Author: Stephen Fenech

Apple has entered a new era with the introduction of Apple Intelligence – the company’s very own version if AI – that will work across iPhone, iPad and Mac and offer personalised and useful results. Apple called it “AI for the rest of us”.  Announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple Intelligence will incorporate generative models and combine them with your device’s knowledge of you and work across apps to deliver results and accelerate tasks while still respecting your privacy. In fact, privacy was one of the main pillars of Apple Intelligence with most things happening on the device. And…

Buckle up and take a listen to the latest episode of the popular show Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – The EV Podcast with Tech Guide’s Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long. This week, Stephen and Trevor talk about to more EV owners and potential owners including Adam who has a BYD and loves it, but he has some feedback for the brand. Liam is in the market and is thinking second hand, this man is doing his research and Chris is one of the first Porsche Taycan owners in Australia – does he have any regrets? https://youtu.be/H33lzxtEzjA?si=t2jMPum6LbsR7AO4 If you’ve…

Panasonic has launched the Lumix GH7 – its latest flagship micro four thirds mirrorless Lumix G series camera which continues to lead the way in the video hybrid camera category. The GH series is in response to the demand for portable, yet high-quality video cameras and it has delivered once again with world first technologies. The GH7 is now equipped with Apple ProRes RAW internal recording and a world first 32-bit float recording directly into video files which means there is no need to adjust sound recording levels while shooting. The Lumix GH7 includes the newly developed 25.2MP BSI CMOS…

Now that’s a proper introduction!! This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching Arrival starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. Arrival tells the story of scientist Louise Banks who is called as part of a US government team to communicate with alien lifeforms that have appeared above in several major cities around the world. Stephen has seen Arrival several times and has picked up more with each viewing while Trevor is connecting for the very first time. We go through the memorable scenes and share some interesting facts, behind the scenes tidbits, trivia, fact v fiction…

Panasonic has launched Multishape – an all-new modular personal care system for men that offers hair trimming, shaving and even brushing their teeth – It’s like five products in one. The Panasonic Multishape let’s you declutter but still enjoy all the benefits of having multiple products. And being so handy, the Multishape all-in-one solution is an ideal travel companion. The Multishape main unit offers amazing flexibility thanks to the five attachments you can choose from which will tackle all your personal care needs. So instead of switching to another device all users need to do is to switch their attachment.…

Episode 636 of the Tech Guide podcast with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long is coming to you from Computex in Taiwan. Stephen and Trevor were guests of ASUS at the show and we discuss their impressive new line-up of Copilot+ PCs as well as other things that caught our eye at the show, Apple’s WWDC looms large, our thoughts on the new Sonos Ace headphones and the new Uber green ratings. You can listen to the show using the audio player below. It is also possible to subscribe to the popular weekly tech podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Australians are being warned to be on the lookout for even more scams as we enter tax season – a prime period for cyber criminals to target unwary individuals and businesses. AUSCERT, Australia’s first computer emergency response team, says it has seen an increase in phishing scams that impersonate MyGov and the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Between July and October 2022, AUSCERT received reports of more than 1100 tax-related phishing emails and scams. In 2023, this figure exceeded 2,500 and there’s every indication it will be even higher in 2024. Scams are circulated in several ways – phishing emails, phone…

Stan is the latest streaming service to become available on the new Hubbl platform to offer viewers hours of entertainment including Stan originals and exclusive TV series, movies and sport. Stan now joins a line-up of 16 global and local apps that are available on Hubbl to offer viewers a centralised platform that brings all the best content to the surface rather than having to dive into individual apps. With Stan now integrated, viewers can discover content and what to watch next as well as create personalised watch lists without the need to go in and out of the app.…

TwelveSouth has released its latest home office and travel accessory – the Butterfly. It’s the world’s smallest 2-in-1 USB-C MagSafe charger which is not much larger than an AirPods Pro case. At this size it is an ideal travel companion and includes a MagSafe charger for your iPhone and the magnetic fast charger for Apple Watch. The Butterfly is built with a durable aluminium shell and when folded it can fit in the palm of your hand. The two halves are tethered with a vegan leather band. The included USB-C cable plugs into the device and then into your wall…

Get in the groove with Episode 603 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech so you can stay updated and educated about the latest consumer tech news and reviews. On this week’s show: is your smartphone making you anxious – startling new research has just been revealed and Sonnen to close its Sonnenflat Virtual Power Plant plans – and that affects us – we were one of the first customers in Australia. In the Tech Guide reviews we take a look at the Hisense U8 Mini LED Pro TVs, we check out the Motorola Edge 50…

