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The Apple iPhone 16e is a phone made for Apple's business goals, not consumers

The 16e is designed to make Apple Intelligence available on all Apple's phones, whether you want it or not.

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Streaming was meant to save home entertainment. It survived long enough to become the villain

The arrival of Netflix just under 10 years ago was such a happy occasion. But 10 years later, the streaming industry is overpriced, disjointed and aggressively anti-consumer. It's time to fight back.

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Why the Switch 2 is already a success (before it even launches)

With massive sales momentum, backward compatibility, and sky-high anticipation, the Switch 2 is set to dominate before it even hits store shelves.

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Don't be tricked by DeepSeek AI – It's still not going to improve your life

The biggest tech story this week was the massive impact of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek. But is it more than just the next stage of the hype cycle?

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Is AI killing off tech innovation?

The biggest selling point for any flagship phone right now is a technology that does not know what is real and what is not. This is a problem.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 is an iterative upgrade, and I am definitely okay with that

With one two-minute trailer, Nintendo has me excited to play Switch again, and I'm not 100% sure why.

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CES 2025 unleashed AI overload: Do we really need it in everything?

CES 2025 has been a big week of gadget announcements and product updates, many of which include AI. But we should stop and ask ourselves if this is what we really want.

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Welcome to 2025. Are you ready for more AI in your tech this year?

We're not even a week into 2025 and AI promises to work its way into everything. I'm not ready.

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99 reviews later, 2024 was an epic year

I take a slightly deeper dive into the numbers of the year that was, as I look ahead to 2025.

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I reviewed one of the best products of the year this week

As the year comes to a close, I'm in a mad rush to try and finish off a bunch of reviews before New Year's Eve, and finally wrote up one of my favourites.

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BTTR Weekly: Remembering Giz AU

Plus horrific AI portraits, and why it's time to move on from Sonos' app drama.

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Now that Telstra owns Boost, is it still worth using?

Boost Mobile's price has been increasing over the past couple of years, so is it still worth considering now that it's officially owned by Telstra?

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Forget Black Friday sales. Do this instead

Black Friday has become an overwhelming abomination of consumerism dressed up as bargains. Slow down and support independent media.

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A tough week in tech: Social media bans and Google abuse

It's been a week.

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Demand for Twitter has X-pired. But is BlueSky or Threads the better successor?

As users leave Twitter in droves, let's take a look at the alternatives and where you should consider posting.

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Albo sticks a "Ban"-daid on social media, but it's not a real solution

The Labor government's decision to push forward legislation banning kids under 16 from social media doesn't address the underlying problem.

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The best thing Apple Intelligence can do is hide your incompetence

Apple's ad for Apple Intelligence don't really give a reason why you would want to use it, unless you're incompetent.

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How I spent this week trying to connect all my social media accounts

I want to set and forget, but so far my attempt at federating my social media experience has involved a lot of setting, forgetting, then scrambling when I remember...