not realise they're an Australian brand!
10 tech resolutions for a new year and a new decade
From specifics like email to backups, to big issues like reading deeper and rediscovering boredom. Here's 10 ways to fix our tech usage in the 2020s.
My lovely car limiter proves why cruise control sucks
I got a new car recently. By recently I mean a year ago. I like cars, but I'm not a 'car person'. I do my research ahead of time, but then I pretty much make
It's Tim Cook's Apple now
Steve and Jony have left the building.
Five things I learned about capturing new memories while scanning old photos
The best lesson I've ever had in what I should try to take pictures of, and how I should take them, was when I spent a week scanning over 5,000 family photos
Apple launches AR[T]: AR experiences in global cities by amazing artists
Starting August 10, incredible Augmented Reality (AR) experiences will be offered in six major cities around the world in a collaboration between Apple and
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Gogoro gets Yamaha and others on board to use its swappable EV battery platform
I first covered Gogoro nearly four years ago for CNET while in Taiwan for Computex. The Taiwanese electric scooter company was designing beautiful scooters
Attention to detail makes the TwelveSouth StayGo USB-C Hub stand out
USB-C hubs are finally starting to pick up some steam, and as the range of options grows we're seeing some well thought out (but not overcooked) versions hit
Anki Vector is dying slowly - what can you do about it?
UPDATE (SEPT 2020): A lot has changed since this article was published in July 2019. Digital Dream Labs has since taken ownership of the future of Vector, and
Google Assistant now on Sonos here in Australia
Alexa not doing it for you? Now you can ask Google to help you out via your Sonos speakers instead. The new features landed in an update on Tuesday night.
AIS gives Aus Women's Cricket an Apple Watch edge
As the Aussie Women's cricket team get ready to destroy the English in the Women's Ashes Tour (after a 2-0 drubbing in the warm up one-day matches), it's
Jony Has Left The Building
Jony Ive has left the building. Wow. I’m one of the true believers in the Lennon-McCartney dynamic of Steve Jobs and Jony Ive. Steve Jobs was a true design champion, and knew how to give someone as gifted as Ive the space and the constraints to do his best
Apple's War For Privacy
Exploring Apple's growing efforts to defend privacy, not just as a question of better securing our data, but in stopping it from being collected in the first
