<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Consumer - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Consumer news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:45:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[What to Look for When Buying a Gaming Keyboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, you&rsquo;ve finally put together your first gaming PC and are now looking to grab some peripherals. Or maybe your current keyboard is on its last legs, and your WASD keys just aren&rsquo;t as responsive as they once were. In any case, grabbing a gaming keyboard might seem like an easy thing to do, but there are a few things you need to be aware of before buying one. Do you know the difference between a red and blue switch?Here&rsquo;s what you need to know about picking up a&nbsp;gaming key]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-to-look-for-when-buying-a-gaming-keyboard/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-to-look-for-when-buying-a-gaming-keyboard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Running List of All the Tech and Climate Election Promises From the Major Parties]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we all know by now, the 2022 Australian Federal Election will be held on May 21. It&rsquo;s now only 11 sleeps away and thanks to all the campaigning from current Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his opponent Anthony Albanese, we have a number of election policies already announced from each side.While there&rsquo;s a number of initiatives promised from both the Albanese-led Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Morrison-led Coalition (Liberal and National parties), there&rsquo;s also some ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-running-list-of-all-the-tech-and-climate-election-promises-from-the-major-parties/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-running-list-of-all-the-tech-and-climate-election-promises-from-the-major-parties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvel’s Black Bolt, Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before we get stuck in, obviously you should watch Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness&nbsp;if you want to avoid Marvel-adjacent spoilers. This is the only warning you&rsquo;ll get.<br />
Who the heck is Black Bolt? Well, he&rsquo;s a hero that appears ever so briefly in&nbsp;Doctor Strange 2, along with a slew of other cameoing heroes.But of the heroes that were presented as part of the &ldquo;Illuminati&ldquo;, we didn&rsquo;t&nbsp;really&nbsp;know who Black Bolt was. Sure, you might know if]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/marvels-black-bolt-explained/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/marvels-black-bolt-explained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Australia’s New Electric Vehicle Plan is Great, if You Ignore the Tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government of Western Australian has announced a $60 million electric vehicle package, including rebates for EV buyers and an increase in charging stations across the state&hellip; But the WA government is also preparing to introduce a tax on electric vehicles.How do you want me to run through the &ldquo;Clean Energy Car Fund&rdquo;? Good news or bad news first? Let&rsquo;s rip the bandaid off and go bad news first.From July 1, 2027, EV owners in Western Australia will be taxed a base rate o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/western-australias-new-electric-vehicle-plan-is-great-if-you-ignore-the-tax/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/western-australias-new-electric-vehicle-plan-is-great-if-you-ignore-the-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Espresso Display V2 Is a Great Monitor That’s Trying to Be a Tablet]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I think about a PC monitor, I think about a big, heavy and awkward-to-carry piece of tech that stays rooted to the spot. Wherever my monitor is set-up, that&rsquo;s where it stays and the room automatically becomes a study or &ldquo;the computer room&rdquo;. After hearing about Espresso&rsquo;s range of portable monitors, my curiosity was tickled and I had to know more.I was given the Display Touch 15 from Espresso&rsquo;s new V2 line-up of portable monitors. The Espresso display was invent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-espresso-display-v2-is-a-great-monitor-thats-trying-to-be-a-tablet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 06:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-espresso-display-v2-is-a-great-monitor-thats-trying-to-be-a-tablet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use This Shortcut to Expel Water From Your iPhone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your iPhone is water-resistant, and its IP68 rating means it can survive a swim in up to six meters of water for as long as 30 minutes and things should still be fine. In theory. (This doesn&rsquo;t mean you should use your phone as an underwater camera; if water does make its way inside, you&rsquo;ll still face a huge repair bill or be stuck with a bricked phone.) But even if it will ultimately survive a drop into the drink, when you first fish it out, some moisture might still remain in the sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/use-this-shortcut-to-expel-water-from-your-iphone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 06:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/use-this-shortcut-to-expel-water-from-your-iphone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How to Google-Fy Your iPhone, so You Can Bin the Apple Apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you&rsquo;ve got yourself some Apple hardware, but you prefer Google&rsquo;s apps and services, or maybe you just find Google a less scary Big Brother in your iPhone than Apple (though both companies should inspire concerns about privacy). To what extent can you live the Google life on your iPhone with Google apps?We&rsquo;ll talk you through the steps you need to take here because there&rsquo;s more to it than just installing the Gmail app and signing in with your Google credentials. But]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-to-google-fy-your-iphone-so-you-can-bin-the-apple-apps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-to-google-fy-your-iphone-so-you-can-bin-the-apple-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Fix a PS4 That Won’t Read Discs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PS5 might be Sony&rsquo;s shiny new console, but plenty of us are still happily playing our PS4s. That is, unless the system can&rsquo;t read our discs. It&rsquo;s a little more than frustrating when the PS4 refuses to play the $80 game you just popped in the disc drive. If you&rsquo;re experiencing this issue, these tricks can help.First, though: I buy almost all my games digitally, so I&rsquo;ve never encountered this issue on my PS4. Instead, the problem came to my attention from this Red]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-fix-a-ps4-that-wont-read-discs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-fix-a-ps4-that-wont-read-discs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including up to $500 off Select Microsoft Surface 3 Laptops]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.The best deal you can find at the moment is 20% off on eligible Microsoft products. You can score a solid discount on laptops, monitors and accessories by using t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-up-to-500-off-select-microsoft-surface-3-laptops/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-up-to-500-off-select-microsoft-surface-3-laptops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All of the Sci-Fi, Adventure and Horror Movies Hitting Cinemas This Year in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly two years of massive change for the global entertainment industry, we&rsquo;re finally entering a period of relative stability. Numerous delays have seen movies pushed back again and again, but now that vaccine levels are high, and countries are starting to emerge from the COVID-induced fog, we finally have a clear view of the 2022 Australian movie release schedule.Over the last few months, many of the films that were scheduled for the back end of 2021 (some even from 2020) have bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-of-the-sci-fi-adventure-and-horror-movies-hitting-cinemas-this-year-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-of-the-sci-fi-adventure-and-horror-movies-hitting-cinemas-this-year-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kendrick Lamar Resurrects Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle as Deepfakes for His Music Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kung Fu Kenny is coming back this year with a hot new album (Mr. Morale &amp; the Big Steppers), but in the lead-up to that album&rsquo;s release, we&rsquo;ve been gifted a fresh new Kendrick Lamar beat &mdash; The Heart Part 5,&nbsp;featuring a slew of deepfakes.Yep, deepfakes.Kendrick loves to get creative with his work, with it not being a surprise to call him one of the greatest rappers in the game at the moment. Hell, his album&nbsp;Damn&nbsp;was the first non-jazz and non-classical album t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/kendrick-lamar-resurrects-kobe-bryant-and-nipsey-hussle-as-deepfakes-for-his-music-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/kendrick-lamar-resurrects-kobe-bryant-and-nipsey-hussle-as-deepfakes-for-his-music-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Should Do a Factory Reset on All Your Older Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Think about the tech in your life. Your phone, full of messages and photos; your computer, a perfectly balanced chaos of work and entertainment; your game console, with half-played games maxing out the internal storage. Your tech is well-used, and that&rsquo;s a good thing. Now, delete it. Nuke your hard drives. Reset all of your tech to factory settings. Embrace the erase.No, I haven&rsquo;t lost my mind. I&rsquo;m not advocating for burning up your digital photos, or erasing all of your treasu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-do-a-factory-reset-on-all-your-older-tech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-do-a-factory-reset-on-all-your-older-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scare Yourself Silly With These 5 TV Shows and Movies Streaming This Month on Shudder]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a tonne of scary content streaming on Shudder in Australia this month, but we&rsquo;ve narrowed it down to just five recommendations.Here&rsquo;s what the team at Gizmodo Australia will be streaming on Shudder this month.Blair Witch (2016)First up on Gizmodo Australia&rsquo;s recommendations for what&rsquo;s streaming this month on Shudder is of course the 2016 Blair Witch. Blair Witch (also known as Blair Witch 3) is a found footage supernatural horror film directed by Adam Wingar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scare-yourself-silly-with-these-5-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-this-month-on-shudder/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scare-yourself-silly-with-these-5-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-this-month-on-shudder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What We’re Expecting From Google I/O, and How You Can Tune In From Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday morning Google will hold its I/O developer conference, and in true being-over-the-other-side-of-the-world fashion, it&rsquo;s a little early for us. 3 am to be exact.By the time you wake up, we&rsquo;ll have news on what was announced, and bookmark this page, because we&rsquo;ll update it with a summary of everything Google announced while you were sleeping.What is Google I/O?Google I/O is the search giant&rsquo;s developer-focused conference. It&rsquo;s where Google teases what it&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-were-expecting-from-google-io-and-how-you-can-tune-in-from-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2022 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-were-expecting-from-google-io-and-how-you-can-tune-in-from-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Design Your Own ‘Official’ Emoji]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever been in the middle of composing a text message and scrolled through the emoji selection only to find that the one you need to express your emotion or situation seemingly doesn&rsquo;t exist? If so &mdash; or if you simply have a great idea for a new emoji &mdash; now&rsquo;s your chance: Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit organisation in charge of indexing emoji, is currently open to submissions.Here&rsquo;s how to send in your own design or idea, and what the application entails.Ho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-design-your-own-official-emoji/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-design-your-own-official-emoji/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweet Streams Are Made Of These 6 Webcams]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve finally reached your limits with your laptop&rsquo;s fuzzy built-in camera or you&rsquo;re looking to take the leap into live-streaming, then it&rsquo;s high time you bought yourself an external webcam.Whether you&rsquo;re adding it to your home office setup or need something to capture video while on Twitch, an external webcam can instantly give you a boost in video quality that&rsquo;ll make you appear more professional, no matter what you&rsquo;re doing.Here are a few of our p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sweet-streams-are-made-of-these-6-webcams/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sweet-streams-are-made-of-these-6-webcams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Planets Are Aligning for Doctor Who in 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night, the new Doctor Who was cast: Ncuti Gatwa.Who? The Doctor, silly.He&rsquo;s a massively talented actor who has won awards and is known mostly for his work on Netflix&rsquo;s Sex Education.&nbsp;Now, he&rsquo;s on to play one of the most prestigious roles in British showbiz, up there with James Bond. He&rsquo;s also taking the mantle as the first black Doctor, taking over from the first woman Doctor, Jodie Whittaker.And while I always get giddy and excited for a new Doctor being cast,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-planets-are-aligning-for-doctor-who-in-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-planets-are-aligning-for-doctor-who-in-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Aussie Smartphone for Seniors Aims to Make Video Calls With Nan a Little Less Painful]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian company has launched a new smartphone made for seniors, called the BigPurplePhone.The BigPurplePhone is specifically designed for older people struggling with technology, and its creators (James and Libby Henderson) say it&rsquo;s simple enough to be used by dementia and Alzheimer&rsquo;s sufferers.The Hendersons say BigPurplePhone was the result of being separated from their parents during COVID-19 lockdowns. Libby&rsquo;s 85-year-old mother Janette couldn&rsquo;t quite navigate v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-aussie-smartphone-for-seniors-aims-to-make-video-calls-with-nan-a-little-less-painful/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-aussie-smartphone-for-seniors-aims-to-make-video-calls-with-nan-a-little-less-painful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optus’ 4G NBN Alternative Now Has Unlimited Data (And Your First Month Free)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Optus has refreshed its 4G home internet plans, giving them unlimited data. The plans previously maxed out at 500GB, so an unlimited allowance could be helpful for more demanding users looking to replace a subpar NBN connection.The unlimited data allowance comes with a trade-off, however: Optus&rsquo; 4G home internet plans now have their download speeds capped to 25Mbps. That makes it similar to an NBN 25 plan, and a good option for one or two people households.Optus&rsquo;s 4G home wireless pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-4g-nbn-alternative-now-has-unlimited-data-and-your-first-month-free/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-4g-nbn-alternative-now-has-unlimited-data-and-your-first-month-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well, the Motorola Razr 3 Leak Sure Looks Like the Flip Phone Is Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good news, Motorola fans. The Motorola Razr 3 has supposedly leaked online.By way of 91 Mobiles with the snaps, a photo of the Motorola Razr 3 has been shot and posted online.The device has been codenamed Maven and is expected to release sometime this Winter. Of course, we don&rsquo;t know about local availability just yet.Here&rsquo;s what the phone looks like.Image: 91mobilesOf course, take these pics with a grain of salt. While this very much could be the same phone that we see launched later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/well-the-motorola-razr-3-leak-sure-looks-like-the-flip-phone-is-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/well-the-motorola-razr-3-leak-sure-looks-like-the-flip-phone-is-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The NSW Government Wants to Roll Out a Bunch of EV Chargers in Wine Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gosh, electric car chargers have been in the news a bit recently, haven&rsquo;t they?The NSW government has announced a plan to roll out 3,500 EV chargers across regional tourism locations in the state, such as at wineries, cafes, motels, natural attractions, zoos and museums.The news comes just a week after Labor announced a huge push for a nationwide EV network rollout, with a charging station built every 150 kilometres across major highways.That news, mind you, came three months after the NSW]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nsw-government-wants-to-roll-out-a-bunch-of-ev-chargers-in-wine-country/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nsw-government-wants-to-roll-out-a-bunch-of-ev-chargers-in-wine-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Not Invest in a Smart Mug if You’re a Slow Sipper When It Comes to Your Morning Coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you the type of person who has a bad habit of pouring yourself a steaming cup of tea or coffee, then putting it down and forgetting it ever existed? If yes, you might want to consider investing in a temperature control smart mug.If you&rsquo;re a slow sipper, you know all too well what it feels like to return to that cup of joe you made an hour ago and cringe as the cold, bitter taste of coffee sloshes around in your mouth.We get it. Between figuring out what to wear, checking all of your no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-not-invest-in-a-smart-mug-if-youre-a-slow-sipper-when-it-comes-to-your-morning-coffee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-not-invest-in-a-smart-mug-if-youre-a-slow-sipper-when-it-comes-to-your-morning-coffee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s Your Closest EV Charging Station, so You’ll Never Run Into Range Rage Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are hundreds of electric car charging stations across Australia, with several different charging port styles. But, a lot of those aren&rsquo;t exactly compatible with your car, as an established standard hasn&rsquo;t come in (but it REALLY should).You might be thinking about where you can get a charge in Australia &ndash; especially if you&rsquo;re planning a getaway.Have no fear, because we&rsquo;re here to let you know about every electric car charging location in Australia, state by sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-your-closest-ev-charging-station-so-youll-never-run-into-range-rage-ever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-your-closest-ev-charging-station-so-youll-never-run-into-range-rage-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Giz: How Does My Cat Know to Use its Litter Box?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time for another Ask Giz, where we answer your reader-submitted questions from all around the Giz-sphere, be it tech, science, health or gaming-related.Which reminds me: if you&rsquo;ve got a burning question that you&rsquo;d like us to answer, please submit it! You can send through your question here.Today&rsquo;s question comes from Sarah in Canberra. Sarah wants to know: Why does my cat just know to pee on litter?Great question, Sarah! We at Gizmodo Australia are massive cat fans,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-how-does-my-cat-know-to-use-its-litter-box/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-how-does-my-cat-know-to-use-its-litter-box/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Some Truly Shit News, Poo Transplants Could Reverse the Signs of Ageing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m just going to cut straight to the chase &ndash; researchers have said poo transplants could reverse the hallmarks of ageing.In something straight out of a South Park episode, scientists at the Quadram Institute and the University of East Anglia have said poo transplants can reverse the hallmarks of ageing. They made such a claim after performing the faecal transplant in mice.They said: &ldquo;Transplanting faecal microbiota from young into old mice can reverse hallmarks of ageing in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-some-truly-shit-news-poo-transplants-could-reverse-the-signs-of-ageing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-some-truly-shit-news-poo-transplants-could-reverse-the-signs-of-ageing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 Best Star Wars Games Ever Made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking online it seems there have been approximately 64,534 Star Wars games released since the first film hit theatres in the &lsquo;70s. (Editor&rsquo;s note: That&rsquo;s incorrect.) But, while many of them are good, some are really, really good. These are the kind of games that are so great that even non-Star Wars fans can&rsquo;t deny how excellent they are.For this list, we didn&rsquo;t set any restrictions. New games, old games, PC games, console games, handheld games, remakes, ports, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-10-best-star-wars-games-ever-made/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-10-best-star-wars-games-ever-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook Accused of Deliberately Blocking Emergency Services That Time It Pulled News From Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember last year when news services were removed from Facebook? Remember how that also saw pages belonging to the likes of hospitals and charities no longer available on the social media site? Well, turns out Facebook, now Meta, knew exactly what it was doing when it blocked emergency services pages.In an article originally posted by The Wall Street Journal, it was revealed Facebook deliberately caused havoc in Australia by removing the pages of emergency services. The WSJ says such admission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/facebook-accused-of-deliberately-blocking-emergency-services-that-time-it-pulled-news-from-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/facebook-accused-of-deliberately-blocking-emergency-services-that-time-it-pulled-news-from-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Fans Lose Millions Trying To Buy Video Game ‘Land’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something bad was happening over in the Bored Ape Yacht Club, the year-old NFT collection owned by blockchain tech firm Yuga Labs. Bad things seem to happen almost daily in the NFT sphere and the cryptocurrency community at large, which are both unfortunately frequent targets of multimillion-dollar hacking initiatives and equally expensive scammy hijinks. Yuga Labs most recently contributed to the blood in the water with its Otherdeed for Otherside collection, an NFT-related gaming initiative wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-fans-lose-millions-trying-to-buy-video-game-land/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bored-ape-yacht-club-nft-fans-lose-millions-trying-to-buy-video-game-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please Enjoy My Mosaic Disaster in Melbourne’s New LEGO Store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victorian LEGO fans have been forced to visit the distant lands of Chadstone, Doncaster and Highpoint for these many years. But, as of this Saturday, there is finally going to be a Lego Store in Melbourne Central. And, not just any LEGO store: the largest one in Australia. And I had a chance to check it out before it opens.The first thing you see when you enter the store is a giant LEGO tram, which takes some inspiration from the LEGO train at the Leicester Square Lego store in London. The piece]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/please-enjoy-my-mosaic-disaster-in-melbournes-new-lego-store/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/please-enjoy-my-mosaic-disaster-in-melbournes-new-lego-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This AI Will Draw Anything You Tell It To]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech is awesome, but let&rsquo;s be honest: Sometimes it gets a bit boring. Computers and smartphones change incrementally from year to year, software switches to subscriptions, and innovation, in general, isn&rsquo;t so common. Every once in a while, though, a new tech development is actually surprising and exciting. That&rsquo;s how I feel about this new AI, which will draw almost anything you throw at it.The software is called DALL&middot;E 2, developed by OpenAI, which uses machine learning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-ai-will-draw-anything-you-tell-it-to/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-ai-will-draw-anything-you-tell-it-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Set This Hidden iPhone Timer to Shut Your Music Off After You Fall Asleep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rarely do I go to bed without something playing on my iPhone, usually a YouTube video. The problem is, I need to make sure the video is long enough for me to fall asleep to, but not so long it wakes up me down the line. Plus, I need to make sure autoplay is disabled, otherwise YouTube will be running through my recommended catalogue all night. At least, I had to worry about that, until I learned about my iPhone&rsquo;s hidden sleep timer.If you&rsquo;re like me, this problem probably bothers you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/set-this-hidden-iphone-timer-to-shut-your-music-off-after-you-fall-asleep/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/set-this-hidden-iphone-timer-to-shut-your-music-off-after-you-fall-asleep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie Election Ads Have Been Tracked Across 4,000 Facebook Pages and Cybersecurity Alarm Bells Are Ringing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you noticed your Facebook and Instagram feed filling up with political ads lately?The social media strategies of many parties and candidates aim to bypass mainstream media to speak directly to voters, but they are often not as sophisticated as is assumed.As part of a team studying the digital campaign, we have been tracking what the parties and candidates are doing with their Facebook and Instagram ad spend during the election campaign.Using ads collected from the Facebook Ad Library API (c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-election-ads-have-been-tracked-across-4000-facebook-pages-and-cybersecurity-alarm-bells-are-ringing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2022 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-election-ads-have-been-tracked-across-4000-facebook-pages-and-cybersecurity-alarm-bells-are-ringing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Phone Lens Could Soon Give You an Instant Disease Diagnosis, Thanks to This New Device]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infectious diseases such as malaria remain a leading cause of death in many regions. This is partly because people there don&rsquo;t have access to medical diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases (along with a range of non-infectious diseases) at an early stage, when there is more scope for treatment.It&rsquo;s a challenge scientists have risen to, with a goal to democratise health care for economically disadvantaged people the world over.My colleagues and I have developed a new method f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-phone-lens-could-soon-give-you-an-instant-disease-diagnosis-thanks-to-this-new-device/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-phone-lens-could-soon-give-you-an-instant-disease-diagnosis-thanks-to-this-new-device/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[16 Movies That Prove Social Media Was Horrifying Even Before Elon Musk Bought Twitter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The early days of social media ushered in an era of Web 2.0 fears, the loss of privacy and the threat of cyberstalking among them, plus the depressing realisation that everyone you went to high school with is overtly racist.In the decades since, we&rsquo;ve found new, more existential flaws in the matrix, as troll farms encourage the distribution of false and damaging information that is algorithmically delivered to our apps in order to confirm our existing biases, or maybe make us really angry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/16-movies-that-prove-social-media-was-horrifying-even-before-elon-musk-bought-twitter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/16-movies-that-prove-social-media-was-horrifying-even-before-elon-musk-bought-twitter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Stop Windows 11 From Updating Automatically]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windows 10 gained a bad reputation when it came to updates &mdash; the internet is full of frustrated anecdotes about Windows rebooting to install an update at exactly the wrong time, like right when you&rsquo;re about to start a presentation, or when you&rsquo;re working on a tight deadline. This is one of the things that Microsoft improved upon in Windows 11.The system is more transparent now about installing updates, giving you notifications and warnings before doing so. If you tell it to del]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-stop-windows-11-from-updating-automatically/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-stop-windows-11-from-updating-automatically/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Star Wars, Marvel, and Hygienic Dinos Lead This Week’s Toy News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo&rsquo;s regular round up of the most fun, and occasionally weirdest, way to spend your money on the internet. This week, Lego turns to Marvel for its cutest new set, Hasbro teases what&rsquo;s coming from its Obi-Wan Kenobi merch, and&hellip; well, have you ever needed more encouragement for proper bathroom etiquette? Check it out!<br />
Lego Marvel The Infinity Saga I Am GrootThis past week was all about Star Wars reveals so let&rsquo;s kick things off with Lego&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/star-wars-marvel-and-hygienic-dinos-lead-this-weeks-toy-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/star-wars-marvel-and-hygienic-dinos-lead-this-weeks-toy-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Share Your Wi-Fi Password on an iPhone]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a super easy way to share your Wi-Fi password from iPhone to iPhone.If you&rsquo;re one of those people that hasn&rsquo;t changed your Wi-Fi password from the default given to you by your telco and you&rsquo;ve got no chance of remembering the nonsensical string of characters, fear not, because there&rsquo;s an easy way to share your password on an iPhone.<br />
Whether you&rsquo;re sharing your Wi-Fi password with a friend or a new iOS device you&rsquo;ve brought in to your home, the method]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-share-your-wi-fi-password-on-an-iphone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-share-your-wi-fi-password-on-an-iphone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower Is Set to Light Up Aussie Skies, Here’s How to Get the Best Seat in the House]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s something wonderful about sitting under the night sky, watching a meteor shower play out overhead. However, observers in the southern hemisphere usually get the short end of the stick, with most of the best showers strongly favouring those north of the equator.Every May, however, southern observers get a special treat &ndash; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. This year conditions promise to be perfect, making it the ideal opportunity for some autumnal meteor observation.The forecast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower-is-set-to-light-up-aussie-skies-heres-how-to-get-the-best-seat-in-the-house/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower-is-set-to-light-up-aussie-skies-heres-how-to-get-the-best-seat-in-the-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What Would Happen if You Attached an AirTag to Your Cat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple&rsquo;s new tech accessory designed specifically for forgetful types who want to keep track of their stuff &ndash; the AirTag &ndash; has been met with a whole lot of interest since it was introduced to the public.Not all of the attention the device has been receiving is positive but in terms of the tech itself, these little trackable coins (read about safety features here) do offer a pretty cool function.One of the more popular questions surrounding AirTags, aside from safety, is: can I u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-would-happen-if-you-attached-an-airtag-to-your-cat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-would-happen-if-you-attached-an-airtag-to-your-cat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elden Ring Can Run on the Steam Deck, so Just Bring It Here Already, Valve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though the Steam Deck is out in other countries, with gameplay available all over the internet, Aussies still have to wait a little while for the console to come down under.Does it provide a terrific gaming experience, though? Some of us need confirmation beyond hype: proof that it can play games well, beyond Valve&rsquo;s B-roll of hand models playing the Switch-like device.Well, we&rsquo;re going to be focusing on Steam Deck gameplay in this article, including specs, gameplay footage from sour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/elden-ring-can-run-on-the-steam-deck-so-just-bring-it-here-already-valve/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/elden-ring-can-run-on-the-steam-deck-so-just-bring-it-here-already-valve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are Delighted to Inform You That Australia’s Bum-Breathing Irwin’s Turtle Is Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behold, the &ldquo;bum-breathing&rdquo; Irwin&rsquo;s turtle, a breed of turtle that has been rediscovered in river systems it was thought to have previously left.Known by scientists as the Irwin&rsquo;s turtle, we&rsquo;re over the moon that the butt-breather has returned to show us how it is done.The species was first discovered in the 1990s by Steve and Bob Irwin (Steve&rsquo;s Dad) in the Burdekin catchment, which is located in far north Queensland.For a long time, the presence of the Irwin&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-are-delighted-to-inform-you-that-australias-bum-breathing-irwins-turtle-is-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 02:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-are-delighted-to-inform-you-that-australias-bum-breathing-irwins-turtle-is-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Could Soon Touch Someone Virtually Thanks to This Vibrating Sleeve (For Your Arm, People)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you pull apart all of the tech bro spin, the idea behind the metaverse is to allow interaction in a virtual world between two or more people when they can&rsquo;t be physically present together. It opens the possibility of &lsquo;being&rsquo; with someone over the other side of the world, or even in a different LGA, if we think back to lockdowns last year.While we are sceptical of the metaverse, we&rsquo;re not as sceptical of technology that offers connection. Enter this vibrating &lsquo;sle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-could-soon-touch-someone-virtually-thanks-to-this-vibrating-sleeve-for-your-arm-people/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-could-soon-touch-someone-virtually-thanks-to-this-vibrating-sleeve-for-your-arm-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Must-See Movies Hitting Aussie Cinemas in June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to your list of all the good movies out next month. By good we obviously mean Giz-adjacent, so sci-fi, horror, fantasy, adventure &ndash; basically every flick on the June 2022 Australian movie release schedule we can&rsquo;t wait to see.We&rsquo;ve got a running guide on everything hitting cinemas this year, but this will serve as your month ahead planner. You&rsquo;re welcome.Even though May is only mid-way through, it&rsquo;s time to look ahead to June. So far, June 2022 creates a lit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-must-see-movies-hitting-aussie-cinemas-in-june/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-must-see-movies-hitting-aussie-cinemas-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avatar: The Way of Water Is Finally, Maybe, Actually Hitting Cinemas in 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been 13 years, but in 2022 we&rsquo;ll finally return to the world of Pandora. That&rsquo;s right, James Cameron&rsquo;s long-promised Avatar sequel, The Way of Water is finally hitting screens this year.Seeing as it&rsquo;s been over a decade since the first film, you might be in need of a refresher before heading into what is sure to be another cinematic experience with Avatar: The Way of Water. Let&rsquo;s dive in.Remind me what Avatar is all about?Image: 20th Century StudiosAvatar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/avatar-the-way-of-water-is-finally-maybe-actually-hitting-cinemas-in-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/avatar-the-way-of-water-is-finally-maybe-actually-hitting-cinemas-in-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBN Provider Swoop, Ummm, Swoops in to Upgrade Western Australia’s Connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telco and NBN provider Swoop has announced a successful grant from the federal government&rsquo;s Regional Connectivity Program that will assist with its $3.4 million plan to upgrade the internet in three agricultural regions of Western Australia.Swoop operates NBN plans, some of which are Fixed Wireless services, the kind of plans you&rsquo;d expect to see in regional and rural parts of Australia. It&rsquo;s generally a slower type of NBN, but now with government assistance, the telco will be i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nbn-provider-swoop-ummm-swoops-in-to-upgrade-western-australias-connections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nbn-provider-swoop-ummm-swoops-in-to-upgrade-western-australias-connections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA Wants to Send Human Nudes to Aliens and Hello Houston, Is This Grindr?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, you read that right, NASA will reportedly be sending human nudes into space in the hopes that it will attract the attention of aliens. I really wish this was a joke.I have so many questions, firstly why? Secondly, where can I apply to be the model?&nbsp; Thirdly, will we receive any alien nudes in return?In an article originally published by&nbsp;The Sun, it was reported that NASA scientists believe that by sending out a binary code about our world and our genetic makeup, extraterrestrial i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nasa-wants-to-send-human-nudes-to-aliens-and-hello-houston-is-this-grindr/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nasa-wants-to-send-human-nudes-to-aliens-and-hello-houston-is-this-grindr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appease the World Password Day Gods by Following These 3 Tips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is World Password Day, so what better time to remind you to stop using something awful like Password1234 or your dog&rsquo;s name.While terrible passwords give us all a bit of a giggle, the consequences of using a bad password could be pretty catastrophic (sorry to be so dramatic).3 tips for better password securityIn the spirit of World Password Day, here&rsquo;s three tips for better hygiene, starting with the length. Length matters, folks.1. It&rsquo;s all about the lengthComplex is out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/appease-the-world-password-day-gods-by-following-these-3-tips/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/appease-the-world-password-day-gods-by-following-these-3-tips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Flesh-Eating Buruli Ulcer Is Back in Melbourne, With Some Fresh Nightmare Fuel for You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbournians are on high alert for a mysterious flesh-eating ulcer that&rsquo;s on the loose.The offender, the Buruli ulcer, has been reported in parts of Victoria, with several new cases identified in Pascoe Vale South and Strathmore in the city&rsquo;s north. The problem is, even if you are infected, symptoms can take months to present and often appear to be benign at first.The Buruli ulcer isn&rsquo;t new, however. Let&rsquo;s start at the top.What is a Buruli ulcer?Buruli (also known as Bair]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/that-flesh-eating-buruli-ulcer-is-back-in-melbourne-with-some-fresh-nightmare-fuel-for-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/that-flesh-eating-buruli-ulcer-is-back-in-melbourne-with-some-fresh-nightmare-fuel-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Real Are Elon Musk’s Claims That the Neuralink Brain Chip Can ‘Cure’ Tinnitus?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The human brain is said to be the most complex biological structure ever to have existed. And while science doesn&rsquo;t fully understand the brain yet, researchers in the expanding field of neuroscience have been making progress.Neuroscientists have made substantial inroads towards mapping the complex functions of the brain&rsquo;s 85 billion or so neurons and the 100 trillion connections between them. (To put this astronomical number into perspective, there are upwards of 400 billion stars in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-real-are-elon-musks-claims-that-the-neuralink-brain-chip-can-cure-tinnitus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-real-are-elon-musks-claims-that-the-neuralink-brain-chip-can-cure-tinnitus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 TV Shows and Movies Streaming on Stan in May You Don’t Want to Miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a handful of good TV shows and movies debuting on Australia&rsquo;s own streaming service Stan this month.While it&rsquo;s a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to genres&nbsp;Stan is streaming this month, we&rsquo;ve got a few recommendations of what you should keep an eye out for as we speed through May.FromFrom is an American science fiction-horror television series.&nbsp;From unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town in Central America that traps all those who enter. Led by Harol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-on-stan-in-may-you-dont-want-to-miss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-on-stan-in-may-you-dont-want-to-miss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darth Vader Gets Battle-Ready in the New Obi-Wan Kenobi Trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though it&rsquo;s May the 5th in Australia, May the 4th in the U.S. brought us a juicy trailer for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi show.While it&rsquo;s a bit late to say now, happy Star Wars Day, fellow nerds.The limited series is set to stream on Disney+ in late May, bringing back one of the most loved Jedi in the Star Wars canon.Here&rsquo;s your rundown on&nbsp;Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Star Wars series that I and many other fans have been waiting for.Hello there.&mdash; Obi-Wan Kenobi (@obiwankenobi) M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/darth-vader-gets-battle-ready-in-the-new-obi-wan-kenobi-trailer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/darth-vader-gets-battle-ready-in-the-new-obi-wan-kenobi-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Guide to the Absolute Multiverse Madness in Doctor Strange 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness&nbsp;is one of the most intriguing parts of the MCU&rsquo;s fourth phase &mdash; and now that it&rsquo;s out, we&rsquo;ve gotten a pretty good look at what the multiverse could mean for Marvel in its fourth phase.Following WandaVision&nbsp;and set after Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange 2 is a wild ride that embraces the multiverse more than we&rsquo;ve ever seen in a Marvel project before. With spider-filled multiverses previously explored, chao]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-guide-to-the-absolute-multiverse-madness-in-doctor-strange-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 04:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-guide-to-the-absolute-multiverse-madness-in-doctor-strange-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook, YouTube, Games and Grindr: What’s the Deal With Online Federal Election Ads?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re halfway through the federal election campaign, and by now you&rsquo;ve probably seen a significant amount of political advertising &ndash; much of it online.Online political advertising is more pervasive than its analogue predecessors, it can cost less (per individual ad), be deployed more rapidly, and can be micro-targeted towards specific audiences. The targeting can be aimed at protected social categories such as race and gender, and has been used to amplify mis- and disinformatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/facebook-youtube-games-and-grindr-whats-the-deal-with-online-federal-election-ads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/facebook-youtube-games-and-grindr-whats-the-deal-with-online-federal-election-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unravelling the Multiverse of Cameos in Doctor Strange 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Doctor Strange 2, if you want to save some breath) is finally here, and Marvel jumps head-first into a multiverse of cameos.It definitely seems like cameos will make up at least a good portion of the MCU&rsquo;s fourth phase, with such cameos defining the best scenes of Doctor Strange 2, but most of the cameos we saw were presented with very little explanation.The idea, of course, is that you (the viewer!) fill in the blanks and understand the cameos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/unravelling-the-multiverse-of-cameos-in-doctor-strange-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/unravelling-the-multiverse-of-cameos-in-doctor-strange-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFT Market Collapses Just as Square Enix Sells Tomb Raider to Bet Big on Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know what no one could ever have predicted? That a market based on imaginary ownership of infinitely duplicable jpeg images might not be end-game, long-term sustainable. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the NFT market is &ldquo;flatlining,&rdquo; down 92 per cent from last September. Which makes it just the most incredible time for Japanese publisher Square Enix, famed for properties like Final Fantasy, to sell off most of their Western-facing IP and studios to gamble on the batshit schem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nft-market-collapses-just-as-square-enix-sells-tomb-raider-to-bet-big-on-blockchain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nft-market-collapses-just-as-square-enix-sells-tomb-raider-to-bet-big-on-blockchain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Get a 10GB SIM-Only Mobile Plan For Just $10 a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until recently, $10 didn&rsquo;t buy you much when it came to SIM-only mobile plans. You&rsquo;d be lucky to get more than a single gigabyte. Fortunately, plans on the cheaper end of the spectrum are getting better and better, and Southern Phone is running a hell of a SIM-only deal.You&rsquo;ll pay $10 per month to get 10GB for your first six months, after which your bill will rise to $15 per month. Even at full price, that&rsquo;s still quite competitive with the broader market.<br />
Southern Phone&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-get-a-10gb-sim-only-mobile-plan-for-just-10-a-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-get-a-10gb-sim-only-mobile-plan-for-just-10-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Binge-Worthy TV Shows and Movies Coming to Binge This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking for something good to binge on, but don&rsquo;t know where to start? There&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows, movies and documentaries streaming on Binge in Australia this month, so we&rsquo;ve compiled a little list of recommendations.Here&rsquo;s what the team at Gizmodo Australia will be&nbsp;streaming on Binge&nbsp;this month.Fear The Walking DeadThe first recommendation on Gizmodo Australia&rsquo;s list of what&rsquo;s streaming on Binge this month is&nbsp;Fear The Walkin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-binge-worthy-tv-shows-and-movies-coming-to-binge-this-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-binge-worthy-tv-shows-and-movies-coming-to-binge-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra Day Includes Two Months of NBN for $2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Telstra Day, everyone.The telco has resurfaced Telstra Day in 2022, with the idea basically being its own little Black Friday-like sale. You can score smartphones, tablets, speakers, smartwatches and accessories, kinda just depends what they feel like discounting.Telstra Day comes around sporadically, and there&rsquo;s also a caveat &ndash; each deal is only valid for the day. Which is a bummer this time around, because today you can score an iPhone 12 for $250 off.Telstra Day May deals:Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-day-includes-two-months-of-nbn-for-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-day-includes-two-months-of-nbn-for-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Star Trek to an Uber Drama, Here’s What You Should Watch on Paramount+ In May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramount+ is a relatively new streaming service that doesn&rsquo;t typically have a whole lot of nerdy content in Australia, but there&rsquo;s still a handful of binge-worthy TV shows and movies headed our way.Paramount+ has a few gems streaming this month, such as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, so here&rsquo;s that, and four other recommendations from the team at Gizmodo Australia. Happy streaming.Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (New episodes weekly)Man, Star Trek fans are eating well at the mom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-star-trek-to-an-uber-drama-heres-what-you-should-watch-on-paramount-in-may/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-star-trek-to-an-uber-drama-heres-what-you-should-watch-on-paramount-in-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Gold Coast Hotel Lets You Borrow a Tesla for $30 an Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can now casually borrow a Tesla Model 3 from a hotel on the Gold Coast through an app called Outbound.A startup on the Gold Coast is allowing hotel-goers to borrow said Tesla Model 3 for as much as $30 per hour.It&rsquo;s doing this through shared mobility, a relatively new concept that has been kind-of floating around for the past few years. It&rsquo;s one of those things that we might actually&nbsp;see becoming a part of our day-to-day lives.It&rsquo;s a bit different to simply borrowing a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-gold-coast-hotel-lets-you-borrow-a-tesla-for-30-an-hour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-gold-coast-hotel-lets-you-borrow-a-tesla-for-30-an-hour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This LG TV With a Curtain Costs a Casual $18,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the LG Art90 Lifestyle TV.The Art90 when not in TV mode reminds me both of a Casio calculator watch and one of those office partition screens. But it&rsquo;s bigger, and yet somehow still a television.During a briefing earlier today, LG said the Art90 has been developed to support design-conscious consumers, and that it fuses technology and form.&ldquo;The fabric cover can raise and lower to unveil a &lsquo;perfect curation of lifestyle content and features&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-lg-tv-with-a-curtain-costs-a-casual-18000/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-lg-tv-with-a-curtain-costs-a-casual-18000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Zoo Is Getting Into the Snake Pit of NFTs]]></title><description><![CDATA[To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Australia Zoo, the home of the Crocodile Hunter is doing the only thing it can &ndash; launch an NFT project, of course.For its non-fungible foray, Australia Zoo has picked super fresh local startup Meadow Labs to help it create a unique Australian wildlife themed NFT collection.The collection is called &lsquo;Wildlife Warriors&rsquo;. Australia Zoo said the &ldquo;rare NFT project&rdquo; will comprise of a series of drops, each focusing on a different Austra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-zoo-is-getting-into-the-snake-pit-of-nfts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-zoo-is-getting-into-the-snake-pit-of-nfts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Is Indiana Jones 5?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are some iconic franchises that transcend the borders of time and the common factor seems to be Harrison Ford. The iconic actor has come back to star in the sequels for many of his career-making movies &ndash; Star Wars, Blade Runner 2049 &ndash; and now he&rsquo;ll do it once more as Indiana Jones (again).After a successful trilogy of films in the 80s, Ford returned for a fourth film Indiana Jones film in 2008, which really did nothing for the franchise. However, another attempt to revita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/where-is-indiana-jones-5/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/where-is-indiana-jones-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Find Out if a Google Chrome Extension Is Safe to Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chrome extensions are great. They can help you write better, keep pesky ads at bay, and save you money while you shop, among hundreds of other tasks. However, like Android apps on the Play Store, extensions on the Chrome Web Store aren&rsquo;t always what they seem. Malware is very much a concern, and you certainly don&rsquo;t want to compromise your privacy and security trying to download an adblocker.Google seems to know the quality and security of the many Chrome extensions aren&rsquo;t parti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-find-out-if-a-google-chrome-extension-is-safe-to-use/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-find-out-if-a-google-chrome-extension-is-safe-to-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Know Where To Begin With Star Wars? Here’s the Chronological Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[May the 4th is finally upon us, and this year we&rsquo;re celebrating the best way we know how: by watching every single&nbsp;Star Wars&nbsp;TV show and movies from the past four and a bit decades in chronological order. Once upon a time this feat was simple, but over the past decade alone we&rsquo;ve seen countless new entries in the new Star Wars&nbsp;canon.The timeline is a little bit wonky, and it can be difficult working out where shows like The Mandalorian&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Clone Wars&nbsp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-know-where-to-begin-with-star-wars-heres-the-chronological-order/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 03:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-know-where-to-begin-with-star-wars-heres-the-chronological-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is the Ranking You Are Looking For: Every Lightsaber in the Star Wars Canon]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you think of Star Wars, you think of lightsabers. Sure, you think of spaceships and the Force and stuff like that too. But, in terms of iconic visuals, few things in science fiction at large, let alone Star Wars, are as iconic as the lightsaber.And over the years there have been a lot of lightsabers.Some you know very well. Others you may not. And we decided to rank as many as we could remember. We&rsquo;ve also decided to add in the lightsabers from Star Wars: Visions, which brought an inc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-the-ranking-you-are-looking-for-every-lightsaber-in-the-star-wars-canon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2022 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-the-ranking-you-are-looking-for-every-lightsaber-in-the-star-wars-canon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Stop Your Pixel 6 From Overheating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smartphones, like most computers, can overheat from time to time. It&rsquo;s especially a problem during hot, sunny weather, or when using demanding apps and games. We&rsquo;ve talked about general cooling solutions in the past, but when it comes to the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, those tips might not be enough. It seems these devices are overheating more than the average phone &mdash; and when your phone costs upwards of $999, you want it to perform better than average.Redditors took to a thread on r/go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-stop-your-pixel-6-from-overheating/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-stop-your-pixel-6-from-overheating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 in 25 Homes Will Be Uninsurable by the End of the Decade Because Australia Dragged Its Heels on Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unless we rapidly, and drastically, cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Australia&rsquo;s Climate Council has warned extreme weather will get much, much worse and result in many homes being uninsurable by the end of the decade.In a report published today, the Climate Council says that to limit temperature rise to well below 2&deg;C, global emissions need to be halved by 2030. It says there&rsquo;s a need to get to net zero by 2040 at the latest. It&rsquo;s not exactly new news, hell, just last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/1-in-25-homes-will-be-uninsurable-by-the-end-of-the-decade-because-australia-dragged-its-heels-on-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/1-in-25-homes-will-be-uninsurable-by-the-end-of-the-decade-because-australia-dragged-its-heels-on-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spotlight Is Still Well and Truly on Sunset Lamps, Here’s Where to Find Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[In that last hour before sunset or just after sunrise, the world is drenched in a honey-coloured hue known as the &ldquo;golden hour&rdquo;. Unfortunately, as gorgeous as it is, this magical block of time is often short-lived. If you want to be able to enjoy this phenomenon any time you please, there&rsquo;s a humble gadget that can help you do just that &mdash; it&rsquo;s called a sunset lamp.	READ MORE	Move Aside Sunset Lamps, This Heng Balance Lamp Is Ready To Shine<br />
