Author: Stephen Fenech

It’s time to put it in drive and take a listen to the latest episode of Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – the EV podcast with Stephen Fenech and Trevor Long. On this week’s show Zeekr 7X owner Tim joins us to talk about his learnings from an outback QLD road trip. What he wished he knew, how he prepared and how the charging network stacked up in those vital moments. We speak to MG Australia’s Product Planning Manager Kevin Kou who discusses the brand’s success in Australia, the lineup of EVs and what’s to come. And Trevor and Stephen…

The Sennheiser HD 480 Pro Plus are professional monitoring headphones which means they must produce great sound so they can be used to judge the audio quality for professional recording. And they do. The Sennheiser HD 480 Pro Plus are closed back earphones which means they have sealed outer earcups so no outside noise can interfere with what you’re listening to. And they keep the sound in as well. For Tech Guide’s review we mainly used the Sennheiser HD 480 Pro Plus to record and edit our podcasts and used them to listen to music through our smartphone. DESIGN The…

It’s 20 years since the hit Pixar film Cars was released and to celebrate we are re-releasing our episode of The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast. Cars tells the story of Lightning McQueen – a hotshot racer on his way to win the final race of the Piston Cup but gets stuck in Radiator Springs where he finds friendship and learns valuable life lessons about what it truly means to be a winner. Trevor is the host of this episode and Cars is his favourite movie of all time. Stephen was watched it before many years ago when his…

Belkin has released a new collection of iPhone 18 Pro Titan SmartShield Pro screen protectors to keep the device’s screen bright and clear and in pristine condition. There are three screen protectors in the lineup including clear, blue-to-red-light and bright privacy. Each combines advanced Nano-Titan technology with anti-reflective properties, exceptional scratch resistance and up to 2.7 m of impact protection. The Titan SmartShield Pro collection is more than just a way to protect your screen but it can also help with how you use your device throughout the day. Naturally crystal-clear viewing is a priority but privacy is also a…

Get comfortable and press play on Episode 752 of the Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Stephen Fenech and guest bloke Val Quinn. On this week’s show, Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have joined forces to establish Temporary Disaster Roaming to keep users connected in the event of a natural disaster. OpenAI apologises for its government website breach, Motorola goes premium with its new flagship Signature 27 smartphone and Vodafone releases Australia’s first 48-month mobile plan. Snapmaker releases its first 3D printer in Australia and our review of the Ring Outdoor Plus solar camera. You can listen to the show right…

Samsung has unveiled its new Galaxy Tab S12 series – Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and Tab S12+ – the most capable tablets it has ever created with outstanding performance, longer battery life, and the latest Galaxy AI onboard. Samsung has also revealed its Galaxy Smart Tag 3 – it’s new tracker which is smaller and lighter with longer range finding. SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB S12 SERIES – From $1,999 The Samsung Galaxy Tabs include their signature ultra-thin design and the power and performance to run complex workflows to satisfy all your productivity and creativity needs. The Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra and…

Australia’s three major mobile operators – Telstra, Optus and Vodafone – have today activated Temporary Disaster Roaming (TDR) to keep remote and regional Australians connected in the event of a natural disaster causing mobile network outages. TDR can be activated in designated areas where another mobile network is available and can support additional call traffic. This way communities can stay connected and communicate as well as find information through an available network service during an emergency. In the event of a natural disaster or other circumstances, people whose usual mobile network is down will still be able to make calls…

Have you ever been on free WiFi at any coffee shop or similar and, if so, asked yourself who may have access to the data you might be viewing? It’s a fair worry. The public Internet is subject to easy snooping,g and even your personal Internet isn’t totally private. That’s where a VPN can come in handy. Let’s take a tried-and-true, simplified overview of its function. What Is a VPN? VPN is a Virtual Private Network. Creates a local Internet link between the device and the Internet. Imagine the Internet is quite a public road. The cars going by are…

AI-assisted video tools are changing how small teams turn early ideas into finished visual stories. The most useful change is not simply faster rendering. It is the ability to explore several directions before committing expensive time to production. A creator can compare framing, pacing, colour, camera movement and scene transitions while the project is still flexible. That makes planning more important, not less. When the workflow has clear stages, generated footage becomes a practical part of production rather than a collection of disconnected experiments. A reliable process begins with the communication goal. Before writing prompts or choosing a visual style,…

The job posting says nothing about file type, and the resume sits open in two tabs: one saved as a PDF, one still in Word. Whichever gets picked, it feels like the wrong guess will somehow cost the interview. In most cases, the format matters less than people assume, but not always, and knowing when it does makes the difference between a resume that opens cleanly and one that turns into a layout mess on a stranger’s screen. The short version: PDF covers most situations, Word covers a specific handful, and a few other formats belong nowhere near a job…

