Filter by category. Each device is tested for at least two weeks and scored on six consistent axes — 24 results and counting.
In one week in August the market commission told ministers what data centres must bring with them, NSW moved to control grid access, and two federal rule changes went into the queue. The modelling says up to 26 per cent on NSW wholesale prices by 2035 — or nothing, if the rules hold.
Alexa+ started rolling out here on 6 August, free until 30 November and AU$29.99 a month after that. Gemini for Home already replaced Assistant — and Google says that switch cannot be reversed, for anyone in the house.
Build 2026 said Windows AI was expanding beyond the NPU. Microsoft’s own documentation says one API of nine made it — on two GPU families, behind Developer Mode and a beta driver. What the Copilot+ badge still gates, and what it is worth paying for.
Since 1 February 2026 the bike, the battery and the charger must each be lab-tested, certified and permanently marked before sale in NSW — with $825,000 penalties. Queensland went a different way, Victoria has not decided, and the national standard is three years of funding away.
Apple’s Hearing Aid feature and, since 24 June, EssilorLuxottica’s hearing glasses at OPSM are both on the ARTG — a registered hearing aid is now a retail purchase. What they are cleared for, and the subsidy nobody mentions.
23 of 28 telcos sell it and Australian iPhones still keep the tray — but once the SIM is a profile, your number becomes the credential worth stealing. A sourced snapshot, with the regulator’s four-year enforcement record.
Since 4 March 2026 smart gear must ship without default passwords, with a place to report bugs and a published support end date — but phones are excluded and nobody gets fined. A sourced snapshot.
80 Gbps is real, and mostly sidelined — Intel’s 2026 laptop platform still integrates Thunderbolt 4. What the doubling buys you, which machines have it, and why the dock can wait.
Australia quietly gained 160 MHz more Wi-Fi spectrum on 1 October 2025 — enough for a second 320 MHz channel. What it changes, why 6 GHz is still indoor-only, and whether to wait for Wi-Fi 8.
The standard is in force, the first chargers are certified and two distributors take applications — but it is $12k–$20k installed, the eligible-car list is tiny and Hyundai has gone on the record with warnings.
OpenAI retires Atlas on 9 August while Comet and Gemini push deeper into agentic browsing — and researchers keep proving the web can tell your browser what to do. A sourced snapshot.
Telstra now runs text and select apps over Starlink, Optus is still late, and your iPhone’s satellite SOS is a different system entirely — a sourced snapshot.
Hypertension notifications, sleep apnoea and ECG now carry TGA approval in Australia — antioxidant scores and glucose claims do not. A sourced snapshot of where the line sits.
Chargefox is aggregating rival networks and Tesla has opened most of its Superchargers to any CCS2 car — a sourced snapshot of what changed and what it costs.
Snapdragon X2 and a much better Prism emulator have quietly fixed most of the old compatibility problem — what runs, what still breaks, and who should buy.
Cameras, closures and soil sensors are finally in the standard, and Thread’s duelling-mesh problem is fixed — a sourced snapshot of what actually changed.
The strongest open-weight models you can download and run — ranked with cited benchmark data, and honest about the licence fine print.
Two working days of battery in a silent, fanless 14-inch chassis — if your software has made the jump to ARM.
A flagship that finally makes on-device AI feel useful rather than a checkbox — at a price that asks a lot.
The foldable finally gets thin, durable and crease-free enough to recommend without an asterisk.
Smart glasses you can actually wear in public — with an assistant that sees what you see.
A long-range electric sedan that charges fast, drives beautifully and finally gets the software right.
It vacuums, mops, empties itself, washes and dries its own pads — and mostly stays out of your way.
The most comfortable way to track sleep and recovery — if you can live without a screen and a subscription.