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Apple has confirmed a launch event which will see the introduction of the iPhone 18 Pro and the highly anticipated iPhone Ultra, the company’s first foldable iPhone. The event will take place on September 9 at 10am (US time) which is 3am on September 10 (Sydney time). Apple’s invitation is labelled “Surprise and Shine” and features a shimmering Apple logo. This is shaping up to be one of the most significant launch events in the company’s history with the introduction of not only the latest iPhone Pro models but the company’s very first foldable iPhone. It is the biggest form…

Smart ring manufacturer Oura is facing a lawsuit by American customers over the accuracy of the device’s sleep tracking features. Filed in San Francisco, the class action will allege the Oura smart ring was unable to accurately measure the signals to determine sleep quality or sleep stages. It will be alleged the Oura rings lack the physical sensors required to directly measure brain activity and rapid eye movement that define the various sleep stages despite being marketed as being “built for accuracy”. The complaint alleges the rings required AI-generated estimates that have a “coin flip’s chance of being correct”. The…

Apple has announced its latest powerhouse Mac computers with a new level of on-device AI – the Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips along with the new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra Apple silicon. They are available to pre-order today and will go on sale on September 22. MAC MINI WITH M6 AND M5 PRO – From $1,449 (M6) and $2,699 (M5 Pro) Mac mini with M6 offers 4x faster AI performance while the new Mac mini with M5 Pro can easily take on demanding assignments from video editing and production to game development. And…

Get smart and lend me your ears for Episode 708 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by Stephen Fenech as he keeps you updated and educated about latest consumer tech news and product reviews. On this week’s show, Australia’s telcos join forces to launch an awareness campaign about connecting to Triple Zero, Mova has launch a range of robots to cover your entire home – inside and out and EZVIZ has unveiled a host of new smart home security products. In the Tech Guide reviews we take a look at the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL smartphone, we run…

Audiophiles are willing to spend their money to enjoy high quality and that’s exactly what you get with the Noble Audio FoKus Apollo Pro wireless headphones. And not only do they offer quality audio they also offer design quality as well. They are available in two colorways: Burgundy and Peacock and have been designed more like a fashion accessory rather than a tech product. Priced at $999, they are made with a lightweight anodized aluminium frame and feature plush velvet cushioned leather ear pads and a soft headband so not only do they look attractive but it’s also comfortable enough…

Today you probably received an email from your telco providing tips on reaching Triple Zero – do not ignore it as these instructions may very well save your life. Australian telco customers around the country have at one point or another experienced an outage with their provider. The most recent outage affected Telstra customers in July. While the inconvenience of not being able to connect calls, send messages, or even receive payments is felt by many, even worse still were the customers who were trying to reach Triple Zero in an emergency. We have seen cases in the past where…

Plug in and press play on the latest episode of Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – the EV podcast with Stephen Fenech and Trevor Long. This week, Nick Black joins us from AusGrid to talk about curb side chargers and how it shifts the cost from taxpayers to homeowners, but it’s all for the best. Marek owns a Mini Countryman – got a great deal, has a wall charger to take away stress, but hopes all public chargers will use RFID. And Rowan bought a Farizon Van after chatting with us recently. If you’ve got a question about EVs or…

The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL has lifted the bar with new features and new colours to take its place among the impressive flagship smartphones now available to customers. The Pixel smartphones have always had a dedicated fan base and loyal return customers and the Pixel 11 Pro XL has every reason to keep them onboard. The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL is available now and is priced at $2,099 (256GB), $2,299 (512GB) and $2,649 (1TB). DESIGN The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL hasn’t departed too far from last year’s aluminium and glass design with the same flat edges. Google…

Chefs do that!!! This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching The Long Kiss Goodnight starring Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson. The Long Kiss Goodnight tells the story of Samantha – a suburban mother and homemaker – who has no memory of her life before eight years ago. But she finds out exactly when someone pays her an explosive visit. Stephen watched The Long Kiss Goodnight at the movies and has rewatched it many times – the most recent on 4K disc. Trevor is watching it for the very first time. We go through the…

Enter the fold with Episode 746 of the Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Stephen Fenech and Trevor Long as they take a look at the week’s biggest tech stories and product launches. This week, we look at data from Samsung about the success of the Fold8 vs the Fold8 Ultra and the solid sales for the new form factor. What does it mean for the market, what does it mean for Apple? And more speculation about that event that’s just weeks away. Plus we talk TVs with the TCL SQD-Mini LED X11L and the Sony Bravia 7 II and…