What is a sunset lamp?Suns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-spotlight-is-still-well-and-truly-on-sunset-lamps-heres-where-to-find-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-spotlight-is-still-well-and-truly-on-sunset-lamps-heres-where-to-find-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Compiled the Correct Order to Watch Every Star Trek Using Facts and Vulcan Logic]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re a Trekky, you&rsquo;re absolutely spoiled right now. But if you&rsquo;re not, where do you start? There are so many Star Trek shows being made right now for a wide range of audiences, including animated comedies and dark exploration thrillers.With so many options it can be a bit tough to know what to watch, where to watch it, or how to even watch it. Although every show roughly exists together and uses the same canon, they each exist at different points along the confusing timeli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-compiled-the-correct-order-to-watch-every-star-trek-using-facts-and-vulcan-logic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-compiled-the-correct-order-to-watch-every-star-trek-using-facts-and-vulcan-logic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logic Bonbon: Welcome to the Very Real World of Cyber Food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Monash University have developed an edible way to demonstrate the basics of computer science, through a dish that can have its flavour programmed called a Logic Bonbon.Uh, Monash Uni, what are you doing to food now?We&rsquo;ve seen a lot of innovations in the culinary world in tandem with tech innovations. Right now, you can pick up just about any kitchen appliance with smart home integration, you can buy yourself a fridge with a see-through door&nbsp;and you can even be served fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logic-bonbon-welcome-to-the-very-real-world-of-cyber-food/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logic-bonbon-welcome-to-the-very-real-world-of-cyber-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Article Was Written by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is your job safe from artificial intelligence? As a writer who depends on finding the right words for my own thoughts, I foolishly believed I might be relatively robot-proof. Turns out, with AI copywriting sites like Copymatic, I was dead wrong.I like to hope that there are some areas of uniquely human creativity that can&rsquo;t be produced by AI quite yet. That&rsquo;s why I take comfort in things like the first stand-up comedy special written entirely by bots, which was made by a bot watching]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-article-was-written-by-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-article-was-written-by-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fisher-Price Controller, Modded to Play Baby Game Elden Ring]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time once again to reset the clock on the innovative and weird milestones players are up to in the Elden Ring community. This time around, a gamer modded a children&rsquo;s toy into a playable Xbox controller. This isn&rsquo;t an Onion article, you&rsquo;re in the right place.Dylan &ldquo;Rudeism&rdquo; Beck, a YouTuber who &ldquo;plays games wrong,&rdquo; modded a Fisher-Price Game &amp; Learn Controller into a fully-functioning big boy controller. For those uninitiated in the Babies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fisher-price-controller-modded-to-play-baby-game-elden-ring/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fisher-price-controller-modded-to-play-baby-game-elden-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoda Is Here to Guide You Through Meditation and Relax You Will]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to relax alongside the soothing* sound of Chewbacca breathing into your ear? If so, you&rsquo;re in luck, because Headspace now has Star Wars themed &lsquo;mindful meditations&rsquo;, including a Wookie breathing lesson directly from the planet Kashyyyk.Mindfulness and meditation app Headspace will tomorrow go live with a slew of Star Wars themed exercises for sleep and relaxation, in celebration, of course, of May the 4th.In addition to Chewbacca, breathing exercises, Yoda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/yoda-is-here-to-guide-you-through-meditation-and-relax-you-will/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/yoda-is-here-to-guide-you-through-meditation-and-relax-you-will/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Trucks, Buses, Tractors and Scooters Will Help Tackle Climate Change, so What About Roller Skates?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you think of an electric vehicle, chances are you&rsquo;ll picture a car. But there&rsquo;s a quiet revolution going on in transport. It turns out electrification can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric bikes to motorbikes to buses to freight trains and even to tractors and heavy trucks. There will soon be no need to burn petrol and diesel in an internal combustion engine.This matters, because electric transport will be vital in our efforts to stem climate ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/electric-trucks-buses-tractors-and-scooters-will-help-tackle-climate-change-so-what-about-roller-skates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/electric-trucks-buses-tractors-and-scooters-will-help-tackle-climate-change-so-what-about-roller-skates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including 20% off Microsoft Products]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.The best deal you can find at eBay at present is its 20% off Dell storewide sale, which you can claim this by using the code D20ELL, but only for a limited time.E]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-20-off-microsoft-products/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-20-off-microsoft-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Games to Play in May, Because What Else Is Going on This Month?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve already had so many banger games come out this year, from&nbsp;Elden Ring&nbsp;to&nbsp;Horizon Zero Dawn&nbsp;to&nbsp;Pok&eacute;mon Legends Arceus, but the games keep on coming in May.From sports games to mind-boggling walking simulators, here are five games you should be playing this month.Nintendo Switch SportsWhile Nintendo Switch Sports was technically released on April 27, we think it&rsquo;s close enough to feature here if we tweak it to be more of a &lsquo;games to play in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-games-to-play-in-may-because-what-else-is-going-on-this-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-games-to-play-in-may-because-what-else-is-going-on-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s 5 Prime TV Shows and Movies to Stream From Amazon This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we head into May, realising we&rsquo;re already four months done with 2022, we&rsquo;ve got a tiny bit of good news &ndash; there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month on Amazon Prime Video you can watch.OK, that&rsquo;s not really fixing anything, but how good is settling in for a night of binging?The tech giant&rsquo;s streaming service does have a few goodies in store for May, but here&rsquo;s five things we&rsquo;ll definitely be watching this m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-prime-tv-shows-and-movies-to-stream-from-amazon-this-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-prime-tv-shows-and-movies-to-stream-from-amazon-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are 5 Prime TV Shows and Movies to Stream From Amazon This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we head into May, realising we&rsquo;re already four months done with 2022, we&rsquo;ve got a tiny bit of good news &ndash; there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month on Amazon Prime Video you can watch.OK, that&rsquo;s not really fixing anything, but how good is settling in for a night of binging?The tech giant&rsquo;s streaming service does have a few goodies in store for May, but here are five things we&rsquo;ll definitely be watching this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-5-prime-tv-shows-and-movies-to-stream-from-amazon-this-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-5-prime-tv-shows-and-movies-to-stream-from-amazon-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Organic Polymer Batteries Save Us From Lithium?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Flinders University have made huge steps towards the production of an &ldquo;organic&rdquo; polymer battery by doubling its energy storage capacity.The batteries that we use today in most of our electronics are made up of rare earth elements &ndash; cobalt and lithium, in particular. The materials are, as you can guess, rare and we need to mine to get them. While there are many efforts to get more use out of lithium-ion batteries, there are also efforts to look at alternatives.Tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-organic-polymer-batteries-save-us-from-lithium/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-organic-polymer-batteries-save-us-from-lithium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guy With Newspaper Is My Favourite Doctor Strange 2 Character]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness&nbsp;is building up so much hype, with a plethora of cameos and twists expected as Marvel makes a head-first dive into multiverse stories.The Illuminati and Captain Carter aside, on Friday we got a pretty nice look at one of the action sequences in the forthcoming Doctor Strange movie, with an exclusive clip IMDB shared to Twitter.Doctor Strange battles Gargantos in this exclusive clip from #DoctorStrange in the Multiverse of Madness.@DrStrange #Natio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/guy-with-newspaper-is-my-favourite-doctor-strange-2-character/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/guy-with-newspaper-is-my-favourite-doctor-strange-2-character/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the Tech Policies Labor and the Libs Have Floated So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we all know by now, the 2022 Australian Federal Election will be held on May 21. It&rsquo;s now only three weeks away and thanks to all the campaigning from current Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his opponent, the now COVID-less Anthony Albanese, we have a number of election policies already announced from each side.While there&rsquo;s a number of initiatives promised from both the Albanese-led Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Morrison-led Coalition (Liberal and National parties), ther]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-the-tech-policies-labor-and-the-libs-have-floated-so-far/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-the-tech-policies-labor-and-the-libs-have-floated-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Guide to Setting up Philips Hue Smart Lights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking that first step towards implementing smart lights in your home can seem daunting and confusing. While you&rsquo;ve likely been wowed by displays you&rsquo;ve seen at other friends&rsquo; homes, or online, you&rsquo;ve probably sat around scratching your head wondering how it all comes together. Thankfully, it&rsquo;s a lot easier to achieve than you think and you don&rsquo;t need to pay a fortune to get it installed. With a collection of Philips Hue smart lights on hand, getting started c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-guide-to-setting-up-philips-hue-smart-lights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-guide-to-setting-up-philips-hue-smart-lights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never Be Limited to a Keyboard Again, Learn How to Use a Gaming Controller on PC]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re thinking about using one of your gaming controllers on PC (be you an Xbox or PlayStation loyalist), you&rsquo;re probably after a specific experience, such as a driving game or third person adventure.But I know why you&rsquo;re here, you&rsquo;re not sure how it&rsquo;s done. It&rsquo;s actually quite easy and there are a few ways that you can do it. For this article, we&rsquo;re going to be focusing on Xbox and PlayStation layout controllers.The easiest way to connect your gamin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/never-be-limited-to-a-keyboard-again-learn-how-to-use-a-gaming-controller-on-pc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/never-be-limited-to-a-keyboard-again-learn-how-to-use-a-gaming-controller-on-pc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Fix (or Prevent) Blackouts on Your Nintendo Switch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brilliance of the Nintendo Switch is how it gives you the ability to go from playing a game handheld to experiencing it on your big screen in seconds. That brilliance is certainly dimmed, however, if you have to deal with intermittent blackouts on your TV. If you&rsquo;re experiencing this issue with your Switch, there are two things you should know: You&rsquo;re not alone, and there&rsquo;s a solution.Reddit user r/Ramen-Noodle-Bear had this problem. They were struggling to figure out why t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-fix-or-prevent-blackouts-on-your-nintendo-switch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-fix-or-prevent-blackouts-on-your-nintendo-switch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things Streaming on Disney+ This Month You’ll Want to Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney+ is the home to all things Star Wars and Marvel for fans in Australia, and there&rsquo;s a decent bunch of content hitting the streaming service this month.At&nbsp;Disney+ Day in November, we got a glimpse of what we can expect from the streaming service here in Australia in the coming months. While many of those TV shows and movies are yet to be released, there&rsquo;s still a decent amount of content coming in May to Disney+.Here&rsquo;s five things we&rsquo;ll be watching this month on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-disney-this-month-youll-want-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-disney-this-month-youll-want-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How Disinformation Could Disrupt the Australian Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disinformation and foreign interference constitute a grave threat to Western democracies, particularly during elections.Both the 2016 US election and the 2019 UK election were targeted by Russian disinformation campaigns. Already, we are seeing disinformation operations in the lead-up to the Australian federal election targeting both parties &ndash; and the election system itself.In his annual threat assessment speech this year, ASIO director Mike Burgess said one of the most insidious things ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-disinformation-could-disrupt-the-australian-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-disinformation-could-disrupt-the-australian-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eftpos’ Digital Wallet Beem It Has Rebranded to… /oeem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian digital wallet Beem It has lost &lsquo;it&rsquo;. They&rsquo;ve rebranded to just &lsquo;Beem&rsquo;, but you&rsquo;d be forgiven for thinking the rebrand was to /oeem.Beem It started its life back in March 2018. It was the brainchild of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, NAB and Westpac, with the intention to run the payments organisation like a startup. It was then scooped up by payments giant Eftpos in November 2020.Beem It, now Beem, is a way to transfer money in real-time to fri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/eftpos-digital-wallet-beem-it-has-rebranded-to-oeem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/eftpos-digital-wallet-beem-it-has-rebranded-to-oeem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor’s Latest EV Policy Doesn’t Make Them Any More Affordable]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Labor Party has announced a new electric vehicle charging station policy in the lead-up to the 2022 Federal Election (three weeks from now, by the way).Dubbed &ldquo;Driving the Nation&rdquo;, Labor&rsquo;s pitch is to create a $500 million investment in a national EV charging network. This is twice the amount that the Coalition (Liberal and National Parties) have committed to a national EV charging network, with Labor arguing that only 10 per cent of the government&rsquo;s commit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labors-latest-ev-policy-doesnt-make-them-any-more-affordable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 03:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labors-latest-ev-policy-doesnt-make-them-any-more-affordable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Sign In to Your Windows PC Without a Password]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windows 11 makes a big deal about having an account password, and for good reason. If you&rsquo;re on a shared computer, or if you&rsquo;re using a laptop, it&rsquo;s always best to protect your data with a password of some kind. If you&rsquo;re using a desktop in your own bedroom, though, repeatedly typing in your password can become tedious.There are a couple of ways to bypass the Windows sign-in process and unlock your computer with just a keypress.First, try automatic authenticationRemoving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-sign-in-to-your-windows-pc-without-a-password/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-sign-in-to-your-windows-pc-without-a-password/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s 5 Things Worth Streaming on Netflix in Australia This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you a sci-fi, action, adventure or general pop culture/documentary fiend? Are you looking for something good to binge on this month but don&rsquo;t know where to start? We&rsquo;ve got great news, because there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows, movies and documentaries streaming on Netflix in Australia this month.While there&rsquo;s not as many things debuting on&nbsp;Netflix&nbsp;in Australia in May as we&rsquo;d like, the streaming service does have a&nbsp;few&nbsp;goodies up its sleev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-things-worth-streaming-on-netflix-in-australia-this-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-things-worth-streaming-on-netflix-in-australia-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things Worth Streaming on Netflix in Australia This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you a sci-fi, action, adventure or general pop culture/documentary fiend? Are you looking for something good to binge on this month but don&rsquo;t know where to start? We&rsquo;ve got great news, because there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows, movies and documentaries streaming on Netflix in Australia this month.While there&rsquo;s not as many things debuting on&nbsp;Netflix&nbsp;in Australia in May as we&rsquo;d like, the streaming service does have a&nbsp;few&nbsp;goodies up its sleev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-worth-streaming-on-netflix-in-australia-this-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-worth-streaming-on-netflix-in-australia-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorry, Time Travel Into the Past Is Probably Impossible]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s hard to say &ldquo;never&rdquo; to something like time travel, simply because we don&rsquo;t understand the universe well enough to give a definitive answer. Right now, it&rsquo;s a hard &ldquo;no&rdquo; on Doc Brown&rsquo;s DeLorean, sure, but who knows what the future holds? Speaking of which, if time travel ever becomes a thing, it might only be to the future, as this video from RealLifeLore explains.As detailed in the clip, there already exists a &ldquo;soft&rdquo; way to test for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sorry-time-travel-into-the-past-is-probably-impossible/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sorry-time-travel-into-the-past-is-probably-impossible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 of the Best Hidden Features in Google Docs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometime in the last decade, Google Docs became the default word processor, and chances are pretty good that you use it at least some of the time &mdash; particularly when collaborating with others at school, work, or even within your own family. Chances are also good that you already know how to navigate the basics of creating, organising, and sharing a Google Doc with others to view, comment, or edit.But Google Docs has several hidden features you never knew you always wanted, from live word c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-of-the-best-hidden-features-in-google-docs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-of-the-best-hidden-features-in-google-docs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Dinosaur ‘Graveyard’ May Offer a Look at Their Final Day on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buried in the rocks in North Dakota lies evidence of the exact day the dinosaurs were obliterated from the planet, some 66 million years ago. That&rsquo;s the claim of palaeontologist Robert DePalma and colleagues, whose work was captured by the BBC in its recent landmark documentary Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough.For the last ten years, DePalma has focused his work on a fossil rich site &ndash; which he has named &ldquo;Tanis&rdquo; &ndash; in North Dakota&rsquo;s Hell Creek F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-dinosaur-graveyard-may-offer-a-look-at-their-final-day-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-dinosaur-graveyard-may-offer-a-look-at-their-final-day-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are So Many People Now Living Out of a Camper?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announce to your friends and family that you&rsquo;re choosing to live in your vehicle and you&rsquo;re likely to raise some concern.The 2017 book &ldquo;Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century&rdquo; by Jessica Bruder &ndash; made into the 2020 film starring Frances McDormand &ndash; drew attention to the hundreds of thousands of Americans living itinerant lifestyles due to poverty and insecure employment.But not everyone choosing to live in a van is doing so out of desperation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-are-so-many-people-now-living-out-of-a-camper/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-are-so-many-people-now-living-out-of-a-camper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest Jurassic World: Dominion Trailer Gives Us All a Reason Get a Dinosaur as a Pet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third instalment of the Jurassic World franchise (and the sixth Jurassic Park film) will soon be upon us. Even though there aren&rsquo;t all that many things&nbsp;the franchise&nbsp;has yet to put on the big screen when it comes to pitting modern day humanity against a cavalcade of genetically-engineered dinosaurs that should not exist, director Colin Trevorrow&nbsp;is about to try his damndest to shock audiences with his upcoming&nbsp;Jurassic World: Dominion.Whether you&rsquo;re a Jurassic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/latest-jurassic-world-dominion-trailer-gives-us-all-a-reason-get-a-dinosaur-as-a-pet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/latest-jurassic-world-dominion-trailer-gives-us-all-a-reason-get-a-dinosaur-as-a-pet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let This Free App Explain How to Play a New Board Game (So You Don’t Have To)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning or teaching a new board game can be equal parts challenging and maddening. Either you&rsquo;re the one trying to explain the rules to an apathetic crowd, or you&rsquo;re being &ldquo;taught&rdquo; and are expected to pick up every minute detail from a monotone lecturer. If you&rsquo;re sick of every game night starting the same way, there&rsquo;s a better option for board game teachers and students alike.Dized is a free&nbsp;app designed to walk players through new board games with enga]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/let-this-free-app-explain-how-to-play-a-new-board-game-so-you-dont-have-to/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/let-this-free-app-explain-how-to-play-a-new-board-game-so-you-dont-have-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turns Out We Can Use Human Energy to Heat Buildings Instead of Fossil Fuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the cult film The Matrix, unwitting humans&rsquo; body heat was siphoned off by machines to use as their energy source. Although that might not be the ideal situation to find ourselves in, the basis of the idea &ndash; using the warmth we generate to heat our buildings &ndash; could help fight climate change by cutting fossil fuel use.Let&rsquo;s look at the science. The average human body emits about 100 watts of heat at rest. When exercising, that heat can easily exceed 1,000 watts: energy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/turns-out-we-can-use-human-energy-to-heat-buildings-instead-of-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/turns-out-we-can-use-human-energy-to-heat-buildings-instead-of-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battlefield 2042 Is Currently $9 and What More Can We Really Say?]]></title><description><![CDATA[To say the release of DICE&rsquo;s latest military shooter was a bit rocky would be a bit of an understatement. So will a $100 discount finally make Battlefield 2042&nbsp;worth buying?Over at Amazon Australia, the PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X editions of Battlefield 2042 are all on sale for $9. Depending on which platform you pick up for, you&rsquo;ll be saving yourself somewhere between $80.95 (PC) and $100.95 (PS5, XSX). For a AAA game that was released less than six months ago, that&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/battlefield-2042-is-currently-9-and-what-more-can-we-really-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/battlefield-2042-is-currently-9-and-what-more-can-we-really-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Actual Truck Is This?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago, a truck in Sydney appeared to be stuck between a rock and a hard place, well, a building and a building.Despite speculation the driver was drunk (the truck was clearly displaying an ad for Furphy, a beer brand), it was actually all just good marketing. The truck was deliberately placed in a strange position. And it got our attention, of course.Although I&rsquo;m about to partake in a self-imposed dry-May (taking suggestions for a better name), I quite like Furphy, and I&rsquo;ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-the-actual-truck-is-this/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-the-actual-truck-is-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s Everything Good Streaming in May on Netflix, Stan, Disney+, Binge, Prime, Paramount+ and Shudder]]></title><description><![CDATA[May already! That&rsquo;s right, we&rsquo;re somehow already four months through 2022 (don&rsquo;t think about it too much). You know what that means, Gizmodians (Gizmodos? Gizmodudes?). Another month, another whole lot of streaming content.&nbsp;This article will go into sci-fi, fantasy and horror releases (as well as some pop culture favourites, wrestling, documentaries and some serial killer stuff) coming this month to Netflix, Stan, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Binge, Paramount+ and Shudder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-everything-good-streaming-in-may-on-netflix-stan-disney-binge-prime-paramount-and-shudder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-everything-good-streaming-in-may-on-netflix-stan-disney-binge-prime-paramount-and-shudder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Are the Signs That Your Phone Has a Virus]]></title><description><![CDATA[With nearly 84% of the world&rsquo;s population now owning a smartphone, and our dependence on them growing all the time, these devices have become an attractive avenue for scammers.Last year, cyber security company Kaspersky detected nearly 3.5 million malicious attacks on mobile phone users. The spam messages we get on our phones via text message or email will often contain links to viruses, which are a type of malicious software (malware).There&rsquo;s a decent chance that at some point you&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-are-the-signs-that-your-phone-has-a-virus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-are-the-signs-that-your-phone-has-a-virus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Disney Game Looks Perfect (For Disney Adults)]]></title><description><![CDATA[While my household is still in mourning over the untimely demise of Disney Infinity, the former movie studio and now cultural monopoly has this week unveiled a new video game that, if Disney is your thing, is very much catering towards your things.Here&rsquo;s the trailer for Disney Dreamlight Valley, showing off a game &mdash; described by the developers as a &ldquo;life-sim adventure&rdquo; &mdash; that&rsquo;s as inspired by Animal Crossing as it is The Sims:That&rsquo;s the good news! This m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-disney-game-looks-perfect-for-disney-adults/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-disney-game-looks-perfect-for-disney-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gizmodo Movie Night: 9 Iconic On-Screen Mothers We Need IRL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over here at Gizmodo there is only one thing we love more than movies and TV shows, and that&rsquo;s iconic on-screen mothers. There&rsquo;s nothing better than watching these women protect their families and remind us of the strength of our own mums.With Mother&rsquo;s Day just around the corner, it only made sense to make this week&rsquo;s Gizmodo Movie Night all about iconic on-screen mothers that we love.Whether they are good mothers or not is not for us to judge because who is to say one mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-9-iconic-on-screen-mothers-we-need-irl/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-9-iconic-on-screen-mothers-we-need-irl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook Has Lost Nearly $28 Billion to VR Since 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[A metaverse filled with digital worlds and avatars might be coming someday, but it won&rsquo;t be cheap. Facebook parent company Meta has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 and it shows that this year alone, the company&rsquo;s virtual reality-focused department has lost $US2.96 billion (around $4 billion) so far. This continues a trend of operating heavily in the red, with the same division having lost nearly $US20 billion (a cool $28 billion) since 2020.As reported by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/facebook-has-lost-nearly-28-billion-to-vr-since-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/facebook-has-lost-nearly-28-billion-to-vr-since-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discord Is Getting Newfound Attention Now That Elon Musk Owns Twitter]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve entered the timeline where the world&rsquo;s richest troll, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has bought Twitter. The deal, which ran him a cool $61 billion, will pretty much give the tech bro free rein over the Bird App. Now, he can &ldquo;authenticate all humans&rdquo; like he intends to, pushing us ever closer to our seemingly inevitable dystopian future. Many folks online were upset by this buyout, with some saying the news would motivate them to ditch the bird&rsquo;s nest for good.In the wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/discord-is-getting-newfound-attention-now-that-elon-musk-owns-twitter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/discord-is-getting-newfound-attention-now-that-elon-musk-owns-twitter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Illuminati and Interdimensional Adventures: Get Ready for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness&nbsp;is one of the most intriguing parts of the MCU&rsquo;s fourth phase &mdash; and as we head towards the future of Marvel film releases we&rsquo;re starting to get a clearer picture of what the film is about.Following WandaVision&nbsp;and news out of&nbsp;Spider-Man: No Way Home,&nbsp;it appears&nbsp;the&nbsp;Doctor Strange&nbsp;sequel is set to be weirder and wilder than anything we&rsquo;ve seen from the MCU so far. With spider-filled multiverses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-illuminati-and-interdimensional-adventures-get-ready-for-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-illuminati-and-interdimensional-adventures-get-ready-for-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordan Peele’s Nope Is a Yep From Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordan Peele has the world&rsquo;s attention as one of the best filmmakers in the modern era and his new film Nope looks like it will be another instant hit. The multi-talented actor/producer/director made a name for himself with his directorial debut Get Out and followed it up with the chilling horror story Us.For a long while, we knew nothing about Peele&rsquo;s mysterious third film Nope, but now we finally have some details.What do we know about Nope?Nope has been kept completely under wraps]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jordan-peeles-nope-is-a-yep-from-me/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jordan-peeles-nope-is-a-yep-from-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margot Robbie’s Barbie is Coming For Your Nostalgia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warner Bros. announced a little while ago it was bringing Mattel&rsquo;s Barbie to life in what we thought at the time was a bizarre movie to make.It&rsquo;s still bizarre. And who would&rsquo;ve guessed the Barbie&nbsp;movie would be shaping up to be one of the biggest movies to watch, but it is. Somehow. And I&rsquo;m suddenly excited for it.#BARBIE<br />
July 21, 2023<br />
Only in theaters pic.twitter.com/mauCGpizD1&mdash; Warner Bros. Pictures (@wbpictures) April 26, 2022Warner Bros revealed a first lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/margot-robbies-barbie-is-coming-for-your-nostalgia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/margot-robbies-barbie-is-coming-for-your-nostalgia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hogwarts Legacy: Here’s What We Know About the New Wizarding Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hogwarts Legacy is the newest addition to the Harry Potter&nbsp;franchise and a game that everyone will (hopefully) enjoy, from muggles to lifelong wizards and witches.That&rsquo;s right, just when you thought the Harry Potter universe couldn&rsquo;t get any bigger, we can now look forward to the opportunity of immersing ourselves in the mystical world.A highly anticipated and somewhat controversial&nbsp;game,&nbsp;Hogwarts Legacy&nbsp;is an immersive, open-world action RPG (role-playing game) t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hogwarts-legacy-heres-what-we-know-about-the-new-wizarding-game/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hogwarts-legacy-heres-what-we-know-about-the-new-wizarding-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Amazon Kindle Deals, so No One on the Bus Knows What Spicy Stories You’re Reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[While there&rsquo;s nothing like the smell and feel of a real book, it&rsquo;s much cheaper and more convenient to purchase eBooks. Especially if the shelves on your bookcase are beginning to sag beneath the weight of all the books you&rsquo;ve collected over the years. If you&rsquo;re ready to start saving some space, be sure to check out Amazon&rsquo;s Kindle sale where you can save up to 29% on its eReader range.	READ MORE	The Best eReader For Every Type of Bibliophile<br />
Why should I convert to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-amazon-kindle-deals-so-no-one-on-the-bus-knows-what-spicy-stories-youre-reading/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-amazon-kindle-deals-so-no-one-on-the-bus-knows-what-spicy-stories-youre-reading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s Two Biggest RV Companies Could Become One, If They Can Convince the ACCC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has raised competition concerns in the RV rental space &ndash; following THL&rsquo;s proposed acquisition of Apollo.THL is a New Zealand headquartered global tourism company operating a range of tourism-related businesses in Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and the UK. In Australia, its operations include RV rentals, sales and manufacturing.You may have heard of THL&rsquo;s Australian RV rental brands, which are Maui, Britz and Mighty Camper.Apollo,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australias-two-biggest-rv-companies-could-become-one-if-they-can-convince-the-accc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australias-two-biggest-rv-companies-could-become-one-if-they-can-convince-the-accc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ACCC Zeros in on Online Marketplaces and What Exactly They’re Doing With Our Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACCC wants more transparency from online marketplaces &ndash; that is, they want the likes of eBay, Kogan, Catch and Amazon to tell us things like why a product is ranked higher than another and what they&rsquo;re actually using our data for.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has had tech giants in its sights for years. It ramped up action in July 2019 when it published its whopping 623-page Digital Platforms Inquiry report.The inquiry has already seen so much action f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-accc-zeros-in-on-online-marketplaces-and-what-exactly-theyre-doing-with-our-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-accc-zeros-in-on-online-marketplaces-and-what-exactly-theyre-doing-with-our-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 Reasons to Install Smart Plugs in Your Home, Even if You Rent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The humble smart plug is secretly the best smart home device you can add to your household. Smart bulbs are cool and all (especially if you want your house to look like a rave cave throughout the week), but the smart plug is the glue that will elevate your home to the next level.While your first impression might be that they&rsquo;re only handy for turning off electrical sockets with the sound of your voice, there are so many other ways that a smart plug can benefit your life &mdash; find out be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/11-reasons-to-install-smart-plugs-in-your-home-even-if-you-rent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/11-reasons-to-install-smart-plugs-in-your-home-even-if-you-rent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optus Has Cut the iPhone 11 Price to Under $420]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re hoping to bag a bargain on an iPhone, you can currently save a little over 50 per cent on the iPhone 11 through Optus. If you nab an iPhone 11 on one of Optus&rsquo; 24-month or 36-month plans, you&rsquo;ll get a $430.56 discount in handset fees.When you factor in this discount, you&rsquo;re looking at just under $63 per month for a 64GB iPhone 11 plan with 20GB on a 24-month term, or just under $57 on a 36-month term. Better yet, opting for a 128GB model will only cost you an ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-has-cut-the-iphone-11-price-to-under-420/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-has-cut-the-iphone-11-price-to-under-420/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘Digital Town Square’: What Does It Mean When Billionaires Own the Online Spaces Where We Gather?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s richest man, Elon Musk, seems set to purchase the social media platform Twitter for around US$44 billion. He says he&rsquo;s not doing it to make money (which is good, because Twitter has rarely turned a profit), but rather because, among other things, he believes in free speech.Twitter might seem an odd place to make a stand for free speech. The service has around 217 million daily users, only a fraction of the 2.8 billion who log in each day to one of the Meta family (Faceboo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-digital-town-square-what-does-it-mean-when-billionaires-own-the-online-spaces-where-we-gather/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-digital-town-square-what-does-it-mean-when-billionaires-own-the-online-spaces-where-we-gather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyson’s Most Affordable Stick Vacuum Just Became $200 Cheaper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who doesn&rsquo;t love a Dyson deal? No one, that&rsquo;s who. Our mates at eBay Australia know this well, and have dropped a friendly 33% off everyone&rsquo;s favourite Dyson stick vacuum &mdash; the Dyson V7 Motorhead Origin.If you&rsquo;re yet to jump on board the Dyson bandwagon &mdash; or you&rsquo;re in need of a new one for your household, you&rsquo;ll want to consider this lightweight vacuum. While the Dyson V7 sits at the more affordable end of the brand&rsquo;s stick vacuum cleaner ran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dysons-most-affordable-stick-vacuum-just-became-200-cheaper/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dysons-most-affordable-stick-vacuum-just-became-200-cheaper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How the New PlayStation Plus Will Work in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you like it or not, change is coming for PlayStation Plus. Sony is planning to revamp its online gaming subscription service in 2022 to a tiered system that will offer players a bunch of new options. Because things run a little differently in Australia to the rest of the world (thanks, slow internet) we&rsquo;re not getting the same PlayStation Plus as everyone else.To help you understand it all we&rsquo;ll break down all the pricing and release date details you need to know about the ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-the-new-playstation-plus-will-work-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-the-new-playstation-plus-will-work-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Finally Sync Your Android to Your Windows PC]]></title><description><![CDATA[An iPhone works seamlessly with Macs &mdash; photos from one show up on the other, as so do calls and messages. But what if you&rsquo;re on the other side of the fence and use Windows and Android instead?Over the past couple of years, Microsoft has worked hard to bring that kind of integration to Android smartphones. That work has seemingly paid off, as evidenced by the new Phone Link app.What does the Phone Link app do?With the Phone Link app, you can pair any Android smartphone with a Windows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-finally-sync-your-android-to-your-windows-pc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-finally-sync-your-android-to-your-windows-pc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra Refunds Customers $1.73 Million to Clear Up Billing Errors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra has shelled out around $2.2 million to clear up a mass billing blunder.Telstra issued inaccurate bills to more than 11,600 customers, around 8,000 of them were customers of the telco&rsquo;s budget brand Belong.The $2.2 million comprises about $1.73 million in refunds to customers and the payment of a $506,160 infringement notice the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued the telco.Back in 2020, Telstra was directed by the ACMA to comply with billing accuracy obligat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-refunds-customers-173-million-to-clear-up-billing-errors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-refunds-customers-173-million-to-clear-up-billing-errors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the Best Tech Deals To Expect For Click Frenzy Mayhem 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click Frenzy Mayhem 2022 is right around the corner, and we&rsquo;re here to give you the low down on the sales you expect during this massive online shopping event.With over 1,000 deals available from over 100 brands, which includes exclusive Click Frenzy Mayhem offers, there&rsquo;s a lot to take in. While we won&rsquo;t know the full breadth of brands and retailers that will be participating in Click Frenzy Mayhem until the actual day, judging by previous sales, we can expect huge deals acros]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-the-best-tech-deals-to-expect-for-click-frenzy-mayhem-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-the-best-tech-deals-to-expect-for-click-frenzy-mayhem-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Play Elden Ring in VR (Seriously)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m a huge fan of VR, especially for games with an emphasis on exploration. Skyrim VR is a favourite of mine, for nothing else than experiencing its world in true first-person. It seems fitting, then, for a game like Elden Ring, lauded for its open-world of endless expeditions, to have a virtual reality mode for maximum immersion. Well, I&rsquo;m happy to report such a VR mode exists for the game, but not from, say, an official source.FromSoftware, the developer behind Elden Ring, has noth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-play-elden-ring-in-vr-seriously/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-play-elden-ring-in-vr-seriously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Other Reason It’s a Perfect Time to Join Mastodon, the Open-Source Twitter Alternative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, Mastodon finally launched its free, official Android app, making it easier than ever to use the open-source Twitter alternative on Android devices. Mastodon&rsquo;s timing couldn&rsquo;t be better, as Twitter&rsquo;s board just approved Elon Musk&rsquo;s $61 billion bid to buy Twitter.The sudden impending buyout has split the Twitter user base. Some users embrace Musk&rsquo;s vision of a more &ldquo;open-source&rdquo; Twitter algorithm and the promise of features like editing Tweets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-other-reason-its-a-perfect-time-to-join-mastodon-the-open-source-twitter-alternative/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-other-reason-its-a-perfect-time-to-join-mastodon-the-open-source-twitter-alternative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Star Wars Titles You Should Watch Before Obi-Wan Kenobi]]></title><description><![CDATA[2022 is a big year for Star Wars, mainly because it heralds the return of some of our old favourites from the prequel trilogy. Yes, the prequel movies were a tumultuous time, but they did give us the icon that is Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.In May, we&rsquo;ll see McGregor don the robes as Obi-Wan once again in his own Star Wars series which will pick up 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III.<br />
In light of that, you may want to do some Jedi training of your own and watch (or rewa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-star-wars-titles-you-should-watch-before-obi-wan-kenobi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-star-wars-titles-you-should-watch-before-obi-wan-kenobi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Phone Looks Nightmare-Inducing, So Sign Me Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Would you like to see a magic trick?The Black Phone is slated to be the most horrific horror flick to hit cinemas, at least in 2022. If the trailer is anything to go off, it&rsquo;s not one for the faint of heart.We knew Ethan Hawke was playing the sinister and utterly scary af villain, and that there was a room with a black phone (go figure), but now we know some more. Let&rsquo;s dive in.The Black Phone Australian release dateThe Black Phone will release theatrically in Australia on June 30. I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-black-phone-looks-nightmare-inducing-so-sign-me-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-black-phone-looks-nightmare-inducing-so-sign-me-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activision Blizzard’s Monthly Active Users Have Dropped by 60 Million in the Past Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looks like the past year has not been too kind financially to Activision Blizzard. Who could&rsquo;ve seen this coming?As reported by Gamespot, the publisher/developer released its latest financial report for the last quarter ending March 31. According to the report, Activision Blizzard&rsquo;s revenue in comparison to the same period last year was significantly lower, with the same drop being seen in active monthly users. Gamespot writes:For the quarter ending March 31, Activision Blizzard had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/activision-blizzards-monthly-active-users-have-dropped-by-60-million-in-the-past-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/activision-blizzards-monthly-active-users-have-dropped-by-60-million-in-the-past-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Proves Why Nic Cage Is So Fascinating]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Nicolas Cage&rsquo;s latest film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage plays a character called &hellip; Nick Cage. This meta-commentary on fame and celebrity, wrapped around a thriller plot, is full of Cage-inspired &ldquo;Easter eggs&rdquo; and knowing nods to the audience.Once again, Cage reminds us that he might just be the most interesting and exciting actor working in mainstream cinema today.As a Cage super-fan, I&rsquo;ve always been struck by his prodigious work ethic (over 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-proves-why-nic-cage-is-so-fascinating/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-proves-why-nic-cage-is-so-fascinating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 Best Episodes of Top Gear, According to IMDb Reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re a lover of cars, chances are that you&rsquo;ve probably seen Top Gear&nbsp;once or twice. This also means that you&rsquo;re probably aware of the chaos that the show is. From bonkers challenges to hair-raising overseas travels, Top Gear&nbsp;is probably one of the most notable car shows there is.&nbsp;If you want to get into the show now the newer seasons are coming out or want to rewatch your favourites, we&rsquo;ve listed the top IMDb ranked Top Gear&nbsp;episodes for you.There]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-10-best-episodes-of-top-gear-according-to-imdb-reviews/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-10-best-episodes-of-top-gear-according-to-imdb-reviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Does Not Have Freedom Of Speech, Even on Twitter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk&rsquo;s $64.1 billion acquisition of Twitter has raised an absolute mountain of questions. One of which is around &lsquo;freedom of speech&rsquo;. It may or may not be news to you, but Australia does not actually have freedom of speech.Musk is a self-proclaimed &ldquo;free speech absolutist&rdquo;, and earlier this month he was asked how an Elon Twitterverse would approach freedom of speech under his ownership.A good sign as to whether there is free speech is, is someone you don&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-does-not-have-freedom-of-speech-even-on-twitter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-does-not-have-freedom-of-speech-even-on-twitter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warner Bros. Confirms The Batman Is Returning]]></title><description><![CDATA[No, this is not a delayed April Fool&rsquo;s joke. Matt Reeves, also known as the brains behind The Batman, has today revealed there&rsquo;s going to be another. The Batman 2 seems like an apt name for a sequel to The Movie of 2022 (so far), so let&rsquo;s call it The Batman 2.The news was revealed at CinemaCon 2022, with Warner Bros. and director Matt Reeves announcing plans for a sequel.Spoiler alert: this article spoils a few things about The Batman (2022) so if you&rsquo;re yet to see it, bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/warner-bros-confirms-the-batman-is-returning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/warner-bros-confirms-the-batman-is-returning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s Why Netflix’s Massive Loss of Subscribers Is a Big Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netflix&rsquo;s recently released first quarter earnings for 2022 reported a shocking loss of 200,000 subscribers &ndash; a worrying shift for a business that had previously only seen sustained growth since 2011.The New York Times headline: Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in a decade was catchy &ndash; however, a little bit of nuance is required. The company&rsquo;s withdrawal from Russia as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions saw a loss of 700,000 su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-why-netflixs-massive-loss-of-subscribers-is-a-bigdeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-why-netflixs-massive-loss-of-subscribers-is-a-bigdeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Gadget Is for Anyone Who’s Ever Wanted to Charge Their iPhone With a VGA Cable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then a gadget comes across our inboxes that makes us go &ldquo;awesome&rdquo;. Today, that&rsquo;s an iPhone charger that looks a VGA cable.Unfortunately, it isn&rsquo;t a real VGA cable that has been Frankensteined to charge your iPhone. Which is obviously what I first thought. Rather it&rsquo;s a VGA shell.This black magic-looking device is sold as an &lsquo;Elecom Cable Bite Cable Mania Series &ndash; VGA Head for Lightning Cable&rsquo; on a site called Shop Brando.It&rsquo;s de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-gadget-is-for-anyone-whos-ever-wanted-to-charge-their-iphone-with-a-vga-cable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-gadget-is-for-anyone-whos-ever-wanted-to-charge-their-iphone-with-a-vga-cable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s 5 iMessage Features You Might Not Know About]]></title><description><![CDATA[iMessage was first introduced back at iOS 5 in 2011 as a neat feature, allowing iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users to quickly send and receive messages over the internet, in tandem with SMS messages operating in the same app.10 major iOS updates on, iMessage continues to be a great Apple-exclusive feature, now with a handful of cool and creative features that a simple text message can&rsquo;t contain. Here are five of the features we reckon you should know if you want to be an iMessage wiz.Just a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-imessage-features-you-might-not-know-about/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-imessage-features-you-might-not-know-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are 5 iMessage Features You Might Not Know About]]></title><description><![CDATA[iMessage was first introduced back at iOS 5 in 2011 as a neat feature, allowing iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users to quickly send and receive messages over the internet, in tandem with SMS messages operating in the same app.Ten major iOS updates on, iMessage continues to be a great Apple-exclusive feature, now with a handful of cool and creative features that a simple text message can&rsquo;t contain. Here are five of the features we reckon you should know if you want to be an iMessage wiz.Just]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-5-imessage-features-you-might-not-know-about/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-5-imessage-features-you-might-not-know-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slapstick Russian Propaganda Says Nazi Assassins Owned The Sims 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia&rsquo;s Federal Security Service (FSB) released a series of photos on Monday, reportedly showing the belongings of a group of &ldquo;Nazi Assassins&rdquo; who had been plotting to murder Russian TV host Vladimir Solovyov. It is a very funny series of photos, for a number of reasons.Shared by the BBC&rsquo;s Francis Scarr, the photos show exactly the kind of things you&rsquo;d expect a secret and highly-trained cell of covert Nazi assassins to own, like a photo of Hitler stuck to a PC spea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/slapstick-russian-propaganda-says-nazi-assassins-owned-the-sims-3/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/slapstick-russian-propaganda-says-nazi-assassins-owned-the-sims-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Custom Furby Xbox Controller Is Both My Best Friend and My Sworn Enemy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friendship ended with Fuzzy Sonic Xbox Controller, now Horrible Furby Xbox Controller is my new best friend.For a bit of context, in mid-2021, the EIC of Can I Play That? Ben Bayliss posted a cursed Furby design for the Xbox Series X controller. It is a design that stares into your soul and knows all your secrets.I was overcome with inspiration earlier and so made a new Xbox Series controller design.Xbox Series x Furby pic.twitter.com/v9FeBj7ucP&mdash; Ben Bayliss (@Ben_Bayliss) June 21, 2021It&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-custom-furby-xbox-controller-is-both-my-best-friend-and-my-sworn-enemy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-custom-furby-xbox-controller-is-both-my-best-friend-and-my-sworn-enemy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optus Is Slashing the iPhone 11 by 50%]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re hoping to bag a bargain on an iPhone, you can currently save a little over 50 per cent on the iPhone 11 through Optus. If you nab an iPhone 11 on one of Optus&rsquo; 24-month or 36-month plans, you&rsquo;ll get a $430.56 discount in handset fees.When you factor in this discount, you&rsquo;re looking at just under $63 per month for a 64GB iPhone 11 plan with 20GB on a 24-month term, or just under $57 on a 36-month term. Better yet, opting for a 128GB model will only cost you an ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-is-slashing-the-iphone-11-by-50/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-is-slashing-the-iphone-11-by-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Old-School Batman Voice Clip Is Hiding in a Bunch of Your Favourite Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that the &ldquo;let&rsquo;s go&rdquo; voice clip in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike was pulled from the 1960s Batman television series? I sure didn&rsquo;t, and being confronted with this apparently well-known fact over the weekend sent me tumbling down a rabbit hole of video game sample usage.Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike is arguably Capcom&rsquo;s most stylish fighting game, with overt nods to drum-and-bass music and street culture. It only makes sense that one of its most iconic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/an-old-school-batman-voice-clip-is-hiding-in-a-bunch-of-your-favourite-games/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/an-old-school-batman-voice-clip-is-hiding-in-a-bunch-of-your-favourite-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why an Edit Button for Twitter Is Not as Simple as It Seems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people who use Twitter have had the experience: you fire off a quick tweet, realise it contains a typo, then get annoyed you can&rsquo;t click &ldquo;edit&rdquo; to fix it. Twitter users have been clamouring for an edit button for years.Elon Musk, who has just entered into a definitive agreement to buy Twitter for $75.60 per share in cash in a transaction valued at about $61.4 billion, previous asked his 82 million followers if they wanted an edit button. His (deeply unscientific) poll attr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-an-edit-button-for-twitter-is-not-as-simple-as-itseems/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-an-edit-button-for-twitter-is-not-as-simple-as-itseems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop This Google Messages Bug From Draining Your Android’s Battery]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you use Google Messages on Android, it might be silently stealing away battery life from your phone. And while Google has fixed the issue, the patch might not hit your device for some time. Until then, there are steps you can take to stop the app from putting an unnecessary drain on your battery.How Google Messages is draining your batteryGoogle Messages, like many chat apps, has a shortcut for snapping a quick photo or video in a message thread to send away. This feature lets you take a phot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/stop-this-google-messages-bug-from-draining-your-androids-battery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/stop-this-google-messages-bug-from-draining-your-androids-battery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instead of Buying Twitter, Here’s What Elon Musk Could Have Done With $61.4 Billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s official, Elon Musk has successfully acquired Twitter at the low price of $US44 (converted to AUD is $61.4) billion. Yikes.In a move he says is to uphold and protect freedom of speech on his favourite app, Elon will now make Twitter a privately held company.There are a lot of things that Elon Musk would buy just for the sake of it and time has shown that if Elon says he wants to do something, chances are he is going to do it.Heck, he made his decision to make Twitter a privately held]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/instead-of-buying-twitter-heres-what-elon-musk-could-have-done-with-614-billion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/instead-of-buying-twitter-heres-what-elon-musk-could-have-done-with-614-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UE’s Megaboom 3 Is $100 Off, Good Luck Finding a Better Speaker Deal Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve been on the hunt for a Bluetooth speaker, there&rsquo;s a pretty high chance that you&rsquo;ve come across the Ultimate Ears range. These portable tubes usually pop up on recommendation lists for Bluetooth speakers (ours included), and for good reason. The odds are good that you know someone who owns one of UE&rsquo;s speakers.If you&rsquo;ve been hanging out for a sweet deal on a UE speaker, or just want a sturdy Bluetooth speaker, you can snag a pretty solid deal on UE&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ues-megaboom-3-is-100-off-good-luck-finding-a-better-speaker-deal-right-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ues-megaboom-3-is-100-off-good-luck-finding-a-better-speaker-deal-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber Could Pay $26 Million Over ‘Misleading’ Cancellation Fee Messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Uber after the ride-sharing heavyweight admitted it engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct.In a statement Tuesday morning, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said Uber admitted that it breached the Australian Consumer Law by making false or misleading statements in cancellation warning messages and Uber Taxi fare estimates.The Uber app displayed a cancellation warning to riders who sought to cancel a ride]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/uber-could-pay-26-million-over-misleading-cancellation-fee-messages/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/uber-could-pay-26-million-over-misleading-cancellation-fee-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Let Tom Nook Con You When You Can Upgrade Your Switch Storage for Cheap]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Tom Nook (or as we like to call him &ldquo;Tom Crook&rdquo;) loves to charge you an arm and leg to upgrade your house&rsquo;s storage capacity. In fact, he&rsquo;ll have charged you 3,300,000 Bells all up by the time you&rsquo;ve acquired the final storage expansion. Thankfully, increasing your Nintendo Switch&rsquo;s internal storage is nowhere near as costly and won&rsquo;t require you to hunt bugs and fish all day to accomplish this simple goal.When the PS5 h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-let-tom-nook-con-you-when-you-can-upgrade-your-switch-storage-for-cheap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-let-tom-nook-con-you-when-you-can-upgrade-your-switch-storage-for-cheap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Giz: What Actually Happens When You Swallow Gum?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Ask Giz, where we answer your questions no matter how lewd or ludicrous.We love answering your burning Giz-related questions, be it tech, health, science or gaming-specific. You can submit your question here. We&rsquo;re a day off the fortnight promise this week, but we&rsquo;ll be back to normal programming once all these public holidays are unfortunately over.This week, our question comes from Sara in Perth. Sara asks &ldquo;What actually happens when you swallow gum?&rdquo;.Yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-what-actually-happens-when-you-swallow-gum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-what-actually-happens-when-you-swallow-gum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including 20% off Dell Storewide]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.The best deal you can find at eBay at present is its 20% off Dell storewide sale, which you can claim this by using the code D20ELL, but only for a limited time.W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-20-off-dell-storewide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-20-off-dell-storewide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Wheels is Getting the J.J. Abrams Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s going to be a Hot Wheels movie.Mattel and Warner Bros. Pictures announced over the weekend that J.J. Abrams&rsquo; Bad Robot will produce a Hot Wheels movie. They say we should expect a &ldquo;live-action motion picture featuring the iconic and timeless toy racing car&rdquo;.&ldquo;The high-throttle action film will bring to life this beloved, multi-generational franchise and showcase some of the world&rsquo;s hottest and sleekest cars, monster trucks and motorcycles,&rdquo; a pres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hot-wheels-is-getting-the-jj-abrams-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 03:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hot-wheels-is-getting-the-jj-abrams-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Apple Threatens Pulling Games, Devs Explain Why Forced Updates Are a Preservation Nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although the mobile gaming ecosystem is known for hosting live-service games that monetise more aggressively than standalone console games, there&rsquo;s no shortage of creators making mobile games that don&rsquo;t call for constant updates. Now, some indie developers are finding out what can happen when you put your finished games on the Apple app store and don&rsquo;t update them for a few years: they can get delisted from one of the largest video game storefronts in the world.I feel sick. App]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/as-apple-threatens-pulling-games-devs-explain-why-forced-updates-are-a-preservation-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/as-apple-threatens-pulling-games-devs-explain-why-forced-updates-are-a-preservation-nightmare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Satellites Are Polluting Australian Skies and Threatening Indigenous Astronomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since time immemorial, Indigenous peoples worldwide have observed, tracked and memorised all the visible objects in the night sky.This ancient star knowledge was meticulously ingrained with practical knowledge of the land, sky, waters, community and the Dreaming &mdash; and passed down through generations.One of the most well-known and celebrated Aboriginal constellations is the Emu in the Sky, which appears in the southern sky early in the year. It is an example of a dark constellation, which m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thousands-of-satellites-are-polluting-australian-skies-and-threatening-indigenous-astronomy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thousands-of-satellites-are-polluting-australian-skies-and-threatening-indigenous-astronomy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Mushrooms Really Use Language to Talk to Each Other?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly all of Earth&rsquo;s organisms communicate with each other in one way or another, from the nods and dances and squeaks and bellows of animals, through to the invisible chemical signals emitted by plant leaves and roots. But what about fungi? Are mushrooms as inanimate as they seem &ndash; or is something more exciting going on beneath the surface?New research by computer scientist Andrew Adamatzky at the Unconventional Computing Laboratory of the University of the West of England, suggest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/do-mushrooms-really-use-language-to-talk-to-each-other/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/do-mushrooms-really-use-language-to-talk-to-each-other/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do Hypersonic Missiles Work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western part of the country on March 18, 2022. That might sound scary, but the technology the Russians used is not particularly advanced. However, next-generation hypersonic missiles that Russia, China and the U.S. are developing do pose a significant threat to national and global security.I am an aerospace engineer who studies space and defence systems, including hypersonic systems. These new systems pose an important challe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-do-hypersonic-missiles-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-do-hypersonic-missiles-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Easiest Ways to Install and Update All Your Windows Apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the Windows 11 update, Microsoft&rsquo;s Windows Store experiment is finally gaining some steam. But not every app is available on the Microsoft Store Preview. If you&rsquo;re setting up a new Windows PC, or want to create a workflow that will update all your apps with one click (not just Microsoft Store apps), there are some compelling third-party options to consider.You can use a one-click installer tool, or a command-line-based utility, depending on what you prefer.Install and update app]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-easiest-ways-to-install-and-update-all-your-windows-apps/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-easiest-ways-to-install-and-update-all-your-windows-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Record Calls on Your Android Even Though Google Doesn’t Want You To]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes &mdash; and for reasons that don&rsquo;t involve future blackmail plans &mdash; you need to record your phone calls. Maybe you&rsquo;re interviewing someone over the phone and want to refer to the call later, or you&rsquo;re talking with a shady company that will deny the details of your call without proof. Whatever the case, Android users were previously able to turn to call recording apps to get the job done. Unfortunately, Google has decided to kill off your favourite third-party op]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-record-calls-on-your-android-even-though-google-doesnt-want-you-to/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-record-calls-on-your-android-even-though-google-doesnt-want-you-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Easiest Ways to Install and Update All Your Mac Apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once you&rsquo;ve set up your brand new Mac, or done a clean install of macOS on your machine, you can save yourself a lot of time by automating the app install and update process. If you&rsquo;ve ever used Ninite on Windows, we&rsquo;re going to show you how to use its alternatives for Mac.Fast app installs for most people: macapps.linkTo speed up app installs on your Mac, visit macapps.link. It works like Ninite does on Windows. You look at the list of apps, select the ones you need, and click]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-easiest-ways-to-install-and-update-all-your-mac-apps/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-easiest-ways-to-install-and-update-all-your-mac-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Protein Industry Is Innovating to Meet Plant-Based Demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[As demand for alternative protein sources grows, Australians are increasingly looking for options that are healthy, sustainable and ethically made.At CSIRO, we have produced a &ldquo;protein roadmap&rdquo; to guide investments in a diverse range of new products and ingredients. We believe plant-based patties, lab-made meat and insects are just some of the foods set to fill Australian fridges by 2030.The roadmap sketches out the foundations for a future with greater choice for consumers, and bett]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-the-protein-industry-is-innovating-to-meetplant-based-demand/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-the-protein-industry-is-innovating-to-meetplant-based-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Convert Ebooks to Work With Your Kindle for Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days when we all thought ebooks were going to make print a thing of the past are long gone &mdash; while ebooks remain popular, people still love the feel of a printed book. But many book lovers have an ereader as well, and a good percentage of those are Amazon Kindles.Amazon dominates the eBook market with close to a 70 per cent share, but if you live entirely within Amazon&rsquo;s walled garden, you might not be aware of the fact that different ebook formats exist &mdash; with the most pop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-convert-ebooks-to-work-with-your-kindle-for-free/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-convert-ebooks-to-work-with-your-kindle-for-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Tolkien and Lord of the Rings Behind the Success of the Fantasy Fiction Genre?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Allen &amp; Unwin requested a sequel to J.R.R. Tolkien&rsquo;s first novel The Hobbit (1937), they could not have known that it would be one of the best publishing decisions of the century, if not all time.The Lord of the Rings has sold an enormous number of copies, and generated a vast and still-growing multimedia franchise, including the upcoming TV series The Rings of Power. Tolkien&rsquo;s work and ideas also inspired countless readers and authors and is at the root of contemporary fant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-tolkien-and-lord-of-the-rings-behind-the-success-of-the-fantasy-fiction-genre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-tolkien-and-lord-of-the-rings-behind-the-success-of-the-fantasy-fiction-genre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In This Week’s Toy News, We’re All This Mr. Potato Head Mug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo&rsquo;s round up of the coolest merchandise on the internet lately. Join us as we sip a cup of Potato-juice and look at Hasbro&rsquo;s latest ginormous Transformers toy, the one and only Hawkeye joining Hot Toys&rsquo; Marvel offerings, and some lovely Jurassic World dinos. Check it out!<br />
