Why we should all rely a little less on Googling
In 2015, I apparently made 14,895 Google searches. I’d like to give you an update for 2021, but it seems Google will no longer easily tell you exactly how tethered you...
Buying a car? Go electric or pay for someone else to
No, Waka Kotahi’s “clean car discount” doesn’t reward tidiness, but it is a way to get more people into electric vehicles and support the government’s aim to be carbon neutral by...
What’s with all the weird tech collaborations in 2021?
It’s nearly Christmas Party season, which makes it that magical time of year when, under the influence of alcohol and an excess of holiday spirit, people will end up shacking up...
What Spotify’s live audio app Greenroom is really like…
Spotify joined the live audio game last week with Greenroom.
It’s done via a reskinned Locker Room app that Spotify bought in March for an estimated $50 million USD.
It now joins Twitter...
Is Spatial Audio really a game changer for Apple Music?
“The next generation of sound on Apple Music begins now with the official launch of Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio” went the email from Apple’s PR team last week.
Audio enthusiasts will...
Why our government should make paying ransoms to cyber criminals illegal
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has been in the headlines lately defending the proposed new hate speech laws. The laws sparked opprobrium from both the left and right, critics citing the limits...
Spatial Audio now available on Android… but does anyone care?
Android users that subscribe to Apple Music (rare breeds) can now experience spatial audio too.
The format - powered by Dolby Atmos - was touted as “the next generation of sound” when...
AR-gh: Why nobody should welcome back AR glasses
It wouldn’t be Christmas without tedious reruns, would it? And this week, it seems the rerun in question is “wouldn’t it be great if we all looked like cyborgs with transparent...
When Yahoo almost saved the world from Facebook
Hard as it is to believe, there was a time when Yahoo nearly saved the world. Not with useful search results, you understand, but by purchasing – and presumably ruining –...
NZ’s mobile data is the third most expensive in the world (sort of)
New Zealand's mobile data is the third most expensive in the world. This is according to data from a Tefficient study that analysed mobile data usage and costs from 44 developed...