Australian Smartphone Market 1H24 – sales driven by the end of 3G and AI
The Australian Smartphone Market 1H24 has been positively affected by replacing 3G phones and a…
Consumer Advice
A deadly botnet may lurk in your old router and any IoT (Urgent Consumer Advice)
A deadly botnet has been lurking in internet-connected older routers, web/IP/security cameras, DVRs, and many…
QR code scams now at epidemic level (guide)
QR code scams is a repurposed ‘Quick Response’ code that usually contains a website address…
TIO says Telcos disadvantage the bush
TIO says Telcos disadvantage the bush – regional, rural and remote Australians don’t get a…
Amazon scams flooding your SMS and email (consumer advice)
Amazon scams have reached new highs with the company the target of the latest wave…
Telstra TV is closing 31 October – junk the Telstra TV Box
Telstra TV will be disabled and become junk at 11:59 PM on 31 October. It…
AI scams – damned clever and hard to spot
AI scams are now being used by criminals to enhance their success rate. They make…
PayPal scam – Happened to me, it could to you
I have been the victim of a PayPal scam yet I consider I am damned…
New scam unsubscribe and prize emails are harder to spot
A tsunami of legitimate-looking unsubscribe and prize emails are ripping off tens of thousands of…
The Messaging Company whacks TPG/iiNet/Internode/Westnet free email users
The Messaging Company has revealed that it will charge between $3.50 and $8.95 monthly for…
Warning – 164 Lithium-ion battery fires in 6 months in NSW alone
Lithium-ion battery fires have exploded in NSW to 164 in the first half of 2024.…
Is Buddy Telco a good idea? New Aussie Broadband brand (opinion)
Buddy Telco is a new lower-cost off-shoot brand from Aussie Broadband aimed at the value…
Can you trust Microsoft? You have to (Trust Series)
Can you trust Microsoft? It turns out that US citizens trust Microsoft more than Google…
Banning social media for children under 16. 100% right, but will it work? (Safety)
The problem with banning social media for children under 16 is not that it is…
Telstra Blue Tick Part IV – Telstra won’t listen and does not know what it is doing (smartphone)
Telstra Blue Tick Part IV is about a pretty astute and tech-savvy reader who has…
Telstra Blue Tick Part III – readers regret trusting Telstra (smartphone)
Telstra Blue Tick Part III is a reader’s experience with so-called Blue Tick phones and…
You can boost mobile phone reception at home or on the move (quick guide smartphone)
You can boost mobile phone reception using a mobile signal booster. It must be Australian…
Telstra Blue Tick Part II – reader’s experiences are not good (smartphone)
Telstra Blue Tick Part II follows our article on reader’s experiences with Telstra Blue Tick…
Is Telstra Blue Tick accurate for rural phone reception? (smartphone)
Is Telstra Blue Tick accurate or just another marketing tool. Our readers increasingly say it…
NSW clubs’ data breach (update) – Central Coast and Sydney 1,050,169 members affected (safety)
A NSW clubs’ data breach affecting over a million club members has left them extremely…
Screen Time for Kids – hyper-connection is harming our children
Screen time for kids is a translation of a shocking French report about the impact…
Screen time drug addiction – children, teens, and everyone else at risk
Screen time has proven harmful to babies, children, teens, adults and the elderly. France is…
Can you trust Apple? It would have you believe so (Trust series)
Can you trust Apple? In some ways yes and in some ways no. It depends…
Don’t buy a grey market smartphone (updated guide)
If you buy a grey market or overseas phone you risk it nopt working here…
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