Hasbro Transformers Generations Legacy Series Titan Cybertron Universe MetroplexIn the original &lsquo;80s animated series and toy line, Metroplex was quite literally a sprawli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-this-weeks-toy-news-were-all-this-mr-potato-head-mug/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-this-weeks-toy-news-were-all-this-mr-potato-head-mug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy Moly, There Are a Lot of Star Wars Games Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, we learned that Amy Hennig would get another chance to help make a Star Wars game following the infamous shutdown of her previous attempt with EA and Visceral. A big announcement to be sure, but have you noticed? There are a lot of Star Wars games being announced this past year or so. And it&rsquo;s a pleasant change.And if this month&rsquo;s Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has shown us anything, it&rsquo;s that this franchise can still inspire creative and fun games. Now t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/holy-moly-there-are-a-lot-of-star-wars-games-coming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/holy-moly-there-are-a-lot-of-star-wars-games-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There It Is: PlayStation Is Also Looking at Bringing in Ads, It Seems]]></title><description><![CDATA[PlayStation said, &ldquo;Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you.&rdquo;You might&rsquo;ve seen a few days ago that Xbox has a plan in the works to build an advertising program dedicated to putting ads in free-to-play games. It&rsquo;s stated that this program will work to do so in a way that won&rsquo;t &lsquo;irritate&rsquo; gamers, with all signs pointing to the use of in-game billboards.This isn&rsquo;t the first time we&rsquo;ve seen ads in free-to-play games]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/there-it-is-playstation-is-also-looking-at-bringing-in-ads-it-seems/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/there-it-is-playstation-is-also-looking-at-bringing-in-ads-it-seems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Possible to Heal the Damage We Have Already Done to The Earth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes it may seem that humans have altered the Earth beyond repair. But our planet is an incredible system in which energy, water, carbon and so much else flows and nurtures life. It is about 4.5 billion years old and has been through enormous changes.At some points in Earth&rsquo;s history, fires burned over large areas. At others, much of it was covered with ice. There also have been mass extinctions that wiped out nearly every living thing on its surface.Our living planet is incredibly re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-it-possible-to-heal-the-damage-we-have-already-done-to-theearth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-it-possible-to-heal-the-damage-we-have-already-done-to-theearth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Western Digital Black SN770 NVMe Has a Need for Speed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Western Digital Black SN770 is the first NVMe SSD I&rsquo;ve had a play around with, and I&rsquo;m very impressed.I&rsquo;ve long been curious about what an NVMe SSD could offer over a standard SATA SSD (mostly influenced by the cost). I could end this review in just a few lines by praising its speed, but I&rsquo;d like to entertain the idea of the NVMe concept for a few lines. Let&rsquo;s get into it.The Western Digital Black SN770WHAT IS IT?Western Digital's top of the line NVMe SSD	PRICE$]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-western-digital-black-sn770-nvme-has-a-need-for-speed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-western-digital-black-sn770-nvme-has-a-need-for-speed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Take Back Everything Bad I Ever Said About Samsung’s The Frame TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up until this month I was unsure why anyone would buy a Samsung &lsquo;The Frame&rsquo; TV. It seemed excessive and really just a product to flash around the fact you have enough cash to spend on another TV that sits in a room big enough to sit on a stand.I had so many opinions on The Frame. But I really hadn&rsquo;t spent much time with one, so I was open to having my mind changed. Clearly, as you&rsquo;ve read the headline, my mind changed and I am now eating a 55-inch Samsung Frame TV-flavour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-take-back-everything-bad-i-ever-said-about-samsungs-the-frame-tv/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-take-back-everything-bad-i-ever-said-about-samsungs-the-frame-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documentaries That Will Remind You Why Our Planet Should Be Protected at All Costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 22 is Earth Day, where we celebrate our beautiful planet and what we can do to conserve it. One huge step towards figuring out how we can help our planet is to educate ourselves. Sitting down with a nature documentary is one of the simplest and easiest ways to do that.So, in light of that, here&rsquo;s a bunch of great documentaries celebrating our planet that you can watch on local streaming services.Nature documentaries to watch on Earth Day and beyondThe Year The Earth ChangedDavid Atte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/documentaries-that-will-remind-you-why-our-planet-should-be-protected-at-all-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/documentaries-that-will-remind-you-why-our-planet-should-be-protected-at-all-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Know If a Google Chrome Extension Is Safe to Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chrome extensions are great. They can help you write better, keep pesky ads at bay, and save you money while you shop, among hundreds of other tasks. However, like Android apps on the Play Store, extensions on the Chrome Web Store aren&rsquo;t always what they seem. Malware is very much a concern, and you certainly don&rsquo;t want to compromise your privacy and security trying to download an adblocker.Google seems to know the quality and security of the many Chrome extensions aren&rsquo;t parti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-know-if-a-google-chrome-extension-is-safe-to-use/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-know-if-a-google-chrome-extension-is-safe-to-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Takes Two is Getting a Dwayne Johnson Amazon Adaptation, Reports Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A movie adaptation of It Takes Two, the game of the year winner at The 2021 Game Awards, is in the works at Amazon, confirming earlier reporting surrounding the film.Back in February, we were under the assumption that it could either be a TV show or a movie. Now, as per reporting from Deadline, it looks like&nbsp;It Takes Two&nbsp;will be turned into a movie for Amazon Prime. Dwayne Johnson is set to be one of the producers of the film.Not to be mistaken for the 1995 rom-com It Takes Two, It Tak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/it-takes-two-is-getting-a-dwayne-johnson-amazon-adaptation-reports-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/it-takes-two-is-getting-a-dwayne-johnson-amazon-adaptation-reports-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Untangling the Web of All the Upcoming Spider-Man Movies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Considering he&rsquo;s one of pop culture&rsquo;s most beloved superheroes, it&rsquo;s not too surprising that there are myriad plans to bring about a vast swath of movies starring not just Spider-Man, but a large number of supporting heroes and villains that make up his own little Spider-Verse. But there are just so many happening, we thought you might like a reminder of what&rsquo;s in the works. Here are all the upcoming spider-man movies on the way.<br />
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (and S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/untangling-the-web-of-all-the-upcoming-spider-man-movies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/untangling-the-web-of-all-the-upcoming-spider-man-movies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fart Jokes, Talking Pussies and Time Travel: The New Lightyear Trailer Has Dropped]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those of you not ready to let go of Toy Story just yet, fear not, for the franchise is capitalising on your nostalgia, with its Lightyear spin-off due to hit cinemas in Australia in June.The first footage from&nbsp;Lightyear&nbsp;already gave us quite the&nbsp;Captain Marvel&nbsp;vibes, putting&nbsp;Toy Story&rsquo;s sci-fi hero into a militaristic,&nbsp;Top Gun-with-spaceships aesthetic. The trailer we got in February only helped to amplify those feelings further with the addition of one he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fart-jokes-talking-pussies-and-time-travel-the-new-lightyear-trailer-has-dropped/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fart-jokes-talking-pussies-and-time-travel-the-new-lightyear-trailer-has-dropped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Primer on the Marvel Multiverse Before Doctor Strange 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine you&rsquo;re on your way to get groceries. In this hypothetical scenario there is no coronavirus, the sun is shining and you&rsquo;re having a great time. You&rsquo;ve got several choices ahead of you. You can take the long way and enjoy your walk, you can take the short way and smell some flowers, or you can catch an Uber and skip the walk entirely. These choices are the beginning of your very own multiverse.If you choose to go the long way around, you have a nice walk and run into a ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-primer-on-the-marvel-multiverse-before-doctor-strange-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-primer-on-the-marvel-multiverse-before-doctor-strange-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s the Coalition and Labor’s Tech-Related Election Policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we all know by now, the 2022 Australian Federal Election will be held on May 21. It&rsquo;s officially only a few days into the campaign for current Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his opponent Anthony Albanese, but with preparation underway long before a date was set, we have a number of election policies already announced from each side.While there&rsquo;s a number of initiatives promised from both the Albanese-led Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Morrison-led Coalition (Liberal and N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-the-coalition-and-labors-tech-related-election-policies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-the-coalition-and-labors-tech-related-election-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AFL Is Minting Some NFTs Because of Course It Is]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another day, another NFT/metaverse announcement &ndash; this time, it&rsquo;s the AFL.The Australian Football League (AFL) has this week signed a five-year deal with Be Media (as of this week, owned by Animoca Brands, the same company that we yesterday reported had worked with metal lords Slipknot on their Knotverse metaverse project).The deal with the AFL, however, will &ldquo;bring the power of NFTs and the open metaverse to the AFL and AFL Women&rsquo;s (AFLW), and will launch the AFL Mint in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-afl-is-minting-some-nfts-because-of-course-it-is/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-afl-is-minting-some-nfts-because-of-course-it-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Jabra Elite 7 Pro Offer High Quality Audio and Noise-Cancellation for Under $200]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re particularly big fans of Jabra&rsquo;s earbuds here at Gizmodo Australia, particularly the Elite 85t. The audio brand has consistently brought some tiptop quality when it comes to audio performance and noise-cancellation, standing toe-to-toe with some of the bigger names out there &ndash; and usually at a more affordable price too.If you&rsquo;re in the market for a new pair of earbuds, you can currently snag a pair of the Jabra Elite 7 Pro on sale for $198, down from $299. For a pai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-jabra-elite-7-pro-offer-high-quality-audio-and-noise-cancellation-for-under-200/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-jabra-elite-7-pro-offer-high-quality-audio-and-noise-cancellation-for-under-200/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How Many Aussie Subscribers Each Streaming Service Has]]></title><description><![CDATA[With streaming giant Netflix losing subscribers (200,000 globally, to be exact) for the first time in a decade, we were curious how many of those subscribers were Australian.Unfortunately, we couldn&rsquo;t get our hands on this info. So we pivoted, asking instead how many Aussie subscribers does each platform have?Netflix doesn&rsquo;t give this intel out (we asked). But it&rsquo;s the same for the other major streaming platforms Australians use &ndash; we find this out when they drop their fin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-many-aussie-subscribers-each-streaming-service-has/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-many-aussie-subscribers-each-streaming-service-has/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Know About the iPhone 14 So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know what you&rsquo;re thinking: the iPhone 13 only just got released. Yes, it did, but the internet has been going off with rumours about Apple&rsquo;s iPhone 14 for a few months, and we couldn&rsquo;t&nbsp;not&nbsp;get involved.Everything we&rsquo;ve heard is currently just speculation, but it is expected this year there will be four models: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Our small friend, the iPhone Mini, looks to be dead and buried (sorry) and there&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-we-know-about-the-iphone-14-so-far/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-we-know-about-the-iphone-14-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old TV Just Gathering Dust? Here’s How to Get Rid of It Properly]]></title><description><![CDATA[When your new TV arrives, you unplug the old one, lift it off your cabinet and sit it against the wall of your spare room, where it&rsquo;ll gather dust while you set up the new one.Then what? Where does that TV go?Well, firstly, please don&rsquo;t squish the TV into a bin or throw it into a skip, that&rsquo;s one of the worst things you could do, before smashing it and leaving it in the middle of the road (don&rsquo;t do that either, please). As the next heading implies, here&rsquo;s how you di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/old-tv-just-gathering-dust-heres-how-to-get-rid-of-it-properly/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/old-tv-just-gathering-dust-heres-how-to-get-rid-of-it-properly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Delete Your Twitter Account When You’ve Had Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you had it with Twitter? Is the toxic discourse getting to you? Is Elon Musk the final straw? Fortunately, unlike other social media sites, it&rsquo;s not too tricky to delete your account and reclaim some mental health and sanity in your day. However, there is one caveat to deleting the TweetBook once and for all.How Twitter treats &lsquo;deactivation&rsquo;Twitter doesn&rsquo;t let you delete your account outright. Rather than risk users throwing their whole profile away when they finally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-delete-your-twitter-account-when-youve-had-enough/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 05:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-delete-your-twitter-account-when-youve-had-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Morrison Used Precious Debate Time to Blame Social Media for Killing Our Faith in Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been vocal over the last few years about his determination to &ldquo;rein in&rdquo; the tech giants, to make Big Tech accountable for what is said on their platforms and to have them &ldquo;pay their fair share&rdquo;, be that taxes or media organisation subsidies.But as far as pre-election promises, the space has been a little dry.In the first debate in the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election last night, both Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese mad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scott-morrison-used-precious-debate-time-to-blame-social-media-for-killing-our-faith-in-politics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scott-morrison-used-precious-debate-time-to-blame-social-media-for-killing-our-faith-in-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a LinkedIn for Musicians Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, tech startup Vampr has been amassing users and funding, with the goal of allowing musicians to share their works and collaborate with other users. Vampr was recently ranked second in Fast Company&rsquo;s list of the &ldquo;10 Most Innovative Music Companies of 2022&rdquo; and has amassed 1.5 million global users, which include Anthony Kilhoffer, a Grammy Award-winning producer who worked as an engineer on every Kanye West album from The College Dropout&nbsp;to&nbsp;The L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-linkedin-for-musicians-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-linkedin-for-musicians-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pokémon Company Buys Its Trading Card Manufacturer While Demand Soars]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pok&eacute;mon Company has announced that it will be acquiring The Millenium Print Group, the manufacturer that has been printing the Pok&eacute;mon trading card game since 2015. According to a press release put out by TPC, Millenium will remain autonomous, while benefiting from TPC&rsquo;s investments and expertise to expand its current production capabilities.According to Kenji Okubo, the president of TPC: &ldquo;By joining forces in a more meaningful way, our goal is to enhance the ways o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-pokmon-company-buys-its-trading-card-manufacturer-while-demand-soars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-pokmon-company-buys-its-trading-card-manufacturer-while-demand-soars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blink and You’ll Miss Morrison and Albanese’s EV Hot Takes in the First Debate of the Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night at the leader&rsquo;s debate, someone asked a question about electric vehicles.&ldquo;Hi guys, I would like to know a little about what your policies are around the electric batteries space from an investment perspective, and also how you&rsquo;re going to help Australians get into electric vehicles?&rdquo;A good question. I&rsquo;m glad someone asked about electric vehicles at the leader&rsquo;s debate, because as much as I&rsquo;ve been observing, this question hadn&rsquo;t been put]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/blink-and-youll-miss-morrison-and-albaneses-ev-hot-takes-in-the-first-debate-of-the-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/blink-and-youll-miss-morrison-and-albaneses-ev-hot-takes-in-the-first-debate-of-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Will Now Warn Kids When an Image Contains Nudity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple is now bringing its new child safety features to Australia, a handful of &lsquo;blocks&rsquo;, essentially, that act as a barrier to kids seeing images that contain nudity.Apple rolled out the feature in the U.S. last year and after working with local organisations such as the Kid&rsquo;s Helpline, it&rsquo;s ready to let it loose on Australia.If you&rsquo;re thinking this is that feature we heard about last year that would scan a user&rsquo;s phone for child exploitation material, you&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-will-now-warn-kids-when-an-image-contains-nudity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-will-now-warn-kids-when-an-image-contains-nudity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where You Can Save 20% On Lenovo Laptops, Monitors and Tablets]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to get your hands on some Lenovo tech, then you&rsquo;ve come to the right place. Over at eBay Australia, you can save a solid 20% off a range of Lenovo products, including their bestselling laptops, monitors and tablets.To enjoy a range of savings on Lenovo products, you can use the code LVV20 at checkout to redeem your discount.With an extensive range of Lenovo products on sale, it can be tough to spot the best bang for you buck. Below, we&rsquo;re rounded up the best deals, so you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/where-you-can-save-20-on-lenovo-laptops-monitors-and-tablets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/where-you-can-save-20-on-lenovo-laptops-monitors-and-tablets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s the Best Alternatives to NBN]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve got unreliable NBN, it&rsquo;s time to make a change. 5G home internet options have become more widely available, there are more 4G home internet plans than ever, and there are even a couple of supersized mobile broadband plans that are a suitable alternative to NBN.While these NBN alternatives might not be right for every kind of user, home wireless broadband and mobile broadband plans can be genuine fixed line alternatives.Here&rsquo;s what you need to know about home wireless]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-the-best-alternatives-to-nbn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-the-best-alternatives-to-nbn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Get Your Caravan in Order for a Getaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another long weekend is coming up, folks! You know what that means: time to wheel out the caravan and get cracking on your holiday.Holidaying with a caravan is hard work. On top of making sure the caravan is liveable, spider-proof and able to withstand the climate it&rsquo;s being setup in (please don&rsquo;t test your luck with weather that&rsquo;s too cold).But just because it&rsquo;s hard doesn&rsquo;t mean you shouldn&rsquo;t do it. Perhaps you&rsquo;ve got a caravan that has become a home f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-your-caravan-in-order-for-a-getaway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-your-caravan-in-order-for-a-getaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upgrade Your Movie Night With $120 off This Bose Soundbar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even though full, rich sound is an important part of the cinema and gaming experience, some of us are more than happy to just stick with the speakers in our TVs. If you really love your movies, TV shows or video games, the best thing you can do is add an external speaker to your setup. If you&rsquo;re tight on space or you don&rsquo;t have the money to shell out for a massive home theatre system, your best bet is to turn to a soundbar &ndash; and right now you can grab a massive discount on a gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/upgrade-your-movie-night-with-120-off-this-bose-soundbar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/upgrade-your-movie-night-with-120-off-this-bose-soundbar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Knotverse: Metal Kings Slipknot Are the Latest Web3 Victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s happened.My worlds have collided. And not in a way I would have ever imagined.Overnight I woke to news that everyone&rsquo;s favourite nu-metal superstars were heading to the metaverse. It was teased. I should have seen it coming.Probably nothing&hellip; pic.twitter.com/fj0KcovZJ1&mdash; Slipknot (@slipknot) April 8, 2022<br />
&nbsp;I wanted to headline this article with &lsquo;Knotverse: the whole thing I think is sic(k)&rsquo; or &lsquo;NFTs = Shit&rsquo; or &lsquo;Metalverse, c&rsquo;Mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-knotverse-metal-kings-slipknot-are-the-latest-web3-victim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 07:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-knotverse-metal-kings-slipknot-are-the-latest-web3-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Reminder the Apple on the Back of Your iPhone Has Wildly Underused Functions]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re an iPhone owner, you&rsquo;ll know there are a bunch of sweet features built into the devices to make life that little bit easier for you. But of all the fun hidden features housed in the iPhone, there is one that seems to blow minds the most: the broadly underused back tap function.The usefulness of the back tap feature was recently rediscovered by the masses when TikTok user tenilleserpa posted a video across her social media platforms showing off the feature. In the post, she]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-reminder-the-apple-on-the-back-of-your-iphone-has-wildly-underused-functions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-reminder-the-apple-on-the-back-of-your-iphone-has-wildly-underused-functions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AEC Turned To Snapchat to Convince the Kids to Register to Vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unsolicited Snapchat DM-sliding isn&rsquo;t something anyone wants, unless it&rsquo;s the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and they&rsquo;re nudging you to enrol to vote and make your vote count.Well, that was the case last week, and this is part of the combination of things that saw a staggering 214,000 people enrol to vote on April 18.We&rsquo;re proud to share our record enrolment numbers. The state of the roll is a modern democratic miracle, and not something you see in most places worl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-aec-turned-to-snapchat-to-convince-the-kids-to-register-to-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-aec-turned-to-snapchat-to-convince-the-kids-to-register-to-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Those Old Phones Out of Your Drawers and Recycle Them Properly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fess up, you&rsquo;ve probably got an old phone in a drawer or box in your home that you&rsquo;re keeping in case your current phone breaks. It&rsquo;s unlikely that you&rsquo;ll end up using this phone, but it is likely it&rsquo;s sitting there gathering dust, degrading in quality and simply going unused.Why not recycle it? I mean, it gets a piece of unloved tech removed from your home, and recycling it the proper way is much better than simply throwing it in the garbage.With Earth Day on Frida]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/get-those-old-phones-out-of-your-drawers-and-recycle-them-properly/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/get-those-old-phones-out-of-your-drawers-and-recycle-them-properly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universal Drops One Final Trailer for the Epic Viking Thriller The Northman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epic viking thriller&nbsp;The Northman&nbsp;is on its way to cinemas around the world this week and although we&rsquo;re only one day out from the flick landing down under, Universal has surprised us with one final trailer.The last update on&nbsp;The Northman&nbsp;we provided was less on the news side and more on the&nbsp;&lsquo;You had one job&rsquo; side.In New York,&nbsp;The Northman&nbsp;had posters stuck around the subway, alerting commuters there was a new movie coming featuring big names]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/universal-drops-one-final-trailer-for-the-epic-viking-thriller-the-northman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/universal-drops-one-final-trailer-for-the-epic-viking-thriller-the-northman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Offer Tech Support to Your Older Relos Without Losing Your Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in September, I became the family tech support.My grandparents came to me asking for recommendations for a very specific problem. It&rsquo;s a position I imagine many a young, tech-savvy person is put in when they have not-so tech obsessed relatives.My grandparents (who I&rsquo;ll be referring to as Nana and Papa) wanted an easy-to-use tablet. Papa insisted that it couldn&rsquo;t be an Apple device. But, I can&rsquo;t just let my grandparents buy a piece of tech and then peace out like some]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-offer-tech-support-to-your-older-relos-without-losing-your-mind/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-offer-tech-support-to-your-older-relos-without-losing-your-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Books to Read if You Loved Song of Achilles’ Take On Mythology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, Madeline Miller&rsquo;s Song of Achilles dominated the world of #Booktok with its lyrical storytelling, LGBT romance and fresh perspective on what&rsquo;s notably a tired story of male glory and heroism.It&rsquo;s re-imaginings like Song of Achilles that have fuelled Hephaestus&rsquo; forge of imagination in writers and reignited the passion in readers for stories of myth and legend &mdash; but told from previously silenced points-of-view.Here are some new (and new-ish) mythic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-books-to-read-if-you-loved-song-of-achilles-take-on-mythology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-books-to-read-if-you-loved-song-of-achilles-take-on-mythology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is How Much It Would Cost to Sign up to Every Streaming Service in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no denying Australia&rsquo;s streaming market has gotten a whole lot more crowded over the years. While each streaming service isn&rsquo;t that expensive individually, once you bundle up all the options, it gets pretty ridiculous. For anyone wanting a piece of all the content all the time, that&rsquo;s very bad news.There are five primary streaming services in Australia right now: Netflix, Stan, Binge, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. There&rsquo;s also Apple TV+ and newcomer Paramo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-how-much-it-would-cost-to-sign-up-to-every-streaming-service-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-how-much-it-would-cost-to-sign-up-to-every-streaming-service-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Time Even Real and Does It Matter if It’s Not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does time exist? The answer to this question may seem obvious: of course it does! Just look at a calendar or a clock.But developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibility, and one that we should take seriously.How can that be, and what would it mean? It&rsquo;ll take a little while to explain, but don&rsquo;t worry: even if time doesn&rsquo;t exist, our lives will go on as usual.A crisis in physicsPhysics is in crisis. For the past century or so, we have explained]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-time-even-real-and-does-it-matter-if-its-not/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-time-even-real-and-does-it-matter-if-its-not/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Massage Gun Deals in Australia That You Knead to Know About]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a long, testing day at work, a good massage is all you could ask for. Sometimes, we need something &mdash; anything &mdash; to pummel the tension away. While you can book a massage session any day of the week, you&rsquo;ll be stuck dealing with scheduling conflicts and waiting times when you just want to get on the table right this instant.That&rsquo;s where a massage gun comes in handy. If you&rsquo;re looking to grab one of the best massage guns in Australia that can help beat away the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-massage-gun-deals-in-australia-that-you-knead-to-know-about/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-massage-gun-deals-in-australia-that-you-knead-to-know-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo’s GBA Emulator For Switch Online Seemingly Leaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retro library for Nintendo Switch Online might be getting beefed up any day now. Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulators for the service developed by Nintendo have apparently leaked online, and it looks like a long list of games, including Mario Kart, Golden Sun, and Pok&eacute;mon Pinball: Ruby &amp; Sapphire, have been tested on it.Twitter user Trashbandatcoot tweeted today that four files leaked on 4Chan earlier in the day, which included emulators in development by Nintendo Europe Resear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nintendos-gba-emulator-for-switch-online-seemingly-leaks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nintendos-gba-emulator-for-switch-online-seemingly-leaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is VoiceOver and How Can I Use it on My iPhone?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a few features you may not know about that could potentially make your iPhone experience a whole lot better &ndash; one of those is VoiceOver.A feature designed for those who are blind or have low vision, VoiceOver is a gesture-based screen reader that allows you to use your iPhone even if you can&rsquo;t see the screen. Basically, VoiceOver provides audible descriptions of what&rsquo;s on your screen.How do you set up iPhone VoiceOver?Navigate to Settings &gt; scroll to Accessibility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-voiceover-and-how-can-i-use-it-on-my-iphone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-voiceover-and-how-can-i-use-it-on-my-iphone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Poison Pill’: The Anti-takeover Tool Twitter Hopes Will Keep Elon Musk at Bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Takeovers are usually friendly affairs. Corporate executives engage in top-secret talks, with one company or group of investors making a bid for another business. After some negotiating, the companies engaged in the merger or acquisition announce a deal has been struck.But other takeovers are more hostile in nature. Not every company wants to be taken over. This is the case with Elon Musk&rsquo;s $US43 billion bid (around $60 billion) to buy Twitter.Companies have various measures in their arsen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/poison-pill-the-anti-takeover-tool-twitter-hopes-will-keep-elon-musk-at-bay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/poison-pill-the-anti-takeover-tool-twitter-hopes-will-keep-elon-musk-at-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jason Momoa Joins Minecraft, and All the Other Videogame Movies Currently in the Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upcoming videogame movies and TV shows! While videogame movies are often&hellip;a bit bad, videogame TV shows typically hold up quite well.So what&rsquo;s around the corner? What are the upcoming videogame movies and TV shows that we can expect? Turns out, quite a lot. Here&rsquo;s your definitive guide to all of the upcoming videogame adaptations hitting streaming services and cinemas.Upcoming videogame moviesBefore we get into the TV shows, below you&rsquo;ll find a list of upcoming movies bas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jason-momoa-joins-minecraft-and-all-the-other-videogame-movies-currently-in-the-works/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jason-momoa-joins-minecraft-and-all-the-other-videogame-movies-currently-in-the-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bose’s Excellent Noise-Cancelling QuietComfort Earbuds Are Over 25% Off Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to buying pair of earbuds that has both excellent noise-cancellation and sound quality, you can usually expect to pay a few hundred dollars to get something good. In most cases, these earbuds are well worth the price, but it&rsquo;s always nice to be able to grab a pair while on sale.If you&rsquo;re currently on the hunt for a pair of earbuds with some of the best noise-cancelling possible, look no further than the Bose QuietComfort. The audio quality and noise cancellation ability]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/boses-excellent-noise-cancelling-quietcomfort-earbuds-are-over-25-off-right-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/boses-excellent-noise-cancelling-quietcomfort-earbuds-are-over-25-off-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those Political Text Messages Aren’t Spam, ACMA Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election (held next month, May 21), we&rsquo;ve been seeing a slew of advertisements spanning social media, billboards and even text messages. The ACMA on Tuesday made a statement: that political text messages are exempt from spam laws.Some political parties have been sending text messages at random to Australian mobile numbers featuring their campaign messaging. These messages often contain short slogans or links to campaign websites. Recently, this sort of te]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/those-political-text-messages-arent-spam-acma-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 03:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/those-political-text-messages-arent-spam-acma-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Most Intense Film Training Ever’ Went Into Making Top Gun: Maverick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 1986, cinema audiences were treated to a one-two punch of Cruise and Kilmer, a high-flyin&rsquo; adventure with rebel Maverick and an Iceman who never made mistakes. Jet planes. Missiles. Tom Cruise standing so close to Val Kilmer you didn&rsquo;t know if they were going to kiss. Top Gun had it all.Om nom nomNow, Paramount Pictures is porting post-Cold War patriotism into an era of asymmetrical warfare with overpriced F-35s that exist only to engorge the military-industrial complex. Fuck]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-most-intense-film-training-ever-went-into-making-top-gun-maverick/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-most-intense-film-training-ever-went-into-making-top-gun-maverick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including $150 off This Samsung UHD Monitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.We&rsquo;ll be updating this list often, so remember to bookmark this page so you can check back in regularly. Let&rsquo;s dive in.Best laptop dealsImage: RazerIf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-150-off-this-samsung-uhd-monitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-150-off-this-samsung-uhd-monitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Foster Proves She was Always Worthy in the Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fourth Thor movie is almost upon us, dubbed Thor: Love and Thunder, with Taika Waititi at the helm and the return of some of our favourite characters.Early in the morning, a trailer for the movie dropped, revealing quite a bit about the movie. Before the film releases later this year, let&rsquo;s get you up to speed.Thor: Love and Thunder trailersHere&rsquo;s the first trailer for the upcoming&nbsp;Thor: Love and Thunder.&nbsp;Here&rsquo;s all the interesting bits that we noticed from the tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jane-foster-proves-she-was-always-worthy-in-the-thor-love-and-thunder-trailer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jane-foster-proves-she-was-always-worthy-in-the-thor-love-and-thunder-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Razer’s Tiny Keyboard Has Literally Changed the Way I Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Razer reached out to see if I&rsquo;d be interested in reviewing its new Huntsman Mini Analog mechanical keyboard, I was at a bit of a crossroads. The HyperX Alloy Origins Core I&rsquo;d been using since completing a previous review was solid, but it also had Cherry Brown switches. Every keystroke created a huge amount of noise and when I was writing or in the middle of a busy game, it was absolutely deafening.Wait, what the hell is a 60% keyboard?The Razer Huntsman Mini Analog is a 60% gam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/razers-tiny-keyboard-has-literally-changed-the-way-i-write/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/razers-tiny-keyboard-has-literally-changed-the-way-i-write/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Use SMS Automatically When RCS or iMessage Don’t Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[iMessage revolutionised texting for iPhone users. It replaced SMS with a new, better, faster protocol. Now, Android is trying to do the same with RCS. And while it&rsquo;s getting there, it does have one issue: It doesn&rsquo;t automatically fall back to SMS if a message doesn&rsquo;t go through &mdash; instead, you&rsquo;re asked to manually send it as an SMS. There is a feature in settings, though, that makes sure your message is sent automatically via SMS if RCS doesn&rsquo;t work, and there&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-use-sms-automatically-when-rcs-or-imessage-dont-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-use-sms-automatically-when-rcs-or-imessage-dont-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Your New iPhone Is Way More Scratched Than Your Old One]]></title><description><![CDATA[My iPhone&rsquo;s display is a mess. Some of that mess makes sense: I expect nicks and scratches on my screen when my iPhone, say, falls out of my pocket onto cement. However, many of these scratches have mysteriously accumulated over time, through no misuse of my own. Under direct sunlight, it&rsquo;s a massacre. If your iPhone is looking about the same, it might get you wondering why newer iPhones are so easily scratched up.As long as there have been smartphones, the threat of micro-scratches]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-your-new-iphone-is-way-more-scratched-than-your-old-one/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-your-new-iphone-is-way-more-scratched-than-your-old-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Tasmania’s Major Digital Blackout Was Fixed, and How Another Could Be Avoided]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tasmanians last month suffered a six-hour digital blackout, with phone and internet services down across the state. Some radio and television broadcasts were also affected, as well as banking and electronic payment services.The impact was so severe that Tasmania&rsquo;s connectivity to the rest of the world was reportedly reduced by 70 per cent, before services slowly began being restored around 6pm.The state is connected to the Australian mainland (and the rest of the world) by three fibre-opti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-tasmanias-major-digital-blackout-was-fixed-and-how-another-could-be-avoided/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-tasmanias-major-digital-blackout-was-fixed-and-how-another-could-be-avoided/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Curious Case of Australia’s Native Blue-Grey Mouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[From all accounts, Australia&rsquo;s blue-grey mouse was a charming little creature. The famous British zoologist Oldfield Thomas of London&rsquo;s Natural History Museum first described the species in 1910 and named it Pseudomys glaucus.Within half a century, the species had seemingly disappeared, leaving behind only three scientific specimens. Since then, two of these have been lost.But is the mouse extinct, or just extremely hard to find?We decided to explore old museum specimens and correspo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-curious-case-of-australias-native-blue-greymouse/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-curious-case-of-australias-native-blue-greymouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is My IP Address?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is my IP? It&rsquo;s an odd question in most people&rsquo;s minds, yet it&rsquo;s one of the top ten most-searched questions on Google.Those who know what an IP address is will already know most of these searches are coming from people who understand what they&rsquo;re searching for. But for the rest of us a more relevant question might be: what is an IP address?Across the globe there are billions of computing devices that connect to the internet. To communicate, each device needs an addres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-my-ip-address/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-my-ip-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Prevent Your AMD Processor From Automatically Overclocking]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re rocking AMD components in your desktop PC, take a moment to make sure your CPU isn&rsquo;t unintentionally overclocking itself. A bug in a recent AMD graphics card driver update is automatically triggering the &ldquo;Auto Overclocking&rdquo; option on AMD CPUs, even if users don&rsquo;t explicitly turn it on themselves.AMD confirmed the bug in a statement to Tom&rsquo;s Hardware, but so far no official fix has been released, even though many AMD users are experiencing the issue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-prevent-your-amd-processor-from-automatically-overclocking/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-prevent-your-amd-processor-from-automatically-overclocking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Apple Watch Just Needs a New Battery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple Watches are impressive little computers, but they don&rsquo;t last forever. After enough time, the battery starts to go, which can ruin your chances of closing your daily rings. On top of that, the watch starts to slow down, to the point where you think you&rsquo;d be better off upgrading to the next Apple Watch generation. But instead of buying a whole new watch, you should consider simply&nbsp;replacing&nbsp;the battery.It might not be obvious from its inaccessible design, but the Apple]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-apple-watch-just-needs-a-new-battery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-apple-watch-just-needs-a-new-battery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Toy News Asks the Important Question: Swords or Kirby?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo&rsquo;s regular roundup of the coolest toy news on the Internet. This week, Hot Toys returns to The Empire Strikes Back&rsquo;s climactic duel, Hasbro summons the might of Mighty Morphin&rsquo;s power sword, Jurassic World gives you your own baby raptor, and&hellip; we all just want to hug Kirby, really. Check it out!<br />
Hot Toys Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Bespin Luke Skywalker Sixth-Scale FigureHot Toys&rsquo; latest trip back into the galaxy far, far awa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-toy-news-asks-the-important-question-swords-or-kirby/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-toy-news-asks-the-important-question-swords-or-kirby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 of the Best Text-Based Adventure Games You Never Knew You Needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news that old-school adventure game pioneers Roberta and Ken Williams are returning to gaming after 25 years with a virtual reality version of classic game Colossal Cave got me thinking about how awesome text adventure games were. Elden Ring is cool and all, but sometimes you want to type &ldquo;GO NORTH&rdquo; and enjoy some perfectly rendered mind-graphics.If you&rsquo;ve never played a text game, you should. Doing so is incredibly easy, and also free. And you certainly don&rsquo;t need to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-of-the-best-text-based-adventure-games-you-never-knew-you-needed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-of-the-best-text-based-adventure-games-you-never-knew-you-needed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Need to Talk About ‘Is It Cake?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I doubt that even Netflix expected &ldquo;Is It Cake?&rdquo; to be such a hit.The premise, if you haven&rsquo;t already binged the TV series, involves professional bakers trying to fool judges by creating cakes that don&rsquo;t look like dessert but instead appear to be everyday commodities &ndash; purses, toys, fast food.But while most critics see this as just another iteration of mindless TV, I see Is It Cake?&nbsp;as deeply tied to a cultural moment in which deception &ndash; and learning how]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-need-to-talk-about-is-it-cake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-need-to-talk-about-is-it-cake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best NBN Plans for Streaming Netflix]]></title><description><![CDATA[With school holidays, mid-semester break and general Easter leave, I&rsquo;m sure many of us are mainlining Netflix right now. I sure am. A Netflix binge is however one of the more demanding activities you can inflict on your connection, especially when you&rsquo;re only getting up for more snacks.If you&rsquo;re not confident in your internet, you may want a beefier plan to avoid slowly descending into buffering induced madness.In the most recent Measuring Broadband Report, the ACCC looked at h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-nbn-plans-for-streaming-netflix/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-nbn-plans-for-streaming-netflix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED Is a Mighty Work Machine With a ScreenPad-Sized Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve just spent a week with the ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED laptop and I have to say, good things do come in small packages. But it wasn&rsquo;t all love for this small and mighty machine, which sucks, because I had a lot of love to give it.I have to assume the conversation at ASUS when making this laptop went something like, &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s try reinvent the wheel by making it rounder&rdquo;. What do I mean by that? The trackpad, sorry, ScreenPad, sounds great on paper, but in execution it ki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-asus-zenbook-14x-oled-is-a-mighty-work-machine-with-a-screenpad-sized-problem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-asus-zenbook-14x-oled-is-a-mighty-work-machine-with-a-screenpad-sized-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Ways To Work Smarter, Not Harder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chances are that since 2020, your work has had to continually pivot to adjust to whatever challenge was coming next. But now, we can all collectively aim for more than staying afloat or prepared: in 2022, it&rsquo;s time to reassess those issues that prevent productivity in the workplace &ndash; whether that&rsquo;s a company you work for or your own small business &ndash; and end up costing more time and money than you&rsquo;d care to think about.With that in mind, here are four ways to pick up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-ways-to-work-smarter-not-harder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-ways-to-work-smarter-not-harder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You’re Running a Business You Need to Be Using These Tech Tools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech is crucial to all businesses. Whether it&rsquo;s to grow your company or streamline a clunky process, there&rsquo;s plenty of tech tools at your fingertips to make running your business easier. But with hurtling advancements, it can be hard to keep up.We asked Vladimir Mitnovetski, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director at Dicker Data (a distributor of hardware, software, cloud and emerging technologies which works with companies big and small) how tech is changing businesses.&ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-youre-running-a-business-you-need-to-be-using-these-tech-tools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-youre-running-a-business-you-need-to-be-using-these-tech-tools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Things You Should Watch Before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness&nbsp;is theatrically releasing in Australia on May 5, and while we got a new trailer just recently (asking more questions than answering them, mind you) we&rsquo;ve still got a bit of time before we can see what this latest movie from Sam Raimi is all about.Written by Loki&rsquo;s&nbsp;Michael Waldron,&nbsp;Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael St]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/7-things-you-should-watch-before-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/7-things-you-should-watch-before-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Top Picks for Games to Play Over the Long Weekend, Just BYO Snacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are you going to be playing over the long weekend? We&rsquo;ve got some game recommendations if you&rsquo;ve been looking for something multiplayer, a nice single player experience or just a bit of casual fun.Here&rsquo;s what we reckon you should play over the Easter long weekend (yup, Aussies get Friday April 15 to Monday April 18 off).Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker SagaLego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the first game on our recommendations list. The lighthearted Lego game following th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/our-top-picks-for-games-to-play-over-the-long-weekend-just-byo-snacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/our-top-picks-for-games-to-play-over-the-long-weekend-just-byo-snacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Need to Patch These 128 Security Bugs on Your PC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity is constantly in the news, and for good reason. Bad actors are always on the lookout for vulnerabilities in software to exploit for personal gain: Your PC, running Windows and an assortment of apps, is in the crosshairs, so when Microsoft drops updates to patch security flaws and vulnerabilities as they&rsquo;ve done this month, you should install them as soon as possible.These latest security updates from Microsoft patch a staggering 128 security vulnerabilities in not just Window]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-need-to-patch-these-128-security-bugs-on-your-pc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-need-to-patch-these-128-security-bugs-on-your-pc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gizmodo Movie Night: 7 Shows You Can Binge-Watch From Episode One to Finale Over the Long Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s well known that there is no better time to binge-watch an entire series than a long weekend. And wow, would you look at that? It&rsquo;s the Easter long weekend! You know what that means, right? Binge-watching! Yes, that also means it&rsquo;s time for another Gizmodo Movie Night to give you some recommendations.Sure, you could spend your long weekend doing things like picnics, lunches and Easter egg hunts but you could also spend it chilling out on the couch watching these brilliant s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-7-shows-you-can-binge-watch-from-episode-one-to-finale-over-the-long-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-7-shows-you-can-binge-watch-from-episode-one-to-finale-over-the-long-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is the New Social Media App ‘BeReal’ (and Do You Really Want to Be Real)?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are always new social media platforms launching, but few have the staying power of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, Truth Social, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Each day seemingly promises us some new platform, most of which we ignore or maybe use for a brief time before ultimately ignoring; others have their time to shine but eventually fizzle out. (Pour one out for Bebo, MySpace, Friendster, Google+, and Parler.)One new-ish app is receiving some positive attention right now, thou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-the-new-social-media-app-bereal-and-do-you-really-want-to-be-real/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-the-new-social-media-app-bereal-and-do-you-really-want-to-be-real/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upgrade Your PC or PS5 Storage Through These SSD and HDD Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re on the hunt for a way to increase the storage capacity in your PC or your PS5, eBay Australia has a bunch of sales running on the bestselling Samsung internal SSDs, as well as popular HDDs including SEAGATE Ironwolf and Barracuda.For the lucky few that have managed to get their hands on a PlayStation 5 sometime over the last two years, you might already be facing a storage issue that many other players have been grappling with. Unfortunately, the desirable PS5 sports a less-than-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/upgrade-your-pc-or-ps5-storage-through-these-ssd-and-hdd-deals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 04:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/upgrade-your-pc-or-ps5-storage-through-these-ssd-and-hdd-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Northman Director Robert Eggers Explains His Shakespearean Viking Epic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Audiences love a good Viking story. The culture of ancient seafaring Scandinavian folk has skyrocketed in popularity recently thanks to hits like Vikings, The Last Kingdom and Assassin&rsquo;s Creed: Valhalla. But your idea of Vikings may well be about to change thanks to The Northman.Robert Eggers, director of The Witch and The Lighthouse, is known for bringing his unique perspective to period pieces. So what was his approach to a classic Viking tale?In an interview with Lifehacker Australia, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-northman-director-robert-eggers-explains-his-shakespearean-viking-epic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-northman-director-robert-eggers-explains-his-shakespearean-viking-epic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone in Australia is Selling a 2011 Tesla Roadster for a Cool $190,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2011 Tesla Roadster is available for purchase in Perth for $190,000.The Carsales listing, showing one of the famous proof-of-concept electric cars, complete with a 2011-era Lotus chassis, red colouring and all of its specs, lists the car as only having travelled 96,646 kilometres. In 11 years, that&rsquo;s pretty good for the old Tesla Roadster! According to Redbook, the original price of the Tesla Roadster 2011 was $242,000 (that&rsquo;s a $52,000 price drop since release).The original Tesla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/someone-in-australia-is-selling-a-2011-tesla-roadster-for-a-cool-190000/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 02:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/someone-in-australia-is-selling-a-2011-tesla-roadster-for-a-cool-190000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s All the Good Movies Hitting Aussie Cinemas in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to your list of all the good movies out next month. By good we obviously mean Giz-adjacent, so sci-fi, horror, fantasy, adventure &ndash; basically every flick on the May 2022 Australian movie release schedule we can&rsquo;t wait to see.We&rsquo;ve got a running guide on everything hitting cinemas this year, but this will serve as your month ahead planner. You&rsquo;re welcome.Even though April is only mid-way through, it&rsquo;s time to look ahead to May. There&rsquo;s actually quite a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-all-the-good-movies-hitting-aussie-cinemas-in-may/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-all-the-good-movies-hitting-aussie-cinemas-in-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Access HBO Max in Australia So You Can Watch The Batman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Batman has been one of 2022&rsquo;s biggest superhero movies, so far. While it&rsquo;s been hanging around in theatres since Thursday, March 3, the latest big-screen iteration of the Dark Knight is set to stream on HBO Max in the United States from April 18.With no local streaming release planned for The Batman yet, Australian audiences will have to wait until the DVD and Blu-ray release on June 1 before they can watch it from the comfort of their own Batcaves.Luckily, there is a workaround.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-access-hbo-max-in-australia-so-you-can-watch-the-batman/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-access-hbo-max-in-australia-so-you-can-watch-the-batman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hear Ye, Hear Ye, These Headphones and Earbuds Are on Sale Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[A good pair of headphones have the power to change your mood, whether they energise you enough to complete your workout or put you in that desirable &ldquo;flow state&rdquo; while working. But a pair of quality headphones doesn&rsquo;t come cheap, especially from brands like Sony or Apple. So, if you&rsquo;re hoping to upgrade your current set, we&rsquo;ve rounded up the best headphones that are on sale right now.We&rsquo;ve even highlighted our top picks from what&rsquo;s available to help you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hear-ye-hear-ye-these-headphones-and-earbuds-are-on-sale-right-now/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hear-ye-hear-ye-these-headphones-and-earbuds-are-on-sale-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cricket Australia Is Playing Silly Mid-On With NFTs Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howzat.Cricket Australia has announced a multi-year partnership with Rario (a cricket-based NFT marketplace) and BlockTrust (an NFT data company) to launch a series of NFTs.Woof, we&rsquo;re not gonna see NFTs go quietly, are we? Last month, we reported that Qantas, one of Australia&rsquo;s most iconic brands, is also getting in on the NFT game. Well, so is the body behind one of Australia&rsquo;s biggest sports, as per today&rsquo;s announcement.