Chinese company New Senyang’s Q11 wireless earbuds promise live translation of a whopping 156 languages “in seconds” via artificial intelligence, for around the same price as two cups of coffee. Purchased from Temu for only $11.60, the headphones are uncomfortable to wear and don’t have great sound quality. But surprisingly enough, the translation provided by… Read more »
When growth slows, every founder feels it. The pressure for bigger. The instinct that says, “We need new products.” So you react quickly, and it feels like progress. Yet often those fresh new products are good, but not great. And there’s a good chance that you might not be able to be the best at… Read more »
American technology giants Apple and Google have engaged in anti-competitive conduct through their respective app stores in Australia, a Federal Court judge said, following a lengthy legal battle brought by entertainment company Epic Games. Justice Jonathan Beach’s findings, outlined in a 90-minute hearing in Melbourne, saw Epic Games granted a partial victory which cleared the… Read more »
You may have seen ads by Apple promoting its new Clean Up feature that can be used to remove elements in a photo. When one of these ads caught my eye last weekend, I was intrigued and updated my software to try it out. The feature has been available in Australia since December for Apple… Read more »
Apple says it plans to introduce age assurance technologies which can tell social media platforms if a user is underage, before Australia implements a ban of under-16s from such platforms in late 2025. The tech giant’s announcement pushes back against companies such as Snap and Meta, which have called for device manufacturers like Apple and… Read more »
Apple is temporarily pausing its artificial intelligence software’s ability to summarise notifications from news and entertainment apps, after concerns were raised over inaccuracies. Apple Intelligence’s notification summaries feature was designed to “help users prioritise and stay in the moment” by using AI technology to summarise large numbers of notifications for things such as messages, emails,… Read more »
Apple customers in Australia are going without some key software features in their iPhones and Apple Watches after the company released its major operating system updates last week. Unlike in the United States and more than 150 other countries, Australian users who have updated their Apple Watch software are unable to use their devices’ sleep… Read more »
Apple is reducing the prices of its latest iPhones in Australia but not in the United States, as it introduces new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models. The new devices, which the company said would be available from Friday, 20 September, will see a drop in price of up to $100 compared to last… Read more »
Apple has announced how it will integrate generative artificial intelligence into its iPhones, iPads and Macs, following months of speculation. The company’s AI system, dubbed Apple Intelligence – the company has resisted using the words artificial intelligence – was announced at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, California on Tuesday. Already lagging behind… Read more »
Accounting tricks are helping Big Tech firms avoid paying tax on up to 96.6% of their Australian income, according to a new analysis of Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures that showed Apple was the worst offender when it came to corporate tax minimisation. The tech giant took $9.3 billion from Australian customers during the 2021-22… Read more »
A five-month legal showdown between three tech titans has kicked off in Australia, with Fortnite-maker Epic Game’s case against Apple and Google to have potentially huge ramifications for how we use our smartphones. Epic’s legal battle with Apple and Google began in Federal Court in Melbourne on Monday, centred on the dominance of the tech giant’s app… Read more »
Significant changes that Apple was forced to make to its App Store in Europe will likely pave the way for similar reforms in Australia. In the biggest changes to the App Store since it was launched, Apple relinquished some control over its platform earlier this month in response to the Digital Markets Act in the European Union.… Read more »
Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset – which the company hopes is a “revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment” – that begins shipping to the public (in the United States) later this week. Critics have doubted the appeal of the face-worn computer, which “seamlessly blends… Read more »
The government will give Australia’s competition watchdog more power to keep the likes of Google and Meta accountable as part of the News Media Bargaining Code which redistributes wealth from big tech companies into local news outlets in an effort to address an apparent power imbalance in the media industry. On Monday, the Commonwealth said… Read more »
Apple’s new Vision Pro mixed reality headset has generated a significant amount of buzz. Announcing it at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, chief executive Tim Cook said the virtual and augmented reality headset will allow users to “see, hear and interact with digital content just like it’s in your physical space […] seamlessly blending the… Read more »
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