Sonos has joined the big boys in the headphones game with its excellent new Sonos Ace noise cancelling headphones. It’s a departure from what the company usually produces but they’ve come up with a hit. Up until now if you mentioned the big headphone brands you’d be talking about Bose, Sony, Sennheiser, Apple and JBL. Sonos just wasn’t in the conversation. They were more focused on producing speakers and sound bars and multiroom systems to play music for everyone to enjoy. Well that has all changed with the Sonos Ace which is built with premium materials and offers premium sound…

ASUS has revealed its bold range of Copilot+ PCs and AI innovations at its Always Incredible launch event ahead of the Computex 2024 show in Taiwan. Ubiquitous AI was the theme for ASUS to give customers the full width of AI technologies to empower them at home, at work, in education and in business. At the heart of the ASUS announcement was its latest range Copilot+ PCs which feature local AI processing via a 45+ TOPS (trillion of operations per second) NPU AI engine. The event also gave the company the opportunity to layout its Ubiquitous AI strategy which will…

Get charged up and take a listen to the latest episode of the popular show Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – The EV Podcast with Tech Guide’s Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long. This week, Stephen and Trevor talk about the new NSW government initiative to rollout more chargers across the state including street-side chargers ideal for EV owners who don’t have off-street parking. We also chat to Uniden’s Brad Hales about the importance of a dash cam and Uniden’s latest high quality range along with some other EV owners. https://youtu.be/dsJZ4OJyqh4?si=9OYdTBmLRyGD6IWi If you’ve got a question about EVs or you…

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has launched the latest model of its powerful ROG Ally handheld gaming consoles – the ROG Ally X – with faster speeds, longer battery life, improved thermals and even more precise controls. ROG Ally X is available to pre-order ahead of its launch on July 22. It will be priced at $1,599. The device was built with Windows 11 onboard and gives users the ability to play the latest games on the go. It is powered by the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor and has a new 1TB SSD (solid state drive) – up from…

What can I say? I’m a spy! This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching True Lies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis and written and directed by James Cameron. True Lies tells the story of Harry Tasker – a family man who everyone thinks is a computer salesman – but who in fact is a super spy. When he is on the trail of a terrorist his secret is exposed. Stephen saw True Lies in the cinema and several times since then and the latest time on 4K while Trevor is a rookie and…

Hisense is all about quality and value with their impressive TVs, but it has taken that to another level with the development of their remarkable Mini LED backlight technology which is now included across the entire range – not just its flagship models. Tech Guide took a look at the U8NAU Mini LED Pro – available in 65, 75 and 85-inch – which not only includes Mini LED Pro but also Hisense’s ULED technology and Quantum Dot which adds up to stunning picture quality. We looked at the 75-inch model for our review and immediately we noticed the signature brightness…

Do yourself a huge favour and take a listen to Episode 635 of the popular Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they discuss the week’s biggest tech news and product releases. On this week’s show – what we can expect to see at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), another data breach – this time it’s Ticketmaster, the new Ecovacs T30 robot vacuum and the upcoming Computex Show in Taiwan. https://youtu.be/eH8-ambGSZk?si=t3yOaSyaVkqo9gkl You can listen or the watch show right here on Tech Guide site using the audio player below or by…

Hello Moto! Motorola had been enjoying a resurgence of sorts with its line-up of entry level and mid-tier Android smartphones and its new Edge 50 Pro continues that success. The Moto Edge 50 Pro, priced at $999, is on the more premium side of the range and it blends design, technology and features to come up with an impressive device. On the design side, Motorola has really put in some effort to make it look slightly different than your regular smartphone. For a start it has a soft touch rear panel with the camera bump that look like it is…

Is your phone making you anxious? A new study has shown Gen Zs receive a notification every eight minutes on average which is creating a new affliction called “phone anxiety”. The research, carried out by tech and media trading experts musicmagpie, has jumped head first into this issue to find out which generation receives the most app notifications, when they receive them and the apps which give them the most. When receiving constant notifications, the study showed that some Gen Zs had the feeling that they were always on call and felt obligated to be always contactable – which is…

Go to the top of the class with Episode 602 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech to keep you updated and educated about the latest consumer tech news and reviews. On this week’s show: We’ve kicked off a new era for PCs – what can we expect from the major brands, Ecovacs takes cleaning to another level with the T30 Pro Mini robot vacuum and Uniden has the product to get your kids off their screens and into the great outdoors. In the Tech Guide reviews, we take a look at the DeLonghi Rivelia automatic…