&ldquo;We are excited to step into the metaverse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/cricket-australia-is-playing-silly-mid-on-with-nfts-now/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/cricket-australia-is-playing-silly-mid-on-with-nfts-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coalition vs Labor’s Election Policies Compared]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we all know by now, the 2022 Australian Federal Election will be held on May 21. It&rsquo;s officially only a few days into the campaign for current Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his opponent Anthony Albanese, but with preparation underway long before a date was set, we have a number of election policies already announced from each side.While there&rsquo;s a number of initiatives promised from both the Albanese-led Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Morrison-led Coalition (Liberal and N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/coalition-vs-labors-election-policies-compared/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/coalition-vs-labors-election-policies-compared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Tech Deals Still Available in Amazon’s Big Smile Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to sales, most of the major events take place at the tail end of every year, from Black Friday to Cyber Monday and Boxing Day. But when it comes to sales at the start of the year, things are a little bit quiet. On the one hand, that&rsquo;s good news for our wallets. But on the other, it can be a bit of a drag having to wait until November to pick up a new pair of headphones for very cheap. So if you&rsquo;ve been hanging out for some cracking tech bargains, you&rsquo;ll want to ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-tech-deals-still-available-in-amazons-big-smile-sale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-tech-deals-still-available-in-amazons-big-smile-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to Turn Back Time? Here’s How to Access Retro Video Games in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[It can be quite difficult to pick up an original retro game console in this day and age, one that works well with a slew of games and accessories that are still functional, but it&rsquo;s possible!While &lsquo;retro game consoles&rsquo; might mean different things to different people (for example, The Gamesmen website lists the PS3 as a retro console) we&rsquo;ll be talking mostly about consoles from before 2005.What are my retro game console options?Since classic consoles like the SNES and the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/want-to-turn-back-time-heres-how-to-access-retro-video-games-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/want-to-turn-back-time-heres-how-to-access-retro-video-games-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[According to New Research, Impulsive Psychopaths Like Crypto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the invention of Bitcoin in 2009 the global cryptocurrency market has grown from nothing to a value of around US$2 trillion (that translates to nearly $2.7 trillion in Aussie terms). From a price of US$1 in 2011, Bitcoin rose to an all-time high of more than US$63,000 in April 2021, and now hovers around the US$42,000 mark.Large fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices are common, which makes them a highly speculative investment. What kind of people are willing to take the risk, and what moti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/according-to-new-research-impulsive-psychopaths-like-crypto/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/according-to-new-research-impulsive-psychopaths-like-crypto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Everywhere All At Once Lives up to Its Name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title of Everything Everywhere All At Once says it all. This film sets out to do a lot, but it&rsquo;s in the rare position of achieving everything it attempts to do.Everything Everywhere All At Once comes from the directing duo Daniels &mdash; Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The Daniels are famous for their work on the wildly ridiculous Swiss Army Man and they prove themselves willing to go even bigger and bolder in this film.Everything Everywhere is anchored by Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-lives-up-to-its-name/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-lives-up-to-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Love the Look of the Kia EV6, but Its Operating System Isn’t Perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kia EV6 is a luxury electric SUV, ranging from $67,990 all the way up to $82,990. It&rsquo;s a very advanced car, packing some of the best technology Kia has ever brought to the road, however much of that technology is outmatched by EV-focused companies like Polestar and Tesla.There&rsquo;s no denying that the Kia EV6 is an attractive car, though it&rsquo;s bested in terms of range, operating system and, in a lot of ways, price. It&rsquo;s also an incredibly difficult car to purchase. I spen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-love-the-look-of-the-kia-ev6-but-its-operating-system-isnt-perfect/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-love-the-look-of-the-kia-ev6-but-its-operating-system-isnt-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Alice, the Camper That Was an Ambulance in a Former Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then, something cute, quirky and darn cool comes across the Gizmodo Australia inbox. Today, that is Alice.Alice is a camper. But she wasn&rsquo;t always. In a former life, Alice was an ambulance.Here&rsquo;s her Camplify listing:Alice the ex-ambulance is just that and she shows off some memories from her past working life, such as stickers and a very handy rail for hanging stuff! Alice has heaps of storage for all your gear and a comfy mattress for a great night&rsquo;s sleep.We do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/meet-alice-the-camper-that-was-an-ambulance-in-a-former-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/meet-alice-the-camper-that-was-an-ambulance-in-a-former-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do Astronauts Shit in Space?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a ton of space-related news dominating the headlines right now. Billionaires are engaged in a space race, celebrities are riding along in rockets, and 1,500 pages of UFO-related reports were just declassified by the government. The age of space tourism may soon be upon us, but the age of space curiosity is already quite firmly here. Whether you end up on a tourism rocket, living in a space station a la Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, or just reading about the cosmic goings-on from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-do-astronauts-shit-in-space/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-do-astronauts-shit-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best NBN Alternatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve got unreliable NBN, it&rsquo;s time to make a change. 5G home internet options have become more widely available, there are more 4G home internet plans than ever, and there are even a couple of supersized mobile broadband plans that are a suitable alternative to NBN.While these NBN alternatives might not be right for every kind of user, home wireless broadband and mobile broadband plans can be genuine fixed line alternatives.Here&rsquo;s what you need to know about home wireless]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-nbn-alternatives/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 03:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-nbn-alternatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Praise the Sun Demon’s Souls Is Half off With These PS5 Game Sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[While it&rsquo;s getting a bit easier to pick up a PlayStation 5, Sony&rsquo;s next-gen remains a hot ticket item &ndash; even as we approach 18-months since its launch. If you&rsquo;re lucky enough to own a PS5, or you&rsquo;re still feeling content with your PS4, there are a few major titles on sale at the moment.Amazon is currently running its Big Smile Sale, so there are a few deals available for PS4 and PS5 games. The sale highlights are definitely more geared toward PS5 titles, so&nbsp;you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/praise-the-sun-demons-souls-is-half-off-with-these-ps5-game-sales/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/praise-the-sun-demons-souls-is-half-off-with-these-ps5-game-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Election 2022: How the AEC Is Preparing to Combat Misinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we head into the 2022 Federal Election, odds are you&rsquo;ve noticed some misinformation or crazy predictions making the rounds &ndash; but fear not, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is onto it, debunking misinformation one myth at a time.While the AEC been thinking about misinformation for years, on Tuesday it officially begun its campaign to help voters to &lsquo;Stop and Consider&lsquo; the messages they receive during this federal election.The Stop and Consider campaign aims to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/federal-election-2022-how-the-aec-is-preparing-to-combat-misinformation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/federal-election-2022-how-the-aec-is-preparing-to-combat-misinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Preorder the Xbox Mini Fridge at JB Hi-Fi Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preorders for the Xbox Series X Mini Fridge have opened up at EB Games and JB Hi-Fi this afternoon.The unit, which became something of a meme on social media last year, is set to launch in Australia on 31 August. The fridge unit is obviously larger than the real Xbox Series X and will hold up to 12 cans of your bev of choice. There are two little shelves inside and the interior is the classic, lurid Xbox green.The fridge itself is a Thermoelectric Cooler made by Ukonic.The Xbox Series X mini fri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-preorder-the-xbox-mini-fridge-at-jb-hi-fi-right-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-preorder-the-xbox-mini-fridge-at-jb-hi-fi-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony Goes Big on Epic Games With Whopping $1.35 Billion Investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epic Games recently announced an epic new wave of fundraising, notable both for the $US2 billion (around $3 billion) it&rsquo;s pulled in and for an eye-raising firm present among the leading partners: Sony. The makers of PlayStation VR have invested a cool $US1 billion ($1.35 billion) in Epic to further &ldquo;the development of new digital fan experiences&rdquo; and the &ldquo;metaverse.&rdquo;Today&rsquo;s news comes fresh on the heels of Epic showing off some impressive new tech. Last week,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sony-goes-big-on-epic-games-with-whopping-135-billion-investment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sony-goes-big-on-epic-games-with-whopping-135-billion-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexa, Take Me to Where I Can Grab the Echo Show 8 for 65% Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re looking to add a hub to your smart home setup, the Echo Show 8 has dropped down to its lowest price ever. Right now, you can save 65% off on an Echo Show 8 (1st Gen) and take that step towards transforming your home into a smart one.It&rsquo;s all thanks to Amazon Australia&rsquo;s Big Smile Sale, which is offering dozens of deals on tech, homewares, fashion and more. But get in quick, because this sale will end on Wednesday, 13 April.	READ MORE	6 Smart Bulbs That&rsquo;ll Give Y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alexa-take-me-to-where-i-can-grab-the-echo-show-8-for-65-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alexa-take-me-to-where-i-can-grab-the-echo-show-8-for-65-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nintendo Switch Lite Is Now Even Lighter on Your Wallet at $269]]></title><description><![CDATA[At this point in time, you&rsquo;ve probably made up your mind over whether or not you want to buy a Nintendo Switch. We did just pass its fifth anniversary back in March, after all. However, if you&rsquo;ve still been umm-ing and ahh-ing about picking one up recently, now might be the right time if you&rsquo;re someone who favours portable experiences.The Nintendo Switch Lite is currently on sale and its price has dropped down to a pretty nice $269, which will save you $60.95 off the RRP. That&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nintendo-switch-lite-is-now-even-lighter-on-your-wallet-at-269/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nintendo-switch-lite-is-now-even-lighter-on-your-wallet-at-269/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RMIT’s Answer to Revitalising the Melbourne CBD is a DAO]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does Melbourne&rsquo;s CBD and blockchain have in common? Nothing, but RMIT wants to change that.A new report from RMIT&rsquo;s Blockchain Innovation Hub, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation and the Digital Ethnography Research Centre has said Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs), including a Docklands DAO, could revitalise precincts in the Melbourne CBD. There&rsquo;s a lot to break down here.RMIT&rsquo;s Blockchain Innovation Hub was stood up to probe the possibilit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rmits-answer-to-revitalising-the-melbourne-cbd-is-a-dao/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rmits-answer-to-revitalising-the-melbourne-cbd-is-a-dao/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is the Citroën Ami, a Real Car for Sale in France]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the Citro&euml;n Ami, a car that isn&rsquo;t for sale in Australia.It&rsquo;s available in several European markets (including France, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, as noted by Drive) and is pitched as a budget quadricycle without many of the expensive aspects of a modern vehicle.It&rsquo;s unbelievably cute. Look at it. I cannot believe this thing exists, but I&rsquo;m glad that it does because it looks like a childhood scribble of mine. Here at Gizmodo Australia, we keep calling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-the-citron-ami-a-real-car-for-sale-in-france/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-the-citron-ami-a-real-car-for-sale-in-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research Shows Some Sharks Can’t Be Bothered to Hunt if They Aren’t Guaranteed a Snack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from two of Australia&rsquo;s universities have uncovered some lazy sharks. Well, sharks that don&rsquo;t bother attempting to kill if they aren&rsquo;t going to be rewarded by a snack. This research tells me I have more in common with a shark than I thought (obviously not the killing part).This research from ecologists at Flinders University and Macquarie University says sharks in their test area (Port Jackson) have learned to realise when the smell of natural prey doesn&rsquo;t lea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/research-shows-some-sharks-cant-be-bothered-to-hunt-if-they-arent-guaranteed-a-snack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/research-shows-some-sharks-cant-be-bothered-to-hunt-if-they-arent-guaranteed-a-snack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What We Know About Deltacron, the Latest COVID Variant to Reach Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re into our third year of the pandemic and it&rsquo;s far from over. We&rsquo;re in a much better position than we were two years ago thanks to the rollout of vaccines but new variants of COVID-19 continue to emerge, including the latest: Deltacron.What is Deltacron?This new variant is a hybrid of two existing strains. If you&rsquo;ve been following COVID-19 news you&rsquo;ll likely know of the prevalence of the Delta strain which plunged states into lockdown for months last year.This w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-we-know-about-deltacron-the-latest-covid-variant-to-reach-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-we-know-about-deltacron-the-latest-covid-variant-to-reach-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter Is Using the Democracy Sausage As the Symbol of the Australian Federal Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media platform Twitter wants you to get amongst Australian politics with a democracy sausage emoji, which it&rsquo;ll be running on Auspol hashtags from today.What was once a pretty lighthearted way of celebrating Australian politics (AKA: the intergenerational tradition of picking up a snag, some sauce and onion on a piece of bread) has now become a symbol of our Federal Election, and Twitter is all for it. Back in 2019, Instagram did a pretty similar thing, giving users democracy sausag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/twitter-is-using-the-democracy-sausage-as-the-symbol-of-the-australian-federal-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/twitter-is-using-the-democracy-sausage-as-the-symbol-of-the-australian-federal-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is How an eSIM Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[While eSIM technology has existed since 2016, it&rsquo;s only in recent years that more and more smartphones by the big three &mdash; Apple, Samsung and Google &mdash; work with them. But you&rsquo;d be forgiven if you&rsquo;re not across what they actually are: it&rsquo;s a little confusing at first.&nbsp;With felix mobile, you can join with an eSIM, allowing you to switch over providers in just a few minutes. In this article, we&rsquo;re going to break down exactly what an eSIM is, how it work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-how-an-esim-works/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-how-an-esim-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Good Coming to Cinemas This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly two years of massive change for the global entertainment industry, we&rsquo;re finally entering a period of relative stability. Numerous delays have seen movies pushed back again and again, but now that vaccine levels are high, and countries are starting to emerge from the COVID-induced fog, we finally have a clear view of the 2022 Australian movie release schedule.Over the last few months, many of the films that were scheduled for the back end of 2021 (some even from 2020) have bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-good-coming-to-cinemas-this-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-good-coming-to-cinemas-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Next for the NBN? Labor and the Coalition’s Plans Compared]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many Australians, the promise of cheap, reliable broadband remains a dream. So why is the National Broadband Network still not delivering an outcome that was promised more than a decade ago when the NBN rollout commenced?Let&rsquo;s take a look at the current state of the NBN, and what the major political parties have announced in the lead up to the next federal election.What&rsquo;s available on the NBN?The NBN uses a range of different technologies to connect users to the internet, dependi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-next-for-the-nbn-labor-and-the-coalitions-planscompared/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 03:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-next-for-the-nbn-labor-and-the-coalitions-planscompared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Apple Deal a Day Helps You Save Up to $440 on the Macbook and iPad Pro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much like Nintendo, Apple is one of those brands that rarely throws massive sales for its products, because it knows people are willing to pay for its laptops or phones, regardless of their premium prices. So when a good Apple deal does roll around, being able to pick up a new MacBook Pro, a pair of AirPods, or an iPad for a cheaper price is always welcome.Here&rsquo;s where you can grab those deals, which include up to $380 off the 2021 MacBook Pro, over $440 off the iPad Pro and a pair of AirP]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/an-apple-deal-a-day-helps-you-save-up-to-440-on-the-macbook-and-ipad-pro/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/an-apple-deal-a-day-helps-you-save-up-to-440-on-the-macbook-and-ipad-pro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including up to 63% Off Select Gaming Headsets]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.We&rsquo;ll be updating this list often, so remember to bookmark this page so you can check back in regularly. Let&rsquo;s dive in.Best laptop dealsImage: RazerIf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-up-to-63-off-select-gaming-headsets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-up-to-63-off-select-gaming-headsets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EB Games Is Trying to Find Its First Ever Customer]]></title><description><![CDATA[EB Games is trying to find out who its first Australian customer was.EB Games&rsquo; Australian arm turns 25 this year, and as part of its corporate celebrations, it&rsquo;s trying to see if it can find its very first customer (or the closest person to them). To do this, it&rsquo;s running a competition with a $2,500 shopping spree and an anniversary prize pack attached. Observe:We're celebrating our 25th Anniversary this year and we are searching for EB&rsquo;s Earliest Customer! You could win]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/eb-games-is-trying-to-find-its-first-ever-customer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/eb-games-is-trying-to-find-its-first-ever-customer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TCL Launches Affordable 30+ and 30 SE Smartphones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Budget phone maker TCL showed off a heck load of kit at Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC) earlier this year. It was fitting, considering MWC is where companies go to announce all the big tech and goofy gadgets they&rsquo;ve been working on since CES.TCL didn&rsquo;t disappoint this year. Despite being a budget-oriented phone maker, the company showed off some really interesting concept devices (including a bendy new foldable), some new tablets, some new modems and, of course, a heap of phones in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tcl-launches-affordable-30-and-30-se-smartphones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tcl-launches-affordable-30-and-30-se-smartphones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Favourite 3-In-1 Robot Vacuum Is Now on Sale for $400 Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those of you who are always short on time, but love the feeling of a squeaky clean floor beneath your feet, you simply must bag this robot vacuum that can suck, mop and empty itself better than you ever thought you could. Here&rsquo;s how you can grab our favourite robot vacuum cleaner, the Ecovacs Deebot N8+ for $400 off.Thanks to Amazon Australia&rsquo;s Big Smile Sale, you can grab it now for just $799, down from $1,199. The Deebot N8+ is a three-in-one robot vacuum featuring 2,300Pa suct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/our-favourite-3-in-1-robot-vacuum-is-now-on-sale-for-400-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/our-favourite-3-in-1-robot-vacuum-is-now-on-sale-for-400-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drones and 5G Could Soon Help Restore Power Outages in NSW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Optus 5G-enabled drones could be deployed in the future by Endeavour Energy to help restore power grids experiencing outages.Flying the drones is Endeavour Energy, a power company that supplies energy to millions of people in New South Wales. Combined with 5G-enabled drones, the company is using cloud services, artificial intelligence and UHD cameras to assist in power restoration efforts, with a successful test performed today set to inform power restoration efforts in the future. This project]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/drones-and-5g-could-soon-help-restore-power-outages-in-nsw/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/drones-and-5g-could-soon-help-restore-power-outages-in-nsw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Allied Tomcat-A Gaming Laptop Is Good if You Don’t Want to Commit to a Full Desktop Set-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am incredibly new to the PC gaming world. While Stardew Valley&nbsp;and&nbsp;Undertale&nbsp;run just fine on the old MacBook Air I covered in anime and band stickers, I never had the kind of hardware that would play something like Red Dead Redemption 2. I don&rsquo;t know a lot about PC gaming, but I always wanted something that did the job.When I look back at my brief periods of playing games on computers that didn&rsquo;t run an Apple OS, I remember Reader Rabbit, Freddy Fish, The Sims and&n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-allied-tomcat-a-gaming-laptop-is-good-if-you-dont-want-to-commit-to-a-full-desktop-set-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-allied-tomcat-a-gaming-laptop-is-good-if-you-dont-want-to-commit-to-a-full-desktop-set-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch This Video of a Robot Peeling a Banana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then something in the tech realm makes our eyes light up with excitement. Over the weekend, this happened while watching a video of a robot peeling a banana.&ldquo;Oh it&rsquo;s just a robot peeling a banana, there&rsquo;s nothing exciting about that,&rdquo; you might think to yourself. Well, there&rsquo;s a tonne of reasons why this seemingly simply concept is actually so freaking cool.The act of peeling a banana without squashing it requires some pretty exceptional dexterity. As]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-this-video-of-a-robot-peeling-a-banana/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-this-video-of-a-robot-peeling-a-banana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Smart Lighting Can Refresh Your Home and Your Mood]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s safe to say that lighting can play a big part in our lives. Whether that&rsquo;s from the warm glow of candlelight bringing a romantic atmosphere to your dinner, or through a gentle yellow light that will cause less strain on your peepers, lighting can have an effect on everything from our moods all the way to our health. Smart lighting makes you the chief officer of ambiance and mood, so you can transform your home as you see fit.Instead of renovating your home or getting lost in Ike]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-smart-lighting-can-refresh-your-home-and-your-mood/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-smart-lighting-can-refresh-your-home-and-your-mood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter CEO Says Elon Musk Won’t Be Joining Its Board After All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week we reported Elon Musk bought a supremely large share in his favourite internet toy, Twitter. Much speculation about how much pull the very frequent tweeter would have on the cursed blue bird site was then had. On Monday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal put some of that speculation to rest.Let&rsquo;s go through some context.Musk bought&nbsp;roughly 73 million shares, or 9.2 per cent, of Twitter on March 14, making him the largest shareholder of the company. We didn&rsquo;t find out about it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/twitter-ceo-says-elon-musk-wont-be-joining-its-board-after-all/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/twitter-ceo-says-elon-musk-wont-be-joining-its-board-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone Has Now Beat Elden Ring in Just 12 Minutes and 32 Seconds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, YouTuber and speedrunner MitChriz beat Elden Ring in just 12 minutes and 32 seconds, setting what appears to be a new record in the &ldquo;any% unrestricted&rdquo; speedrunning category for the game.To pull this off, you probably already guessed that there were some shenanigans and trickery happening in the run. And you would be correct. MitChriz used an Elden Ring speedrunning trick called &ldquo;zipping&rdquo; to essentially teleport around the world. This saves a lot of time compar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/someone-has-now-beat-elden-ring-in-just-12-minutes-and-32-seconds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/someone-has-now-beat-elden-ring-in-just-12-minutes-and-32-seconds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgically-Inserted Electrodes Could Revolutionise Neurological Disorder Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian researchers are working on a wireless neuro-stimulator to treat neurological disorders like Parkinson&rsquo;s and chronic depression.The project is a collaboration between researchers from the University of Queensland, Neurosciences Queensland and Abbott Neuromodulation, involving a remote care platform, allowing patients to be treated &ldquo;from anywhere in the world&rdquo;.&ldquo;By creating the world&rsquo;s first integrated and completely wireless remote care platform, we have re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/surgically-inserted-electrodes-could-revolutionise-neurological-disorder-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/surgically-inserted-electrodes-could-revolutionise-neurological-disorder-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sega Says ‘Future of Gaming’ Includes NFTS and Cloud Streaming]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems, like some other big video game publishers, Sega is also interested in adding NFTs into future games as revealed in an interview with various executives and producers. During that same interview, Sega talked more about its &ldquo;Super Game&rdquo; projects, confirming that it will be more than one game and some of them could involve streaming and cloud gaming.The interview was posted last month on Sega&rsquo;s recruitment and careers website but was recently spotted and translated by VG]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sega-says-future-of-gaming-includes-nfts-and-cloud-streaming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sega-says-future-of-gaming-includes-nfts-and-cloud-streaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Plex and Can I Use It in Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m going to spoil the answer by giving it all away in the opening paragraph. Plex is essentially a library for all things streaming and yes, you can use it in Australia.But let&rsquo;s dig a little deeper, eh?What is Plex?Let&rsquo;s say you want to watch something, but don&rsquo;t know whether you want to watch that unknown something on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Stan, Binge &ndash; literally anything.Historically there has only been two real ways to find something: one is open a sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-plex-and-can-i-use-it-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-plex-and-can-i-use-it-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 Biggest Deals From Amazon’s Big Smile Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rub your hands together because Amazon&rsquo;s throwing its first-ever &ldquo;Big Smile Sale&ldquo;, jam-packed with killer deals across homewares, tech, fashion, beauty and more. If your eyes have been twitching for a sale, your patience is about to be rewarded.Amazon&rsquo;s Big Smile Sale kicked off on Sunday, 10 April and will run until Wednesday, 13 April. Be sure to sign up for a free 30-day trial with Amazon Prime, to score a bunch of exclusive savings on select products.	READ MORE	The Be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-10-biggest-deals-from-amazons-big-smile-sale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-10-biggest-deals-from-amazons-big-smile-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Giz: Does Masturbation Make You Less Fertile?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Ask Giz, the series where Gizmodo Australia answers your burning questions of the weird and wonderful sort.If you haven&rsquo;t already, you should submit a question to us! Anything tech, health, science or gaming-related is something we&rsquo;d love to talk about. You can submit a question here.This week, our question comes from &ldquo;P&rdquo; in New Zealand. They&rsquo;re curious about masturbation while trying to conceive.Thank you for the question. I also appreciate your add]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-does-masturbation-make-you-less-fertile/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-does-masturbation-make-you-less-fertile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles Are Most Expensive in Western Australia, According to a New Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian website CarsGuide has released a comprehensive report on electric vehicle ownership in Australia, including price differences between states and what factors are driving electric vehicle uptake.The &ldquo;EVGuide Report 2022&rdquo; comes at an interesting time: petrol prices have gone up internationally over the past month, which many have linked to an increase in electric car demand.&ldquo;It is paramount that Australians are aware and understand all of the factors, new and similar t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/electric-vehicles-are-most-expensive-in-western-australia-according-to-a-new-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/electric-vehicles-are-most-expensive-in-western-australia-according-to-a-new-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Tech Deals in Amazon’s Big Smile Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to sales, most of the major events take place at the tail end of every year, from Black Friday to Cyber Monday and Boxing Day. But when it comes to sales at the start of the year, things are a little bit quiet. On the one hand, that&rsquo;s good news for our wallets. But on the other, it can be a bit of a drag having to wait until November to pick up a new pair of headphones for very cheap. So if you&rsquo;ve been hanging out for some cracking tech bargains, you&rsquo;ll want to ch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-tech-deals-in-amazons-big-smile-sale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 03:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-tech-deals-in-amazons-big-smile-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Common Surgeries That Researchers Say Are ‘of Little to No Benefit’ to Patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orthopaedic surgery (surgery for problems related to bones, joints, tendons and ligaments) is the&nbsp;third most common reason&nbsp;Australians go under the knife.Last year, more than 100,000 orthopaedic surgeries were performed in Australian public hospitals. As most orthopaedic surgeries are performed in private hospitals, the real number is much higher (and unfortunately unknown).But what most people don&rsquo;t know is that many common orthopaedic surgeries&nbsp;are not better for reducing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-common-surgeries-that-researchers-say-are-of-little-to-no-benefit-to-patients/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-common-surgeries-that-researchers-say-are-of-little-to-no-benefit-to-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Emerging Tech in the Food, Transport and Energy Sector Helping Counter the Effects of Climate Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) &mdash; which one of us (Arunima) contributed to &mdash; has emphasised the need for enormous change if we are to keep within the 1.5&#8451; warming limit.This Paris Agreement goal is currently beyond our reach. Achieving it would require drastic emissions reductions across all sectors and at all scales.Here are some emerging technologies in the food, transport and energy sectors with great potential to address the clima]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-emerging-tech-in-the-food-transport-and-energy-sector-helping-counter-the-effects-of-climatechange/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-emerging-tech-in-the-food-transport-and-energy-sector-helping-counter-the-effects-of-climatechange/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device.QR codes have a wide range of uses that help people avoid contact with objects and close interactions with other people, including for sharing restaurant menus, email list sign-ups, car and home sales information, and checking in and out of medical and professional appointments.QR codes are a close]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-qr-codes-work-and-what-makes-them-dangerous/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-qr-codes-work-and-what-makes-them-dangerous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Animals Use Their Poo in Cool and Disgusting Ways to Survive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn our stomachs, they&rsquo;re often crucial to an animal&rsquo;s survival.I and my colleague Nic Gill have done the dirty work, and collected a bunch of unexpected facts about how these behaviours help animals live their best lives:<br />
making a home, finding mates and food, and surviving predators.Our new book &ndash; titled Poo, Spew and other Gross Things Animals Do &ndash; is aimed at kids, but much of it will be ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-animals-use-their-poo-in-cool-and-disgusting-ways-to-survive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-animals-use-their-poo-in-cool-and-disgusting-ways-to-survive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Would It Take To Get Australians to Buy Electric Cars? Canberra Provides A Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only 5,532 of the 101,233 new cars sold in Australia last month were all-electric.While that number is an improvement on previous months, it is tiny compared to the 25% to 85% of new cars sold that are all-electric in European nations such as Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.A lot has been written about why that is, but less about what an individual state or territory can do to improve it, in the absence of help from the federal government.Our team at the National Centre for Social a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-would-it-take-to-get-australians-to-buy-electric-cars-canberra-provides-aguide/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-would-it-take-to-get-australians-to-buy-electric-cars-canberra-provides-aguide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ms. Pac-Man Bizarrely Replaced With New Wife (?) In Pac-Man Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[While long-time fans of the series will know that Ms. Pac-Man is the wife of Mr. Pac-Man, and appeared as such in the 1984 side-scroller Pac-Land, a new re-release of the game has gone to the trouble of changing the character.Here&rsquo;s Ms. Pac-Man as she appears in most titles, with her trademark red bow and boots:And here&rsquo;s what Ms. Pac-Man looks like in the original Pac-Land, appearing alongside Baby Pac-Man:Here, though, is what the pair look like in the new Arcade Archives release o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ms-pac-man-bizarrely-replaced-with-new-wife-in-pac-man-game/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ms-pac-man-bizarrely-replaced-with-new-wife-in-pac-man-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Should Un-Sync Google and Apple Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[You have some choices when it comes to iPhone photo management. Apple Photos is the built in choice, and is generally good. Google Photos is an optional app, and is also generally good. Using both at the same time, however, is not good, and should be avoided. That said, if you&rsquo;ve already mixed the two, there&rsquo;s a way to safely unlink them.Google Photos wants to be helpful: It wants to be your one-stop shop for both viewing your photos and videos, as well as backing them up to the clou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-un-sync-google-and-apple-photos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-un-sync-google-and-apple-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beoplay Portal Headphones Sound Great but They Cost More Than My TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bang and Olufsen Beoplay Portal made me completely rethink my approach to headphones for both gaming and casual use.These headphones, which are targeted at gamers, are packed with a range of terrific features for both the user on-the-go and the user who sits on the chair or on the couch for long periods of time.That being said, the microphone is pretty unideal for gaming use and the price is super high. Here&rsquo;s what I think.The Bang &amp; Olufsen Beoplay Portal (PC and PlayStation model]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-beoplay-portal-headphones-sound-great-but-they-cost-more-than-my-tv/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-beoplay-portal-headphones-sound-great-but-they-cost-more-than-my-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Samsung Q990B Soundbar Is Simply the Best]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Samsung Q990B Soundbar is so good, it&rsquo;s made me a soundbar guy.If you have bought a new TV in the past 18 months, chances are your TV sounds great and you sit there wondering why you&rsquo;d bother splashing the cash on what is essentially a speaker. But there are others who swear by them. As you can tell already, I am now the latter.While reviewing Samsung&rsquo;s 75-inch QN95B Neo QLED 4K Smart TV last week I was also given the opportunity to play with the company&rsquo;s latest soun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-samsung-q990b-soundbar-is-simply-the-best/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-samsung-q990b-soundbar-is-simply-the-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbnb’s Ukraine Moment Is a Reminder of What the Sharing Economy Can Be]]></title><description><![CDATA[As desirable vacation destinations go, war-torn Ukraine must surely rate low. But in the first month of Russia&rsquo;s invasion, Airbnb bookings in Ukraine boomed, as people around the world used the accommodation platform to channel more than US$15 million in donations to the country.As with other forms of direct donation, using Airbnb to channel aid to Ukraine has been problematic. The company was relatively quick to waive the 20% commission it usually charges on transactions. But stopping sca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/airbnbs-ukraine-moment-is-a-reminder-of-what-the-sharing-economy-can-be/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/airbnbs-ukraine-moment-is-a-reminder-of-what-the-sharing-economy-can-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Epic and Lego Project Will Inflict the Metaverse on Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, every company in the world is scrambling to announce something with the word &ldquo;metaverse&rdquo; in its pitch. Scrambling because it&rsquo;s essential this be done before anyone actually works out what a &ldquo;metaverse&rdquo; might be, and all the wind comes out of it like stale air from a forgotten Whoopee Cushion. Two such companies are Epic and Lego, who have just declared they&rsquo;re working together to &ldquo;shape the future of the metaverse to make it safe and fun for c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-epic-and-lego-project-will-inflict-the-metaverse-on-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-epic-and-lego-project-will-inflict-the-metaverse-on-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bet You Didn’t Know Your Camera Lens Is A Magnet For Mould]]></title><description><![CDATA[While a wet change in weather has plagued Australia&rsquo;s east coast on and off over the last few weeks, this is your reminder to check behind your bookcases, sofas and bathroom sink for any growing spores. And don&rsquo;t forget to add your camera collection to your checklist. Yes, who would&rsquo;ve thought that even your camera lens is susceptible to the devil we call mould?Most of us are lucky enough to go through life without ever having to worry about any fungi affecting our cameras, but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bet-you-didnt-know-your-camera-lens-is-a-magnet-for-mould/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bet-you-didnt-know-your-camera-lens-is-a-magnet-for-mould/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aston Martin’s Creative Chief Says the Valhalla is Just the Beginning of Luxury EVs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aston Martin has today officially unveiled the Valhalla &ndash; a kick-ass hybrid car that can be yours in 2024 if you have some spare change laying around.The Valhalla is touted by the company as a &ldquo;truly driver focused mid-engined hybrid supercar&rdquo;.&nbsp;Valhalla is Aston Martin&rsquo;s second foray into hybrid. The company&rsquo;s &lsquo;electrification journey&rsquo; technically started with the Valkyrie. The Valkyrie was back in 2017 touted by the company as the world&rsquo;s fas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aston-martins-creative-chief-says-the-valhalla-is-just-the-beginning-of-luxury-evs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aston-martins-creative-chief-says-the-valhalla-is-just-the-beginning-of-luxury-evs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Telstra’s Budget Brand Actually Worth It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may not know it, but Belong is quite literally budget Telstra. Big T runs Belong as its discount mobile and internet brand, and for the most part, undercuts its mainline product. Belong even has some of the cheapest plans available on the Telstra network.Of course, a cheap Telstra plan might seem too good to be true. You might be wondering if Belong&rsquo;s budget options can hold up to what you get with Telstra proper.To help, we&rsquo;re going to look at how the pair compare on mobile broa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-telstras-budget-brand-actually-worth-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-telstras-budget-brand-actually-worth-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ongoing Class Action Around Faulty DPFs Could Reportedly Cost Toyota $2 Billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toyota may have to front up $2 billion in damages as the result of a class action over faulty DPFs, reports have indicated.The class action surrounds Toyota DPFs &ndash; Diesel Particulate Filters &ndash; fitted to specific models. As the ABC explains, the class action covers more than 264,000 Hilux, Fortuner and Prado vehicles sold on the new car market between October 2015 and April 2020.In a ruling made Thursday, the Federal Court found Toyota customers essentially purchased vehicles with def]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ongoing-class-action-around-faulty-dpfs-could-reportedly-cost-toyota-2-billion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 03:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ongoing-class-action-around-faulty-dpfs-could-reportedly-cost-toyota-2-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Australia’s COVID-19 Committee Reckons the COVIDSafe App is Useless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in October, we reported the federal government had spent a whopping $9.1 million on its COVIDSafe app. At the time, with still no shift since, the COVIDSafe app once labelled &lsquo;digital sunscreen&rsquo; by our Prime Minister, had found basically no cases of COVID-19 and done nothing but drain the batteries of those who had installed it.Well, in a report handed down this week, a Senate Select Committee has said enough is enough. The committee wants to end funding for the practically usel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/even-australias-covid-19-committee-reckons-the-covidsafe-app-is-useless/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/even-australias-covid-19-committee-reckons-the-covidsafe-app-is-useless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ACMA Hopes to End SIM-Swap Scams With New Enforceable Telco Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve said this before, and we&rsquo;ll say it again. It&rsquo;s surprisingly complicated to register a new mobile phone service in Australia, but sadly all too frighteningly easy to get one fraudulently ported away from its rightful owner. New rules being brought in by the ACMA aim to make that kind of criminal effort much harder.Aussie telcos will be required to conduct stronger identity checks when customers request SIM-swaps, under new rules introduced by the Australian Communications]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-acma-hopes-to-end-sim-swap-scams-with-new-enforceable-telco-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-acma-hopes-to-end-sim-swap-scams-with-new-enforceable-telco-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers Have Detected an Actual Galactic Space Laser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have detected a powerful radio-wave laser, called a &lsquo;megamaser&rsquo;.This megamaser was observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa, which is a precursor instrument for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) &ndash; an international project to build the world&rsquo;s largest radio telescope. The SKA project will consist of thousands of antennas spread across the world, with central cores of operation in South Africa and Western Australia.<br />
The record-breaking find is the most d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/astronomers-have-detected-an-actual-galactic-space-laser/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/astronomers-have-detected-an-actual-galactic-space-laser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15 Cool Gadgets That Will Inject Some Fun Into Your Workspace]]></title><description><![CDATA[When covered in an endless pile of paperwork and a labyrinth of cables, our home office can look as inviting as a snake pit. If you need some help choosing some fun gadgets that&rsquo;ll brighten up your workspace and provide you with plenty of stimulation, then read on.While working from home, your office should be the place that you feel the most comfortable and motivated to sit at while going about your day. If you work full-time, you&rsquo;ll likely spend around 40 hours at your desk each we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/15-cool-gadgets-that-will-inject-some-fun-into-your-workspace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/15-cool-gadgets-that-will-inject-some-fun-into-your-workspace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Lego Star Wars to Dark Souls, Here’s What We’re Playing This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve just been through one of the craziest release cycles we&rsquo;ve seen in years: Pok&eacute;mon&nbsp;Legends Arceus, Horizon: Forbidden West,&nbsp;Dying Light,&nbsp;Elden Ring, Gran Turismo 7 and&nbsp;Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga,&nbsp;all released in the first four months of 2022. There&rsquo;s so much for the Gizmodo Australia team to play.But with so many games, what do you get started with? Well, I went around the office today (AKA the Slack channel, &rsquo;cause I&rsquo;m w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-lego-star-wars-to-dark-souls-heres-what-were-playing-this-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-lego-star-wars-to-dark-souls-heres-what-were-playing-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Researchers Say Vaping is Bad, But Lobbyists Say Smoking is Worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian National University today released findings from a study it did that said vaping is harmful and causing youth to get addicted to nicotine.According to ANU, &ldquo;e-cigarettes, or vapes, are causing harm and risk introducing a new generation to smoking&rdquo;. The government-funded study declares that young non-smokers who vape are around three times as likely to take up smoking than non-vapers.&ldquo;Nicotine use in children and adolescents can lead to lifelong addiction issues a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-researchers-say-vaping-is-bad-but-lobbyists-say-smoking-is-worse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-researchers-say-vaping-is-bad-but-lobbyists-say-smoking-is-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do You Really Need an Expensive Modem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s easy to completely do away with modem-router concerns in Australia when you can get a modem as a part of your NBN plan, but should you consider swapping it out for a different one? Do you really need an expensive modem-router?It turns out that buying the most expensive modem-router on offer doesn&rsquo;t always mean getting a better experience than what you&rsquo;re currently using.What is a modem-router?In basic terms, a modem provides your home with internet access, whereas a router]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/do-you-really-need-an-expensive-modem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 04:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/do-you-really-need-an-expensive-modem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra Day Includes Discounts on the Google Pixel 6 Pro and the Samsung Z Fold3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Telstra Day, everyone.The telco has resurfaced Telstra Day in 2022, with the idea basically being its own little Black Friday-like sale. You can score smartphones, tablets, speakers, smartwatches and accessories, kinda just depends what they feel like discounting.Telstra Day comes around sporadically, and there&rsquo;s also a caveat &ndash; each deal is only valid for the day. Which is a bummer this time around, because today you can score a Samsung Z Fold3 5G for $300 off.Telstra Day Apri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-day-includes-discounts-on-the-google-pixel-6-pro-and-the-samsung-z-fold3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-day-includes-discounts-on-the-google-pixel-6-pro-and-the-samsung-z-fold3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Has Stalled for Too Long, We Need To Quit Fossil Fuels Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the world acts now, we can avoid the worst outcomes of climate change without any significant effect on standards of living. That&rsquo;s a key message from the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).The key phrase here is &ldquo;acts now&rdquo;. Jim Skea, co-chair of the IPCC working group behind the report, said it&rsquo;s &ldquo;now or never&rdquo; to keep global warming to 1.5&#8451;. Action means cutting emissions from fossil fuel use rapidly and hard. Globa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-has-stalled-for-too-long-we-need-to-quit-fossil-fuels-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-has-stalled-for-too-long-we-need-to-quit-fossil-fuels-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Eyes on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness&nbsp;is one of the most intriguing parts of the MCU&rsquo;s fourth phase &mdash; and as we head towards the future of Marvel film releases we&rsquo;re starting to get a clearer picture of what the film is about.Following WandaVision&nbsp;and news out of&nbsp;Spider-Man: No Way Home,&nbsp;it appears&nbsp;the&nbsp;Doctor Strange&nbsp;sequel is set to be weirder and wilder than anything we&rsquo;ve seen from the MCU so far. With spider-filled multiverses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-eyes-on-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 03:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-eyes-on-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Group of Aussie Women Are Editing Wikipedia Pages for a Good Cause]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of women working in the health, medical and life sciences sectors are spending a little more time on the internet than usual today, editing a tonne of Wikipedia articles for a cause we can get behind.The idea behind the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon is to increase the visibility of women in science on Wikipedia. It&rsquo;s about combatting gender bias on the online encyclopaedia &ndash; important, given only around 19 per cent of all profiles on Wikipedia are about women.Participants will add a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-group-of-aussie-women-are-editing-wikipedia-pages-for-a-good-cause/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 03:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-group-of-aussie-women-are-editing-wikipedia-pages-for-a-good-cause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Some Perky News, You Can Save Up to $100 on Nespresso Coffee Machines Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The average cost of your morning brew currently sits around $4.50 per cup. If you&rsquo;re someone whose morning routine consists of wandering down to your local coffee shop and picking up a cup of joe, you&rsquo;re looking at an annual cost of $1,642.50. While we&rsquo;re not here to lecture you about how much you could save by ditching your caffeine addiction altogether, instead we&rsquo;d prefer to explain how investing in a coffee machine could benefit you (and your savings) in the long run.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-some-perky-news-you-can-save-up-to-100-on-nespresso-coffee-machines-right-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-some-perky-news-you-can-save-up-to-100-on-nespresso-coffee-machines-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Ready for The Northman, the Epic Viking Thriller Without a Name on Its Promo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Epic viking thriller&nbsp;The Northman&nbsp;is on its way to cinemas around the world this month. And while we only update these articles if we learn something new, this update comes by way of something &lsquo;You had one job&rsquo; adjacent.In New York,&nbsp;The Northman&nbsp;had posters stuck around the subway, alerting commuters there was a new movie coming featuring big names like Alexander Skarsg&aring;rd and Nicole Kidman (a shirtless Skarsg&aring;rd, mind you) but&hellip; the posters were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/get-ready-for-the-northman-the-epic-viking-thriller-without-a-name-on-its-promo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/get-ready-for-the-northman-the-epic-viking-thriller-without-a-name-on-its-promo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s All Rate Henry Cavill’s Warhammer 40K Paint Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s known that we&rsquo;re big fans of Henry Cavill&rsquo;s&nbsp;Warhammer 40K obsession around here.Here&rsquo;s a guy pouring his hard-earned Hollywood Superman money into one of the most beloved wargames of all time. I simply have to respect it. Any further questions I might have had about the man&rsquo;s real-world personality were dismissed when he revealed he plays Adeptus Custodes. Only legends play Custodes. Tell me you&rsquo;ve met a Custodes player that was also a dick. You can&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lets-all-rate-henry-cavills-warhammer-40k-paint-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lets-all-rate-henry-cavills-warhammer-40k-paint-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra Unleashes Its Scam SMS-Blocking Tech to All on Its Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra has given us a reminder of why it&rsquo;s Australia&rsquo;s incumbent telco, launching scam-blocking tech that stops pesky text messages from even reaching you.Telstra said the tech finds and block SMS scam messages with suspicious links as they travel across its network. The new SMS scam tech is live for every customer on the Telstra network.We're making changes, &#120411;&#120420;&#120423; &#120430;&#120420;&#120426;.Like blocking more of these dodgy scam texts.<br />