MOVA has launched its widest home robotics product range in Australia that all works together to form part of a new smart home automation ecosystem. The company, which launched in 2024 and entered the Australian market in May 2025, unveiled more than 20 new AI-powered products for use in the home, the garden, in the pool, on windows, in the kitchen along with personal care and pet care products. Leading the launch across its smart-living system was the LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD robotic lawn mower, the Rover X10 robotic pool cleaner with AquaSonar technology and the V70 Ultra Complete robotic…

Leading smart home brand EZVIZ has launched its wide range of smart home security and connected living products in Australia including indoor and outdoor cameras, smart locks and smart home control panels. EZVIZ was founded in 2013 and is now one of the leading smart home security and AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) companies and its products are sold in more than 130 countries. The EZVIZ camera range is subscription-free and offers always-on video (AOV) technology. This means customers have more control over how they monitor, record, and store any activity around their homes. The new Australian range is available…

The ASUS Zenbook A16 is the ultimate all-rounder laptop that can offer amazing performance, stunning quality, outstanding battery life that’s housed in an attractive lightweight chassis. The ASUS laptop has the power to be a jack of all trades and can handle multitasking, creating and gaming. And you’re doing it in style. The chassis is made from full Ceraluminum – ASUS’s own proprietary material that has the texture of a smooth stone and the strength of metal. Previously the Ceraluminum would only be on the lid of the laptop but ASUS has taken it all the way around including around…

The average Australian household now runs on a small data centre’s worth of electronics: mesh Wi-Fi nodes, NAS drives, gaming rigs, OLED panels, smart hubs, security cameras and a growing fleet of lithium battery chargers. What most of those households have never upgraded is the thing all of it plugs into. The wiring, the switchboard and the protection devices behind the walls were often specified decades before anyone imagined a home with fifty connected devices, and when that electrical layer misbehaves, it is your most expensive gear that pays the bill. The Failure Modes Nobody Sees Coming Electronics rarely die…

JBL has released a versatile range of EasySing pocket-sized microphones that can be used for karaoke, podcasting, and live streams. The JBL EasySing Mics, JBL EasySing Mic Mini and the JBL EasySing Mic Mini Duo been designed to suit multiple uses and multiple stages. They can all connect via a USB-C dongle to JBL portable speakers and PartyBox to kick off a karaoke house party. It will also work with any other portable speaker that has Aux In. https://youtu.be/I7vwBnlfQtY?si=EGxFEdzfZ6VVrHSR JBL EasySing Mics are hand-held microphones that can wirelessly connect via the dongle to speakers and computers. It also has AI…

Get updated and educated with Episode 707 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by Stephen Fenech as he brings you the latest consumer tech news and product reviews. On this week’s show – Australians have expensive taste when it comes to buying smartphones, Google has unveiled the Pixel 11 range and Meta’s update on the Facebook and Instagram accounts removed after the social media ban began. In the Tech Guide reviews, we test drive the new Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD robot lawn mower and Insta360 releases new X6 360 degree camera. In the Tech Guide Help Desk we try…

The new Sony Bravia True RGB TV is a leap forward that will give customers even greater quality and performance to enjoy their home entertainment like never before. Of course, at the heart of the TV is the RGB technology which replace the single-colour backlights with independently controlled red, green, and blue LEDs. This not only improves the colour quality and volume but also addresses one of the biggest weaknesses of Mini LED – colour degradation during high brightness scenes. Because Mini LED only had a single-colour backlight, it couldn’t address the level of colour when it needed to display…

When it comes to smartphones Australians have expensive taste. Research from analyst firm Telsyte shows more than half of all smartphones sold in Australia in the first half of 2026 were priced above $1,000, with one in five priced at over $2,000. The Telsyte Australian Smartphone & Wearable Devices Market Study 2026 found total smartphone sales had hit 3.87 million units in the first half of 2026. That’s a one per cent increase year on year, with the premium segment growing by 10 per cent over the past two years. Apple closed in on total Android smartphone sales with 49.4…

Get the green light and take a listen to the latest episode of Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – the EV podcast with Stephen Fenech and Trevor Long. The KIA EV9 GT is a powerhouse, but why wouldn’t the blokes buy it? And we talk to Lucas who took his Model Y over 5,000kms to the centre of Australia. And Tesla has a new finance plan helping with the re-sale anxiety. If you’ve got a question about EVs or you want to be part of the show you can send us a text message or get in touch on WhatsApp…

Mammotion created a new higher standard for robotic lawn mowers with its Luba 3 AWD. If it can handle Australian lawns, you know you’re on a winner. Tech Guide looked at the Mammotion Luba AWD 3000 and set it up in our backyard which is about 100 square metres. The Mammotion Robot Lawn Mowers are designed for extra-large areas. The number in the name – in our case 3000 – indicates the mower can handle an area that’s up to 3,000 square metres. The Luba 3 AWD use the world’s first tri-fusion positioning system that combines 360° LiDAR with NetRTK…