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08/06/2023


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iPhone prices have ballooned globally, but New Zealand is actually cheaper

Alan Martin
16/10/2021

New Zealand often gets the short end of the stick when it comes to tech, but here’s something where the country actually fairs pretty well:…

Nokia is cashing in on feature phone nostalgia again

Alan Martin
15/10/2021

Good news for people who believe smartphones are just a fad and miss the good old days of feature phones. Nokia has re-released its built-like-a-tank…

HTC wants you to cosplay as an insect while enjoying VR

Alan Martin
14/10/2021

HTC, the Taiwanese company that once made some of the best phones on the planet before all but giving up in a wave of indifference,…

The first USB-C iPhone isn’t made by Apple

Alan Martin
13/10/2021

At some point in the future, Apple’s iPhone may be dragged, kicking and screaming, into joining the rest of the world in using USB-C for…

All the Pixel 6 surprises have leaked thanks to a careless retailer

Alan Martin
11/10/2021

When Google unveiled the weird look and key features of the Pixel 6 over the hugely unsuitable medium of Twitter last month, the company said…

Leaked Pixel 6 lifestyle shots try to normalise that strange camera

Alan Martin
09/10/2021

Lifestyle photography plays a unique role in tech: it shows you how a strange and alien product might exist if you owned it.  Here it…

Twitter is testing a new prompt to encourage kindness

Alan Martin
08/10/2021

Twitter, a site so dedicated to aggressive free speech that a former employee referred to it as “a honeypot for assholes”, has decided that it…

Amazon is reportedly planning its own smart fridge

Alan Martin
06/10/2021

Not content with steamrolling ahead with plans to introduce the world’s first commercially available robot butler, it seems Amazon wants to take over another part…

Sorry Xiaomi: 4K smartphones are still utterly pointless

Alan Martin
06/10/2021

It’s tough being a smartphone manufacturer. With so little to differentiate one shiny black rectangle from one another (“look: this one has slightly smaller bezels!”),…

Windows 11 released: here’s how to skip the queue and get it now

Alan Martin
06/10/2021

Someone at Microsoft has pressed the big red button labelled ‘launch Windows 11’ and it’s now being pushed to PCs around the world. Eventually, assuming…