&mdash; Telstra (@Telst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-unleashes-its-scam-sms-blocking-tech-to-all-on-its-network/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-unleashes-its-scam-sms-blocking-tech-to-all-on-its-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a Supermoon and When Can I See One?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomy-minded Aussies will soon be able to see a supermoon in the sky, but when and how will you be able to watch it?Fret not, moon gazers, we&rsquo;ve got your answers written out below, including some explainers on what a supermoon is and when you&rsquo;ll be able to see the next one in the night sky.What is a supermoon?A supermoon is easily explained &ndash; it&rsquo;s a full moon that comes as close to the Earth as possible. While it doesn&rsquo;t always appear physically bigger than usua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-a-supermoon-and-when-can-i-see-one/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-a-supermoon-and-when-can-i-see-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung’s New Neo QLED 4K TV Is Faultless (If You Ignore the NFTs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spent an afternoon in a hotel room with Chris Evans and the new Samsung Neo QLED 4K TV and I can confirm that both are utterly spectacular.OK obviously I mean I watched Avengers: Endgame, not that I was actually hanging out with Captain America. But I 100 per cent mean the Samsung Neo QLED 4K TV was spectacular. The display is brilliant &ndash; bright, vibrant, glare-free &ndash; and the sound was all-consuming. Elevated only by the latest Samsung Soundbar that I will dig into in another revie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-neo-qled-4k-tv-is-faultless-if-you-ignore-the-nfts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-neo-qled-4k-tv-is-faultless-if-you-ignore-the-nfts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logan Paul’s New Website Will Take Collectibles, Lock Them in a ‘Vault’ Then Sell Tokens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internet person Logan Paul, fresh off wearing a $8 million Pok&eacute;mon card to Wrestlemania &mdash; a sentence I am reeling from having had to type &mdash; has also this week opened a site called Liquid Marketplace, which claims to be selling stakes in physical collectibles, but in reality sounds like a disaster waiting to happen on every conceivable level.Teaming up with Ryan Bahadori and Amin Nikdel, and having raised $US8 million (around $11 million) to open, the site says:We want to make]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logan-pauls-new-website-will-take-collectibles-lock-them-in-a-vault-then-sell-tokens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logan-pauls-new-website-will-take-collectibles-lock-them-in-a-vault-then-sell-tokens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relive the ’90s With These Web-Based Mac Emulators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in the &lsquo;90s, you needed to have powerful hardware to use an operating system as advanced as, oh, Mac OS 8. Nowadays, you can run the whole thing in a Chrome tab. It&rsquo;s easy to forget just how far computers have come in a relatively short time. In case you want a quick reminder, you can try running these two old versions of macOS in your browser.Quip (not the toothbrush) engineer Mihai Parparita has created emulators for System 7 and Mac OS 8, two legacy Mac systems from the &lsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/relive-the-90s-with-these-web-based-mac-emulators/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/relive-the-90s-with-these-web-based-mac-emulators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You’re Not Washing and Curing Your 3D Prints You’re Doing It All Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[So you&rsquo;ve finally bought your very first resin 3D printer and are about to finish your first print project. A job well done, right? Not quite, because now you&rsquo;ll need to wash and cure your print job. The post-printing process is essential and doing it correctly will help improve the quality of your final product.Here&rsquo;s what you need to know when it comes to washing and curing 3D resin prints, along with a few recommendations for dedicated washing and curing machines.Why do you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-youre-not-washing-and-curing-your-3d-prints-youre-doing-it-all-wrong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-youre-not-washing-and-curing-your-3d-prints-youre-doing-it-all-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coca-Cola Releases Its Very Own Gamer Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do pixels taste like? If I could hazard a guess, I&rsquo;d say sharp. I know that isn&rsquo;t a flavour, but that&rsquo;s all I can think of. While I have no clue, it seems like Coca-Cola does.Last month, soft drink monster and corporate giant Coca-Cola debuted the first limited-edition flavour in their newly-launched Coca-Cola Creations line of cola that boasts a series of &lsquo;new innovations and expressions&rsquo;.I don&rsquo;t know what that means, but they&rsquo;re certainly doing it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/coca-cola-releases-its-very-own-gamer-fluid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 06:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/coca-cola-releases-its-very-own-gamer-fluid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Aussie Startup Wants to Fix mmWave’s Problems, and It’s Got the CSIRO Behind It]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian startup wants to rollout mmWave technology quickly in a cost-effective manner.In case you&rsquo;ve forgotten, mmWave is a form of 5G that is super fast. Like, crazy fast, much faster than standard 5G. Back in February, Telstra broke one of its own speed records using mmWave 5G.Unfortunately for us Aussies though, there&rsquo;s only one phone at the time of writing for sale in the country that can access mmWave signals: The Pixel 6 Pro. iPhones released after the iPhone 12 series fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-aussie-startup-wants-to-fix-mmwaves-problems-and-its-got-the-csiro-behind-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-aussie-startup-wants-to-fix-mmwaves-problems-and-its-got-the-csiro-behind-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Election 2022: Where the Parties Stand on Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2022 Australian Federal Election is just around the corner.We know it&rsquo;s coming, we just don&rsquo;t know what date exactly the Australian Federal Election will be held in May. Regardless, we thought it was worthwhile to gather some information on what the major parties are promising if they gain office. As well as what the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and tech platforms are doing to tackle misinformation in the lead up.Let&rsquo;s start with some quick election housekeeping.Wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/federal-election-2022-where-the-parties-stand-on-tech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/federal-election-2022-where-the-parties-stand-on-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor Wants To Improve Network Coverage in Regional Areas Via Australia Post Trucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Labor Party wants to improve mobile coverage on Australian roads, in regional communities and on farms in its bid to be elected in the upcoming 2022 Federal Election. A big part of this policy is&hellip; Strapping mobile signal measurement devices to Australia Post trucks. Huh.Labor is willing to devote $400 million to improving mobile coverage across multiple carriers, for both homes and businesses. It&rsquo;s a part of Labor&rsquo;s &ldquo;Better Connectivity For Rural and Regio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-wants-to-improve-network-coverage-in-regional-areas-via-australia-post-trucks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 02:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-wants-to-improve-network-coverage-in-regional-areas-via-australia-post-trucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 TV Shows and Movies to Watch on Paramount+ This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramount+ is a relatively new streaming service that doesn&rsquo;t typically have a whole lot of nerdy content in Australia, but there&rsquo;s still a handful of binge-worthy TV shows and movies headed our way.Paramount+ does have a few gems streaming this month, such as Star Trek: The Motion Picture &ndash; The Director&rsquo;s Edition, so here&rsquo;s that, and four other recommendations from the team at Gizmodo Australia.Star Trek: The Motion Picture &ndash; The Director&rsquo;s EditionStart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-to-watch-on-paramount-this-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2022 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-to-watch-on-paramount-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 TV Shows and Movies Worth Binging on Binge This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking for something good to binge on, but don&rsquo;t know where to start? There&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows, movies and documentaries streaming on Binge in Australia this month, so we&rsquo;ve compiled a little list of recommendations.Here&rsquo;s what the team at Gizmodo Australia will be&nbsp;streaming on Binge&nbsp;this month.Space Jam: A New LegacyThe first recommendation on Gizmodo Australia&rsquo;s list of what&rsquo;s streaming on Binge this month is&nbsp;Space Jam: A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-worth-binging-on-binge-this-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-worth-binging-on-binge-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell Your Gganbu to Pencil In 2024 for Squid Game Season 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mastermind behind (arguably) the series of the year&nbsp;Squid Game last year confirmed season 2 is coming, and Netflix has assured us it&rsquo;s a priority for them to get it to our screens. As if we were ever really in doubt.WARNING: This post contains spoilers for the 2021 Netflix show Squid Game.Yeah, a second season is probably the most obvious news to come out about Squid Game, isn&rsquo;t it? Here&rsquo;s some background info and everything else you need to know about the horror serie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tell-your-gganbu-to-pencil-in-2024-for-squid-game-season-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tell-your-gganbu-to-pencil-in-2024-for-squid-game-season-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ROG Phone 5s Pro Is an Overpowered Monster Phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ROG Phone 5s Pro is a phone with a very clear promise: gaming with no compromises. Well, some compromises.While it doesn&rsquo;t sacrifice its performance with any gaming-related specs, the camera is noticeably lacking, the phone is quite heavy and it&rsquo;s not a cheap handset.Also, somehow, I&rsquo;ve gone three pars without talking about the RGB panel on the back, which is there because gamers love RGB, apparently.So what do I think of the ROG Phone 5s Pro, a super-expensive device that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-rog-phone-5s-pro-is-an-overpowered-monster-phone/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-rog-phone-5s-pro-is-an-overpowered-monster-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Join the 3D Printing Club While Flashforge’s Adventurer 3 Is $100 Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[3D printing can be a fantastically fun and fulfilling hobby, but if you&rsquo;re new to the space, it can be a bit overwhelming if you don&rsquo;t know where to start.Flashforge is one of the bigger names in the 3D printing space and is mostly known for its top quality filament printers. If you&rsquo;ve been looking to get into 3D printing this year, you can currently snag a great deal on the Flashforge Adventurer 3 printer, which is currently on sale for $568.65. With a usual price tag of $670,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/join-the-3d-printing-club-while-flashforges-adventurer-3-is-100-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/join-the-3d-printing-club-while-flashforges-adventurer-3-is-100-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reddit Is Hosting What May Be the Internet’s Most Wholesome Fan War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who produced this amazing pixel art of Elden Ring&rsquo;s Ranni sitting next to the protagonist of Hollow Knight, and why? The answer is r/Place, a Reddit battlefield where anyone can place a dot and change the course of meme history. In an era where so much of the modern internet is trash, r/Place has returned and it&rsquo;s still really cool.Part April Fools joke, part sociological experiment, the internet pixel mural Place is back after a five-year hiatus and bigger than ever. It originally d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/reddit-is-hosting-what-may-be-the-internets-most-wholesome-fan-war/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/reddit-is-hosting-what-may-be-the-internets-most-wholesome-fan-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things Streaming on Stan This Month You’ll Want to Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a handful of good TV shows and movies debuting on Australia&rsquo;s own streaming service Stan this month.While it&rsquo;s a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to genres&nbsp;Stan&nbsp;is streaming this month, we&rsquo;ve got a few recommendations of what you should keep an eye out for as we speed through April.Better Call SaulWhen it comes to spin-off series, there are few stories as successful as that of&nbsp;Better Call Saul. The TV show, which branched out to tell the story of do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-stan-this-month-youll-want-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-stan-this-month-youll-want-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hertz Australia Is Adding a Bunch of Polestar 2 EVs to Its Fleet of Rentals]]></title><description><![CDATA[International car hire company Hertz has announced that it will buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar over five years, adding the EV to its Australian fleet.Polestar is the electric vehicle division of Volvo, which recently launched its first vehicle in Australia (we really dug it).Now Hertz has announced that it&rsquo;ll be buying tens of thousands of Polestar vehicles over the next five years for its global fleets. The news comes some months after it was announced that Hertz would b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hertz-australia-is-adding-a-bunch-of-polestar-2-evs-to-its-fleet-of-rentals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hertz-australia-is-adding-a-bunch-of-polestar-2-evs-to-its-fleet-of-rentals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Try a Telstra NBN 100 or NBN 250 Plan For Just $1 (With No Strings Attached)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra is currently offering new customers their first month of its NBN 100 or NBN 250 plan for just $1 with no obligation to stay on any longer.While older Telstra NBN plans had a modem fee if you left within your first two years, in this case, you can simply cancel your service and return the modem.Here are Telstra&rsquo;s NBN 100 and NBN 250 plans:<br />
At full price, you&rsquo;d be looking at $110 per month for Telstra&rsquo;s NBN 100 plan, or $140 per month for its NBN 250 plans. In both cases,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-try-a-telstra-nbn-100-or-nbn-250-plan-for-just-1-with-no-strings-attached/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-try-a-telstra-nbn-100-or-nbn-250-plan-for-just-1-with-no-strings-attached/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Getting (Slightly) Easier to Buy a PS5 in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t know if you&rsquo;ve noticed but it&rsquo;s getting easier to buy PS5 hardware in Australia. For now, at least.To date, there have only been two surefire ways to buy a PS5 console. The first, and most reliable, is The Long Game: join a waiting list at stores like EB Games or JB HiFi and hang on until they call your number. The other option, let&rsquo;s call it PlayStation Roulette, involves waiting for a surprise drop and going like buggery to get your order over the line before st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/its-getting-slightly-easier-to-buy-a-ps5-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/its-getting-slightly-easier-to-buy-a-ps5-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the Metaverse Actually Save the Film and TV Industry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Screen production was hit hard by the pandemic, with delayed releases and interrupted or cancelled production. One day we might even get to see Mission Impossible 7.But, like your typical screen hero, it might just be the metaverse to the rescue. Let us explain.What is the metaverse, why it is important?Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (formally Facebook) presents the metaverse as the future of human interaction where<br />
the alignment of virtual and augmented realities (VR and AR) allows us to work, re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-the-metaverse-actually-save-the-film-and-tv-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-the-metaverse-actually-save-the-film-and-tv-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Cheapest Copies of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[After an extended delay, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga&nbsp;is finally here.From everything we&rsquo;ve seen, this game looks massive. That scope shouldn&rsquo;t be too surprising, considering that this&nbsp;game covers the entirety of the main Star Wars series, from The Phantom Menace&nbsp;to&nbsp;The Rise of Skywalker &ndash; from &ldquo;Now this is podracing!&rdquo; all the way to &ldquo;Somehow, Palpatine returned&rdquo;. Most importantly, you&rsquo;ll be able to play as both Yaddle and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-cheapest-copies-of-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-cheapest-copies-of-lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything You Need To Know About Valve’s Steam Deck]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2021, Valve threw the gaming world a curveball by announcing the Steam Deck, a handheld gaming device most similar to the Nintendo Switch, complete with a small screen and controls on the left and right-hand sides.With the Steam Deck on the way, you probably have lots of questions. So do we.When is the Valve Steam Deck release date?The Valve Steam Deck released on February 25 in a few markets, with initial preorder models sent to early purchasers on around February 28. Since going on sale, Va]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-you-need-to-know-about-valves-steam-deck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-you-need-to-know-about-valves-steam-deck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including Solid Savings on Internal Drives]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.We&rsquo;ll be updating this list often, so remember to bookmark this page so you can check back in regularly. Let&rsquo;s dive in.Solid savings on internal drive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-solid-savings-on-internal-drives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-solid-savings-on-internal-drives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What We’re Expecting in Season 3 of The Witcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Witcher&rsquo;s second season dropped just in time for the Christmas holidays and if you, like me, have binged it all you&rsquo;re probably wondering when we can expect Season 3.While it&rsquo;s still early days for a new season of The Witcher a few teasers have been dropped about Geralt, Ciri and Yennefer&rsquo;s next adventure. Here&rsquo;s what we know so far.What story will Season 3 cover?Image: NetflixNetflix&rsquo;s The Witcher has stuck fairly closely to its book counterparts. The fir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-were-expecting-in-season-3-of-the-witcher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-were-expecting-in-season-3-of-the-witcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic’s RealityScan App Can Turn Your Smartphone Photos Into 3D Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wanted to turn smartphone photos into high-fidelity 3D models? Well, you&rsquo;re in luck, because Epic Games has a new app that promises to do just that.Announced today, Epic Games has introduced RealityScan. It&rsquo;s describing the new venture as a &ldquo;free 3D scanning app that turns smartphone photos into high-fidelity 3D models&rdquo;.Epic developed RealityScan alongside the creator of RealityCapture, Capturing Reality (not confusing at all) and Epic Games-owned Quixel, the creator]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/epics-realityscan-app-can-turn-your-smartphone-photos-into-3d-models/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/epics-realityscan-app-can-turn-your-smartphone-photos-into-3d-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 Games Like GTA V Worth Checking Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a decade later, Rockstar Games&rsquo; Grand Theft Auto V remains incredibly popular. Its multiplayer mode, GTA Online, is still one of the most-played games in the world. And it just launched on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. So one way or another, it&rsquo;s very likely you&rsquo;ve played GTA V. In fact, it&rsquo;s very likely you&rsquo;ve played too much, especially if you partake of GTA Online. I know I feel that way some days. But if, like me, you&rsquo;re just a big fan of open-world game]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/9-games-like-gta-v-worth-checking-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/9-games-like-gta-v-worth-checking-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sony WF-C500 Earbuds Are a Cheap Option if You Know How to Compromise]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s no secret that we&rsquo;re big fans of Sony&rsquo;s headphones here at Gizmodo Australia. They&rsquo;ve consistently put out some of our favourite over-the-ear headphones and earbuds in the past, so when I was offered a pair of Sony&rsquo;s new budget-friendly wireless WF-C500 earbuds, I had high expectations.The Sony WF-C500 earbuds are truly wireless, compact and designed to ergonomically fit inside your ears. As with most wireless earbuds, all brands love to promise the idea that t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sony-wf-c500-earbuds-are-a-cheap-option-if-you-know-how-to-compromise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sony-wf-c500-earbuds-are-a-cheap-option-if-you-know-how-to-compromise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Accidentally Cured My Fear of Flying With a Video Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to be freaked out on aeroplanes. My aerophobia wasn&rsquo;t severe enough that I took trains everywhere, but it was bad. I had to force myself to board flights, and the days preceding any trip were spent fretting about the upcoming trial-by-airline instead of planning vacation activities.My pre-flight ritual was to down a couple of stiff drinks to &ldquo;relax,&rdquo; attempt to convince myself that aeroplane travel is statistically really safe, and practice positive self-talk like, &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-i-accidentally-cured-my-fear-of-flying-with-a-video-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-i-accidentally-cured-my-fear-of-flying-with-a-video-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Are Cracking Down on the Environmental Impact of Mining for EV Materials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research from the University of South Australia could change the way we approach rare Earth element battery metal mining, allowing for safer extraction with fewer environmental impacts.Rare Earth elements and battery metals, while classified as different things (for example, Yttrium is a rare Earth element while Lithium is a battery metal) both take a heavy toll on the environment when we mine for them. Both are also essential in modern electronics.With battery-dependent technology on the rise,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/researchers-are-cracking-down-on-the-environmental-impact-of-mining-for-ev-materials/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/researchers-are-cracking-down-on-the-environmental-impact-of-mining-for-ev-materials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steam’s Latest Puzzle Sensation Is Very Trippy, Very Good]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best moment of any good puzzle game is when it rewires your brain and you suddenly feel like the smartest person in the world. That moment when you look at a puzzle and think to yourself, &ldquo;Oh&hellip;that would work!&rdquo; and then it actually does and you feel amazing. But a great puzzle game should also be filled with surprises. Just as you figure something out, it drops a new dimension or mechanic on you and starts to rewire your brain in a completely different way.Not many puzzle g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/steams-latest-puzzle-sensation-is-very-trippy-very-good/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/steams-latest-puzzle-sensation-is-very-trippy-very-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Man Turned the Pokémon Blue Cartridge Into a Rug Using Pure Sorcery]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have just watched a man create a giant Pok&eacute;mon&nbsp;Blue Version rug in the shape of the game&rsquo;s classic cartridge. I need you to see what I am seeing.The Pok&eacute;mon rug video comes from TikTok user sclass_supply, an LA-based rugmaker. Sclass specialises in geek-centric rug designs, and they all start with projecting an image of the rug&rsquo;s design onto a screen. From there, sclass draws out their primary lines with a sharpie, selects their coloured thread, and uses a tuftin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-man-turned-the-pokmon-blue-cartridge-into-a-rug-using-pure-sorcery/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-man-turned-the-pokmon-blue-cartridge-into-a-rug-using-pure-sorcery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 TV Shows and Movies to Scare Yourself With on Shudder This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a tonne of scary content streaming on Shudder in Australia this month, but we&rsquo;ve narrowed it down to just five recommendations.Here&rsquo;s what the team at Gizmodo Australia will be streaming on Shudder this month.EatNo, you&rsquo;re not on the wrong streaming service list, Eat isn&rsquo;t a pleasant cooking show, it&rsquo;s a 2014 horror/thriller about a struggling actress that cannot handle the stress of failing and resorts to, naturally, eating her own flesh. I guess the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-to-scare-yourself-with-on-shudder-this-month/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-to-scare-yourself-with-on-shudder-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie Researches Have Used Their Noggins to Compile the First 3D Map of the Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have mapped out a 3D atlas of the human brain for the first time, including more than 1,000 known structures within the organ.Dr Mark Schira, a neurobiologist from the School of Psychology at the University of Wollongong, is one of the team members behind the brain mapping research. He explained the research uses MRI technology, which is typically used on a case-by-case basis to analyse the brain. This research, however, has repurposed the technology to create a 3D map of what&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-researches-have-used-their-noggins-to-compile-the-first-3d-map-of-the-brain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-researches-have-used-their-noggins-to-compile-the-first-3d-map-of-the-brain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips to Get the Most Out of Your iPhone’s Macro Photo Feature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since releasing the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max in September, I&rsquo;ve not shut up about the exceptional quality of the cameras. Sometimes, however, they&rsquo;re too smart and feel like they require pre-existing photography skills to get the most out of them.But fear not, because here&rsquo;s a little guide (with some help from kick-ass photographer Daphne Nguy&#7877;n) on how to get the most out of the camera on your iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max. In particular, we&rsquo;ll focus on macro photogra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-iphones-macro-photo-feature/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-iphones-macro-photo-feature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using an iMac as a Monitor Is More Complicated Than You Might Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve got an old iMac gathering dust in your home, sitting either on the end of your desk or in the corner of a room, you might be wondering what you can do with it.Sure, you could sell it, but you could be using it as a second monitor for your laptop or desktop computer.Here&rsquo;s how.How to turn your old iMac into a monitorSo over on the official Apple website, this feature is referred to as &ldquo;target display mode&rdquo;. It&rsquo;s only available with certain iMacs, so if the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/using-an-imac-as-a-monitor-is-more-complicated-than-you-might-think/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/using-an-imac-as-a-monitor-is-more-complicated-than-you-might-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s 5 Things to Watch This Month on Disney+]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney+ is the home to all things Star Wars and Marvel for fans in Australia, and there&rsquo;s a decent bunch of content hitting the streaming service this month.At&nbsp;Disney+ Day in November, we got a glimpse of what we can expect from the streaming service here in Australia in the coming months. While many of those TV shows and movies are yet to be released, there&rsquo;s still a decent amount of content coming in April to Disney+.Here&rsquo;s five things we&rsquo;ll be watching this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-things-to-watch-this-month-on-disney/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-5-things-to-watch-this-month-on-disney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McLaren Racing to Feature DeadlyScience on Its Cars at the Australian Grand Prix]]></title><description><![CDATA[McLaren Racing will run a DeadlyScience logo, a First Nations nonprofit, on its car at this weekend&rsquo;s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.Workflow giant Smartsheet donated its sponsorship spot on both of McLaren&rsquo;s MCL36 2022 Formula 1 race cars to make the change happen.DeadlyScience is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to providing remote Australian communities with STEM resources and mentoring. DeadlyScience was founded by Kamilaroi man Corey Tutt after finding under-reso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/mclaren-racing-to-feature-deadlyscience-on-its-cars-at-the-australian-grand-prix/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/mclaren-racing-to-feature-deadlyscience-on-its-cars-at-the-australian-grand-prix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Tips to Make Your Fuel Tank Last Longer While Prices Are High]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government&rsquo;s announcement of a halved fuel excise is no doubt music to many people&rsquo;s ears. Following Tuesday night&rsquo;s budget release, the excise (a government tax included in the purchase price of fuel) was halved from 44.2 cents per litre to 22.1 cents.It should provide some respite from high petrol and diesel prices driven by Russia&rsquo;s war on Ukraine.However, the cut is only expected to last six months. And Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said it will take up to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tips-to-make-your-fuel-tank-last-longer-while-prices-arehigh/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tips-to-make-your-fuel-tank-last-longer-while-prices-arehigh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cars24 Moved a Car via Helicopter to Launch a New Delivery Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cars24 will now ship a vehicle to your driveway, quicker than Australia Post can deliver a letter from your nanna.The online car sales marketplace is today launching a seven-day delivery service.New cars are taking a very, very long time to reach buyers in Australia. The global semiconductor shortage has received most of the blame for the delay in Aussies receiving new cars, but it is also the dwindled number of car-carrying freighters heading this way since the start of the pandemic. As a resul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/cars24-moved-a-car-via-helicopter-to-launch-a-new-delivery-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/cars24-moved-a-car-via-helicopter-to-launch-a-new-delivery-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obi-Wan Kenobi Delayed Two Days, Will Premiere Two Episodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Obi-Wan Kenobi fans, I bring you a mix of good and bad news.The bad news first? The Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series has been delayed by two days.The good news? Instead of getting one episode on the release day, we&rsquo;ll be getting two episodes.The limited series is set to stream on Disney+ in late May, bringing back one of the most loved Jedi in the Star Wars canon.Here&rsquo;s your rundown on&nbsp;Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Star Wars series that I and many other fans have been waiting for.Hello there.&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/obi-wan-kenobi-delayed-two-days-will-premiere-two-episodes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/obi-wan-kenobi-delayed-two-days-will-premiere-two-episodes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logan Paul’s Latest Stunt: Paying $8 Million for Rare Pikachu Card and Wearing It to WrestleMania]]></title><description><![CDATA[Internet personality, boxer, and Pok&eacute;mon investor Logan Paul recently spent $US6 million (around $8 million) on a very rare Pok&eacute;mon card and then wore that card during his WrestleMania 38 appearance. Why? Because the internet and speculators have destroyed reality.27-year old Paul first teased his Pok&eacute;mon card accessory on April 2 when he revealed he was planning to wear the very rare Pikachu Illustrator card to WrestleMania 38, the largest WWE event of the year. Before Apri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logan-pauls-latest-stunt-paying-8-million-for-rare-pikachu-card-and-wearing-it-to-wrestlemania/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logan-pauls-latest-stunt-paying-8-million-for-rare-pikachu-card-and-wearing-it-to-wrestlemania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Billion-Year History of Earth’s Interior Shows Us, From Volcanoes to Diamonds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under the Pacific Ocean.The blobs have their roots 2,900km below the surface, almost halfway to the centre of the Earth. They are thought to be the birthplace of rising columns of hot rock called &ldquo;deep mantle plumes&rdquo; that reach Earth&rsquo;s surface.When these plumes first reach the surface, giant volcanic eruptions occur &ndash; the kind that contributed to the extinction of the dinosau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-the-billion-year-history-of-earths-interior-shows-us-from-volcanoes-to-diamonds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-the-billion-year-history-of-earths-interior-shows-us-from-volcanoes-to-diamonds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Skull Belongs to a Rare Armoured Dinosaur That Roamed Queensland 105 Million Years Ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might think all important dinosaur &ldquo;discoveries&rdquo; are made as soon as fossils are collected in the field &ndash; that palaeontologists instantly know the significance of what they&rsquo;ve found.This is often true. But sometimes, and maybe more often than you&rsquo;d think, fossils will be stored in museum collections for years before the right researchers come along to &ldquo;rediscover&rdquo; them. This was the case for one Australian ankylosaur skull, which we&rsquo;ve publishe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-skull-belongs-to-a-rare-armoured-dinosaur-that-roamed-queensland-105-million-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2022 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-skull-belongs-to-a-rare-armoured-dinosaur-that-roamed-queensland-105-million-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supernovas, Auroral Sounds and Hungry Tides: Unpacking First Nations Knowledge of The Skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duane Hamacher&rsquo;s The First Astronomers explores the deep and living star knowledge of First Nations people from around the world &ndash; and challenges the notion that Indigenous knowledge is not scientific.Review: The First Astronomers: How Indigenous Elders Read the Stars &ndash; Duane Hamacher, with Elders and Knowledge Holders (Allen &amp; Unwin)This magnificent book is the latest in a growing body of work showcasing Indigenous knowledge of the natural world.It follows other popular te]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/supernovas-auroral-sounds-and-hungry-tides-unpacking-first-nations-knowledge-of-theskies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/supernovas-auroral-sounds-and-hungry-tides-unpacking-first-nations-knowledge-of-theskies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better AI, Unhackable Communication, Spotting Submarines: The Quantum Tech Arms Race Is Heating Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum technology, which makes use of the surprising and often counterintuitive properties of the subatomic universe, is revolutionising the way information is gathered, stored, shared and analysed.The commercial and scientific potential of the quantum revolution is vast, but it is in national security that quantum technology is making the biggest waves. National governments are by far the heaviest investors in quantum research and development.Quantum technology promises breakthroughs in weapon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/better-ai-unhackable-communication-spotting-submarines-the-quantum-tech-arms-race-is-heating-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/better-ai-unhackable-communication-spotting-submarines-the-quantum-tech-arms-race-is-heating-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s No Fooling This Week’s Toy News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo&rsquo;s regular round up of all things good and plastic on the internet. This week, Lego dips into Lightyear, and Moon Knight swings into the merchandising world with new figures from Hot Toys and Hasbro. Plus, begun, the Lego Clone Wars have, and at last: a talking Pikachu you can squish. Check it out!<br />
Hot Toys Marvel&rsquo;s Loki Classic Loki Sixth-Scale FigureIf your toy shelf is missing a certain amount of Glorious Purpose or you just really need a distress]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-no-fooling-this-weeks-toy-news/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-no-fooling-this-weeks-toy-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Pokémon Musical From 2000 Gets 68-Minute Documentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[For one brief, shining moment in time over 20 years ago, Pok&eacute;mon ascended from the anime/video games plane where it normally resides and became something more. Something fancier, something jauntier. And then, just as quickly as it rose, it slipped right back down again, and most folks now forget it ever happened at all.I&rsquo;m talking, of course, about Pok&eacute;mon Live!, a full-blown musical that toured the United States in 2000, and was then localised for further international appea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/forgotten-pokmon-musical-from-2000-gets-68-minute-documentary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/forgotten-pokmon-musical-from-2000-gets-68-minute-documentary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Small Drone Can Capture Perfect Imagery from the Ocean Floor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sydney-based AI/robotics company Advanced Navigation has unveiled Hydrus, a football-sized underwater drone.Advanced Navigation is calling Hydrus &ldquo;a revolution in underwater drone technology, developed to open exciting frontiers in ocean exploration around the world&rdquo;. Hydrus&rsquo; job is to help researchers reach areas they cannot access with ease &ndash; the depths of the ocean.Hydrus is fully autonomous and fully submersible. The company says the underwater drone will revolutionis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-small-drone-can-capture-perfect-imagery-from-the-ocean-floor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-small-drone-can-capture-perfect-imagery-from-the-ocean-floor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From UV Cleaning to Exceptional Sound: LG’s Latest TONE Free Earbuds Are Pretty Much Perfect]]></title><description><![CDATA[LG has just outdone itself with its latest TONE Free FP9 earbuds. They&rsquo;re good, great, actually &ndash; so much so they&rsquo;re making for a pretty boring review.When publishing my review on the Amazon Echo Buds last month, I declared wireless earbuds need to do something stellar to rise above the competition. I was wanting the Amazon Echo Buds to move mountains and they didn&rsquo;t &ndash; they could barely maintain connection. I put that mostly down to something Apple and Google were d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-uv-cleaning-to-exceptional-sound-lgs-latest-tone-free-earbuds-are-pretty-much-perfect/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-uv-cleaning-to-exceptional-sound-lgs-latest-tone-free-earbuds-are-pretty-much-perfect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking For an NBN Alternative? Kogan Now Has Unlimited 4G Home Internet Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kogan has joined the growing number of providers offering 4G home internet, charging $54.90 per month for an unlimited data plan. The speeds are capped to 20Mbps, which makes it just a little slower than an NBN 25 plan, but it could still work as a good alternative for those with a subpar connection.Kogan&rsquo;s 4G home internet plans are powered by the Vodafone network. In addition to your monthly fee, you&rsquo;ll also pay a $130 modem fee upfront. As with all Kogan Internet plans, you&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/looking-for-an-nbn-alternative-kogan-now-has-unlimited-4g-home-internet-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/looking-for-an-nbn-alternative-kogan-now-has-unlimited-4g-home-internet-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Probably Don’t Need the Mac Studio and Apple Studio Display, but You Will Want Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has a complicated relationship with Pro computers. The Trashcan Mac Pro (first released in 2013) wasn&rsquo;t particularly well received, and even the updated Mac Pro in 2019 was mostly mocked for its expensive wheels. But, I&rsquo;m pleased to report that the brand-new Mac Studio, while not as upgradable as the Mac Pro, might just be the computer many professionals have been waiting for.The fancy thing about the Mac Studio is the brand new M1 Ultra chip, which is literally double the perf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-probably-dont-need-the-mac-studio-and-apple-studio-display-but-you-will-want-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-probably-dont-need-the-mac-studio-and-apple-studio-display-but-you-will-want-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gizmodo Movie Night: The Joke Is on You With These April Fool’s Movies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just in case you missed it, today is April Fool&rsquo;s Day. A day where you&rsquo;re morally obligated to play pranks on others and be an absolute fool. As such, it only feels right to give us a list of foolish films you can add to your April Fool&rsquo;s movie list.That&rsquo;s right, for this week&rsquo;s Gizmodo Movie Night, we wanted to have a little foolish fun with you and chat about movies that have &lsquo;fool&rsquo; written all over them.Whether that is movies that made me feel like a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-the-joke-is-on-you-with-these-april-fools-movies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-the-joke-is-on-you-with-these-april-fools-movies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Best NBN Plans Under $60 a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to NBN plans, sometimes all you want is a bargain. Not everyone wants or needs an expensive NBN plan.What if you just want to binge a little content without paying for more than it feels like you&rsquo;re using? What if you don&rsquo;t have the need for speed?Entry-level NBN plans aren&rsquo;t as widely available as they used to be, but there are still cheaper options. Here&rsquo;s a look at what less than $60 per month will get you.NBN 25 plans under $60<br />
If you&rsquo;re on the pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-best-nbn-plans-under-60-a-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-best-nbn-plans-under-60-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is a Hydrogen Car?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While electric vehicles suck up most of the air in the conversation around sustainable transport, you might have also heard about hydrogen-powered vehicles. That is, instead of petrol or electricity, a vehicle that&rsquo;s powered by hydrogen.But how do hydrogen-powered vehicles work? Will we ever see them on the roads in Australia? Here are your questions about hydrogen cars answered.What is a hydrogen car?Hydrogen cars are basically what they say on the tin: they&rsquo;re cars that use hydroge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-a-hydrogen-car/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-is-a-hydrogen-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Oppo Find X5 Range Lands in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oppo Find X5 Pro has finally been revealed, ending months of rumours and online leaks.Last year, the Oppo Find X3 series of phones (the Pro, Neo and Lite) were released in March and were generally well-received across the board (including by me, who reviewed the Pro and the Neo).With the Find X5 Pro, it looks like Oppo is skipping the Find X4 series, which makes sense given the number four is considered unlucky in Chinese culture, as it&rsquo;s often associated with death. Oppo has also kill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-oppo-find-x5-range-lands-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-oppo-find-x5-range-lands-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor Declares Climate Change Is Here and Its Consequences Are Devastating]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government unveiled its 2022 Budget on Tuesday night. It offered a few gems, but it was really light in the area a lot of us want them to focus &ndash; climate. In Labor&rsquo;s Budget reply, delivered last night, the opposition gave the climate a little bit more attention.While a federal election is yet to be officially called, it&rsquo;s almost certainly coming in May. Budgets&nbsp;usually set&nbsp;out spending for the next financial year beginning July 1, but this year the Coaliti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-declares-climate-change-is-here-and-its-consequences-are-devastating/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-declares-climate-change-is-here-and-its-consequences-are-devastating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over Half of Netflix Subscribers Watched Anime in 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember how hard it used to be to watch anime? Depending on where you called home, it was once difficult, if not impossible, to check out the latest shows. It was only a few decades ago that people were trading DVDs (and before that, VHS tapes!), and the idea of a simultaneous release seemed like a far-fetched fantasy.Well, time marches on, and now anime is easy to find and watch. Thank goodness for that! It&rsquo;s now so accessible that, according to Variety, Netflix says that over half of it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/over-half-of-netflix-subscribers-watched-anime-in-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/over-half-of-netflix-subscribers-watched-anime-in-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things Streaming on Amazon Prime Video This Month You Should Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[If April continues with the trash weather across Australia, we&rsquo;ve got a tiny bit of good news &ndash; there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows and movies streaming this month on Amazon Prime Video you can watch while stuck at home.The streaming service does have a&nbsp;few goodies in store for April, but here&rsquo;s five things we&rsquo;ll definitely be watching this month on Amazon Prime Video, if you&rsquo;re after some recommendations.Outer RangeOuter Range is a mystery thriller seri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-amazon-prime-video-this-month-you-should-watch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-amazon-prime-video-this-month-you-should-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fortnite’s Getting Sued by a Dance Choreographer]]></title><description><![CDATA[On March 29, lawyers representing choreographer Kyle Hanagami sued Epic Games for copyright infringement over the &ldquo;It&rsquo;s Complicated&rdquo; dance emote in Fortnite. The in-game emote begins with movements which Hanagami&rsquo;s lawyers allege are lifted from copyrighted dance moves created by the choreographer. The lawsuit was filed in the Central District of California, and states that Epic &ldquo;did not credit Hanagami nor seek his consent to use, display, reproduce, sell, or creat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fortnites-getting-sued-by-a-dance-choreographer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fortnites-getting-sued-by-a-dance-choreographer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Get The Most Performance Out Of Your Laptop If You’re A Content Creator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether it&rsquo;s music production, graphic design, animation or even live-streaming, there&rsquo;s never been a more accessible time to delve into a new creative skill. While building up your expertise and knowledge in the area might take a while (the 10,000 hours theory does ring true), ensuring you&rsquo;ve got the right gear set up and ready to go first is essential.Luckily, for most creative pursuits, this usually means having some kind of specialty software at your disposal and having two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-the-most-performance-out-of-your-laptop-if-youre-a-content-creator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-the-most-performance-out-of-your-laptop-if-youre-a-content-creator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Discord Bots (and How to Use Them)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve ever played a video game online, you&rsquo;ve probably heard of Discord, the free voice, video, and text chat platform that many gamers use to talk. The platform is divided into separate servers with their own members, rules, topics, and channels, but one underused feature is the ability to create and code unique AI-powered bots.What are Discord bots?Discord bots are AI-powered tools that automate tasks and add music, games, welcome messages, memes, and other interesting content]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-discord-bots-and-how-to-use-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-discord-bots-and-how-to-use-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What to Do if Your Lego Kit Is Missing Bricks]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was almost finished building my Lego Technic McLaren Formula 1 set last night when the unthinkable happened: I realised my Lego kit was missing a pair of pretty important bricks.Two of these pieces specifically, part of the structure that forms the backbone of the car&rsquo;s rear wing:Image: LegoI&rsquo;ve been pretty lucky, honestly: I&rsquo;ve never bought a Lego kit that had missing bricks before. This meant, however, that I wasn&rsquo;t really sure what to do to fix the problem. I felt st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-to-do-if-your-lego-kit-is-missing-bricks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-to-do-if-your-lego-kit-is-missing-bricks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 TV Shows and Movies Streaming on Netflix in April You Don’t Want to Miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you a sci-fi, action, adventure or general pop culture/documentary fiend? Are you looking for something good to binge on this month but don&rsquo;t know where to start? We&rsquo;ve got great news, because there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows, movies and documentaries streaming on Netflix in Australia this month.While there&rsquo;s not as many things debuting on&nbsp;Netflix in Australia in April as we&rsquo;d like, the streaming service does have a few&nbsp;goodies up its sleeve.So her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-on-netflix-in-april-you-dont-want-to-miss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-on-netflix-in-april-you-dont-want-to-miss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shout Out to this Guy Who Recreated Gran Turismo 7’s Scapes Mode in Real Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Thursday. For a bit of fun, we thought we&rsquo;d share something from renowned automotive photographer Easton Chang, who has taken some snaps of real cars and ones via Gran Turismo 7&rsquo;s &lsquo;Scapes&rsquo; mode to see if you can guess which ones are which.Firstly, if you&rsquo;re not familiar, Gran Turismo 7 is a super detailed racing simulator developed by highly decorated, Sony-owned, Japanese studio called Polyphony Digital, who&rsquo;ve been making the series since the PS1 era.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/shout-out-to-this-guy-who-recreated-gran-turismo-7s-scapes-mode-in-real-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/shout-out-to-this-guy-who-recreated-gran-turismo-7s-scapes-mode-in-real-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey to Middle Earth for up to 40% Less With This Tolkien Book Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gather round doughty Hobbits if you&rsquo;re eager to garner a precious collection of Lord of the Rings books that&rsquo;ll make Gollum green with envy.If you follow the will-o&rsquo;-the-wisps over to ye olde Amazon Australia, you&rsquo;ll find a plethora of discounted Tolkien book deals on everything from a LOTR box set to a bargain on Tolkien&rsquo;s Treasury of short tales.In case you&rsquo;re wondering how far your penny can stretch on any of these Lord of the Rings books, you&rsquo;ll find]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/journey-to-middle-earth-for-up-to-40-less-with-this-tolkien-book-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/journey-to-middle-earth-for-up-to-40-less-with-this-tolkien-book-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Secret Lab Titan Evo 2022 Isn’t Just a Pretty Gamer Chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gamer chairs &ndash; the butt of the joke in a lot of gaming spaces &ndash; are often seen as extra, over-the-top and unnecessary, especially when office chairs can be, usually, acquired quite cheaply.But I started looking into a good-quality&nbsp;ergonomic chair after mine began to tear. I never wanted&nbsp;a gamer chair, but one ended up on my shortlist of ergonomic chairs to consider and somehow it ended up being the cheapest option.That&rsquo;s how I justified the Secret Lab Titan Evo 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-secret-lab-titan-evo-2022-isnt-just-a-pretty-gamer-chair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-secret-lab-titan-evo-2022-isnt-just-a-pretty-gamer-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visa Is Using NFTs to Transform Aspiring Musos and Filmmakers into Entrepreneurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visa has launched an initiative aimed at helping aspiring &lsquo;entrepreneurs&rsquo; build their business or brand. To do this, the Visa Creator Program is using NFTs.NFTs are so hot right now. If you&rsquo;re not familiar, NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are used to verify unique items. The blockchain-created certificate of authenticity is used for a digital asset such as art. &lsquo;Non-fungible&rsquo; means unique &ndash; basically, the whole thing is digital proof of ownership.Visa is describ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/visa-is-using-nfts-to-transform-aspiring-musos-and-filmmakers-into-entrepreneurs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/visa-is-using-nfts-to-transform-aspiring-musos-and-filmmakers-into-entrepreneurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How The Bad Guys Author Aaron Blabey Turned His Books Into a Big Screen Success]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s no secret that Aussie author Aaron Blabey&rsquo;s series of children&rsquo;s books, The Bad Guys, has been a huge success. The books, which follow the adventures of a group of animal criminals, have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. They should really really think about renaming it to &lsquo;The Big Guys&rsquo; at this point.It seems like a no-brainer then that a Hollywood studio would snap up the rights to make a film version. But from the author&rsquo;s point of view, how exact]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-the-bad-guys-author-aaron-blabey-turned-his-books-into-a-big-screen-success/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-the-bad-guys-author-aaron-blabey-turned-his-books-into-a-big-screen-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How You Can Save Up to 20% On Dell Laptops and Monitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[As one of the world&rsquo;s leading technology companies, which specialises in building and selling high-quality PCs, a good Dell doesn&rsquo;t disappoint. However, they&rsquo;re far from being known as one of the more budget-friendly laptop brands. For that reason, a sale offering up to 20% off their RRP is always an event that&rsquo;ll end with us fumbling for our wallets.Over at eBay Australia, they&rsquo;re offering a 20% off sitewide sale on Dell products. To claim your discount, all you ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-you-can-save-up-to-20-on-dell-laptops-and-monitors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-you-can-save-up-to-20-on-dell-laptops-and-monitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Questions to Ask a Potential Mobile Provider]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes we rush into things with a mobile provider. It&rsquo;s easy to do. You get swept up in the excitement of upgrading your phone and jump into a new contract, but then a year down the track, the honeymoon period has well and truly worn off. They&rsquo;re no longer what you&rsquo;re after and you&rsquo;re wishing you weren&rsquo;t tied down.Even if you&rsquo;re itching for a change, don&rsquo;t make any snap decisions, yet. You&rsquo;ve got to survey your options and work out what you need]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-questions-to-ask-a-potential-mobile-provider/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 01:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-questions-to-ask-a-potential-mobile-provider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Possible To Work Entirely From A Smartphone In 2022?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chances are, your smartphone has crept into your workflow and become one of your main modes of working without you even realising it. And no, that&rsquo;s not just referring to emailing on the fly.<br />
Countless times, I&rsquo;ve researched, edited images and videos, Zoomed, written and published entire stories on my phone while out of office, which made me wonder: what if we cut out the middleman &mdash; or, rather, middletech &mdash; and went mobile-only for work, cutting out our desktops and lapt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-it-possible-to-work-entirely-from-a-smartphone-in-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-it-possible-to-work-entirely-from-a-smartphone-in-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Is Spin-Dashing Into Australian Theatres Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has finally hit cinemas. With a featurette out, along with a couple of other trailers, we have a decent idea of what to expect from this cute (and goofy) sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog.The creatively named Sonic the Hedgehog 2 comes to us, as I said, following the success of the 2020 movie featuring the blue blur and the arguably hot Dr. Robotnik. Of course being received well across the board would mean the movie is entitled to a sequel, which was confirmed shortly after the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-is-spin-dashing-into-australian-theatres-today/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sonic-the-hedgehog-2-is-spin-dashing-into-australian-theatres-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minions Can’t Die. Here’s a Trailer for The Rise of Gru]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to children&rsquo;s entertainment, it&rsquo;s best not to think too deeply about what you&rsquo;re watching.Cars, for example, is a wholesome adventure about racing car Lightning McQueen learning to be a better car. But it also features a car named Mater who runs a junkyard filled with the dead body parts of other cars.Likewise,&nbsp;Toy Story&nbsp;brings up the horrifying implication that all toys are alive, and that they can die in horrible ways when they&rsquo;re discarded by ow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/minions-cant-die-heres-a-trailer-for-the-rise-of-gru/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/minions-cant-die-heres-a-trailer-for-the-rise-of-gru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House of the Dragon Will Premiere in Australia the Same Time as in the U.S.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good news, everyone, we finally have confirmation of when&nbsp;House of the Dragon, the&nbsp;prequel series to Game of Thrones, is hitting screens. The extra bit of good news is that we&rsquo;ll be getting it the same time as our friends in the U.S.. Hallelujah.George R.R. Martin&rsquo;s world of Westeros is rich with spin-off potential, and before&nbsp;Game of Thrones&nbsp;had even finished airing, HBO had&nbsp;five other series ideas&nbsp;in development.One of these spin-offs, set thousands of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/house-of-the-dragon-will-premiere-in-australia-the-same-time-as-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/house-of-the-dragon-will-premiere-in-australia-the-same-time-as-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything You Need to Know About Buying a Record Player So You Don’t Destroy Your Vinyl]]></title><description><![CDATA[While our smartphones have put the entire history of music into the palm of our hands, sometimes you can&rsquo;t beat listening to your favourite album on a record player. There&rsquo;s just some special and more intimate about placing the vinyl on the platter, dropping the needle and playing through every track, uninterrupted.In the age of digital streaming, vinyl has made a comeback. Over the last decade, we&rsquo;ve seen a steady revival of the physical medium, which managed to hit a major hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-you-need-to-know-about-buying-a-record-player-so-you-dont-destroy-your-vinyl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-you-need-to-know-about-buying-a-record-player-so-you-dont-destroy-your-vinyl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Playstation Plus Premium for Australia, We Are Merely Deluxe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isn&rsquo;t it just an absolute stinker that Australia seems to get an additional bit of bad news whenever good news comes through? Introducing PlayStation Plus Deluxe, the Premium downgrade for countries that don&rsquo;t have PlayStation Now (like us!).The new PlayStation Plus tiered service has been announced, with PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, and PlayStation Plus Premium being the different tiers of membership that will be offered by Sony. For a full rundown of what&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/no-playstation-plus-premium-for-australia-we-are-merely-deluxe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/no-playstation-plus-premium-for-australia-we-are-merely-deluxe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Comic You Should Read After Watching Moon Knight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Compared to other Marvel characters like Spider-Man or Captain America, there haven&rsquo;t been a lot of Moon Knight comics published. However, there&rsquo;s still been enough to make knowing what you should pick up feel a bit daunting. After all, there are nine first issues of Moon Knight.If you&rsquo;ve been keen on the live-action adaptation of Moon Knight and are interested in reading one of the many comic series it&rsquo;s drawn inspiration from, we&rsquo;ve got the perfect place for you t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-comic-you-should-read-after-watching-moon-knight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-comic-you-should-read-after-watching-moon-knight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Pieces of Futuristic Car Tech That Are Closer to Reality Than You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[With electric vehicle registrations reaching record numbers over the last year, to the many significant announcements made at CES 2022, it&rsquo;s clear the world is hungry for futuristic car tech. I know I&rsquo;m not the only one that had envisioned 2022 would boast chrome-coloured flying cars, fitted out with upgrades that&rsquo;d look something like a Pimp My Ride fever dream.While our reality may not look&nbsp;exactly&nbsp;like this, some of the developments in the car tech space have us hu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-pieces-of-futuristic-car-tech-that-are-closer-to-reality-than-you-think/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-pieces-of-futuristic-car-tech-that-are-closer-to-reality-than-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyson Has Just Announced The Dyson Zone, Their Most Dystopian Product Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today Dyson has announced their first ever wearable product, The Dyson Zone.Now, you might have had some expectations of what the first Dyson wearable product would be. Maybe it would be one of those wearable hair dryers, or some kind of styling hat you wore to sleep and then woke up with your hair in soft ringlets. Even a normal pair of headphones would make sense because Dyson is in the business of moving air, and sound is basically just air moving in specific ways.If you guessed that last one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dyson-has-just-announced-the-dyson-zone-their-most-dystopian-product-yet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dyson-has-just-announced-the-dyson-zone-their-most-dystopian-product-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Worth Streaming In April]]></title><description><![CDATA[April already! That&rsquo;s right, we&rsquo;re somehow already three months through 2022 (don&rsquo;t think about it too much).You know what that means, Gizmodians (Gizmodos? Gizmodudes?). Another month, another whole lot of streaming content.&nbsp;This article will go into sci-fi, fantasy and horror releases (as well as some pop culture favourites, wrestling, documentaries and some serial killer stuff) coming this month to Netflix, Stan, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Binge, Paramount+ and Shudde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-worth-streaming-in-april/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-worth-streaming-in-april/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Solutions To Try if Your PC Is Slow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you&rsquo;ve just bought a new computer, built one or have owned one for several years, it&rsquo;s hard to know what&rsquo;s best for your PC when it starts to get slow, even if you&rsquo;re a Mac owner!Fret not, for there are solutions to your problems, no matter what kind of PC owner you are: buyer, builder or longtime owner. Here&rsquo;s what we reckon you should try.Easy solution: Limit how many applications you have openThis could sound like a difficult, almost unachievable, solutio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-solutions-to-try-if-your-pc-is-slow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-solutions-to-try-if-your-pc-is-slow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Alienware Aurora R13 Is A Powerful Gaming PC With Some Truly Weird Quirks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Alienware Aurora R13 is a monster on paper. It&rsquo;s the kind of desktop you dream about building, the kind you piece together in on PC Case Gear before regretfully closing the tab.It comes in a few base flavours, priced between $3,700 and $5,500. But you can customise it with even higher grade parts. The unit that Dell sent to me for this review was worth close to $8,000. That&rsquo;s a lot of money for a gaming PC. It&rsquo;s far more than I&rsquo;ve ever spent on a rig in my life. So, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-alienware-aurora-r13-is-a-powerful-gaming-pc-with-some-truly-weird-quirks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-alienware-aurora-r13-is-a-powerful-gaming-pc-with-some-truly-weird-quirks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essential Travel Safety Gadgets That Will Give You Peace of Mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve been tentatively planning your next trip, whether it&rsquo;s overseas or domestically, you might feel like a stranger to the realm of travel. It&rsquo;s been awhile since some of us have had to make our way to an airport. For many of us, there&rsquo;s a lot of anxiety around stepping on a plane, especially with Omicron still hovering around. But if you can&rsquo;t bear the wanderlust any longer, then snatch that flight ticket and hit submit on your annual leave.Amidst all the exc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/essential-travel-safety-gadgets-that-will-give-you-peace-of-mind/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/essential-travel-safety-gadgets-that-will-give-you-peace-of-mind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra CEO Andrew Penn Is Stepping Down, With a Woman to Take Over for the First Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Penn, the CEO of Telstra, is retiring.Yep, you read that right. Penn has been the CEO of Telstra since 2015. Prior to this, he joined the telecommunications company as its CFO in 2012.As the CEO, he&rsquo;s seen some pretty big things happen. During his time, 5G came into play, 1,000 Mbps internet plans became accessible and we saw the NBN rollout (mostly) complete.