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Future iPhones could keep your secrets safe with Apple Glasses

Whether you’re reading state secrets or some badly written fanfiction, there’s nothing worse than the feeling that somebody is reading over your shoulder. And...

This wearable uses chemicals to help you feel heat, cold and pain in VR

Virtual Reality is uncomfortably immersive. If you don’t believe me, get a VR headset, download Richie’s Plank Experience, and then try and force yourself...

Microsoft reveals super cheap Surface Laptop SE for schools

For years now, in the education sector, Google has been slowly but surely eating Microsoft’s packed lunch. Cheap and cheerful Chromebooks have been gnawing...

Sorry small handed folks — it doesn’t look like mini phones are coming back

In 2012, I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone. My friends found it hilarious that I’d essentially bought a tablet to use as...

Crypto goes to Hollywood

Seeing Matt Damon front an ad for cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com this week, was not only a smart marketing flex for the company, but an...

This robot could provide your Covid-19 vaccine without a needle

As phobias go, trypanophobia — or the fear of needles — is one of the more rational ones to have. It’s fairly natural to...

Amazon wants you to talk to Alexa less

If you’ve got an Amazon Echo, you know the drill. It sits there passively listening for its wake word — “Alexa” by default —...

Everything MOH is willing to tell us right now about the upcoming My Vaccine Pass app

The most anticipated app in recent memory is the upcoming Covid Vaccination passport app which it seems will be called My Vaccine Pass. That’s...

How to get the Pixel 6 in NZ

Google's latest mobile devices, the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro, have begun shipping, but as ever, Google's latest devices aren't "officially" available...

Google News to return to Spain, after government scraps a law Google didn’t like

Well, surprise, surprise. In the long running battle between government and big tech, that’s another win for the away team. In 2014, Google shut down...