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Apple rumours promise sleeker, more powerful MacBooks and bigger batteries in iPhone 13

Hang tight Apple fans - I know it seems a long time since the last iPhones and MacBooks hit the stores but new, improved...

Why Firefox has lost 46 million users

Firefox, once considered the cool kid on the browser block - back when you were listening to Arcade Fire on your new iPod back...

Apple gets on the defensive over child abuse photo scanning plans

Last week, Apple put a dent in its reputation for privacy by announcing that it would begin scanning photos uploaded to iCloud for child...

Facebook’s metaverse faces a hardware problem

If you thought a two dimensional Facebook was bad enough - steel yourself.  In an interview with The Verge Zuckerberg says Facebook is working hard...

The Pixel 5a is reportedly coming this month (but you’ll struggle to buy one – sorry)

While all attention may be on the “expensive” Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, it seems that Google may slip a cheaper phone out later...

ComCom allows HP resale price maintenance

The Commerce Commission has issued a draft determination on HP New Zealand’s application to engage in resale price maintenance, saying HP New Zealand Limited...

Sony’s PlayStation 5 virtual reality plans leak from dev briefing

Good news for people wanting to escape reality from the comfort of their own living room. The first details of Sony’s PlayStation 5 virtual...

Instagram says it’s making its platform safer for teens and opening up to kids under 13

“Instagram has been on a journey to really think thoughtfully about the experience that young people have,” said Karina Newton, Instagram’s head of public...

Here’s what Edward Snowden does when he gets a new phone

Edward Snowden’s phone is not like yours. In a piece published last week on Substack  the now Russian based president of the Freedom of the...

Bad news: the Google Pixel 6 Pro is going to be pricey

Guessing the price of the next Apple, Samsung or Sony flagship is a fairly straightforward guessing game: go high. Over optimistically high, in the...