&ldquo;Andy has led Telstra during a period of significant change and will be known for his courage in setting a bold ambitio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-ceo-andrew-penn-is-stepping-down-with-a-woman-to-take-over-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-ceo-andrew-penn-is-stepping-down-with-a-woman-to-take-over-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Gun: Maverick Definitely Has Tom Cruising at a High Altitude]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 1986, cinema audiences were treated to a one-two punch of Cruise and Kilmer, a high-flyin&rsquo; adventure with rebel Maverick and an Iceman who never made mistakes. Jet planes. Missiles. Tom Cruise standing so close to Val Kilmer you didn&rsquo;t know if they&rsquo;re going to kiss. Top Gun had it all.Om nom nomNow, Paramount Pictures is porting post-Cold War patriotism into an era of asymmetrical warfare with overpriced F-35s that exist only to engorge the military industrial complex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/top-gun-maverick-definitely-has-tom-cruising-at-a-high-altitude/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/top-gun-maverick-definitely-has-tom-cruising-at-a-high-altitude/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Tech-Related 2022 Federal Budget Announcements, Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government last night splashed about a lot of cash as part of the 2022 Budget. As expected, there was funding around COVID-19, for health measures but also economic bounce-back. There was also a lot of, well, there wasn&rsquo;t much, really.While a federal election is yet to be officially called, it&rsquo;s almost certainly coming in May. Budgets&nbsp;usually set&nbsp;out spending for the next financial year beginning July 1, but this year it&rsquo;s a&nbsp;pre-election Budget,&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-tech-related-2022-federal-budget-announcements-explained/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-tech-related-2022-federal-budget-announcements-explained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Amazon Echo Show 15 Wants to Fill the Tablet-Sized TV Hole in Your Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon has today launched the Echo Show 15, a tablet-like screen touted by the company as a hub for your home. You can play podcasts through it, watch TV on it, make calls, sync calendars with family or housemates and use it as a whiteboard.It&rsquo;s actually kind of cute, despite being quite big.The new addition to the Echo Show family, Amazon says, is designed to be the &ldquo;digital heart of the home&rdquo;. The Echo Show 15 has a 15.6-inch, 1080p Full HD display, making it good to watch st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-amazon-echo-show-15-wants-to-fill-the-tablet-sized-tv-hole-in-your-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-amazon-echo-show-15-wants-to-fill-the-tablet-sized-tv-hole-in-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Get Rid of Windows Bloatware With One Command]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windows has always had a bloatware problem (even if&nbsp;Samsung has recently claimed the crown in that department). Bloatware is an umbrella term for apps, services, and programs you don&rsquo;t need, and never asked for, and Windows comes preinstalled with a boatload of them.Things improved with the launch of Windows 11, and Microsoft has started cutting the fat off of its installation media. But it&rsquo;s still an issue, with apps like Skype, 3DBuilder, Asphalt 8, Microsoft News, Feedback Hu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-get-rid-of-windows-bloatware-with-one-command/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-get-rid-of-windows-bloatware-with-one-command/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belong Is Finally Offering Mobile Broadband]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good things come to those who wait.I have no idea what the original context of that saying is, but I&rsquo;m today using it to tell you that Belong has finally entered the mobile broadband category &ndash; or MBB, if you will.MBB, Belong says, is an &lsquo;on the go&rsquo; internet substitute, allowing customers to &ldquo;stay connected at a competitive price point&rdquo;. With that, Diet Telstra is making its debut with three &lsquo;Data Plans&rsquo;.$15 per month will get you 20GB of data$35 p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/belong-is-finally-offering-mobile-broadband/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/belong-is-finally-offering-mobile-broadband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gotta Go Fast: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Dashes Into Theatres on March 31]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 finally hits cinemas this week. With a new featurette out, along with a couple of other trailers, we have a decent idea of what to expect from this cute (and goofy) sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog.The creatively named Sonic the Hedgehog 2 comes to us, as I said, following the success of the 2020 movie featuring the blue blur and the arguably hot Dr. Robotnik. Of course being received well across the board would mean the movie is entitled to a sequel, which was confirmed shortly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gotta-go-fast-sonic-the-hedgehog-2-dashes-into-theatres-on-march-31/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gotta-go-fast-sonic-the-hedgehog-2-dashes-into-theatres-on-march-31/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Should Update Chrome and Edge ASAP]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are three inevitabilities in life: death, taxes, and software updates. Programs like Chrome can never be perfect, and security flaws will inevitability be discovered &mdash; the goal is just to squash those flaws with an update before bad actors can take advantage of them. Today, Chrome and Edge users find themselves in such a situation.What&rsquo;s wrong with Google Chrome?Google dropped a new update for Chrome (version 99.0.4844.84) on Friday, March 25, with an accompanying changelog det]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-should-update-chrome-and-edge-asap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-should-update-chrome-and-edge-asap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destiny 2 Maker Blasts YouTube’s Takedown System in Wild Lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, a bunch of Destiny 2 YouTube videos, including some by high profile content makers and even Bungie themselves, were hit by rogue copyright takedown notices generated by fake Google accounts. Bungie is now trying to sue the people responsible, and has called out YouTube for getting tricked by alleged fraudsters in the first place.The Destiny copyright takedown spree began earlier this month, hitting soundtrack videos, cutscenes, and eventually other content including videos po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/destiny-2-maker-blasts-youtubes-takedown-system-in-wild-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/destiny-2-maker-blasts-youtubes-takedown-system-in-wild-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Ready for Dune 2 To Be ‘Bigger and Better’, Screenwriter Teases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dune was such an amazing movie, based on an incredible novel and starring a range of terrific actors (including internet darlings Timoth&eacute;e Chalamet and Zendaya).But it was just the beginning. Dune 2 has been confirmed and it&rsquo;d be rude not to get hyped for it, especially after that ending.We&rsquo;ll be going over what we&rsquo;ve learned about Dune 2 in this article.WARNING!!! This is your spoiler warning for Dune (2021). Please turn away now if you&rsquo;re (somehow) yet to see Dun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/get-ready-for-dune-2-to-be-bigger-and-better-screenwriter-teases/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/get-ready-for-dune-2-to-be-bigger-and-better-screenwriter-teases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toy Leaks Reveal New Thor and Jane Foster Outfits in Love and Thunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fourth Thor movie is almost upon us, dubbed Thor: Love and Thunder, with Taika Waititi at the helm and the return of some of our favourite characters.But what do we know about Thor: Love and Thunder so far? Well, we know a good deal actually! Before the movie releases later this year, let&rsquo;s get you up to speed.What is Thor: Love and Thunder?Thor: Love and Thunder is the fourth movie in the Thor series of Marvel movies and will feature the return of Thor (as you can probably tell from t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/toy-leaks-reveal-new-thor-and-jane-foster-outfits-in-love-and-thunder/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/toy-leaks-reveal-new-thor-and-jane-foster-outfits-in-love-and-thunder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Major Questions About E-scooters and E-bikes Answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Petrol prices are hitting eye-watering highs. As global affairs put pressure on the availability of commodities, we&rsquo;re likely to continue seeing volatile petrol prices in the future.So there&rsquo;s never been a better time to embrace alternative modes of transport such as e-bikes and e-scooters (also called &ldquo;micromobility&rdquo; devices).In Australia&rsquo;s major cities, the average car trip is around 10km (a distance many people would consider to be within cycling range).As both r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-major-questions-about-e-scooters-and-e-bikes-answered/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-major-questions-about-e-scooters-and-e-bikes-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Adam, the Shazam Villain, Will Have to Wait for His Own Movie Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a new movie out this year, Black Adam, that&rsquo;s starting to get a bit of noise around it. You may have heard of Black Adam, the DC antagonist who typically shows up (in the comics) to be the stand-in bad guy for Shazam (who is also getting a movie this year).Well, what&rsquo;s the deal with Black Adam? Why is a character that is typically set up as a villain being given his own movie? We&rsquo;ve got answers to all your burning questions below. OK maybe not all of them, but a f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/black-adam-the-shazam-villain-will-have-to-wait-for-his-own-movie-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/black-adam-the-shazam-villain-will-have-to-wait-for-his-own-movie-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including 60% Off This Onikuma Gaming Mouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.We&rsquo;ll be updating this list often, so remember to bookmark this page so you can check back in regularly. Let&rsquo;s dive in.20% off Dell sitewideImage: Del]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-60-off-this-onikuma-gaming-mouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-60-off-this-onikuma-gaming-mouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Hope Morbius Sucks, but in a Good Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a series of delays setting the movie back a couple of years, Morbius is just around the corner (truly, it&rsquo;s now only two sleeps away). But who is this villain that most people haven&rsquo;t heard of from the Spider-Man comics? Well, here&rsquo;s who he is and how Morbius fits into the MCU and the other Spider-Man films.Courtesy note, though &ndash; the movie isn&rsquo;t out yet, so there will be no spoilers for Morbius in this article. However, we will be touching on Spider-Man: No W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lets-hope-morbius-sucks-but-in-a-good-way/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lets-hope-morbius-sucks-but-in-a-good-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cheapest NBN Plans for Every Speed Tier in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking to upgrade your NBN connection to something a bit faster and wouldn&rsquo;t mind saving a few bucks as well?&nbsp;If you&rsquo;re on the hunt for a cheap NBN plan, Australia is home to a myriad of smaller providers who offer speedy service.If you don&rsquo;t want to sacrifice download speeds, you can always pick a plan that doesn&rsquo;t have unlimited data to save a couple of bucks each month. Alternatively, you could drop down to a slower speed tier if unlimited data is importa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-cheapest-nbn-plans-for-every-speed-tier-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-cheapest-nbn-plans-for-every-speed-tier-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Videogame That Currently Has a TV or Movie Adaptation in the Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Videogame movies and TV shows! While videogame movies are often&hellip;a bit bad, videogame TV shows typically hold up quite well.So what&rsquo;s around the corner? What are the upcoming videogame movies and TV shows that we can expect? Turns out, quite a lot. Here&rsquo;s your definitive guide to all of the upcoming videogame adaptations hitting streaming services and cinemas.Upcoming videogame moviesBefore we get into the TV shows, below you&rsquo;ll find a list of upcoming movies based on pop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-videogame-that-currently-has-a-tv-or-movie-adaptation-in-the-works/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-videogame-that-currently-has-a-tv-or-movie-adaptation-in-the-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Microsoft Word Alternatives That Are Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft Word is the go-to document creation software for many people. Microsoft&rsquo;s titan of a word processor is used almost everywhere by almost everyone, but what if you don&rsquo;t want to spend ten bucks a month?Here are our favourite alternatives to Word. They&rsquo;re all free, they&rsquo;re (mostly) all capable of working with the ubiquitous .docx format and they all offer some very useful features on top as well.Microsoft Word (free trial)The first Microsoft Word alternative is&hel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-microsoft-word-alternatives-that-are-free/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-microsoft-word-alternatives-that-are-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Asus ROG Flow Z13 Wants to Challenge Steam Deck on Its Home Turf]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Asus ROG Flow Z13 is a phenomenally powerful tablet PC without a clear audience.That&rsquo;s the overriding impression I got from a week with the device. Every part of this machine is spectacularly designed. Its parts are top-tier, its design is robust and travel-ready, its screen is bright and fast, and its keyboard attachment is a solid, responsive add-on. It all makes sense on paper. But then you use it and questions begin to stack up.This is a device that feels designed to go toe-to-toe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-asus-rog-flow-z13-wants-to-challenge-steam-deck-on-its-home-turf/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-asus-rog-flow-z13-wants-to-challenge-steam-deck-on-its-home-turf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Green iPhone 13 Range Makes a Great Phone Look Even Prettier]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a journalist, it&rsquo;s my job to weed through the PR spin and marketing fluff, to highlight a gimmick and call it for what it is. But Apple has defeated me. Its new green iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max (iPhones green if you will), are wonderful because they&rsquo;re green.Apple in September unveiled the iPhone 13 range. This comprised the iPhone 13 and mini in Midnight (black), Starlight (white), blue, pink and Product Red colours and the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max in graphite, go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-green-iphone-13-range-makes-a-great-phone-look-even-prettier/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-green-iphone-13-range-makes-a-great-phone-look-even-prettier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 5 Correct Ways to Use Google, Everything Else Is Wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was recently reading comments on a post related to COVID-19, and saw a reply I would classify as misinformation, bordering on conspiracy. I couldn&rsquo;t help but ask the commenter for evidence.Their response came with some web links and &ldquo;do your own research&rdquo;. I then asked about their research methodology, which turned out to be searching for specific terms on Google.As an academic, I was intrigued. Academic research aims to establish the truth of a phenomenon based on evidence,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-5-correct-ways-to-use-google-everything-else-is-wrong/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-5-correct-ways-to-use-google-everything-else-is-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Aussie Research Could Double the Life of Phone, Laptop and EV Batteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists from the University of Queensland (UQ) say they have worked out a way to more than double the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries.Lithium-ion batteries are most commonly used in electric vehicles, smartphones and most consumer technology &ndash; if your device has an internal battery, it&rsquo;s likely made of lithium-ion.Knowing this, you&rsquo;re probably aware of how quickly a phone battery can decline in quality once you&rsquo;ve owned it for several years. The same thing happens to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-aussie-research-could-double-the-life-of-phone-laptop-and-ev-batteries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-aussie-research-could-double-the-life-of-phone-laptop-and-ev-batteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor Says Aussies Will Have a Better NBN if They Win the Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2022 Federal Election is yet to be officially called, but that hasn&rsquo;t stopped either party from going off with their respective election campaigns. In the lead up to May, Labor wants you to know it has a plan for the NBN.In a statement on Monday from Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland, we got a summary of what the Australian Labor Party (ALP) wants to do, at least as far as the NBN is concerned, anyway.Starting with a report that Australia has slipped&nbsp;to 65th in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-says-aussies-will-have-a-better-nbn-if-they-win-the-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-says-aussies-will-have-a-better-nbn-if-they-win-the-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows 1.0’s Been Hiding a Secret for 37 Years, and Someone Finally Found It]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly four decades, an ancient secret buried deep in Windows 1.0 has been discovered by an intrepid digital archeologist. It&rsquo;s a simple Easter egg, but one which was most likely impossible to find back in the day.As spotted by PC Gamer, Lucas Brooks is a big fan of Microsoft&rsquo;s graphical operating system, Windows. Brooks is often seen tweeting about various things he has found in older builds of Windows, including Easter eggs. And recently he discovered a never-before-seen secr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/windows-10s-been-hiding-a-secret-for-37-years-and-someone-finally-found-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/windows-10s-been-hiding-a-secret-for-37-years-and-someone-finally-found-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Giz: Why Can’t I Get Reception in an Elevator?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi! Welcome to Ask Giz, the series where we listen to your burning questions of the weird and wonderful sort and try to answer them as best as possible.We&rsquo;ve already got a pretty nice stockpile of questions to draw from that you, our readers, have submitted, and if you&rsquo;re yet to submit a question, we invite you to do so here.Kicking things off, I&rsquo;ll be answering a question that my editor, Asha Barbaschow, has submitted: Why Can&rsquo;t I Get Reception in an Elevator?Thanks for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-why-cant-i-get-reception-in-an-elevator/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-why-cant-i-get-reception-in-an-elevator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research Reveals Aussie Quolls Have Chewed on Human Corpses a Casual 111 Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of human disfigurement.In 1878, the body of Sergeant Michael Kennedy lay in the bush in Victoria&rsquo;s Wombat Ranges. He&rsquo;d been shot by the notorious Ned Kelly gang &ndash; but the bush would add its own gruesome ending.According to the man who later stumbled across his body, &ldquo;one ear was gone. I imagined it had been gnawed away by native cats (quolls). The body was very much decomposed&rdquo;.This report is not isolated. My recen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/research-reveals-aussie-quolls-have-chewed-on-human-corpses-a-casual-111-times/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/research-reveals-aussie-quolls-have-chewed-on-human-corpses-a-casual-111-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[14 Ways to Achieve Immortality That Will Totally Work, I Swear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ocean quahogs can live to be over 500 years old. These clammy arseholes spend centuries doing nothing but burrowing into the ocean floor and filtering algae out of sea water. People, on the other hand, only get like 78 years before we die! This is not fair.Personally, I live actively in defiance of death, and I will one day become immortal or die trying. I&rsquo;m not talking about living on through the legacy of my good works or in the smiles of my children or any of that claptrap. I will only]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/14-ways-to-achieve-immortality-that-will-totally-work-i-swear/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/14-ways-to-achieve-immortality-that-will-totally-work-i-swear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ugly Ducklings of the Crustacean World: Why Yabbies Deserve Your Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[For children growing up in rural areas, going &ldquo;yabbying&rdquo; in farm dams is a rite of passage. The common yabby (Cherax destructor) is the most widely distributed Australian crayfish, inhabiting rivers and wetlands across southeast Australia.And although the humble yabby is not as cute and cuddly as some better-known Australian icons, from an ecosystem perspective, we argue they may be more important.Yabbies are a staple food for platypus, many waterbird species, and fish such as Murray]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ugly-ducklings-of-the-crustacean-world-why-yabbies-deserve-your-love/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ugly-ducklings-of-the-crustacean-world-why-yabbies-deserve-your-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Russia’s Elite Really Using Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fearing Russia&rsquo;s elite will evade economic sanctions by converting their wealth to cryptocurrency, high-profile US Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced a bill into US Congress to stymie Russian crypto transactions.Warren warned a Senate committee hearing:So no one can argue that Russia can evade all sanctions by moving all its assets into crypto. But for Putin&rsquo;s oligarchs who are trying to hide, you know, a billion or two of their wealth, crypto looks like a pretty good]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/are-russias-elite-really-using-cryptocurrency-to-evade-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/are-russias-elite-really-using-cryptocurrency-to-evade-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 Games You Should Play After Beating ‘Elden Ring’]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the time of this writing, Elden Ring has sold more than 12 million copies, putting it in the rarified ranks of the top-selling video games normally dominated by massive mainstream franchises like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and Madden. That&rsquo;s an impressive feat for FromSoftware &mdash; a development studio whose notoriously challenging games were considered &ldquo;niche&rdquo; just a few years ago.With more people than ever experiencing FromSoftware&rsquo;s singular game design phil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/11-games-you-should-play-after-beating-elden-ring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/11-games-you-should-play-after-beating-elden-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fastest Way to Restore a Bricked Apple Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many Apple Watch users have discovered, there is no way to connect a bricked watch to a Mac to manually restore the software like you can with an iPhone or an iPad.Your only hope was to take it to the nearest Apple Store (or send it in to Apple to be reset) if it conked out during an update or because of a software bug. But now, as long as your Apple Watch is updated to watchOS 8.5 and your iPhone is running iOS 15.4 or higher, you can use your iPhone to reset your watch wirelessly.How to man]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fastest-way-to-restore-a-bricked-apple-watch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fastest-way-to-restore-a-bricked-apple-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Halo Games Finally Have a TV Show, Here’s What Newbies Need to Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Halo has been a constant for Xbox gamers ever since the franchise began in 2001. Now, over 20 years later, Halo is available for everyone &ndash; on your television screens. Yes, the long-promised Halo TV show has finally arrived.Here&rsquo;s everything you need to know about the Halo show&rsquo;s cast, trailers and release date in Australia.Halo backstory: What do you need to know?Image: MicrosoftFirst up, if you&rsquo;ve never played a Halo game or come across the series, what on Earth is it?H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-halo-games-finally-have-a-tv-show-heres-what-newbies-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-halo-games-finally-have-a-tv-show-heres-what-newbies-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready for an Upgrade? Here Are the Best NBN 250 and NBN 1000 Plans Available]]></title><description><![CDATA[NBN 250 and NBN 1000 plans are the cr&egrave;me de la cr&egrave;me of Australian internet, but not everyone is able to get them. The plans are exclusively available to FTTP and HFC addresses. Fortunately, there&rsquo;s some good news for those who didn&rsquo;t win the NBN lottery.NBN Co is the process of major network upgrades that will allow customers on FTTN and FTTC addresses to get upgraded to FTTP at no cost. This week, the network builder announced the first 50,000 premises can request the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ready-for-an-upgrade-here-are-the-best-nbn-250-and-nbn-1000-plans-available/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 05:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ready-for-an-upgrade-here-are-the-best-nbn-250-and-nbn-1000-plans-available/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung’s Q950A Soundbar Made Me Feel Like I Was at the Cinema]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve lived happily without a soundbar for years now. &lsquo;How much of a difference can it really make?&rsquo; I remember thinking. It turns out a lot, which is something I discovered after testing Samsung&rsquo;s premium Q950A soundbar system.The picture quality of televisions has come a long way in just a few years. Just recently I reviewed Samsung&rsquo;s Neo QLED QN90A TV and was stunned by its picture, but felt the in-built sound couldn&rsquo;t live up to it.Enter the Q950A soundbar,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-q950a-soundbar-made-me-feel-like-i-was-at-the-cinema/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-q950a-soundbar-made-me-feel-like-i-was-at-the-cinema/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Tell If Someone Is Stealing Your Wi-Fi (and Boot Them Off)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, your internet is acting funny, maybe a little sluggish, even after multiple router resets and disconnecting excess devices. While there are many possible reasons your internet is acting up, many folks will understandably start to wonder if one of the neighbours is mooching off their wifi.While unlikely, it&rsquo;s actually pretty easy to break into someone else&rsquo;s wifi network using simple hacking software and a little patience &mdash; though it&rsquo;s also possible your neighbour just]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-tell-if-someone-is-stealing-your-wi-fi-and-boot-them-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-tell-if-someone-is-stealing-your-wi-fi-and-boot-them-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a School in Brisbane Awarding Its Top Students NFTs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no shortage of NFT news these days. Just this week we told you Qantas was launching its own, um, range, and that CPU giant AMD misjudged its audience by announcing a partnership with an NFT crew. But today, we bring you a Brisbane school capitalising on the NFT craze.That&rsquo;s right, a Brisbane school has launched NFTs to &ldquo;build students&rsquo; digital portfolios&rdquo;. St Paul&rsquo;s School in Bald Hills says making a token non-fungible is part of a &ldquo;continued foc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-school-in-brisbane-awarding-its-top-students-nfts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-school-in-brisbane-awarding-its-top-students-nfts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Secondhand Tesla Model 3 is Selling For More Than It Cost Brand New]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Lloyds Auctions revealed an insane bid for a secondhand Tesla Model 3, Australia&rsquo;s most popular electric vehicle that is currently going through supply shortages.&ldquo;Right now, we have a 2022 Tesla Model 3 on offer with the current bid sitting at $71,000 where they actually retail for around $68,000 and the bidding is set to close in a few days time,&rdquo; says Lee Hames, the chief operations officer at Lloyds Auctions.&ldquo;The electric car market is still very new to Aust]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-secondhand-tesla-model-3-is-selling-for-more-than-it-cost-brand-new/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-secondhand-tesla-model-3-is-selling-for-more-than-it-cost-brand-new/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Huawei Watch GT 3 Is a Perfect Fitness Buddy That Struggles as a Smartwatch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Huawei Watch GT 3 is the company&rsquo;s latest smartwatch, offering an incredible fitness/health experience, but a not-so incredible user experience. The watch is great, but for the price Huawei is asking, I just want a little more.There&rsquo;s a lot of competition in the smartwatch space, and Huawei is definitely at a disadvantage: Huawei phones aren&rsquo;t exactly in abundance in Australia and for a lot of people, a watch that uses the same operating system as their phone is a convenien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-huawei-watch-gt-3-is-a-perfect-fitness-buddy-that-struggles-as-a-smartwatch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-huawei-watch-gt-3-is-a-perfect-fitness-buddy-that-struggles-as-a-smartwatch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dell’s New XPS Laptops Pack Tonnes of Power and Look Terrific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dell has announced two new XPS series laptops as a part of its 2022 range, a refresh of the series featuring Intel&rsquo;s 12th-generation CPUs.They&rsquo;re an upgrade upon last year&rsquo;s XPS models, the XPS 15 and the XPS 17, which sport the same name as the laptops from this announcement (the &rsquo;15&rsquo; and the &rsquo;17&rsquo; apply to screen size).Let&rsquo;s get into it. Here&rsquo;s what you can expect from Dell&rsquo;s new laptops.The Dell XPS 15Kicking things off, we have the X]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dells-new-xps-laptops-pack-tonnes-of-power-and-look-terrific/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dells-new-xps-laptops-pack-tonnes-of-power-and-look-terrific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Common Leaked Password is 123456 and Honestly, Stop Using it People]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list has today been released that reveals the world&rsquo;s top 20 leaked passwords. The number one password? &lsquo;123456&rsquo;. Please. Be better.The list came about through cybersecurity company Lookout&rsquo;s Identity Monitoring service, which scans customers&rsquo; identity and financial information (for example, email, phone number and bank account number) and alerts them if their information has been leaked on the dark web.In a stat that isn&rsquo;t at all concerning, Lookout said on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-most-common-leaked-password-is-123456-and-honestly-stop-using-it-people/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-most-common-leaked-password-is-123456-and-honestly-stop-using-it-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Do If You Accidentally Fill Your Petrol Tank Up With Diesel]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the price of petrol rises, everyone is thinking more about the fuel they put into their cars. The glorious electric car revolution may be coming, but it ain&rsquo;t here yet, leaving us to somehow find five minutes in our busy day to visit the pump, avoid running out of petrol in the drive-through, and reduce the likelihood of being mocked on the Internet. As a result, you may be more aware than ever that there are usually two kinds of fuel available at your local petrol station: petrol and d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-to-do-if-you-accidentally-fill-your-petrol-tank-up-with-diesel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-to-do-if-you-accidentally-fill-your-petrol-tank-up-with-diesel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ‘Soulslikes’ to ‘Roguelites,’ 12 Video Game Genre Names That Make No Sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe anyone can get into video games, but aspects of the hobby can be unfriendly to newcomers. One such needless barrier to entry is the confusing way many players talk about video game genres.Unlike movie or book genres, which tend to describe the story&rsquo;s content or setting &mdash; such as &ldquo;sci-fi,&rdquo; &ldquo;historical non-fiction,&rdquo; &ldquo;mystery,&rdquo; or &ldquo;romance&rdquo; &mdash; video game genres describe the gameplay experience. But while new players can lik]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-soulslikes-to-roguelites-12-video-game-genre-names-that-make-no-sense/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-soulslikes-to-roguelites-12-video-game-genre-names-that-make-no-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Strikes a Deal With Moderna to Set Up mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia has struck a deal with pharmaceutical giant Moderna, allowing the latter to set up a facility in Melbourne. This will mean the production of up to 100 million Australian made mRNA doses every year.The deal, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, will mean Australia can meet its ongoing COVID-19 vaccine needs, as well as develop any other new respiratory mRNA vaccines.&ldquo;It will also make Australia a critical regional hub for mRNA technology development and production, bolstering our l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-strikes-a-deal-with-moderna-to-set-up-mrna-vaccine-manufacturing-facility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-strikes-a-deal-with-moderna-to-set-up-mrna-vaccine-manufacturing-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra Has Announced A New Carbon Farming Initiative To Help Offset Its Emissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urgent action is needed to slow down the warming of the globe. The recent IPCC report released by the UN has highlighted how human-induced climate change is leading to more extreme events, losses and damages to nature and people. And while it&rsquo;s important we all take personal steps to temper each of our own carbon footprints, we also need big companies to take some hefty strides forward.This includes our telcos. Australia&rsquo;s energy grid supply is still driven largely by fossil fuels. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-has-announced-a-new-carbon-farming-initiative-to-help-offset-its-emissions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-has-announced-a-new-carbon-farming-initiative-to-help-offset-its-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behold the Paternoster Lift That Never Stops]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve all probably seen our fair share of weird tech-adjacent things. From phones to laptops to robots, the tech world never disappoints&hellip; But may the architectural world introduce you to the Paternoster lift?I'm fascinated by these. Paternoster Lifts. An open-doored elevator that&rsquo;s on a loop, moving slowly and continually. Name inspired by a loop of rosary beads. This one is at #Prague City Hall&hellip; pic.twitter.com/8phErrSJHs&mdash; Taras Grescoe(@grescoe) March 21, 2022A&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/behold-the-paternoster-lift-that-never-stops/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/behold-the-paternoster-lift-that-never-stops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 Shows Netflix Cancelled Way Too Soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two seasons, Nextflix has cancelled the family friendly, critically acclaimed, and (seemingly) quite popular series&nbsp;The Baby-Sitter&rsquo;s Club. Worsening the blow to the show&rsquo;s young fanbase, given the relative lack of television that takes early teens seriously, is the fact that we&rsquo;ll never know exactly why it&rsquo;s gone.Streaming services have complicated and shadowy motivations when it comes to the shows they renew or cancel. Where a broadcast network might be looki]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/13-shows-netflix-cancelled-way-too-soon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/13-shows-netflix-cancelled-way-too-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drink-Driving Technology Could Soon Be a Fixture in All Cars, and It’s a Game-Changer]]></title><description><![CDATA[While drink driving fatalities and injuries have declined in recent decades, it still remains a major problem on Australian roads.Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits have helped since they were put in place over 25 years ago, but new technology may now be able to stop drink driving altogether.In the US, the massive infrastructure bill passed by Congress last year mandated car manufacturers equip vehicles with advanced drink-driving prevention technology. These systems can either monitor a d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/drink-driving-technology-could-soon-be-a-fixture-in-all-cars-and-its-a-game-changer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/drink-driving-technology-could-soon-be-a-fixture-in-all-cars-and-its-a-game-changer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aside From Restrict 5G, What Else Does iPhone Low Power Mode Do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low Power Mode is a pretty handy iPhone setting to use if you want to conserve battery life and don&rsquo;t mind losing some features. But did you know some of those features include dropping your 5G down to 4G?But what does &lsquo;conserving battery life and losing some features&rsquo; actually mean?&nbsp;What are those features and how are they limited? Moreover, what is stopping you from having Low Power Mode on all the time, getting the longest battery life possible between charges?Here&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aside-from-restrict-5g-what-else-does-iphone-low-power-mode-do/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aside-from-restrict-5g-what-else-does-iphone-low-power-mode-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Know You’re an Adult When a Dyson Demo Store Excites You]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know you&rsquo;re an adult when Dyson products, and a dedicated showcase store, make you excited.If you are also excited by the idea of a Dyson store, I have great news for you &ndash; the company has now opened one on Sydney&rsquo;s George Street. This thing is sick.Australia&rsquo;s first ever Dyson Demo store can really only be described as an immersive demo space &ndash; you can play with the company&rsquo;s cordless vac tech and test its purifier, as well as have your hair analysed as p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-know-youre-an-adult-when-a-dyson-demo-store-excites-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-know-youre-an-adult-when-a-dyson-demo-store-excites-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony’s Latest PlayStation Update Did Not Proceed as Planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sony rolled out a firmware update for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 this morning. Around the same time, PlayStation&rsquo;s online services went down, with players reporting connection issues with Elden Ring and GTAV, among other titles. It&rsquo;s not yet clear if there&rsquo;s a connection between the update and the downtime.The software update introduces system-wide support for a number of features previously only available in beta testing. You&rsquo;ll be able to create or join open (a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sonys-latest-playstation-update-did-not-proceed-as-planned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sonys-latest-playstation-update-did-not-proceed-as-planned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s Every Electric Vehicle You Can Buy in Australia in Every Price Range]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, you want to be part of the green revolution in Australia, get yourself an electric vehicle (EV) and cruise along Aussie streets without making all that pollution and noise? Great! Just one question though &ndash; what electric vehicle should you buy?It&rsquo;s no small question and you&rsquo;ll need to find yourself the right one with the most boxes ticked &ndash; especially cost.Fret not, we&rsquo;re here to help. Below you&rsquo;ll find every electric vehicle you can purchase in Australia,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-every-electric-vehicle-you-can-buy-in-australia-in-every-price-range/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-every-electric-vehicle-you-can-buy-in-australia-in-every-price-range/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How You Can Save 20% On Lenovo Laptops, Monitors and Tablets]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a reason why Lenovo is one of those tech brands that most institutions turn to when they&rsquo;re in need of a budget-friendly and durable laptop to supply the masses. Its ever-popular ThinkPad series is loved among tech experts for both its quality make and reliability.Almost everyone we know has at one point in their life owned a Lenovo laptop that&rsquo;s lasted years longer than the average computer&rsquo;s lifespan. Considering that most laptops need to be upgraded every three]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-you-can-save-20-on-lenovo-laptops-monitors-and-tablets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 01:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-you-can-save-20-on-lenovo-laptops-monitors-and-tablets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor Wants to Create 340,000 Additional Aussie Tech Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we approach the 2022 Federal Election, both major parties are trying to get our attention. The Coalition has this week chucked $63 million at the Great Barrier Reef and announced an NBN upgrade. Labor, meanwhile, is promising 1.2 million tech jobs.In an announcement made Thursday morning, Shadow Minister for Industry and Innovation Ed Husic, alongside his leader Anthony Albanese, said if elected, Labor will work with industry to reach 1.2 million Australian tech-related jobs by 2030.&ldquo;As]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-wants-to-create-340000-additional-aussie-tech-jobs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/labor-wants-to-create-340000-additional-aussie-tech-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic Viking Thriller The Northman Is a Lesson in Revenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Due to (obviously) that whole pandemic thing, The Northman in November had its release date pushed, meaning we now have to wait until April 21, 2022, to sink our teeth into what can only be described as an epic Viking thriller. The good news, however, is April 21 is now only a month away.Here&rsquo;s what you can expect from the R-rated movie that seems like the answer to the prayers of a lot of Game of Thrones fans.What is The Northman about?Directed by Robert Eggers, The Northman is an epic re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/epic-viking-thriller-the-northman-is-a-lesson-in-revenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/epic-viking-thriller-the-northman-is-a-lesson-in-revenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stan to Fast-Track Aussie Content Through Lionsgate Partnership Expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stan has announced an expansion to its partnership with studio powerhouse Lionsgate, one that will see the latter help the Aussie streaming service deliver more home-grown content.In official terms, the television development agreement will allow Stan to bolster its production capability.Stan chief content officer Cailah Scobie highlighted the Lionsgate deal as being instrumental in helping the streaming service deliver more Aussie-made content.<br />
&ldquo;This expanded partnership with Lionsgate &h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/stan-to-fast-track-aussie-content-through-lionsgate-partnership-expansion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/stan-to-fast-track-aussie-content-through-lionsgate-partnership-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally, You Can Unlock Your iPhone While Wearing a Mask]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a split second last year, I thought I was unlocking my iPhone XS Max while wearing a thick, black face mask that certainly didn&rsquo;t show the dimples in my cheeks, let alone my mouth. But apparently that was just something akin to the Mandela Effect as Apple is now rolling out the capability.That&rsquo;s right, with iOS 15.4 and later, you can use Face ID to unlock your iPhone while wearing a mask.Face ID will now analyse the unique characteristics around your eyes, if you&rsquo;re wearin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/finally-you-can-unlock-your-iphone-while-wearing-a-mask/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/finally-you-can-unlock-your-iphone-while-wearing-a-mask/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Ultimate High Ground’: Welcome to Australia’s Defence-Oriented Space Command]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia now has a Starfleet Command. Ahem, sorry, the Defence Space Command.Space really is the final frontier &ndash; over the past couple of years, we&rsquo;ve seen Australia&rsquo;s government get more and more excited about space and projects involving space.Now, let us introduce the Defence Space Command.&ldquo;We must be able to generate space power across the Defence portfolio, supporting the joint force, whole of government, allies and international partners. We must also protect billi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ultimate-high-ground-welcome-to-australias-defence-oriented-space-command/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ultimate-high-ground-welcome-to-australias-defence-oriented-space-command/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Should Get the iPhone SE 5G if You Just Want a Phone That Does iPhone Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you were desperate to get the latest iPhone 13, I&rsquo;m going to go ahead and assume that by now you would have. I&rsquo;m also going to go ahead and assume you&rsquo;re here because you want to buy a cheap iPhone but you&rsquo;re not sure whether this latest SE 5G is worth the $719 price tag?The iPhone SE 5G is probably the most un-Apple thing I think Apple does. It&rsquo;s a good enough iPhone at a more affordable price. And it&rsquo;s a cheap way to make the switch from Android. But it&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-should-get-the-iphone-se-5g-if-you-just-want-a-phone-that-does-iphone-things/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-should-get-the-iphone-se-5g-if-you-just-want-a-phone-that-does-iphone-things/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Someone Say Election? Because Rural Australia’s Getting an NBN Upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regional NBN connections are set to receive an upgrade for the fixed wireless network, which mostly services regional parts of Australia.Fixed wireless NBN is a type of internet connection that covers massive parts of Australia without the need for fibre to be run straight to the home. Instead, fibre is run to a signal tower, which then distributes the internet connection to homes using radio signals (the signals are received by an antenna at the home). It&rsquo;s considerably slower than fibre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/did-someone-say-election-because-rural-australias-getting-an-nbn-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/did-someone-say-election-because-rural-australias-getting-an-nbn-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nintendo Switch Now Lets You Organise Your Games in Folders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nintendo Switch was released five years ago, and because it is a very good system with some very good games, most of us have spent that time accumulating quite the software library. If yours has gotten so big that it&rsquo;s getting tough to manage in 2022, the console&rsquo;s latest firmware update has something that might help.Version 14.0.0 has just been released by Nintendo, and while it adds some bluetooth audio stuff, the main point is the introduction of &ldquo;Groups&rdquo;, a new wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nintendo-switch-now-lets-you-organise-your-games-in-folders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nintendo-switch-now-lets-you-organise-your-games-in-folders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Power Banks if You’re Tired of Dancing on the Edge of a Flat Battery]]></title><description><![CDATA[We like to think that there are three kinds of people in this world. The ones who always have a fully replenished phone battery, the ones who love to dance on the edge of a flat battery and the last ones who always come prepared, thanks to a power bank.Let&rsquo;s face it, most of us tend to fall into the second category, as much as we don&rsquo;t want to admit it. Sure, we all start off with a fully charged phone, but a two-year-old iPhone can only endure your usage for so long. It&rsquo;s safe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-power-banks-if-youre-tired-of-dancing-on-the-edge-of-a-flat-battery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-power-banks-if-youre-tired-of-dancing-on-the-edge-of-a-flat-battery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Meta Could Be Found Liable in ACCC’s Celebrity Crypto Scam Ads Suit]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the last day of his 11 years as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims announced the commission is bringing a &ldquo;world-first&rdquo; claim against Meta (owner of Facebook) in the Federal Court for false or misleading conduct.The ACCC alleges Meta failed to take sufficient steps to stop displaying scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook in 2019, even after receiving complaints. Sims said the ads led to more than A$650,000 in losses for one consumer.&ldquo;T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-meta-could-be-found-liable-in-acccs-celebrity-crypto-scam-ads-suit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-meta-could-be-found-liable-in-acccs-celebrity-crypto-scam-ads-suit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mod a Game Boy Your Younger Self Would have Spent Their Whole Allowance On]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each iteration of the Game Boy brought something new to the table. The original made you feel like you had a true NES on the go; the Game Boy Colour introduced 32,000 colours to mobile Nintendo gaming; and the Game Boy Advance improved upon both, combining great (for the time) graphics with a new aspect ratio and shoulder buttons to boot.However, no device was perfect. Chief among the issues for many gamers was the lack of a backlit display. The Game Boy, Game Boy Colour, and Game Boy Advance al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/mod-a-game-boy-your-younger-self-would-have-spent-their-whole-allowance-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/mod-a-game-boy-your-younger-self-would-have-spent-their-whole-allowance-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which NBN Providers Have the Most Outages?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of its quarterly Measuring Broadband Australia reports, the ACCC looks at NBN performance across the nation. While the clear highlight is speeds and just how well providers go in the busiest hours of the day, the report also looks at outages.Specifically, the ACCC tracks each provider&rsquo;s average daily outages lasting more than 30 seconds. To get an idea of how reliable NBN providers are, we&rsquo;ve taken the outage data from the last four reports and averaged it out.At present, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/which-nbn-providers-have-the-most-outages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/which-nbn-providers-have-the-most-outages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The F1 TV App Is Coming to Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[In exciting motorsport news for Aussies, Kayo Sport and Foxtel have announced they will be expanding coverage of Formula 1 events with a multi-year broadcasting rights extension for the sport as well as newly-announced access to the F1 TV app from the service as well.What F1 fans need to knowF1 2022 (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)During a live announcement of the new chapter for F1 and Foxtel and Kayo, Patrick Delany, Foxtel Group CEO shared that:&ldquo;Kayo Sport is up 87 per cent with th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-f1-tv-app-is-coming-to-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 02:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-f1-tv-app-is-coming-to-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Fantastic Budget Smartwatch Is Currently on Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve been looking to grab yourself a smartwatch, but don&rsquo;t want to spend a stack of cash, the Apple Watch SE is a fantastic budget option &ndash; especially when compared to Apple&rsquo;s premium prices. Like the other products under Apple&rsquo;s SE banner, this smartwatch is designed to include the essential features of the more premium Apple Watches at a more affordable price.That budget price tag has become more affordable, as you can currently snag up to 10% of the Apple Wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-fantastic-budget-smartwatch-is-currently-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 02:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-fantastic-budget-smartwatch-is-currently-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Yet Another Wave of Coral Bleaching, the Government Is Chucking $63 Million at the Great Barrier Reef]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $63.6 million investment in science and research infrastructure to protect the Great Barrier Reef.The news comes a week after reports of the Great Barrier Reef undergoing a severe bleaching event. Coral bleaching is mainly how we observe climate change in the Great Barrier Reef, with corals and reef life losing colour, dying and looking bleached, as if you were bleaching hair. This is caused by higher temperatures, low tides, too much sunlight and po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/after-yet-another-wave-of-coral-bleaching-the-government-is-chucking-63-million-at-the-great-barrier-reef/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/after-yet-another-wave-of-coral-bleaching-the-government-is-chucking-63-million-at-the-great-barrier-reef/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good News: More Suburbs Can Now Order an NBN Upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[NBN Co has announced that it&rsquo;s kicking off network upgrades across Australia, with more customers now able to order infrastructure upgrades for their properties.The company responsible for the NBN network is spending $4.5 billion on the program and has now announced a long list of suburbs and towns that will be eligible for upgrades first. You can find eligible suburbs on the announcement page in two tables.Back in September, we reported on this network upgrade plan entering its early stag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/good-news-more-suburbs-can-now-order-an-nbn-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/good-news-more-suburbs-can-now-order-an-nbn-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optus and TPG Refund Millions After Charging 38,000 Customers for Internet Speeds They Could Not Get]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of Australia&rsquo;s three largest telcos have been issuing refunds to customers, after they failed to tell them the maximum speeds advertised in their internet plan were not attainable.Optus&rsquo; sum is $4.4 million, while Vodafone owner TPG has been handing out $2.1 million for charging customers for internet speeds they couldn&rsquo;t hit.In a statement from the ACMA, the regulator said both telcos failed to &ldquo;suitably notify&rdquo; tens of thousands of consumers that the maximum s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-and-tpg-refund-millions-after-charging-38000-customers-for-internet-speeds-they-could-not-get/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-and-tpg-refund-millions-after-charging-38000-customers-for-internet-speeds-they-could-not-get/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Future Cars Will Be Fully Programmable’: Nvidia Is Going Hard on Making Vehicles Smarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia is really making itself known in the automotive space, with a range of announcements today off the back of GTC, Nvidia&rsquo;s innovative technology conference.What&rsquo;s Nvidia, a graphics card company (behind the much loved RTX 30 series), doing making automotive tech, I hear you say? Well, Nvidia has actually been at it for a while now.Earlier this year, we reported that Nvidia was entering a partnership with Jaguar Land Rover to provide smarter operating systems for their cars. Back]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/future-cars-will-be-fully-programmable-nvidia-is-going-hard-on-making-vehicles-smarter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/future-cars-will-be-fully-programmable-nvidia-is-going-hard-on-making-vehicles-smarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lego Nintendo Entertainment System Is Still One of the Best Kits Money Can Buy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve had the Lego NES kit sitting on my To Build pile for a little while now. This last weekend, after a long and busy week, I decided the time had come to put it together.Piecing Lego kits together is as close to meditation as my ADHD will allow. It gives me something to focus on, allowing me to empty my head while still giving me something I can do with my hands. I like putting on a long podcast, sitting in the sun, and building away for a couple of hours.The Lego NES kit is more complex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-lego-nintendo-entertainment-system-is-still-one-of-the-best-kits-money-can-buy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-lego-nintendo-entertainment-system-is-still-one-of-the-best-kits-money-can-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Quickly Hide What You’ve Been Watching on Your iPhone or Android]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look, we&rsquo;re not here to judge. The internet is a big place, offering all types of content for all types of people. What you search for, watch, and do on the World Wide Web is between you, your ISP, and Google. However, if you&rsquo;re not careful, your browsing history could reveal itself to the wrong people in your life.Sure, snoopers will have a field day if they are somehow allowed to dive through your unedited search history. But it it doesn&rsquo;t take that much to blow your cover &m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-quickly-hide-what-youve-been-watching-on-your-iphone-or-android/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-quickly-hide-what-youve-been-watching-on-your-iphone-or-android/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remy Hii Talks Spider-Man, Arcane and His Dream Superhero Role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many dream of making their way to Hollywood and working on a Marvel blockbuster, but for Aussie actor Remy Hii that dream is very much a reality.After starring in local series like Neighbours and Better Man, Hii scored roles on franchises like Crazy Rich Asians, The Princess Switch 3 and Spider-Man: Far From Home, making a name for himself as one to watch in both Australia and Hollywood.Ahead of Hii&rsquo;s next guest appearance at Oz Comic-Con, Gizmodo Australia chatted to the actor about his b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/remy-hii-talks-spider-man-arcane-and-his-dream-superhero-role/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/remy-hii-talks-spider-man-arcane-and-his-dream-superhero-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can’t Get a Tesla Model 3? Consider One of These Alternatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;re probably aware of the Tesla shortage: In Australia, it&rsquo;s currently pretty difficult to get a Model 3. It might be time to start thinking of some alternatives.No, we&rsquo;re not fighting the fact that you can go on a waitlist for a Tesla Model S, Model 3 or Model X in Australia, or that you can buy a second-hand one for an inflated cost, but there are some other&nbsp;cars that are similar&nbsp;that you might not know about. Here are some decent alternatives around the price ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/cant-get-a-tesla-model-3-consider-one-of-these-alternatives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/cant-get-a-tesla-model-3-consider-one-of-these-alternatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qualcomm Is Encouraging Metaverse Creators, Handing Out $100 Million to the Cause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Qualcomm has announced the launch of the Snapdragon Metaverse Fund, which will basically see $100 million handed out to those wishing to build something metaverse-y. Yep.Earlier this month, as part of its Mobile World Congress announcements, Qualcomm declared that it will be powering the metaverse, in whatever form it ends up taking.&ldquo;We believe that the next version of computing will be spatial computing, which many people now are calling the metaverse,&rdquo; Qualcomm product VP Mike Robe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/qualcomm-is-encouraging-metaverse-creators-handing-out-100-million-to-the-cause/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/qualcomm-is-encouraging-metaverse-creators-handing-out-100-million-to-the-cause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Did Explosions From Distant Galaxies Create Radio Frequencies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2019, my colleagues and I discovered spooky glowing rings in the sky using CSIRO&rsquo;s ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia. The rings were unlike anything seen before, and we had no idea what they were.We dubbed them odd radio circles, or ORCs. They continue to puzzle us, but new data from South Africa&rsquo;s MeerKAT telescope are helping us solve the mystery.We can now see each ORC is centred on a galaxy too faint to be detected earlier. The circles are most likely enormous explosi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-did-explosions-from-distant-galaxies-create-radio-frequencies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-did-explosions-from-distant-galaxies-create-radio-frequencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s a Steam Deck and Where Can I Get One?