Leading technology company Snapmaker has launched its new U1 3D printer in Australia which is aimed at a broader range of customers, including creators, educators, hobbyists, and small businesses. The Snapmaker U1 is a 4-toolhead 3D printer and can make multi-colour and multi-material 3D prints faster and more efficiently. The printer was first launched through Kickstarter last year where it received support from 20,680 backers and raised $US20.6 million. The attraction of the new unit is its ease of use which will make it easier for newcomers to 3D printing to get started. Conventional multi-colour systems load different filaments through…

Choosing a development partner is one of those decisions that quietly shapes a business for years afterwards. Get it right and you end up with software that grows alongside the company, adapts easily, and rarely needs a rescue project. Get it wrong and you inherit a system nobody wants to touch, built on shortcuts that made sense at the time but cost far more to unpick later. Pixel is Australia’s only Laravel agency partner, and working through what earns a credential like that is a useful starting point for understanding what separates a strong development partner from an average one.…

Put on your shades and press play on Episode 713 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech as he keeps you updated and educated about the latest consumer tech news and product reviews. On this week’s show, it’s a year on from NBN’s Accelerate Great speed upgrade – what’s the state of the nation and we’ve just returned from Meta Connect 2026 and we’ll talk about the Meta VR Glasses, new Meta Glasses without cameras and we sit down with Meta VP for Wearables Alex Himel and discuss new products and privacy. In the Tech Guide…

Australians have been advised over the years to not click on suspicious links or answer unknown numbers but cybercriminals have turned the tables with a new scam that gets people to call them. It’s called the callback scam and it’s on the rise. Telstra’s data shows it has grown from 29 per cent in 2025 to 45 per cent of reported email-based scams in 2026. It usually starts with a person receiving an email about an unauthorised purchase, an unpaid invoice, a failed subscription payment, or unusual bank activity. The message also contains a number to call if you want…

OpenAI has issued an apology after hacking Australian government websites and has vowed to do better in the future as well as work with Australians to rebuild trust in its brand. “We are sorry and working to do better in the future,” it said in a blog post. This comes after it was revealed OpenAI had accessed Australian government websites including Services Australia (Medicare), the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, the Victorian Department of Health and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. OpenAI says it will take accountability for its actions and says it will…

Vodafone is launching Australia’s first 48-month interest-free mobile device payment plan to give customers more flexibility to purchase of their next smartphone. This is in response to research that shows Australian users are holding on to their smartphones even longer. New Vodafone data showed that the number of customers using smartphones for four years or longer has doubled since 2021. Another driving factor is the rising cost of flagship smartphones including the upcoming Apple iPhone Duo – the company’s first foldable iPhone which will start at $3,499 when it’s released on October 23rd. Previously the terms were 12, 24, or…

Jump onboard and listen to the latest episode of Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – the EV podcast with Stephen Fenech and Trevor Long. On this week’s show, Stefan joins us to talk about buying a Tesla Model YL after going out to buy a Toyota Prado. How do you get from one extreme to the other? Kushal is considering replacing his Toyota Corolla with an EV – should he buy new or used? And Stephen and Trevor go around the block in the BYD Sealion 7 If you’ve got a question about EVs or you want to be part…

The Mac mini might look small but it offers a huge performance. And despite its compact dimensions it has been dramatically upgraded with Apple’s all-new M6 chip. The M6 chip has more CPU and GPU cores, neural accelerators and the all-new dual 16-core neural engine which all adds up to a solid leap in performance for day-to-day tasks and AI workflows. It’s possible to set up the Mac mini as a standalone computer to run AI agents and LLMs (large language models) locally on the system. What makes that prospect even more attractive is the fact the Mac mini is…

This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching Planes, Trains and Automobiles starring Steve Martin and John Candy and written and directed by John Hughes. Planes, Trains and Automobiles tells the story of two men who cross paths as they are trying to get home to their families for Thanksgiving but keep coming up against obstacles with hilarious results. Stephen watched Planes, Trains and Automobiles in the cinema and has rewatched it several times – the latest time on 4K disc – while Trevor is on the journey for the first time. We go through the…

Motorola has released its most advanced smartphone yet – the signature 27 – which pushes the envelope in terms of performance, craftsmanship and mobile technologies. This is the company’s first ultra-premium device, which adopts the numerical name for the final two digits of the upcoming year. The device has a sleek aluminium silhouette with contoured edges to create a timeless look. It will be available in two finishes – Pantone Coal Smoke and Pantone Capulet Olive. The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip – a next-generation platform which offers powerful on-device AI capabilities,…