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New: AirPods Max in new colours and USB-C

From Apple: AirPods Max are available in five beautiful new colours, including midnight, starlight, blue, orange, and purple, and offer complementary finishes alongside other Apple products like Mac and iPad. Additionally, AirPods Max now feature USB-C charging capabilities, making them more convenient than ever to charge at home or on

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Apple Intelligence launches in Australia this December

While it's a huge part of the latest iPhone's marketing push, Apple Intelligence won't ship with the new device in Australia. While Apple Intelligence is releasing in October for devices with the region set to English US, in Australia the feature won't

When and where to watch the Kamala Harris, Donald Trump debate in Australia streaming and on TV

When and where to watch the Kamala Harris, Donald Trump debate in Australia streaming and on TV

The upcoming debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is generating significant interest in Australia. Scheduled to air live on September 11 from 11am Australia time, the debate will be broadcast and streamed on a number of local and international networks. The ABC will be broadcasting

Hands On: Astro Bot Limited Edition DualSense

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Hands On: Astro Bot Limited Edition DualSense

Apologies for the Astro Bot posting, but it's a fun day. As a maximalist, I just had to buy the cute new PlayStation 5 Dualsense - Astro Bot Limited Edition. It looks and feels very nice, especially considering the ways Astro Bot utilises the DualSense haptic vibrations. The

Astro Bot gets its flowers

I was obsessed with the ASTRO's Playroom 3D platformer game that Sony bundled with the PS5. And it sounds like PlayStation has once again remembered how much of an impact its legacy can have. Astro Bot, a full title with the same cute robot star and reverence for

Sony officially hints at the PS5 Pro design as 30 year anniversary approaches

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Sony officially hints at the PS5 Pro design as 30 year anniversary approaches

Sony is celebrating 30 years of PlayStation, and it sounds like it's also starting to show the PS5 Pro for the first time. In a social post teasing the anniversary, Sony included a glyph that looks very similar to recent leaks of the PS5 Pro design. The 30th

Gaming

An important update indeed on Concord

An important update on ConcordConcord fans -- we’ve been listening closely to your feedback since the launch of Concord on PlayStation 5 and PC and want to thank everyone who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game

ABC News relaunches on-air and online with blue hues and retro theme

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ABC News relaunches on-air and online with blue hues and retro theme

The ABC has refreshed its look across ABC TV and the ABC News website this morning. The ABC News app also has a new icon, but not as many changes so far. Starting at 6am with ABC News Breakfast, the new look on ABC TV and the ABC News channel

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Polygon continues Vox Media’s switch to Wordpress

“This migration rests on Vox Media’s front-end platform, Duet — first seen on The Verge, and then Vox.com — coupled with a new, more flexible backend in WordPress VIP,” says Polygon publisher Chris Grant. “Beyond just a redesign, this new site represents a fundamental shift in our product strategy, and

You can now emulate Windows on an iPad or iPhone via the App Store

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You can now emulate Windows on an iPad or iPhone via the App Store

So far I've been able to install Windows XP on my new iPad Pro M4. Does it run well? Not really, since Apple isn't allowing JIT compilation on the App Store. It also doesn't support 3D accelerated graphics, though I am going to see

Defrag Windows 98 from the comfort of a modern browser

Read about how it was made here, or try it above.

New Paramount logo is fine unless you think about it too long

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New Paramount logo is fine unless you think about it too long

As its merger with Skydance becomes more and more likely, Paramount Global has shared a possible new logo that tries to mash the two brands together. If I didn't know that bit of context, I honestly wouldn't mind the seemingly old school all-caps font choice. It

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"Photographer of Viral Trump Rally Shooting Pic Spills on Historic Moment"

“I shoot politics for a living, man. Every single photo I take people are going to argue about,” Vucci said with a laugh. “I spend my life around a very highly polarized part of our society, so no matter what I do, people are gonna hate it. People are gonna

Paramount+ Australia avoids The Daily Show in US election year

Paramount+ Australia avoids The Daily Show in US election year

One of the best things Netflix ever did was change the way shows were distributed internationally. Most if not all Netflix Originals launch simultaneously worldwide at the exact same time. Even their recent live efforts, such as John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA, have also been broadcast in

Labor just basically killed free sports broadcasts in Australia

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Labor just basically killed free sports broadcasts in Australia

Back in 1992, long before (decent) streaming video on the internet, the Australian Government introduced laws to prevent subscription television from taking over sports broadcast rights ownership. This was before subscription TV was even really a thing in Australia, with Foxtel launching in 1995. But in a world where sports

Strange times in Australian media

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