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2021, Valve threw the gaming world a curveball by announcing the Steam Deck, a handheld gaming device most similar to the Nintendo Switch, complete with a small screen and controls on the left and right-hand sides.With the Steam Deck on the way, you probably have lots of questions. So do we.When is the Valve Steam Deck release date?The Valve Steam Deck released on February 25 in a few markets, with initial preorder models sent to early purchasers on around February 28. The next drop of orders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-a-steam-deck-and-where-can-i-get-one/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 03:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-a-steam-deck-and-where-can-i-get-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fastest NBN Provider According to the ACCC Isn’t Telstra]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACCC has released its latest report on real-world NBN performance, which sees smaller provider Exetel taking the top spot from Optus. Exetel and Optus have been tussling it out first place for the last couple of reports, with the pair often trading places.In the 16th Measuring Broadband Australia report, Exetel customers were found to get 103.3 per cent of their plans&rsquo; maximum speeds during busy hours (between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm). Optus was just a little behind with speeds of 100 per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fastest-nbn-provider-according-to-the-accc-isnt-telstra/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 03:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fastest-nbn-provider-according-to-the-accc-isnt-telstra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could You Have Had COVID-19 but Not Realise It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has COVID. When we ask how unwell our acquaintance is, the responses vary from &ldquo;they&rsquo;re really crook&rdquo; to &ldquo;you wouldn&rsquo;t even know they had it&rdquo;.This is in line with studies that report moderate to severe illness in a minority of people (usually older with other risk factors) and that&nbsp;up to one in three positive people exhibit no symptoms.Given the ubiqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-you-have-had-covid-19-but-not-realise-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-you-have-had-covid-19-but-not-realise-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including up to 20% Off Lenovo Laptops]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.We&rsquo;ll be updating this list often, so remember to bookmark this page so you can check back in regularly. Let&rsquo;s dive in.Save 20% on Lenovo laptops site]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-up-to-20-off-lenovo-laptops/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-up-to-20-off-lenovo-laptops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the Good Movies Hitting Cinemas This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly two years of massive change for the global entertainment industry, we&rsquo;re finally entering a period of relative stability. Numerous delays have seen movies pushed back again and again, but now that vaccine levels are high, and countries are starting to emerge from the COVID-induced fog, we finally have a clear view of the 2022 Australian movie release schedule.Over the last few months, many of the films that were scheduled for the back end of 2021 (some even from 2020) have bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-the-good-movies-hitting-cinemas-this-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-the-good-movies-hitting-cinemas-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep Your Phone Safe From Juice Jacking With a Data Blocker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Realising that your phone&rsquo;s battery is about to die and you don&rsquo;t have anything you can use to charge it has become one of the more frustrating parts of modern life. It&rsquo;s something that happens to even the best of us, you forget to plug in your phone overnight or we don&rsquo;t bring along our handy power bank.If you&rsquo;ve found yourself out and about, and in desperate need of a recharge, you might look for some form of publicly accessible charger that you can quickly plug i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/keep-your-phone-safe-from-juice-jacking-with-a-data-blocker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/keep-your-phone-safe-from-juice-jacking-with-a-data-blocker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD Announces an NFT Collab, Quickly Pulls Announcement From Official Subreddit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another company is getting into NFTs. This time it&rsquo;s semiconductor, graphics card and CPU company AMD, the makers of the Ryzen CPU.It&rsquo;s not every day that I report on two massive companies getting in on the NFT game, having earlier today written about how Australian airline giant Qantas wants to get in on the latest craze, but here we are.This time though, I&rsquo;m a little more disappointed, considering that I like AMD and I&rsquo;m also thinking about the environmental impacts and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amd-announces-an-nft-collab-quickly-pulls-announcement-from-official-subreddit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amd-announces-an-nft-collab-quickly-pulls-announcement-from-official-subreddit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone Spent Over $170,000 on a Very Rare Magikarp Pokémon Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pok&eacute;mon card craze isn&rsquo;t slowing down anytime soon, it appears. Case in point: Someone recently spent $US125,000 (if you do the maths, that&rsquo;s around $170,000 in Aussie money) at auction on a single, extremely rare Magikarp card that was part of a Japanese Pok&eacute;mon Snap promotion back in the 90s.As spotted by NintendoLife and first reported by Ludkins Media, a very rare Magikarp Pok&eacute;mon card resurfaced via an auction listing in Japan on Yahoo a few months ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/someone-spent-over-170000-on-a-very-rare-magikarp-pokmon-card/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/someone-spent-over-170000-on-a-very-rare-magikarp-pokmon-card/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How to Preorder a Steam Deck in Australia, if You’re Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Valve&rsquo;s Steam Deck set the internet on fire when it was announced in July &mdash; but you could only hear a low moan from disappointed Australians. But if you want to roll the dice with Valve&rsquo;s handheld console and international shipping, here&rsquo;s how you can go about preordering a Steam Deck in Australia.Remember, the Steam Deck isn&rsquo;t technically available in Australia. When you go to the reservations page, you&rsquo;ll find a lovely message stating the console isn&rsquo;t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-to-preorder-a-steam-deck-in-australia-if-youre-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-to-preorder-a-steam-deck-in-australia-if-youre-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Are Working on a Mini Cheetah Robot That Can Run Faster Than You]]></title><description><![CDATA[MIT has been working on a &ldquo;Mini Cheetah&rdquo; robot that can run insanely fast.The Mini Cheetah looks somewhat like Spot the Dog, a robotic dog built by Boston Dynamics that is used in a range of industries. While you might think this robot is the same thing, you might notice some visual differences between the two robotic animals.For example, the mini cheetah has a body comprised of two cylinders (where you&rsquo;ll find all the internals) whereas Spot the Dog has a rectangular body. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/researchers-are-working-on-a-mini-cheetah-robot-that-can-run-faster-than-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/researchers-are-working-on-a-mini-cheetah-robot-that-can-run-faster-than-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Magic Keyboard Kind of Changed My Mind About the Use of an iPad for Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, I reviewed Apple&rsquo;s latest iPad Air. While I declared it a brilliant tablet for leisure, I said there&rsquo;s no chance it can ever be a device I could use for work. I went into this review of the iPad Magic Keyboard happy to have my mind changed.Did my mind change?Yeah, it kind of did.Apple iPad Magic KeyboardLet&rsquo;s start at the top. The keyboard is sold by Apple as a way to &ldquo;provide a great typing experience and lightweight, durable protection for your iPad&rdquo;. I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-magic-keyboard-kind-of-changed-my-mind-about-the-use-of-an-ipad-for-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-magic-keyboard-kind-of-changed-my-mind-about-the-use-of-an-ipad-for-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Are the Best NBN Plans With 4G Backup]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all rely on the internet these days, and it&rsquo;s always annoying whenever it goes down. Outages happen, but fortunately, select NBN providers offer 4G backup with their plans.These plans rely on bundled modems that connect you to the NBN as well as a mobile network. In the event your NBN carks it, the modem will automatically rollover to 4G to keep you online.There is a catch, however: you&rsquo;ll experience slower speeds. Every provider offering 4G backup also caps download speeds to eit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-are-the-best-nbn-plans-with-4g-backup/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 04:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-are-the-best-nbn-plans-with-4g-backup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Watch Ad-Free YouTube Videos on Android, Even Without Vanced]]></title><description><![CDATA[YouTube Vanced was a popular modded version of the YouTube app that gave us access to features the free version of the YouTube app wouldn&rsquo;t (not to mention a few fun extras, like themes and swipe controls). Mainly though, it was popular because it had an ad-blocker, offline downloads, picture-in-picture, and background playback. &mdash; things you&rsquo;d usually have to pay $14 per month to get. It was quite popular in the Android community, but alas, it is no more.But because Google aske]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-ad-free-youtube-videos-on-android-even-without-vanced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-ad-free-youtube-videos-on-android-even-without-vanced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Qantas is Now Flying (Sorry) Into the NFT Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Qantas is getting in on the NFT game.NFTs have been the subject of major criticism. Environmentally they&rsquo;re no good at all and are often peddled as scams. We&rsquo;ve also heard all about the NFT bubble bursting.And yet, some companies can&rsquo;t seem to stay away from them. Queue Qantas, one of Australia&rsquo;s most iconic companies, starting to advertise its new NFTs on Twitter.A new way to own a piece of Qantas history is on its way: https://t.co/IGf2fBLGAy pic.twitter.com/eJVT4nMXCA&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/qantas-is-now-flying-sorry-into-the-nft-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/qantas-is-now-flying-sorry-into-the-nft-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Case You Needed a Reminder, a Tesla Cannot Fly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Man, flying cars are such a nifty idea &ndash; they could theoretically cut down on congestion and get you from point A to point B quicker.But we&rsquo;re not there yet, as a Tesla driver recently discovered when he tried to fly the electric car by driving it really fast up a hill.Yall ever seen a Tesla fly? pic.twitter.com/nT6XThgDt3&mdash; Chazzy (@chazzydawgg) March 20, 2022In the video, we can see a Tesla Model S being absolutely sent up a hill in what looks to be a suburban U.S. neighbourho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-case-you-needed-a-reminder-a-tesla-cannot-fly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 02:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-case-you-needed-a-reminder-a-tesla-cannot-fly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Giz Your Burning Science or Tech Questions and We’ll Get Them Answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here at Gizmodo Australia we like many things, lots of things, in fact. But one thing we really like is finding answers to stuff you want to know about.If you&rsquo;ve spent any time on Gizmodo Australia you&rsquo;d have realised we hang out in the space that exists somewhere at the intersection of pop culture, science and technology. It&rsquo;s an odd-looking Venn diagram and we wouldn&rsquo;t want it any other way.One thing we&rsquo;re keen to start doing more frequently is finding answers to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-your-burning-science-or-tech-questions-and-well-get-them-answered/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ask-giz-your-burning-science-or-tech-questions-and-well-get-them-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Government Decides Tech Giants Aren’t Doing a Good Enough Job of Tackling Disinformation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian government will be introducing legislation this year it says will combat harmful disinformation and misinformation online. It follows the tech giants being left to their own devices to tackle the issue and the decision that no, this wasn&rsquo;t going to work.In February last year, Google, Microsoft, Tik-Tok, Twitter, Facebook and Redbubble signed onto a voluntary code of practice that was aimed at combating the spread of misinformation and disinformation in Australia. Since then,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-government-decides-tech-giants-arent-doing-a-good-enough-job-of-tackling-disinformation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-government-decides-tech-giants-arent-doing-a-good-enough-job-of-tackling-disinformation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii and 3DS Shop Channels Have Been Down for Days With No Sign of Return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bad news for anyone trying to redownload some old 3DS digital games or Wii titles via each consoles&rsquo; respective store channels: Currently, players report both channels are down and have been for a few days now. Many are now concerned the channels may not return, possibly locking away a lot of digital content that people owned and didn&rsquo;t have a chance to download before the surprise shutdown.As spotted by Eurogamer, it appears that since March 16 the official Nintendo 3DS and Wii Shop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/wii-and-3ds-shop-channels-have-been-down-for-days-with-no-sign-of-return/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/wii-and-3ds-shop-channels-have-been-down-for-days-with-no-sign-of-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relive Your Glory Days With These Retro TV Sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[The TV of today is fundamentally different from even its relatively recent past. Sure, cable still exists, but broadcast TV is increasingly an afterthought and those times when everyone seems to be watching the same show are fewer and farther between. You&rsquo;re streaming something on HBO, I&rsquo;m binging a season of one of Netflix&rsquo;s latest shows; I&rsquo;m watching on a TV, you&rsquo;re watching on your phone.But it is possible to return to an earlier era &mdash; sort of. The internet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/relive-your-glory-days-with-these-retro-tv-sites/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/relive-your-glory-days-with-these-retro-tv-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Played the Game Elon Musk Is Obsessed With So You Don’t Have To]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last December, Grimes released a new song from her upcoming album &ldquo;Book 1.&rdquo; The track, called &ldquo;Player of Games,&rdquo; was speculated to be inspired by her relationship with Elon Musk. One of the lyrics, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m in love with the greatest gamer,&rdquo; got me thinking: what kind of video games does Musk play when he&rsquo;s not reinventing public transit or allegedly abusing his employees?A recent Vanity Fair interview with Grimes revealed that Musk&rsquo;s latest obses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-played-the-game-elon-musk-is-obsessed-with-so-you-dont-have-to/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-played-the-game-elon-musk-is-obsessed-with-so-you-dont-have-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emissions-Free Steel Could Save Australia in More Ways Than Just Cutting Carbon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is the world&rsquo;s number one exporter of both iron ore and metallurgical coal, the key ingredients of traditional steel making. Together, these materials make up a very large part of Australia&rsquo;s export income.But as the world moves towards net-zero emissions by 2050, the conventional way of making steel, using coal to power a blast furnace, will come under question.Iron and steel production, in total, account for close to 7% of the world&rsquo;s greenhouse gas emissions. This]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/emissions-free-steel-could-save-australia-in-more-ways-than-just-cutting-carbon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/emissions-free-steel-could-save-australia-in-more-ways-than-just-cutting-carbon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a Poo Transplant a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world first, two Australians with bipolar have had poo transplants, their symptoms improved, and their cases written up in peer-reviewed journals.One of us (Parker) treated the second of these patients with so-called faecal microbiota transplantation, and published his case study in recent weeks. The other (Green) is part of a team recruiting people with depression to a poo transplant clinical trial.We&rsquo;d be the first to admit it&rsquo;s early days for this type of treatment for bipola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/can-a-poo-transplant-a-day-really-keep-the-doctor-away/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/can-a-poo-transplant-a-day-really-keep-the-doctor-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks to Heavy Rain, Australia’s Environment Scores a 7 Out of 10 – But the Future Remains Bleak]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the devastating floods, it&rsquo;s hard to imagine only two years earlier many hard-hit communities suffered extreme heat, drought and unprecedented bushfires. Yet our report, released today, shows Australia&rsquo;s environment has recovered dramatically since then.Every year we use a supercomputer to analyse vast amounts of measurements from satellites and field stations to give the condition of Australia&rsquo;s environment a score out of ten. For 2021, we score it 6.9 &ndash; four point]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thanks-to-heavy-rain-australias-environment-scores-a-7-out-of-10-but-the-future-remains-bleak/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thanks-to-heavy-rain-australias-environment-scores-a-7-out-of-10-but-the-future-remains-bleak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fastest Browsers on Windows (and the Downsides of Each)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The humble browser remains the most-used app on many computers, and every second it saves you is invaluable. The days of slow and laggy browsers are long gone now, and most web browsers offer a satisfactory performance, but some are (obviously) a lot faster than others. We set out on a mission to figure out which browser is the fastest for your Windows computer, and the results were a bit surprising.How we tested the fastest browsersBefore we share the results, here&rsquo;s the lowdown on how we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fastest-browsers-on-windows-and-the-downsides-of-each/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-fastest-browsers-on-windows-and-the-downsides-of-each/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loved The Batman? Here Are All the DC Films and Shows in the Works]]></title><description><![CDATA[DC has been super busy with TV shows and movies as of late, but it can be tough to keep track of all of the projects the superhero story giant has in the works.If you&rsquo;ve been wanting to know what&rsquo;s coming up, we&rsquo;ve got you covered. Here&rsquo;s your definitive list of every DC film and TV show currently being made. Release dates are, of course, subject to change, so be prepared for that.We&rsquo;ll start with upcoming DC films in order of release date, followed by TV shows, inc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/loved-the-batman-here-are-all-the-dc-films-and-shows-in-the-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/loved-the-batman-here-are-all-the-dc-films-and-shows-in-the-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steam Deck Emulation Looks Fantastic]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the obvious usage case for the Steam Deck is to play new (or recent) PC games on the go, the unspoken usage case is that it should also be a dream for anyone wanting to play emulated classics. So let&rsquo;s see how the handheld is shaping up a few weeks after release.YouTuber ETA Prime has put a bunch of old consoles through their paces on Valve&rsquo;s new device, and while some of the more vintage games are running as well as you&rsquo;d expect, there are some surprising results for mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/steam-deck-emulation-looks-fantastic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/steam-deck-emulation-looks-fantastic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age Verification Is Coming for YouTube and Google Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google is adding some extra steps for Google Play and YouTube users to add age assurance to their accounts, meaning you&rsquo;ll need to verify your age to watch some YouTube content or access some Google Play apps.The international tech giant says this move has been informed by the Australian Online Safety Declaration.YouTube and Google Play are filled with some pretty mature things. Unfortunately, if one is looking in the wrong places, NSFW, disturbing or illegal content could be accessed. Jus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/age-verification-is-coming-for-youtube-and-google-play/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/age-verification-is-coming-for-youtube-and-google-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$700,000 NFT Lawsuit Over Pepe The Frog’s Butt Is a Very Funny Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late last year, Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie decided to run an NFT auction, selling off an image of the controversial character in which it was waist-deep in a pool, its asscrack peeping over the surface. Everything that has happened since is exactly how you would imagine such an auction in the insipid Web3 space would go down.Furie &mdash; who tried to &ldquo;reclaim&rdquo; the character in 2017 after it had become co-opted as a symbol of the far right &mdash; formed a Decentralized Autonom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/700000-nft-lawsuit-over-pepe-the-frogs-butt-is-a-very-funny-story/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/700000-nft-lawsuit-over-pepe-the-frogs-butt-is-a-very-funny-story/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Does Australian 5G Compare?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian mobile networks have a pretty good reputation on the world stage, but just how good is our 5G?Opensignal has published a new report covering 5G in Asia Pacific markets, comparing Australian next-generation network performance to that in New Zealand, South Korean, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong and Indonesia.For the most part, Australia performed well, but lagged behind other countries in Opensignal&rsquo;s testing. We didn&rsquo;t come first in Opensignal&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-does-australian-5g-compare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-does-australian-5g-compare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Woolies Samsung A Series Phone Plans, All in One Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today, Samsung unveiled its 2022 range of budget-friendly smartphones, and with the new A Series out the door, it&rsquo;s time to decipher all the available plans if you&rsquo;re looking to get your hands on one.Samsung&rsquo;s 2022 A Series is all about decent phones for a decent price. Five phones are included in the 2022 range: the Galaxy A13 4G, the Galaxy A23 4G, the Galaxy A33 5G, the Galaxy A53 5G and the Galaxy A73 5G.We break down the specs for each phone over here, but below yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-optus-vodafone-and-woolies-samsung-a-series-phone-plans-all-in-one-place/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-optus-vodafone-and-woolies-samsung-a-series-phone-plans-all-in-one-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Best-Selling Robot Vacuum Cleaner Is a Whopping $500 Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you pad through your front door after a long day at work and feel that sickening layer of dirt and crumbs clinging to the soles of your feet, you know you&rsquo;re due for a good vacuum. But let&rsquo;s face it, the last thing we want to do when we get home after a stressful day is clean up. That&rsquo;s where a robot vacuum cleaner comes in to do all of the dirty work for you.However, the biggest drawback for a robot vacuum cleaner is its price tag. While there are some available under the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-best-selling-robot-vacuum-cleaner-is-a-whopping-500-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-best-selling-robot-vacuum-cleaner-is-a-whopping-500-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gizmodo Movie Night: 5 Movies That Were Recommended to Us That We Now Actually Recommend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever been recommended a movie by someone so you went home and took the time out to watch it? But then the movie was awful and you&rsquo;re just left being like &ldquo;wow, what a colossal waste of my time that was,&rdquo; and you start to reevaluate your relationship with that person?Well, that isn&rsquo;t going to be the case this week. This week I present you with a list of movies that were once upon a time recommended to me that I actually ended up loving. So I&rsquo;m now recommendi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-5-movies-that-were-recommended-to-us-that-we-now-actually-recommend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 02:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-5-movies-that-were-recommended-to-us-that-we-now-actually-recommend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung’s New Budget Phone Range Is Its Answer to the iPhone SE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung has revealed its 2022 A Series lineup, a budget range of smartphones with specs to match.The A Series is an interesting collection of phones to observe. Though they lack the specs of the S Series devices and the experimental folding of the Z Series phones, they&rsquo;re all about affordability, with the 2021 A Series including a follow-up to Samsung&rsquo;s best selling phone, the A51. Notably, Apple just revealed the third generation iPhone SE, so the budget to mid-range phone market is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-budget-phone-range-is-its-answer-to-the-iphone-se/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-budget-phone-range-is-its-answer-to-the-iphone-se/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ACCC Is Taking Meta to the Federal Court Over Crypto Ad Scam Allegations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s consumer watchdog is taking Facebook&rsquo;s owner to court, alleging Meta engaged in misleading conduct by publishing scam celebrity crypto ads on its platform.In a statement made on Friday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it has instituted Federal Court proceedings against Meta Platforms, Inc and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, alleging Meta &ldquo;engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by publishing scam advertisements featuring prom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-accc-is-taking-meta-to-the-federal-court-over-crypto-ad-scam-allegations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-accc-is-taking-meta-to-the-federal-court-over-crypto-ad-scam-allegations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help Unlock Your Wi-Fi’s Full Potential With This Amazon Eero 6 Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you live in a large, multi-storeyed home or perhaps your Wi-Fi modem is situated on the opposite end of your house, you might be at war with what&rsquo;s called an &ldquo;internet deadzone&rdquo;.While it may seem bleak, an internet deadzone simply refers to an area of your household where the Wi-Fi signal is poor, or non-existent. While there&rsquo;s a number of ways to combat this issue, the best way to nip it in the bud is by grabbing a couple of mesh routers and planting them around your]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/help-unlock-your-wi-fis-full-potential-with-this-amazon-eero-6-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/help-unlock-your-wi-fis-full-potential-with-this-amazon-eero-6-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Artificial Eggs Save the Northern White Rhino From Extinction? Scientist Are Giving It a Crack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are working on a way to create artificial egg cells from stem cells, in a study that intends to save the Northern White Rhino from extinction.The situation for the Northern White Rhino is quite dire. Right now, there are only two left in the world, named Fatu and Najin, both females. Obviously, the Northern White Rhino is close to being completely extinct, without a way to naturally reproduce.To stop the extinction of the entire species, a consortium of scientists called BioRescue is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-artificial-eggs-save-the-northern-white-rhino-from-extinction-scientist-are-giving-it-a-crack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/could-artificial-eggs-save-the-northern-white-rhino-from-extinction-scientist-are-giving-it-a-crack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are Some Good Movies Hitting Cinemas Next Month in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to your list of all the good movies out next month. By good we obviously mean Giz-adjacent, so sci-fi, horror, fantasy, adventure &ndash; basically every flick on the April 2022 Australian movie release schedule we can&rsquo;t wait to see.We&rsquo;ve got a running guide on everything hitting cinemas this year, but this will serve as your month ahead planner. You&rsquo;re welcome.Even though March is only mid-way through, it&rsquo;s time to look ahead to April. There&rsquo;s not a whole l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-some-good-movies-hitting-cinemas-next-month-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-some-good-movies-hitting-cinemas-next-month-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Goal Achieved: I Have Built a TMNT Arcade Cabinet With My Own Two Hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I ticked a major item off my bucket list: I built an arcade cabinet.Alright, look, I put an arcade cabinet together from a&nbsp; kit not dissimilar to an Ikea flatpack and I didn&rsquo;t have to do any of the electronics or soldering myself. The cabinet I built with my own two hands was a TMNT kit by Arcade1Up. The cabinet, which is part of Arcade1Up&rsquo;s Pro range of full-size cabinets, features two games &mdash; the 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles&nbsp;arcade game and its sequel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/life-goal-achieved-i-have-built-a-tmnt-arcade-cabinet-with-my-own-two-hands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/life-goal-achieved-i-have-built-a-tmnt-arcade-cabinet-with-my-own-two-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebay’s Throwing Some Big Discounts on These Samsung QLED TVs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isn&rsquo;t it about time that you treated yourself to a fancy new smart TV? There are a few things to consider when it comes to buying a new TV, but the screen size and picture quality are the most important points to keep in mind. Luckily for you, eBay Australia is having a sale on its huge Samsung QLED smart TVs for up to 30% off.Samsung is renowned for being one of the world&rsquo;s top TV brands and for introducing its QLED range, which stands for &ldquo;Quantum Light-Emitting Diode&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ebays-throwing-some-big-discounts-on-these-samsung-qled-tvs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ebays-throwing-some-big-discounts-on-these-samsung-qled-tvs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[16 Super Grimdark Genre Movies That Aren’t ‘The Batman’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps its a reflection of the state of the world (or our perception of it), but many of the most popular genre films of the past decade or more have been of the relentlessly grim-and-gritty variety. Particularly when it comes to superheroes (and especially Batman, whose films have only grown more dour across the decades), glumness is even seen as a marker of quality &mdash; fairly or otherwise. Happy endings are great and all, but we&rsquo;re obsessed with genre movies that aren&rsquo;t just d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/16-super-grimdark-genre-movies-that-arent-the-batman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/16-super-grimdark-genre-movies-that-arent-the-batman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking About Buying a Tesla in Australia? Here’s What’s Available]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thinking about buying a Tesla in Australia but want to know a bit more? We&rsquo;ve got you covered.By far the most successful electric car company and led by &ldquo;Technoking&rdquo; (yes, that&rsquo;s what Tesla calls its CEO) Elon Musk, We&rsquo;re likely to see the Tesla name for years to come.With several new vehicles on the way, including the very memeable Tesla Cybertruck (which might not pass ADR), we&rsquo;ve put together an article on every Tesla you can currently buy in Australia.Ever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thinking-about-buying-a-tesla-in-australia-heres-whats-available/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thinking-about-buying-a-tesla-in-australia-heres-whats-available/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adobe Wants to Help Companies Sell You Things in the Metaverse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photoshop&rsquo;s mum, Adobe, wants in on the metaverse.Yesterday, the company announced what it&rsquo;s calling a &ldquo;series of innovations, integrations and investments designed to position brands to succeed in the metaverse&rdquo;.While the metaverse is definitely the latest go-to buzzword/trend/fad since the glorius* NFT, Adobe heading to the metaverse isn&rsquo;t all that much of a stretch. Adobe currently offers a number of ways of creating immersive 3D experiences, e-commerce platforms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/adobe-wants-to-help-companies-sell-you-things-in-the-metaverse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 04:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/adobe-wants-to-help-companies-sell-you-things-in-the-metaverse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Worth Getting a New iPad Air on a Plan?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re thinking about ordering the new iPad Air, you&rsquo;ve got an important decision to make: do you want a cellular model, and if so, do you want to buy it on a plan?As with every iPad, the new iPad Air comes in two varietals. There&rsquo;s the stock standard Wi-Fi-only model, or the pricier option with 4G and 5G connectivity. If you&rsquo;re thinking about buying an iPad on a plan, the cellular model is your only choice &ndash; the telcos naturally won&rsquo;t sell you a device you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-it-worth-getting-a-new-ipad-air-on-a-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 03:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/is-it-worth-getting-a-new-ipad-air-on-a-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix Is Cracking Down on Password Sharing (Which No One Has Done Ever, Not at All)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use a friend&rsquo;s Netflix account? Have a Netflix account shared between your close family members even though you don&rsquo;t live in the same home? Well, I have some bad news for you. Netflix doesn&rsquo;t want you to do this anymore without forking out the cash.Yep. Netflix is cracking down on multi-household account sharing through a new feature it&rsquo;s trialling.The streaming giant, which recently hiked its prices, is introducing a new feature that expects you to pay for the ability t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/netflix-is-cracking-down-on-password-sharing-which-no-one-has-done-ever-not-at-all/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/netflix-is-cracking-down-on-password-sharing-which-no-one-has-done-ever-not-at-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Alternatives Should Australia Impose to Replace Its Petrol Excise?]]></title><description><![CDATA[One government, in New Zealand, has already cut its fuel excise, by 25 cents per litre for the three months it hopes will be the worst of the oil price crisis, and in the United States and Australia there&rsquo;s talk of the same sort of thing.Before considering whether it should be cut, temporally waived, or removed in this month&rsquo;s budget, it&rsquo;s worth reacquainting ourselves with what it is.As is the case with the goods and services tax, it isn&rsquo;t explicitly quoted when we buy p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-alternatives-should-australia-impose-to-replace-its-petrol-excise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-alternatives-should-australia-impose-to-replace-its-petrol-excise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are All the Best Tech Deals for Afterpay Day 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afterpay Day is the first big shopping event of the year. It&rsquo;s a major four-day online and in-store event where you can snag huge savings across a wide range of Australian brands and products.While we all love a good sale, it sure is hard to scour through dozens of websites at the same time to find the perfect bargain. When it comes to the big day, thousands of shoppers around the country will be racing through store aisles and tapping away at their keyboards to snap up all the biggest dea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-all-the-best-tech-deals-for-afterpay-day-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 23:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-all-the-best-tech-deals-for-afterpay-day-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afterpay Day Sale: It Would Suck if You Missed These Hot Dyson Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to vacuum cleaners, it&rsquo;s best not to skimp out and grab one for anything less than $500 &mdash; unless it&rsquo;s on sale. You see, a vacuum cleaner is an investment you can keep for up to 10 years and while it&rsquo;s tempting to throw a cheap one over your shoulder and head to the checkout, believe us when we say you&rsquo;ll come to regret it. Thankfully, Afterpay Day is here with a bunch of solid Dyson vacuum cleaner deals that&rsquo;ll make you squeal with glee.That&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/afterpay-day-sale-it-would-suck-if-you-missed-these-hot-dyson-deals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/afterpay-day-sale-it-would-suck-if-you-missed-these-hot-dyson-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New iPad Air Is a Powerful Little Graphics-Rich Gaming Device]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week I was given Apple&rsquo;s 5th-gen iPad Air to review &ndash; it was also the week I was finally struck by COVID-19. Apple&rsquo;s latest kick-ass tablet was the perfect companion while I wasted away the days on the lounge.While the 5th-gen iPad Air was perfect while sick, obviously I will soon not be sick, so this device needs to offer something that will keep making me pick it up (to do more than just waste away the days).There are a few reasons you might be in the market for a tablet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-ipad-air-is-a-powerful-little-graphics-rich-gaming-device/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-ipad-air-is-a-powerful-little-graphics-rich-gaming-device/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The PS5’s New Worst Game Is Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some games surprise you. Others give you exactly what you expect. There are games that are really good at being completely mediocre, and ones that are so bad they&rsquo;re great. It takes all kinds. Which kind is Square Enix&rsquo;s aRPG Babylon&rsquo;s Fall? The kind everyone tells you is bad, but you play anyway because you don&rsquo;t believe them, only to discover it was even worse than they said. Step aside Balan Wonderworld: the PS5 has a new worst game.Babylon&rsquo;s Fall is a live-servi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ps5s-new-worst-game-is-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ps5s-new-worst-game-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queensland Is Now Offering EV Purchase Incentives, But There’s A Model 3-sized Catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Queensland Government has announced a massive $55 million electric car incentive package, with $3,000 being offered to EV buyers to assist with the purchase price.This announcement comes directly from the Premier of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk. As a part of Queensland&rsquo;s $55 million electric car incentives, the state will offer its residents $3,000 incentives to encourage the purchase of an electric vehicle. It&rsquo;s available to anyone that purchases an electric vehicle under t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/queensland-is-now-offering-ev-purchase-incentives-but-theres-a-model-3-sized-catch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/queensland-is-now-offering-ev-purchase-incentives-but-theres-a-model-3-sized-catch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Love Samsung’s New Spinning TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another year, another range of TVs from Samsung. This time Samsung has revealed its new range of screens and soundbars, including the new Frame TV which does a spin.No, seriously, it does a spinny (with an additional mount). It&rsquo;s definitely the highlight of the Samsung 2022 TV and soundbar range.How cool, right?! A TV that spins using an auto-rotating panel in the back. This immediately wowed me when I was shown it (how could it not?) but the Samsung event I attended was filled with a rang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-love-samsungs-new-spinning-tv/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/i-love-samsungs-new-spinning-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ms Marvel Looks Marvelous in the MCU]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, Ms. Marvel, the next superhero TV show from Marvel coming to Disney+ &mdash; what&rsquo;s up with that? Isn&rsquo;t there already a Captain Marvel in Marvel&rsquo;s pantheon of heroes?Well, we have a trailer, a release date, and everything you need to know about the show in this article. Read on to get up to speed with the next Marvel hero.Ms Marvel trailerHere&rsquo;s the first trailer for the show.We&rsquo;ll likely get some more trailers closer to release day, but this series looks like a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ms-marvel-looks-marvelous-in-the-mcu/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 03:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ms-marvel-looks-marvelous-in-the-mcu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything You Need to Consider Before Buying an Electric Vehicle in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[As petrol prices soar and climate change impacts make themselves felt, many people are likely wondering if their next car should be a fully electric vehicle.Yes, the upfront costs are generally higher &ndash; but what does the future hold? Will prices fall in coming years and what costs do you need to factor into your decision?The unfortunate truth is unless policy settings in Australia change, we shouldn&rsquo;t expect a significant increase in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) available to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-you-need-to-consider-before-buying-an-electric-vehicle-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-you-need-to-consider-before-buying-an-electric-vehicle-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie Broadband Makes Its First Acquisition for $344 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Widely popular telco and internet provider Aussie Broadband has acquired its first company, a Brisbane-based IT solutions company called Over the Wire for $344 million.Aussie Broadband has been going through a steady rise over the past few years. Last year, it became one of the first MVNOs (that is, a telco that doesn&rsquo;t operate its own Australia-wide network) to sell 5G phone plans. It also began selling phones on a plan last year.Telstra even picked a fight with Aussie Broadband late last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-broadband-makes-its-first-acquisition-for-344-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2022 01:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-broadband-makes-its-first-acquisition-for-344-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[7 Frustrating New Features in Windows 11 (and How to Fix Them)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many things in life, Windows 11 is a mixed bag. It finally modernizes the Windows operating system: It looks stunning, it&rsquo;s secure, and it&rsquo;s fast, and it comes with a couple of neat tricks like the new snap windows assistant and a redesigned taskbar. But in an effort to move forward, Windows has also broken a few things. Some new features don&rsquo;t make sense; some are downright frustrating.The upside is that there are plenty of third-party tools to fix the issues, and registr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/7-frustrating-new-features-in-windows-11-and-how-to-fix-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/7-frustrating-new-features-in-windows-11-and-how-to-fix-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oculus Founder’s Vision for Military AI, Which He’s Helping Build, Is Kinda Yikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the founders of Oculus, now called Meta Quest, has been busy since being pushed out of the company in 2018.In a&nbsp;frustratingly coy interview with&nbsp;Wired, Palmer Luckey skirted around the question of whether or not technology from Anduril Industries, a military technology company Luckey founded in 2017, is being used in Ukraine.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a few assumptions in that question, like we aren&rsquo;t involved,&rdquo; Luckey responded without saying whether that assumption was c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oculus-founders-vision-for-military-ai-which-hes-helping-build-is-kinda-yikes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oculus-founders-vision-for-military-ai-which-hes-helping-build-is-kinda-yikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Course Hideo Kojima’s Favourite Batman Take Is The Lego Batman Movie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hideo Kojima&rsquo;s favourite Batman movie is The Lego Batman Movie, at least according to a post the famous game designer put up on Twitter.This is my favorite Batman movie pic.twitter.com/iH5pV883od&mdash; HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) March 13, 2022In the light of seeing The Batman, Kojima took to Twitter to talk about some Batman-related things. He brought up some pretty interesting observations around the film, but ultimately the most notable thing he said was that The Lego Batman&nbsp;M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/of-course-hideo-kojimas-favourite-batman-take-is-the-lego-batman-movie/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/of-course-hideo-kojimas-favourite-batman-take-is-the-lego-batman-movie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[14 Korean Movies to Watch Before an American Remake Ruins Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[To quote Parasite director Bong Joon-Ho, &ldquo;&hellip;once you overcome the 1-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.&rdquo;Fortunately, in the streaming area, a great many of those amazing films are more readily available than ever before &mdash; certainly there&rsquo;s no shortage of great films from Bong Joon-Ho&rsquo;s own South Korea available at the tap of a button. It&rsquo;s easy (very easy) to complain about a lack of originality in popula]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/14-korean-movies-to-watch-before-an-american-remake-ruins-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 06:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/14-korean-movies-to-watch-before-an-american-remake-ruins-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Major Switch Games Are Surprisingly Under $50 Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re a long-time Nintendo fan, you probably know how rare big discounts for the brand&rsquo;s major titles can be. Most big deals for Switch games are usually reserved for third-party titles or massive sale events like Black Friday. However, over the path month, we&rsquo;ve seen some surprising sales, which included the recent Pok&eacute;mon games for as low as $48.This recent run of surprisingly high discounts is still going strong, as a few major Nintendo Switch releases are current]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-few-major-switch-games-are-surprisingly-under-50-right-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-few-major-switch-games-are-surprisingly-under-50-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaguar’s Used EV Batteries Will Now Be Turned Into Portable Energy Storage Units]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with Pramac to develop portable energy storage units, powered partly by second-hand Jaguar I-Pace batteries that once powered EVs.Pramac is a company that specialises in energy solutions &mdash; batteries, both residential and portable, make up most of what the company deals with.Which makes Pramac a decent candidate for handling Jaguar&rsquo;s second-life I-Pace batteries. These are the batteries that Jaguar puts in its I-Pace range of cars, however no Land Rover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jaguars-used-ev-batteries-will-now-be-turned-into-portable-energy-storage-units/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 05:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jaguars-used-ev-batteries-will-now-be-turned-into-portable-energy-storage-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zombies Continue to Be the ‘Little Black Dress’ of Social Allegory in Netflix’s All Of Us Are Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any horror scholar will tell you: the movies that scare us most are the ones that speak to our real anxieties. These anxieties find their way into horror movies, expressed through sub-genres like vampires, slasher flicks and body horror. Others concerns, like the War on Terror (explored in Hostel, 2005) and the AIDS crisis (as manifested in The Thing, 1982), are associated with a particular cultural moment.These days, it&rsquo;s hard to tell a story about a rapidly-spreading pandemic without ack]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/zombies-continue-to-be-the-little-black-dress-of-social-allegory-in-netflixs-all-of-us-aredead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 04:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/zombies-continue-to-be-the-little-black-dress-of-social-allegory-in-netflixs-all-of-us-aredead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is What Meta Says It’s Doing to Prevent Misinformation in the Lead up to the 2022 Federal Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta (the former Facebook) is adding RMIT FactLab to its cohort of third-party fact-checking organisations in the lead-up to the 2022 Australian Federal Election.Meta says that it&rsquo;s combatting misinformation, election interference and forms of abuse through a &ldquo;comprehensive strategy&rdquo; that it&rsquo;s deploying for the coming election. The big news today is that the social media giant is adding RMIT FactLab to its third-party fact-checking program.Supposedly, Meta has learned som]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-what-meta-says-its-doing-to-prevent-misinformation-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2022-federal-election/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-what-meta-says-its-doing-to-prevent-misinformation-in-the-lead-up-to-the-2022-federal-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What to Expect When Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Spindashes Into Cinemas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is out later this month and with the latest trailer finally dropping overnight, we have a decent idea of what to expect from this cute (and goofy) sequel to&nbsp;Sonic the Hedgehog.The creatively named Sonic the Hedgehog 2 comes to us, as I said, following the success of the 2020 movie featuring the blue blur and the arguably hot Dr. Robotnik. Of course being received well across the board would mean the movie is entitled to a sequel, which was confirmed shortly after the re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-to-expect-when-sonic-the-hedgehog-2-spindashes-into-cinemas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-to-expect-when-sonic-the-hedgehog-2-spindashes-into-cinemas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drones Are Hunting for Meteorites in the Aussie Outback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from Curtin University are using drones and artificial intelligence to hunt for meteorites in Outback Western Australia.The new technique has been developed by lead researcher Seamus Anderson from Curtin&rsquo;s Space Science and Technology Centre, which saw a successful demonstration of the method late last year.&ldquo;A camera-fitted drone flies over and collects images of the fall zone, which are transferred to our field computer where an algorithm scans each image for meteorites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/drones-are-hunting-for-meteorites-in-the-aussie-outback/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/drones-are-hunting-for-meteorites-in-the-aussie-outback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including $190 off This Google Nest Mesh Router Pack]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.We&rsquo;ll be updating this list often, so remember to bookmark this page so you can check back in regularly. Let&rsquo;s dive in.Up to 30% savings on Dell monit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-190-off-this-google-nest-mesh-router-pack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-190-off-this-google-nest-mesh-router-pack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD’s Fantastic 5000 Series CPUs Are Even More Affordable Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in January, we covered price drops across AMD&rsquo;s 5000 Series of CPUs. At the time, those were pretty solid deals, which included the Ryzen 5 5600X for $399 and the Ryzen 9 5900X for $739.Since then, those discounts have gotten even bigger, moving the cost of these AMD CPUs from &ldquo;pretty affordable&rdquo; to some of the lowest sale prices we&rsquo;ve ever seen.Here are the AMD&rsquo;s 5000 series CPUs that are currently on sale:AMD Ryzen 5 5600X &ndash; now $305.10 with the promo c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amds-fantastic-5000-series-cpus-are-even-more-affordable-right-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amds-fantastic-5000-series-cpus-are-even-more-affordable-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This DJI Mini Bundle Deal Will Give You Everything You Need to Start Droning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Piloting drones can be a lot of fun, and if you&rsquo;ve been thinking about jumping into the proverbial cockpit, DJI&rsquo;s Mini SE is a great place to start &ndash; and you can currently score it with a fantastic deal.The combo set for DJI&rsquo;s Mini SE drone is currently on sale for $518, down from the usual price of $619. On its face, that&rsquo;s a decent saving of $101, but it gets even better when you look at everything this bundle includes.By itself, the Mini SE drone would usually se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-dji-mini-bundle-deal-will-give-you-everything-you-need-to-start-droning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-dji-mini-bundle-deal-will-give-you-everything-you-need-to-start-droning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seaweed May Not Be a Silver Bullet for Carbon Storage After All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last few years, there&rsquo;s been a lot of hope placed in seaweed as a way to tackle climate change.The excitement stemmed from studies suggesting seaweed could be scaled up to capture and store huge quantities of carbon dioxide, taking advantage of rapid growth rates, large areas, and long-term storage in the deep ocean.At present it&rsquo;s thought seaweed stores around 175 million tonnes annually of carbon, or 10% of the emissions from all the cars in the world. To many scientists,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/seaweed-may-not-be-a-silver-bullet-for-carbon-storage-after-all/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/seaweed-may-not-be-a-silver-bullet-for-carbon-storage-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D Tech Is More Than Building Cool Models – Here’s How Doctors Are Using It to Treat a Rare Facial Condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers in Australia and Singapore are using 3D facial analysis technology to help identify, understand and, hopefully, eventually treat a rare genetic disorder.This news comes by way of Curtin University and is a collaboration between the university, Takeda Global, SingHealth, the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Western Australia, and FrontierSI.But just what is the genetic disorder researchers are trying to analyse? Well, it&rsquo;s called Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). It&rsquo;s a disorde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3d-tech-is-more-than-building-cool-models-heres-how-doctors-are-using-it-to-treat-a-rare-facial-condition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3d-tech-is-more-than-building-cool-models-heres-how-doctors-are-using-it-to-treat-a-rare-facial-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running Out of Ports? These USB Hubs Are Going for Cheap]]></title><description><![CDATA[In favour of a seamless and compact design, more and more laptops are being shipped with a lack of USB ports, if any. When you buy a new laptop these days, it&rsquo;s becoming increasingly common that you&rsquo;ll also pick up a USB hub on your way to the checkout, as a way to increase your available ports.While Bluetooth is an essential feature that all modern gadgets must have, there are still plenty of uses that are overlooked when developers forgo the basic necessity of a USB port. For insta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/running-out-of-ports-these-usb-hubs-are-going-for-cheap/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/running-out-of-ports-these-usb-hubs-are-going-for-cheap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unofficial WandaVision Figure Makes the Face, Appears in My Nightmares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember in WandaVision&nbsp;when Wanda made that really funny, pissed off face in response to one of her kids stealing the other kids&rsquo; candy? Well, someone went and made a figure of Wanda doing that face and it looks proper creepy.Help, I saw this Wanda figure and I can&rsquo;t stop laughing?!? That&rsquo;s her actual face?!?!?!? pic.twitter.com/Db3Sf4nbno&mdash; She-Rage, Princess of Pain (@ClaireMax) March 12, 2022The figure features Wanda in her Halloween Scarlet Witch outfit &mdash; t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/unofficial-wandavision-figure-makes-the-face-appears-in-my-nightmares/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 02:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/unofficial-wandavision-figure-makes-the-face-appears-in-my-nightmares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet DP-REG, the Online Forum for Australian Regulators To Collaborate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s online regulatory bodies have formed the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG), set to increase cooperation and collaboration between their operations.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the Office of the eSafety Commissioner (eSafety) are members of the new forum, each with their own dedicated areas of regulatory authority.Regul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/meet-dp-reg-the-online-forum-for-australian-regulators-to-collaborate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/meet-dp-reg-the-online-forum-for-australian-regulators-to-collaborate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s What We Know About The Boys Season 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marvel and DC have plenty of comic book movies and TV shows coming out in the next 12 months, but not all superheroes are good guys and you&rsquo;ll know that if you&rsquo;ve watched The Boys.Amazon Prime Video&rsquo;s adaptation of the hit graphic novel has spawned two successful seasons of The Boys. The show is a graphic, raunchy drama about the corporatisation of superheroes and it&rsquo;s been a huge hit amongst audiences.It should come as no surprise that Amazon is producing a third season]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-we-know-about-the-boys-season-3/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 23:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-we-know-about-the-boys-season-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Photoshop Alternatives, Depending On What Tools You Actually Need]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look, Photoshop rules, nobody will ever say otherwise, but there are some pretty decent alternatives to Adobe&rsquo;s platform&nbsp;&mdash; and some of them are even free.While many don&rsquo;t boast the full gamut of what Photoshop promises, you may be content with some stripped away features, if the price is right, of course.It&rsquo;s worth considering what features you do and don&rsquo;t need. For example, not everyone who uses Photoshop needs precise cutting tools. With that in mind, here a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-photoshop-alternatives-depending-on-what-tools-you-actually-need/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-photoshop-alternatives-depending-on-what-tools-you-actually-need/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Needs to Pave the Way for an Energy Transition to Offshore Wind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offshore wind is playing an important role in Europe&rsquo;s shift to renewables.Australia&rsquo;s excellent offshore resources now look like they are going to contribute to our own energy transition. Last week, the Victorian government announced ambitious targets for offshore wind capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW) by 2032, 4GW by 2035, and 9GW by 2040.If this is all built, it will produce somewhere in the region of 40 terawatt hours (TWh) of power, close to all electricity used via the NEM in Austra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-needs-to-pave-the-way-for-an-energy-transition-to-offshore-wind/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-needs-to-pave-the-way-for-an-energy-transition-to-offshore-wind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Actually Happens if Russia Is Cut Off From the Internet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant digital shift for Russia. Sanctions imposed by governments around the world &ndash; together with company closures or mothballing &ndash; have significantly impacted the country.A plethora of events have escalated the invasion into the digital world, with cyber attacks, cyber criminals taking sides, and even an IT army of civilians being mobilised by Ukraine.The sanctions imposed on Russia have not only directly hit its economy (and by extensio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-actually-happens-if-russia-is-cut-off-from-the-internet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-actually-happens-if-russia-is-cut-off-from-the-internet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Batman Rises, and More of the Most Superheroic Toys of the Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo&rsquo;s regular round up of the coolest toys and merchandise around. This week, The Batman descends on Hot Toys for some gloriously expensive collectibles, Miles Morales swings in for a peculiar Lego build, and get ready to ThunderCats Ho with your very own sword of omens. Check it out!<br />
Hot Toys The Batman Batman Deluxe Version Sixth-Scale FigureHe&rsquo;s vengeance, but also like all good superhero movie stars, he&rsquo;s now also a Hot Toy. The lifelike 1:6 s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-batman-rises-and-more-of-the-most-superheroic-toys-of-the-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-batman-rises-and-more-of-the-most-superheroic-toys-of-the-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 of the Best Read-It-Later Apps You Should Try]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too many interesting articles, and not enough hours in the day &mdash; that&rsquo;s the problem many of us have struggled with as long as we&rsquo;ve been online. You come across something you want to read, but you don&rsquo;t have the time to do so right now, and you know you won&rsquo;t remember where to hunt it down again later. Back in the late 2000s, as the iPhone was becoming popular, read-it-later apps solved this problem in an efficient way: You come across an article, you add it to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-of-the-best-read-it-later-apps-you-should-try/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-of-the-best-read-it-later-apps-you-should-try/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s All the iPhone SE 5G Preorder Deals From Telstra, Optus and Vodafone]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday Apple&nbsp;put rumours to rest when it unveiled the all-new iPhone SE 5G.We pull apart the specs a little more in-depth over here but in short, Apple&rsquo;s new budget smartphone is small but mighty.<br />
