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Technology

Smartphones

Apple introduces iPhone 17e

CNBC newsMore bang for buck in Apple’s new (and cheaper) iPhone 17e

Apple opened its week of product launches on Monday morning with a refreshed low-cost iPhone and a faster iPad Air, as it begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push.

MacKenzie Sigalos

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POLITICS‘Declined’: Key absences in Optus probe

Senior executives at Optus’s parent company have skipped a hearing into the embattled telco’s deadly triple-0 outage.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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BUSINESSTelstra’s eye-watering profit revealed

Australia’s biggest telco has recorded a mammoth profit for the six months till December, with mobile phones the major contributor.

Joanne Williamson

Thousands of Australians have been affected. Photo: iStock.

TECHNOLOGYCalls blocked for thousands of iPhone users

Thousands of Telstra iPhone users have been left unable to make calls and send texts this week due to an issue with the latest software update.

Phoebe Griffiths

The tech giant said some devices may not connect in ‘rare’ circumstances. NewsWire / Christian Gilles

updated‘Delay’: Cops’ urgent iPhone warning

Police have issued an urgent warning amid reports some iPhone users are experiencing a delay in connecting to emergency services.

Alexandra Feiam

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NEWSGrim ask from 18yo who paid kids for sex acts

A sickening request a former teachers’ aide asked of a teenage boy has been revealed after he admitted to a string of child abuse offences against 12 different children as young as 11-years-old.

Clareese Packer

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UPDATED‘Sobering’ Optus triple-0 report released

Three months after its deadly triple-0 outage, Optus has released the details of an independent probe.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Apple’s urgent update addresses an ‘issue’ relating to establishing a connection with emergency services.

NewsApple iOS update after Triple-0 fears

Apple has released an urgent update for iPhones which addresses a ‘mobile network issue’ when people try to call emergency services.

Emma Kirk

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UPDATED‘Act now’: Demand after triple-0 tragedy

Shocked that another Australian has died because a call to triple-0 failed, an MP says it’s “unacceptable” and has pleaded with authorities.

Andrew Hedgman, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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News‘Inspiring’: PM praises Flossie’s example

Anthony Albanese has showed off a new friendship bracelet from Aussie student Flossie, who backs the PM’s impending ban on social media.

Duncan Evans

A new ad on the government's looming social media ban will roll out in a $14m blitz from Sunday. Supplied

NEWS$14m campaign revealed for Aussie first

The government has revealed details of a giant $14m campaign blitz ahead of a world-leading ban which comes into force later this year.

Duncan Evans

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TECHNOLOGYUrgent update over smartphone ‘fire risk’

Consumers with this phone should check their devices to make sure a critical update has been applied to stop potentially dangerous overheating.

Brendan Kearns

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News‘Significant’: Remote text service launched

A new satellite to mobile text messaging service has landed in Australia, that is accessible when you’re mobile coverage is out of range.

Emma Kirk

Australia Post warns of scam surge as parcel fraud messages sweep nation, .

NewsSinister new scam strikes Aussies

Australia Post has issued an urgent warning to their customers, as a new scam fuelled by advancing technology sweeps across the nation.

Georgie Kibel

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TechnologyHorror number of creeps targeting Aussie kids

A shocking new survey suggests more than 40 per cent of Aussie kids have been contacted by strangers online.

Duncan Evans

Labor will go to the election promising universal outdoor mobile coverage by 2027. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

newsAussies promised big change for calls, texts

Aussies would be able to make calls and texts from wherever they can see the sky or during natural disasters in less than three years.

Jessica Wang

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TechnologyFitness apps hoovering up data, study

If you see someone at run club with a tinfoil hat, don’t be alarmed: some fitness apps are collecting seven times more personal data than the competitors.

Blair Jackson

Australian model Olivia Molly Rogers claims an Uber driver failed to deliver her property. TikTok

NEWSAussie model’s shock move after Uber fail

An Aussie model claims an Uber driver failed to deliver her belongings and has taken to social media to ask for help.

Duncan Evans

Vinyl Group Josh Simons. Supplied

newsAussie’s bid to dominate music industry

Australia’s only ASX-listed music company holds plenty of ambition, taking on every element of the lucrative industry in a bid to reach 1 billion fans.

Duncan Evans

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos February 06, 2024: A generic photograph of people on their phone in Sydney. NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

SmartphonesThousands of phones stop working today

Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday, and if you own one of them, don’t say you haven’t been warned.

Cameron Micallef

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland speaks in Adelaide on Day 2 of the Social Media Summit. NewsWire / Dean Martin

NEWSAge limits first step in big tech battle

The Albanese government says it’s holding ‘big tech to account’ and age limits for kids on social media are the first step.

Duncan Evans, Aisling Brennan and Jessica Wang

Researchers from Black Dog told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday there is a relationship between total time spent on social media and poor mental health outcomes. NewsWire / Nikki Short

EducationWarning over teen social media link

Fresh research revealed in parliament suggests a link between time spent on social media use and mental health in Aussie teens.

Duncan Evans

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UPDATEDParents’ bold answer to social media ‘cancer’

Parents are begging to raise social media age restrictions even further than 16, warning that “tech companies now own our children”.

Duncan Evans

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CRIMEAus Post worker’s alleged $6k theft

An Australia Post employee has been charged with allegedly stealing more than $6000 worth of phones from his own employer.

Clareese Packer

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