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Language-learning apps reviewed
If you’re not careful about your pronunciation, it’s pretty easy to tell someone in France that you’re pregna...
Local launch: Google Home, Google Wifi
Google is making an overdue push into Aussie homes this week with the local launch of its Google Home and Google Wifi gadgets. ...
China's VPN clamp-down
China to plug major hole in Its 'Great Web Firewall' State-run telcos to block VPNs from Feb 2018 GreenVPN and SuperVPN app...
Louis Vuitton's Android smartwatch
Louis Vuitton plans to sell a smartwatch for travelers starting at US$2,450 as parent company LVMH enlists the 163-year-old Fre...
Telstra launches $10/day roaming
EXCLUSIVE | Telstra will today launch a flat $10/day global roaming deal in 57 counties around the world, with a cut-price $5/d...
Review: Leica M10 digital camera
Leica's new M10 is a $9,950 digital camera which even analog photographers will find hard to resist. Old-fashioned film lover G...
iPhone 8 to add 3D facial scanning
Apple is working on a feature that will let you unlock your iPhone using your face instead of a fingerprint. For its redesigne...
Cloud computing for travellers
TALKING POINT | Cloud computing – or 'online storage', to use a less sexy but more accurate moniker – has fast beco...
JAL offers free inflight Internet
Japan Airlines is now providing free inflight WiFi across all domestic routes. The Oneworld member and Qantas partner previous...
Europe scraps roaming charges
Life just got much easier and much less expensive for travellers to Europe, with roaming charges within all EU member countries...
Google Drive is about to get more useful
Google Drive is about to become a far more useful service for business travellers with the launch of a new Backup and Sync app....
Apple's new MacBooks, iPads
Apple has trotted out a mid-year upgrade to its hardware line-up alongside the new HomePod Siri-powered 'smart speaker' at its ...
Microsoft overhauls Skype
Microsoft's Skype helped pioneer modern video conferencing and instant messaging. But its power has taken a backseat in recent ...
Dubai plans passenger drones as flying taxis
High flyers may soon have a new way to get around Dubai, swapping taxis for one-person drones buzzing through the sky. They ma...
BlackBerry's new KEYone smartphone
Calling all BlackBerry enthusiasts – your next phone is about to land in Australia. The BlackBerry KEYone will be availa...
Apple starts making Siri Speaker
Siri 'smart speaker' enters overseas production Device may debut next week but won't ship later in 2017 Company seeks diffe...
Don't buy a MacBook Pro this week
Got your sights on a new MacBook Pro laptop this week? No. No, no, no. This is not the time to plonk down your cash or points-...
New app files claims for delayed flights
When it launched in 2013, AirHelp made a simple promise: report your flight disasters to the company’s customer service agents...