Consumer Tech

During the last few days there has been a lot of media coverage about the massive Optus data breach. The likely penalties enforced by government authorities are going to be pretty small relative to Optus revenue plus some parliamentarians will... Read More

Australians whose personal information has been stolen during a corporate IT hack or data breach should immediately ban and freeze access to their credit score and credit report at Equifax, Experian and Illion. Federal government department Office of... Read More

The newly released Samsung S21 FE 5G is an unusual phone. Released just before the S22 series it’s priced between value mid range and flagship and features some of the key strong points of the S21 series without having any wow factors. It’s... Read More

I never recommend buying a single WiFi extender to improve your WiFi signal strength or coverage. This is why… WiFi Range Extenders boost the existing WiFi in your home by reserving a chunk of WiFi signal from your router eg 10 metres away and... Read More

Many of our habits and daily tasks have changed during the last few months because of the disruption to society caused by the CODID-19 Coronavirus. In my household it’s meant everyone is home every day, some working from home long hours and... Read More

Many Australians who live in units or apartments incorrectly think that they have the right to install one of the popular Wi-Fi video doorbells from Ring, Arlo, Nest etc outside their front door or a security camera in their car park space. Two NCAT... Read More

Wi-Fi Calling also known as VoWiFi enables you to make voice calls on your Android phone using Wi-Fi instead of the mobile cellular networks. Where you get that WiFi can matter, voice over WiFi is more likely to work on your home internet connection... Read More

Many parents love reading books to their children but if you need a break there are other options. Storyline Online is a free website which streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced... Read More

It’s basic physics. Wireless internet access whether 3G, 4G or 5G will always be slower than an NBN Fibre internet connection. That’s not the only problem… Amongst all the excitement about 5G mobile and internet services starting... Read More

Telstra has announced that it will shut down its 3G mobile phone network but don’t panic you still have over four and a half years until June 2024 to use 3G only mobile phones and hotspot devices. This is plenty of time to allow people to... Read More