When compared to Apple&rsquo;s current roster of flagship phones, this new iteration of the iPhone SE is a compelling proposition when it comes to price and features.With the iPhone SE 5G, you&rsquo;ll get a 4.7-inch display and 5G. It&rsquo;s not too dissimilar to the previous iPhone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-all-the-iphone-se-5g-preorder-deals-from-telstra-optus-and-vodafone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-all-the-iphone-se-5g-preorder-deals-from-telstra-optus-and-vodafone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Set Up Your Own Parental Controls on Oculus Quest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oculus Quest &mdash; now known as Meta Quest &mdash; is lots of fun, but without a screen you can watch with them, it&rsquo;s hard to know how your kids are using it. VR parental controls are lacking, but you can still set up some restrictions using other features and devices.Know there are no Quest parental controlsThe first step to setting up Quest parental controls is understanding that there aren&rsquo;t any. While the Quest requires a Facebook account to use, technically limiting it to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-set-up-your-own-parental-controls-on-oculus-quest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-set-up-your-own-parental-controls-on-oculus-quest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do Aussies Have to Wait for New TV Shows on Streaming Services?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In early February, fans tuned in to Network 10 expecting to see the new season of South Park. Instead, they saw re-runs. Were South Park co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker trolling fans with a fake new season or was this yet another familiar experience of lagging release schedules for Australian viewers?It was the latter.Australian TV audiences are no strangers to the idea of having to wait for content. Researchers Ramon Lobato and James Meese, writing in 2016, found Australians were &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-do-aussies-have-to-wait-for-new-tv-shows-on-streaming-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-do-aussies-have-to-wait-for-new-tv-shows-on-streaming-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyson’s Hot+Cool Formaldehyde Purifier: Yes, It’s Worth the Investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dyson dropped its latest generation of air purifiers &ndash; the Purifier Formaldehyde range &ndash; in early 2021, boasting 20 per cent quieter airflow and state of the art air-purifying technology, designed to capture ultra-fine dust and allergens down to the level of formaldehyde (which is a not-so-fun odourless gas found in many household items).The release hinged off the back of worldwide conversations around air purity linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and Australia&rsquo;s devastating bushf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dysons-hotcool-formaldehyde-purifier-yes-its-worth-the-investment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dysons-hotcool-formaldehyde-purifier-yes-its-worth-the-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use This Free App to Make Your MacBook’s Battery Last Longer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern MacBooks feature exceptional battery life, but like most batteries, they will degrade over time. Around a year after you buy a MacBook, its battery begins to show some performance issues, and their ability to hold a charge diminishes the longer you use them. There&rsquo;s not much you can do to stop this process from happening, but there is an app that can help reduce the speed at which your MacBook&rsquo;s battery degrades.AlDente&rsquo;s free tier lets you set both a lower and upper lim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/use-this-free-app-to-make-your-macbooks-battery-last-longer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/use-this-free-app-to-make-your-macbooks-battery-last-longer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Things To Consider Before Investing In A New Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems like almost everyone has caught the investing bug over the last two years.While it may be challenging to keep up with every minute development in the space, staying up to date on what companies and markets are performing well is essential to build your portfolio continually.If you&rsquo;ve gotten into the steady habit of investing, you&rsquo;ve probably faced the question of where to go next. Like most things in life, there are plenty of factors to consider before putting your money int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-things-to-consider-before-investing-in-a-new-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 03:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-things-to-consider-before-investing-in-a-new-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Noise-Cancelling Earbuds So You Can Mute the World and Crank Up the Volume]]></title><description><![CDATA[An extra bit of peace and quiet every now and then never hurt anybody. Whether you&rsquo;re working at an office or from your living room, a pair of noise-cancelling headphones or earbuds can go a long way to help you really focus.If your current work environment is a bit on the loud side or you find over-the-ear headphones uncomfortable to wear while working out, it might be time that you finally invested in a pair of noise-cancelling earbuds. These portable headphones will let you shut out the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/6-noise-cancelling-earbuds-so-you-can-mute-the-world-and-crank-up-the-volume/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/6-noise-cancelling-earbuds-so-you-can-mute-the-world-and-crank-up-the-volume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Get a 200GB Mobile Plan For Just $50 per Month From Vodafone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vodafone is currently running a couple of promos on its postpaid mobile plans, but there&rsquo;s one clear standout: for $50 per month, you can get a SIM-only plan with 200GB of data.The plan is normally $55 per month for 60GB, but Vodafone is throwing in 140GB of bonus data in addition to a $5 per month discount. Here&rsquo;s the plan:<br />
In addition to a whole lot of data, you&rsquo;ll get 1000 international minutes to Zone 1 countries, and a further 100 international minutes to Zone 2 destinatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-get-a-200gb-mobile-plan-for-just-50-per-month-from-vodafone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-get-a-200gb-mobile-plan-for-just-50-per-month-from-vodafone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Boldly Go Watch Every Star Trek Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re a Trekky, you&rsquo;re absolutely spoiled right now. But if you&rsquo;re not, where do you start? There are so many Star Trek shows being made right now for a wide range of audiences, including animated comedies and dark exploration thrillers.With so many options it can be a bit tough to know what to watch, where to watch it, or how to even watch it. Although every show roughly exists together and uses the same canon, they each exist at different points along the confusing timeli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-boldly-go-watch-every-star-trek-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-boldly-go-watch-every-star-trek-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to Buy an Xbox Series X and Series S in Australia Today [Updated]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting your hands on the latest generation of gaming consoles has been a lot easier said than done. Re-orders for Sony&rsquo;s PlayStation 5 exist for all of 60 seconds, and Microsoft&rsquo;s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are no different.We&rsquo;ll be updating this article as restock becomes available from various Australian retailers. It&rsquo;s pretty likely that this new stock will disappear as quickly as it appeared, so be sure to act fast.	READ MORE	Here's A Real-Time Tracker For PS5 a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/where-to-buy-an-xbox-series-x-and-series-s-in-australia-today-updated/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/where-to-buy-an-xbox-series-x-and-series-s-in-australia-today-updated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bish Boot Doesn’t Come Close to These Wild South Korean Election Graphics]]></title><description><![CDATA[With an election coming up, Aussies will soon have a night where we can be glued to a TV screen watching polling results roll in across the country. Not something you do? That&rsquo;s OK, you&rsquo;ll probably be doing something more interesting.But while you&rsquo;re making up your mind whether to watch the 2022 Federal Election coverage on the channel of your choice, let me tell you that sometimes election graphics can get high production value, like what we saw in the South Korean election.SB]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-bish-boot-doesnt-come-close-to-these-wild-south-korean-election-graphics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-bish-boot-doesnt-come-close-to-these-wild-south-korean-election-graphics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are the Best Carriers Using the Telstra Network Not Named Telstra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking to access the Telstra mobile network but don&rsquo;t want to sign up for the Big T itself? The good news is that there is a stack of telcos powered by the Telstra network with the added bonus of being cheaper.Here are all the providers that use the Telstra network that you need to know about.This article has been updated since its original publication.The best Telstra network providers that Aren&rsquo;t TelstraBelongTelstra runs Belong as its discount brand, undercutting its own]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-best-carriers-using-the-telstra-network-not-named-telstra/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-best-carriers-using-the-telstra-network-not-named-telstra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Actually Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windows 11 doesn&rsquo;t just come with a new coat of paint. There are many new features and redesigned elements here, from the widget panel, to the quick settings, to dedicated virtual desktops. And they all come with their very own, brand new keyboard shortcuts.If you want to truly embrace (and make the most of) Windows 11, first do two things: Figure out and commit to memory the keyboard shortcuts that will speed up your day-to-day tasks, and then remap the others to do better things, or to d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-windows-11-keyboard-shortcuts-you-should-actually-use/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-windows-11-keyboard-shortcuts-you-should-actually-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Xbox Windows App Is Still a Mess]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love the focus Xbox has had in recent years. Xbox Game Pass is terrific value for most gamers; the Xbox Series S is a brilliant (and widely available) budget console; and Xbox&rsquo;s commitment to accessibility has been very impressive, stemming from hardware to first-party games.But I can&rsquo;t believe the Xbox app is still having major problems, five months after Windows 11&rsquo;s launch and almost three years since the launch of Xbox Game Pass for PC. It makes zero sense that it&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-xbox-windows-app-is-still-a-mess/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 06:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-xbox-windows-app-is-still-a-mess/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nanoleaf’s Expensive Light Panels Are Over 20% Off Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[With working from home and studying by distance becoming the new normal, it&rsquo;s essential to start thinking about ways to transform your workspace to help you concentrate and get your creative juices flowing. That&rsquo;s where Nanoleaf&rsquo;s smart lights come in. With the touch of your palm, you can change the panels to any colour, just like magic.However, with great power comes Nanoleaf&rsquo;s hefty price tag. When a Shapes starter kit usually retails for $350, it&rsquo;s not a purchase]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nanoleafs-expensive-light-panels-are-over-20-off-right-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nanoleafs-expensive-light-panels-are-over-20-off-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor Strange 2: Every Character Confirmed to Appear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (better known as&nbsp;Doctor Strange 2) is building up to be one of the most pivotal Marvel movies of phase four. That is every movie after Spider-Man: Far From Home so far.It looks like, with Doctor Strange 2, we&rsquo;ll finally get a movie that plunges deep into the multiverse of Marvel movies. Already, we&rsquo;ve seen links made between the previous Spider-Man movies and the Marvel Cinematic Universe along with some rough links to the X-Men cinema]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/doctor-strange-2-every-character-confirmed-to-appear/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/doctor-strange-2-every-character-confirmed-to-appear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move Aside Sunset Lamps, This Heng Balance Lamp Is Ready To Shine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move over moon lamps and sunset lamps, it&rsquo;s time for a new signature piece to shine. If you&rsquo;re in favour of a modern, minimalist aesthetic for your bedroom or living room, then the perfect addition to your home would be a heng balance lamp.A heng lamp is a fun, interactive lighting option that provides a soft and warm glow to any room. It&nbsp;was innovated by Guangdong designer, Zanwen Li&nbsp;and heavily resembles a Dyson bladeless fan. His design has inspired a chain of similar pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/move-aside-sunset-lamps-this-heng-balance-lamp-is-ready-to-shine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/move-aside-sunset-lamps-this-heng-balance-lamp-is-ready-to-shine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are 8 Tech Accessories to Make Your Old Car Feel Cutting-Edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[While most new cars these days come with Bluetooth, a reversing camera and a built-in GPS, if you&rsquo;re riding in anything pre-2010, you&rsquo;re probably quite envious and a bit out of the loop. While it&rsquo;s nice to have all of those car gadgets pre-installed, it turns out you don&rsquo;t need to buy a brand new car to enjoy them as well.If you want to make your ride feel less like a musty old Corolla and more like a shiny new Mazda, here&rsquo;s all of the must-have accessories you need]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-8-tech-accessories-to-make-your-old-car-feel-cutting-edge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-8-tech-accessories-to-make-your-old-car-feel-cutting-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obi-Wan Kenobi Gets an Elegant Trailer for a More Civilised Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[The day has come, Star Wars fans. Ewan McGregor has returned to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in the self-titled Disney+ series, and we finally have a trailer.The limited series is set to stream on Disney+ in May, bringing back one of the most loved Jedi in the&nbsp;Star Wars canon.Here&rsquo;s your rundown on&nbsp;Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Star Wars series that I and many other fans have been waiting for.Hello there.&mdash; Obi-Wan Kenobi (@obiwankenobi) March 9, 2022Obi-Wan Kenobi trailersThe first official tea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/obi-wan-kenobi-gets-an-elegant-trailer-for-a-more-civilised-age/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/obi-wan-kenobi-gets-an-elegant-trailer-for-a-more-civilised-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Apple HomePod Mini Proves Good Things Do Come in Small Packages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple last year updated its HomePod Mini range, it didn&rsquo;t overhaul much except the colours &ndash; it anticipated the colour of my bedside table, apparently. But when it sent Gizmodo Australia the three new devices to test, we were a little confused why we needed three. But within minutes of setting them up, it was clear: three HomePod Minis are better than one.At $149 a pop, expecting you to buy three is silly. So the majority of this review will focus on one. One is still good, don&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-apple-homepod-mini-proves-good-things-do-come-in-small-packages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-apple-homepod-mini-proves-good-things-do-come-in-small-packages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Spread Disinformation on Twitter or the AEC Will Roast You]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re a Twitter Auspol native, you&rsquo;ve probably seen the Australian Electoral Commission pop up from time to time. If not, you might be interested to know that the AEC is fighting the trolls.Earlier this week, we reported on how the AEC is planning to combat disinformation around the electoral system. It&rsquo;s a pretty important thing to do, especially with a federal election coming up (we&rsquo;ll be covering the tech side of it, so stay tuned for that).Part of the AEC&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-spread-disinformation-on-twitter-or-the-aec-will-roast-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-spread-disinformation-on-twitter-or-the-aec-will-roast-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nintendo Switch OLED Is at One of Its Lowest Prices Ever, Here’s Where to Get It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Released in October last year, the Nintendo Switch OLED model is the obvious choice if you&rsquo;re interested in upgrading your current Switch, or joining the Nintendo party train. Building upon the features that the base model lacked, it boasts a bigger and better screen, double the internal capacity, a redesigned kickstand and improved stereo speakers.Upon its initial release, the OLED model started at a RRP of $539 but now, it has dropped to one of the lowest price we&rsquo;ve seen so far. I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nintendo-switch-oled-is-at-one-of-its-lowest-prices-ever-heres-where-to-get-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 01:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-nintendo-switch-oled-is-at-one-of-its-lowest-prices-ever-heres-where-to-get-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That’ll Do Pig, That’ll Do: We Now Have an Algorithm That Translates Pig Grunts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what a pig is saying? No? Well, scientists have figured out how to translate pig grunts into emotions.Coming from the University of Copenhagen, scientists have used thousands of pig audio recordings to translate grunts into expressable emotions, across several life stages and in different conditions. Scientists say that this could improve animal welfare.&ldquo;With this study, we demonstrate that animal sounds provide great insight into their emotions,&rdquo; said associate professor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thatll-do-pig-thatll-do-we-now-have-an-algorithm-that-translates-pig-grunts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thatll-do-pig-thatll-do-we-now-have-an-algorithm-that-translates-pig-grunts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frogger Player Shatters World Record With Over 1 Million Points]]></title><description><![CDATA[On February 27, software engineer Michael Smith surpassed his own previous world record for Konami&rsquo;s 1981 coin-op classic Frogger, a feat which involved maxing out the game&rsquo;s score counter multiple times. His new score sits at a comfortable 1,356,520, handily toppling his previous record of 970,440.Smith&rsquo;s new Frogger score was verified by Twin Galaxies, an organisation dedicated to preserving video game records. His achievement was validated via the Twin Galaxies Submission an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/frogger-player-shatters-world-record-with-over-1-million-points/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/frogger-player-shatters-world-record-with-over-1-million-points/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Wrist Rests to Stave off Carpal Tunnel Syndrome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clicking away with your mouse while using your computer may seem like a low risk activity, at least until you develop carpal tunnel syndrome. Suddenly, your wrist begins to spasm in pain at night or you feel a numbness or tingling you can&rsquo;t explain. To combat this issue, the best thing you can do for yourself is to buy an ergonomic wrist pad to go with your mouse.For many of us, taking a break from our laptops is simply not viable. With hard deadlines and stacks of work piled upon our desk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-wrist-rests-to-stave-off-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-wrist-rests-to-stave-off-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Electric Vehicle Innovations To Look Out For in 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you need any more reason to believe that a large portion of car manufacturers are set on embracing electric vehicles (EVs), the investments they&rsquo;re pumping into their upcoming models should be a strong indicator.This year, EVs will become increasingly more accessible to consumers across Australia, and while some of the latest tech unveiled at CES 2022 will be out of reach for the majority of us, it&rsquo;s still cool to know what&rsquo;s on the horizon.From colour-changing panels to veh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-electric-vehicle-innovations-to-look-out-for-in-2022/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/3-electric-vehicle-innovations-to-look-out-for-in-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Is a Great Laptop, if You Don’t Mind It Sounding Like a Jet Engine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio has to be one of my favourite computers. Though it&rsquo;s on the pricier end of the Surface lineup, this is the first laptop from the range that I&rsquo;ve been thoroughly impressed with.This machine has it all. With a fully-hinging screen, a 2K touch display, Windows Pen support and an RTX 3050 Ti GPU in some models, I think this laptop could fill a few roles. This could be a device for an artist, a gamer or an office worker with a need for a no-lag machine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-microsoft-surface-laptop-studio-is-a-great-laptop-if-you-dont-mind-it-sounding-like-a-jet-engine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 04:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-microsoft-surface-laptop-studio-is-a-great-laptop-if-you-dont-mind-it-sounding-like-a-jet-engine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now the Government Is Giving $11 Million to Telcos to Combat Natural Disaster Outages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian government says it&rsquo;s giving Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom (the owners of Vodafone Australia) $10.9 million to help bolster the resilience of telco mobile network sites across Australia against natural disasters.As a part of the federal government&rsquo;s Mobile Network Hardening Program (MNHP), mobile network sites on all three networks are set to be upgraded in bushfire and natural disaster-prone areas. The program seeks to strengthen the sites against outages if a natural]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/now-the-government-is-giving-11-million-to-telcos-to-combat-natural-disaster-outages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 03:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/now-the-government-is-giving-11-million-to-telcos-to-combat-natural-disaster-outages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boost Your PS5’s Storage With These Heatsinked WD Black SSD Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite being a modern console, the Playstation 5&rsquo;s internal storage leaves a lot to be desired. With a total capacity of 825GB, and only 667GB reserved for you to install games, that&rsquo;s not a lot of room &ndash; especially if your gaming diet is AAA-heavy.If you&rsquo;ve owned a PS5 since launch, there&rsquo;s probably a good chance that you&rsquo;ve gotten close to hitting capacity and have had to deal with the frustrating dance of weighing up what game data you need to delete to ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/boost-your-ps5s-storage-with-these-heatsinked-wd-black-ssd-deals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/boost-your-ps5s-storage-with-these-heatsinked-wd-black-ssd-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IonBlue: The Renewable Energy Subscription Service That Doesn’t Want To Exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve bought an electric vehicle, or you&rsquo;re thinking about buying an electric vehicle, one thing front of mind is likely the environmental impact. Electric cars don&rsquo;t produce emissions like petrol-fuelled cars do.However, it takes serious effort to completely commit to green energy. In Australia, the electrical grid is dominantly powered by fossil fuels, meaning the power you use to recharge your EV mostly comes from mining. This is, of course, not the case if you have sola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ionblue-the-renewable-energy-subscription-service-that-doesnt-want-to-exist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 01:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ionblue-the-renewable-energy-subscription-service-that-doesnt-want-to-exist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Headphones That Are Designed To Give You a Perfect’s Night Sleep]]></title><description><![CDATA[While some people have no problem laying down their heads every night and falling to sleep right away, not everyone is blessed with this ability. Some of us need a lit bit of ambient noise to help us sleep like a log, whether it&rsquo;s to drown out any external noise like loud roommates or because certain sounds soothe us like nothing else can.While you could whack on an ambient noise playlist on Spotify while using your favourite pair of headphones or earbuds, this solution isn&rsquo;t without]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-headphones-that-are-designed-to-give-you-a-perfects-night-sleep/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 01:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-headphones-that-are-designed-to-give-you-a-perfects-night-sleep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotify App Returns To Normal After Morning Nap]]></title><description><![CDATA[While most of us were preoccupied with Apple&rsquo;s &lsquo;Peek Performance&rsquo; event this morning, Spotify was taking a bit of a rest, with a glitch on its app experienced by a number of users.From around 6 am AEDT, users were reporting being logged out of their Spotify accounts while listening to tunes, but instead of it being a result of a &lsquo;hack&rsquo; of individual accounts, it appears to just be a bug affecting a tonne of people.&ldquo;Users are currently being logged out of Spoti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/spotify-app-returns-to-normal-after-morning-nap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/spotify-app-returns-to-normal-after-morning-nap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s Everything Apple Dropped This Morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple Event: Episode I for 2022 kicked off this morning, and as predicted, it starred the new budget-friendly iPhone SE 5G and iPad Air, but it also gave us some things we weren&rsquo;t ready for in a new M1 chip and a completely unnecessary, yet so very Apple, green iPhone 13.As you were likely enjoying your sleep, we thought we&rsquo;d round up everything Apple announced this morning during its Peek Performance event. Let&rsquo;s start with the iPhone SE 5G.iPhone SE 5GImage: AppleApple put ru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-everything-apple-dropped-this-morning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-everything-apple-dropped-this-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Mac Studio and Studio Display: Insane Performance and a More Affordable Price]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Apple on Wednesday put rumours to bed around its budget-friendly iPhone SE 5G, gave us two green iPhone 13s and dropped a pretty compelling 5th gen iPad Air, the star of its Peek Performance show was without a doubt the all-new Mac&nbsp;Studio and Studio&nbsp;Display.Apple just filled a gaping hole in its product lineup with the Mac Studio, so let&rsquo;s start there.Mac StudioThe Mac Studio packs Apple&rsquo;s M1 Max chip or its newly-announced M1&nbsp;Ultra. The M1 Ultra is without a dou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-mac-studio-and-studio-display-insane-performance-and-a-more-affordable-price/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-mac-studio-and-studio-display-insane-performance-and-a-more-affordable-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At $719, the iPhone SE 5G Is a Compelling Proposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has put rumours to rest, officially announcing its new iPhone SE 5G. While more budget-friendly, and packing a way better battery life than its predecessors, it still has Touch ID and a lot of wasted screen real estate.&ldquo;Delivering the iPhone experience at an incredible price&rdquo; &ndash; that&rsquo;s the pitch from Apple CEO Tim Cook. Basically, it&rsquo;s for people who just want a cheap iPhone.The iPhone 13 starts at $1,349, while the Pro Max model starts at $1,849. The price for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/at-719-the-iphone-se-5g-is-a-compelling-proposition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 20:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/at-719-the-iphone-se-5g-is-a-compelling-proposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New iPad Air: As Light as Air, as Powerful as a Laptop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has launched another iPad, this time refreshing the iPad Air and slapping a &lsquo;5&rsquo; on the end of its name. It has a new M1 chip that the company is touting as up to twice as fast.This M1 processor is the same chip that is found in the company&rsquo;s laptops. The selling point from Apple this morning during its Peek Performance event was that the new iPad Air 5 is twice as fast as the similarly priced Windows laptop. Bold of you to assume we do laptop things on our tablets, Mr Coo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-ipad-air-as-light-as-air-as-powerful-as-a-laptop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-ipad-air-as-light-as-air-as-powerful-as-a-laptop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 13 Now Comes in Green and Green]]></title><description><![CDATA[In news that no one was expecting, Apple just launched two (2!) green iPhone 13s. I&rsquo;d be lying if I didn&rsquo;t say I think these things are pretty, but I&rsquo;m not going to sit here and say this is exactly what we need.The iPhone 13 lineup will be available in green, while the Pro phones will come in an &lsquo;alpine green&rsquo;. So, other green.Apple only announced its iPhone 13 (including the last-ever mini, the Pro and the Pro Max) in September. The specs of these two new iPhones a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-13-now-comes-in-green-and-green/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-13-now-comes-in-green-and-green/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Now Live Caption Your Calls on a Pixel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google has rolled out its latest update to Pixel phones, bringing with it some pretty cool new features, such as the ability to live caption your calls.The feature drop, available for users of Pixel 3 through 5a users from today (dropping for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro users later this month) also brings with it some iMessage-rivalling features, such as the ability to convert text in a message to a personalised sticker.Image: Google<br />
While this not-at-all necessary feature is super cute and I want t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-now-live-caption-your-calls-on-a-pixel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 06:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-now-live-caption-your-calls-on-a-pixel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save the Universe (And $330) With This Head Massager Helmet That’s on Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it an astronaut helmet, or a mind-control device? As it turns out, this futuristic-looking gadget is a multi-use head massager by Breo that just so happens to be on sale for a whopping $330 off &mdash; but only for a limited time.Let&rsquo;s face it, we all fancy a head massage. There&rsquo;s nothing more soothing than feeling fingers comb through your hair, gently working at your scalp. Whether it&rsquo;s to alleviate stress, a migraine or because it feels so damn good, we&rsquo;re certainly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/save-the-universe-and-330-with-this-head-massager-helmet-thats-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/save-the-universe-and-330-with-this-head-massager-helmet-thats-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Optus’ New NBN Netflix Bundles a Good Deal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Optus has given its NBN plans a refresh this week, adding a bonus Netflix subscription to its &ldquo;family&rdquo; options. Customers who sign-up for an Optus Family NBN plan on any speed tier will get a standard Netflix subscription, valued at $16.99 per month. Notably, this offer is valid for both new and existing Netflix subscribers.Here are Optus&rsquo; NBN plans. You&rsquo;ll want an Internet Family Entertainer Plan if you&rsquo;re after a Netflix bundle:<br />
NBN 50 Family Entertainer plans sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/are-optus-new-nbn-netflix-bundles-a-good-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/are-optus-new-nbn-netflix-bundles-a-good-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Election 2022: AEC Launches Fact-Checking Disinformation Register]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2022 Federal Election is drawing close, even though all we know is that it will be sometime in May. As we head into the Federal Election, however, odds are you&rsquo;ve noticed some misinformation or crazy predictions making the rounds &ndash; the AEC is onto it, debunking myths through a new initiative.The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has been thinking about misinformation for years, but on Monday, it launched a new initiative &ndash; a disinformation register.How is the AEC respon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/federal-election-2022-aec-launches-fact-checking-disinformation-register/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/federal-election-2022-aec-launches-fact-checking-disinformation-register/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Stop Your iPhone Camera From Recognising Text Everywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back when it was first released, we called Live Text the best new feature in iOS 15, and it&rsquo;s not hard to see why &mdash; the tool can recognise any text in any photo (or within the camera view) so you can copy and share it. But the more we use it, the more annoying we find it can be. When you&rsquo;re in the camera view, for example, and you point your camera toward something that you want to capture, you tap the subject to focus, and instead, your iPhone selects some text. Similarly, whe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-stop-your-iphone-camera-from-recognising-text-everywhere/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-stop-your-iphone-camera-from-recognising-text-everywhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Is There So Much Rain Along the East Coast of Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[At any one time, Earth&rsquo;s atmosphere holds only about a week&rsquo;s worth of rain. But rainfall and floods have devastated Australia&rsquo;s eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. So where&rsquo;s all this water coming from?We recently investigated the physical processes driving rainfall in eastern Australia. By following moisture from the oceans to the land, we worked out exactly how three oceans feed water to the atmosphere, conspiring to deliver deluges of rain simil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-is-there-so-much-rain-along-the-east-coast-of-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-is-there-so-much-rain-along-the-east-coast-of-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ziinkle: Meet the Two Aussie Women Redefining Dating Apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dating apps are used by a lot of Australians. The stats actually might come as a bit of a shock, but in 2021, there were 3.2 million users of apps such as Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Hinge. And while their popularity is continuing to grow, so too are the safety concerns both on, and off, the apps.In an increasingly crowded market, two Australian women are taking a safety-first approach with their new dating app to be a differentiator &ndash; one that also blends a bit more of the offline world wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ziinkle-meet-the-two-aussie-women-redefining-dating-apps/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ziinkle-meet-the-two-aussie-women-redefining-dating-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fancy Taking Your VR Next-Level? These Oculus Quest 2 Accessories Are on Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oculus Quest 2 was one of the biggest tech launches of the past few years, and while Meta plans on retiring the brand name, it&rsquo;s still one of the best virtual reality headsets on the market, for both price and functionality.While there aren&rsquo;t any discounts going for the Quest 2 itself, you can grab up to 28% off select accessories that are designed to increase your comfortability while wearing the VR headset.Where can you buy the Oculus Quest 2 in Australia?In Australia, there ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fancy-taking-your-vr-next-level-these-oculus-quest-2-accessories-are-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fancy-taking-your-vr-next-level-these-oculus-quest-2-accessories-are-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week’s Best eBay Deals, Including $1,650 in Savings on a Dell XPS Processor]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes time to purchase a new laptop or accessory, it can be tough to navigate hundreds of deals in order to find the one that will give you the most bang for your buck. Over at eBay Australia, they have plenty of PC deals to explore, from gaming PCs to wireless mesh routers&nbsp;that will allow you to mix business with pleasure.We&rsquo;ll be updating this list often, so remember to bookmark this page so you can check back in regularly. Let&rsquo;s dive in.Save over $1,600 off a Dell XPS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-1650-in-savings-on-a-dell-xps-processor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-weeks-best-ebay-deals-including-1650-in-savings-on-a-dell-xps-processor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optus’ Subscription Management Platform Now Has Netflix]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year Optus introduced a brand new subscription bundling service for its customers. Optus SubHub goes beyond simply collating all your various streaming services and also throws in some decent ways to save money on your subscriptions.With so many different subscription services on offer now it&rsquo;s a common wish to just have everything under one roof. While there still isn&rsquo;t a simple catch-all subscription for everything, SubHub will make it easier to keep track of all your differen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-subscription-management-platform-now-has-netflix/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/optus-subscription-management-platform-now-has-netflix/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We’re Expecting Apple To Drop Tomorrow Morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple Event: Episode I for 2022 kicks off in a matter of hours and will likely star the iPhone SE 5G, iPad Air, and Mac mini, and could feature special appearances from refreshed MacBooks.One of the highlights of the show will be a third-generation iPhone SE, the successor to the ageing 2020 model. Other rumours point to the launch of a refreshed iPad Air and the possibility of M2-powered laptops making an appearance alongside several new Macs and a fresh iPhone 13 colour.Note the uncertainty in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-were-expecting-apple-to-drop-tomorrow-morning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-were-expecting-apple-to-drop-tomorrow-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Mobile Phone Deals, From iPhone 13 to Samsung’s Galaxy S22]]></title><description><![CDATA[The art of scoring a decent mobile phone deal can be a tricky skill to master. Aside from twiddling your thumbs until the next big sales event arrives (like Afterpay Day), the best time to nab yourself a new phone is when there&rsquo;s an updated model on the horizon.Most retailers love to give you an incentive to upgrade your current phone, whether that&rsquo;s by offering a bonus gift or by knocking off a hundred dollars or so.If you&rsquo;d prefer to save a few extra bucks, it&rsquo;s a good]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-mobile-phone-deals-from-iphone-13-to-samsungs-galaxy-s22/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-mobile-phone-deals-from-iphone-13-to-samsungs-galaxy-s22/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cheap MG ZS EV Excite Is Coming to Australia, but It Has Serious Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey electric vehicle fans, guess what &mdash; MG has finally announced Australian pricing and a release date for the upcoming ZS EV Excite, the upgraded model of the MG ZS EV.If you are unaware, the existing MG ZS EV is the cheapest new electric vehicle in Australia, costing about $44,990 before any state taxes kick in. While that&rsquo;s certainly the case, the MG ZS EV also has quite a small battery, which definitely needs to be considered.According to EV-Database, you can expect a range of be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-cheap-mg-zs-ev-excite-is-coming-to-australia-but-it-has-serious-competition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-cheap-mg-zs-ev-excite-is-coming-to-australia-but-it-has-serious-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Ray, the Robot Who Deep Cleans Planes So Humans Don’t Have To]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a pandemic, cleaning takes on a new form. It changes from simply wiping down an area to making sure it is totally sterilised and safe &ndash; it&rsquo;s a big, big job, especially now travel is kicking back off. Enter Ray, a UV robot whose job it is to keep planes clean.Brought to our attention by our friends over at Business Insider Australia, Ray the robot has been developed by Canadian company Aero HygenX. They claim Ray can reliably and quickly kill 99.999 per cent of pathogens using ultr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/meet-ray-the-robot-who-deep-cleans-planes-so-humans-dont-have-to/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/meet-ray-the-robot-who-deep-cleans-planes-so-humans-dont-have-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Reportedly Working on the Mac Studio, a Mid-Range Mac Computer]]></title><description><![CDATA[With an Apple event approaching this week, everyone has their rumours, predictions and expectations &ndash; but now we have a fresh one.Originally reported by 9to5mac, the Mac Studio is supposedly a thing that Apple is set to release. We don&rsquo;t know a whole lot about the Mac Studio, but we know a decent amount to, you know, justify telling you all about it now.Mac Studio &ndash; Apple&rsquo;s next computer?According to the original report, the Mac Studio is known internally as J375 and curr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-reportedly-working-on-the-mac-studio-a-mid-range-mac-computer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-reportedly-working-on-the-mac-studio-a-mid-range-mac-computer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extinction Crisis: Native Mammals Are Disappearing in Northern Australia, but Only a Few People Are Watching]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the time Australia was colonised by Europeans, an estimated 180 mammal species lived in the continent&rsquo;s northern savannas. The landscape teemed with animals, from microbats to rock-wallabies and northern quolls. Many of these mammals were found nowhere else on Earth.An unidentified account from the Normanton district of Northwest Queensland, dating back to 1897, told of the abundance:&ldquo;There were thousands of millions of those rats (Rattus villosissimus), and as most Gulf identitie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/extinction-crisis-native-mammals-are-disappearing-in-northern-australia-but-only-a-few-people-are-watching/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/extinction-crisis-native-mammals-are-disappearing-in-northern-australia-but-only-a-few-people-are-watching/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take a Listen to Keanu Reeves’ Batman in DC League of Super-Pets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keanu Reeves is set to become Batman in DC League of Super-Pets, as revealed in a trailer today.DC League of Super-Pets is what you might expect. It&rsquo;s a soft adventure film aimed at a younger audience, featuring Superman and Batman&hellip; But they&rsquo;re not the stars.Instead, the pets are the stars of this flick. If you love animated pet cuteness, keep your eye on this one. Here&rsquo;s what you can expect from DC League of Super-Pets.Let&rsquo;s take a look at some trailersHere&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/take-a-listen-to-keanu-reeves-batman-in-dc-league-of-super-pets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/take-a-listen-to-keanu-reeves-batman-in-dc-league-of-super-pets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Giants Are Imposing Sanctions on Russia Because They’ve Become as Powerful as Nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s five leading tech companies &ndash; Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft &ndash; have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia, in response to its invasion of Ukraine.But the decisions didn&rsquo;t come unprompted. Ukraine has lobbied the major tech companies in the same way it sought assistance from the European Union, NATO and the US government.Facing the largest military action in Europe since the second]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tech-giants-are-imposing-sanctions-on-russia-because-theyve-become-as-powerful-as-nations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tech-giants-are-imposing-sanctions-on-russia-because-theyve-become-as-powerful-as-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Behind the Obsession Over Whether Elizabeth Holmes Intentionally Lowered Her Voice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a scene in the new series, The Dropout, where Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, wearing a white blouse, stands in front of a mirror and practices saying, &ldquo;This is an inspiring step forward.&rdquo; With each iteration, her voice deepens.As the world has learned about Theranos&rsquo; web of deception &ndash; whether through John Carreyrou&rsquo;s bestselling book, &ldquo;Bad Blood,&rdquo; Apple&rsquo;s podcast series &ldquo;The Dropout&rdquo; or Hulu&rsquo;s streaming series of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-behind-the-obsession-over-whether-elizabeth-holmes-intentionally-lowered-hervoice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-behind-the-obsession-over-whether-elizabeth-holmes-intentionally-lowered-hervoice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Will Reportedly Release Update to Tackle App Throttling Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, reports emerged that Samsung was throttling the performance of thousands of apps on some of its Android phones. The company over the weekend addressed these complaints.As reported by Ars Technica at the time, users found the native &lsquo;Game Optimizing Service&rsquo; contained a list of approximately 10,000 apps that were being throttled, from social media apps to games and everything in between. This list, they said, was basically every popular app one could think of, except benchm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-will-reportedly-release-update-to-tackle-app-throttling-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-will-reportedly-release-update-to-tackle-app-throttling-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: MyRepublic Has Some of the Cheapest NBN 100+ Plans On Offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[15 per cent of Australians are now on plans faster than 50Mbps according to the ACCC&rsquo;s latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report. This 15 per cent figure largely encompasses NBN 100 plans, NBN 250 plans and NBN 1000 plans.As the fastest NBN options around, these also tend to be the priciest. There are ways to get them cheaper, and as of late, MyRepublic has been leading in price when it comes to these high-speed categories. Its NBN 1000 plan is cheaper than most telcos&rsquo; NBN 250 p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/psa-myrepublic-has-some-of-the-cheapest-nbn-100-plans-on-offer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/psa-myrepublic-has-some-of-the-cheapest-nbn-100-plans-on-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gran Turismo 7 Loves Lewis Hamilton So Much That It Forgets He’s Human After All]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gran Turismo 7 really loves Lewis Hamilton. It loves him so much that it&rsquo;s willing to overlook a lot.Gran Turismo 7&rsquo;s dedication to the Church of 44 is such that it has constructed a kind of shrine to his greatness within its Brand Central museum. There&rsquo;s a series of video documentaries about his input as a driving model consultant on the game. He&rsquo;s even credited in the opening titles as &ldquo;The Maestro&rdquo; (a title he&rsquo;s held since contributing to Gran Turismo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gran-turismo-7-loves-lewis-hamilton-so-much-that-it-forgets-hes-human-after-all/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gran-turismo-7-loves-lewis-hamilton-so-much-that-it-forgets-hes-human-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Toyota Just Sold at Auction for Over $3 Million]]></title><description><![CDATA[In super cool car news, a Toyota was auctioned off in the United States for $US2.5 million &ndash; translating to around $3.4 million in Aussie dollars.According to the auction house behind the sale, Gooding &amp; Company, the Toyota simultaneously set the world records for both the most valuable Japanese car ever purchased at public auction, and the most valuable Toyota sold at auction.The car, surprisingly not a Camry, was a Toyota-Shelby 2000 GT, a model produced from 1967 to 1971. Though Toy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-toyota-just-sold-at-auction-for-over-3-million/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-toyota-just-sold-at-auction-for-over-3-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sex of Your Cells Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most mammals, including humans, have two sex chromosomes, X and Y. One sex chromosome is usually inherited from each parent, and they pair up as either XX or XY in every cell of the body. People with XX chromosomes typically identify as female, and people with XY chromosomes typically identify as male. The genes on these chromosomes play a key role in development and function &ndash; including how heart disease develops.Before I became a biomedical engineer studying how sex chromosomes affect th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sex-of-your-cells-matters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 23:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sex-of-your-cells-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Good Streaming in March 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[March already! That&rsquo;s right, we&rsquo;re somehow already two months through 2022 (don&rsquo;t think about it too much).You know what that means, Gizmodians (Gizmodos? Gizmodudes?). Another month, another whole lot of streaming content.&nbsp;This article will go into sci-fi, fantasy and horror releases (as well as some pop culture favourites, wrestling, documentaries and some serial killer stuff) coming this month to Netflix, Stan, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Binge, Paramount+ and Shudder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-good-streaming-in-march-2022/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 22:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everything-good-streaming-in-march-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Could Start Building 3D Printing Cities Using Concrete Made With Recycled Glass ]]></title><description><![CDATA[3D printed concrete may lead to a shift in architecture and construction. Because it can be used to produce new shapes and forms that current technologies struggle with, it may change the centuries-old processes and procedures that are still used to construct buildings, resulting in lower costs and saved time.However, concrete has a significant environmental impact. Vast quantities of natural sand are currently used to meet the world&rsquo;s insatiable appetite for concrete, at great cost to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-could-start-building-3d-printing-cities-using-concrete-made-with-recycled-glass/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-could-start-building-3d-printing-cities-using-concrete-made-with-recycled-glass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Banger TV Shows and Movies Streaming on Amazon Prime Video This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[If March continues with the trash weather across Australia, we&rsquo;ve got a tiny bit of good news &ndash; there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows and movies streaming this month on Amazon Prime Video you can watch while stuck at home.The streaming service does have a&nbsp;few goodies in store for March, but here&rsquo;s five things we&rsquo;ll definitely be watching this month on Amazon Prime Video, if you&rsquo;re after some recommendations.UploadThe first season of Upload truly engaged us]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-banger-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-on-amazon-prime-video-this-month/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-banger-tv-shows-and-movies-streaming-on-amazon-prime-video-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Dark Knight to Bat-Nipples: The Evolution of the Batman Costume]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Nice outfit&rdquo; said an approving Jack Nicholson to the caped crusader in Tim Burton&rsquo;s 1989 movie version of Batman, resplendent in menacing black rubber with bulging pecs, a six pack and very pointy ears.This is the first of Batman&rsquo;s many batsuits that visitors see upon entering the Gold Coast equivalent to Bruce Wayne&rsquo;s bat cave, Movie World&rsquo;s showcase exhibition Batman Legacy. The Dark Knight mannequin stands resolutely, fists coiled by his side, posed ready]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-dark-knight-to-bat-nipples-the-evolution-of-the-batmancostume/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-dark-knight-to-bat-nipples-the-evolution-of-the-batmancostume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things to Binge on Binge This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking for something good to binge on, but don&rsquo;t know where to start? There&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows, movies and documentaries streaming on Binge in Australia this month, so we&rsquo;ve compiled a little list of recommendations.Here&rsquo;s what the team at Gizmodo Australia will be streaming on Binge this month.Raised By WolvesThe first recommendation on Gizmodo Australia&rsquo;s list of what&rsquo;s streaming on Binge this month is the sci-fi series Raised By Wolves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-to-binge-on-binge-this-month/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-to-binge-on-binge-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quokka-sized Fossil Species Show Kangaroos Evolving To Eat Leaves (For the Fourth Time)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kangaroos have such a taste for leaves that they have evolved the ability to eat them on at least four separate occasions during their evolutionary history, a new fossil discovery reveals.Today, there are more than 60 species of kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs and rat-kangaroos living throughout Australia and New Guinea. But their diversity in time is even more incredible: just 100,000 years ago, Australia had many species of giant kangaroos, including the giant short-faced kangaroos which, bizar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/quokka-sized-fossil-species-show-kangaroos-evolving-to-eat-leaves-for-the-fourthtime/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/quokka-sized-fossil-species-show-kangaroos-evolving-to-eat-leaves-for-the-fourthtime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Do We Bleed? A Hematologist Gives Us an Insight Into Blood Loss After an Injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Ouch!&rdquo; I cried out, looking down at where my family&rsquo;s puppy, Hercules, had just bitten me. Two tiny dots of red started to bloom where he had sunk his canine teeth into my finger.&ldquo;Bad dog,&rdquo; I said to him. He looked up at me sheepishly. &ldquo;Well, I guess I&rsquo;m a bad human for putting my finger near your mouth,&rdquo; I admitted. He wagged his tail and licked my arm.I put pressure on my finger until the bleeding stopped. Three weeks later the area had healed,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-do-we-bleed-a-hematologist-gives-us-an-insight-into-blood-loss-after-an-injury/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-do-we-bleed-a-hematologist-gives-us-an-insight-into-blood-loss-after-an-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things to Scare Yourself Silly With This Month on Shudder]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a tonne of scary content streaming on Shudder in Australia this month, but we&rsquo;ve narrowed it down to just five recommendations.Here&rsquo;s what the team at Gizmodo Australia will be streaming on Shudder this month.Personal ShopperNo, you&rsquo;re not on the wrong streaming service list. Personal Shopper is a 2016 thriller/mystery that&rsquo;s streaming on Shudder this month in Australia.Personal Shopper is about a young woman (Kristen Stewart) who (surprise, surprise) is a p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-to-scare-yourself-silly-with-this-month-on-shudder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-to-scare-yourself-silly-with-this-month-on-shudder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Wild Turn of Events, Bull Ant Venom Could Treat Long-Term Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Y&rsquo;all ready to talk about ants?A molecule found in Australian bull ant venom intended to ward off predators could be perfect for helping people with long-term pain, at least according to researchers from the University of Queensland.&ldquo;Venoms are complex cocktails,&rdquo; says Doctor Sam Robinson from the University of Queensland Institute for Molecular Bioscience (please note, Gizmodo Australia doesn&rsquo;t recommend putting ant venom into an actual cocktail).&ldquo;While bull ant ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-a-wild-turn-of-events-bull-ant-venom-could-treat-long-term-pain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/in-a-wild-turn-of-events-bull-ant-venom-could-treat-long-term-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 Stylish and Functional Monitor Stands That Will Save Your Neck]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a strange concept to think that sitting could be so detrimental to our health and yet, it is. For those of you who are lucky enough to make a living planted at your desk or through a screen, you may not realise how easy it is for you to develop spinal or joint injuries later on in life. Funnily enough, all it takes is a monitor stand to make a quick fix to avoid a long-term injury.While you may think that those aches and pains are reserved only for those who work in manual labour or p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/6-stylish-and-functional-monitor-stands-that-will-save-your-neck/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/6-stylish-and-functional-monitor-stands-that-will-save-your-neck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody’s a Little Sus on Why Epic Games Bought Bandcamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news of Epic Games acquiring Bandcamp confused many, but worried others.Bandcamp, best known as an online music distributor and lorded over as a hub for independent artists and labels, announced on Wednesday that they would be joining Epic Games in a blog post written by CEO Ethan Diamond. The price Epic Games paid for Bandcamp is currently unknown.The blog post states that while they will be acquired by the creators of Fortnite, they will continue to operate &lsquo;as a standalone marketpla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everybodys-a-little-sus-on-why-epic-games-bought-bandcamp/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everybodys-a-little-sus-on-why-epic-games-bought-bandcamp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telcos and NBN Co Are Working To Re-Establish Networks in Flood-Affected Areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[On top of massive damage from flooding, towns across the east coast of Australia are putting up with massive telco and internet service outages.While Telstra and Optus have both announced disaster relief for flood-affected customers in Queensland and Northern NSW, service outages for telco networks and the NBN persist.&ldquo;We are making progress in restoring mobile and landline services following severe weather in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales,&rdquo; the Telstra website re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telcos-and-nbn-co-are-working-to-re-establish-networks-in-flood-affected-areas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 05:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telcos-and-nbn-co-are-working-to-re-establish-networks-in-flood-affected-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitch Moves to Prohibit ‘Harmful Misinformation Actors’ From Using Its Platform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twitch is taking the banhammer to any content it deems misinformation, on Friday updating its Spam, Scams and Malicious Conduct Policy to include a clause that calls out factually inaccurate stuff as having no place on its platform.The line from Twitch is that the amendments to the code &ldquo;prohibit harmful misinformation actors&rdquo; from using its service.&ldquo;We need to make one thing clear: this update will likely not impact you or the streamers you love on Twitch. Our goal is to prohi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/twitch-moves-to-prohibit-harmful-misinformation-actors-from-using-its-platform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/twitch-moves-to-prohibit-harmful-misinformation-actors-from-using-its-platform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Batman: Deciphering That Post-Credits Scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of waiting, Matt Reeves&rsquo; dark and gritty reboot of The Batman has finally hit screens. For those heading out to see the 3-hour extravaganza this week, you may be wondering if The Batman follows in the comic book movie tradition of having a post-credits scene? We&rsquo;re here to answer that question.Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for The Batman&rsquo;s post-credits scene.Is there a post-credits scene at the end of The Batman?Is there a post credits scene in The B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-batman-deciphering-that-post-credits-scene/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-batman-deciphering-that-post-credits-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gizmodo Movie Night: Get Ready for Mardi Gras With These 7 Unapologetically Queer Films]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s almost the weekend that all of us look forward to every year here in Sydney. Gay Christmas (aka Mardi Gras)! While there are many ways to get ready for the fabulous weekend, I think watching some films with unapologetically queer characters is the best way to go.These movies are all about celebrating who you are and loving whoever the hell you want to.I know it&rsquo;s probably niche to watch movies to prepare for Mardi Gras but there is no better way to be proud of who you are than t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-get-ready-for-mardi-gras-with-these-7-unapologetically-queer-films/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-get-ready-for-mardi-gras-with-these-7-unapologetically-queer-films/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HTC Is Building Its Own Metaverse, Dubbed the Viverse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yeah, you read the headline right, HTC is building its own take on the metaverse, called the Viverse.If you&rsquo;ve been blissfully living under a rock, the metaverse is a concept broadly meaning the intersection of web-based services in a readily accessible form. Most of the time people summarise this as &ldquo;Ready Player One&rdquo;, but most of the hype around the metaverse exists in the NFT and crypto space.Well, HTC, who you might know previously as a phone maker, wants to build its own v]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/htc-is-building-its-own-metaverse-dubbed-the-viverse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/htc-is-building-its-own-metaverse-dubbed-the-viverse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diet Telstra Is Doing Two Months for the Price of One on Mobile Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra&rsquo;s budget brand Belong &ndash; affectionately known around here as Diet Telstra &ndash; is currently offering new customers two months of service for the price of one on its mobile plans. If you sign up before March 31 to any Belong SIM-only mobile plan, you&rsquo;ll get your second month free.Here&rsquo;s Belong&rsquo;s range of SIM-only mobile plans:<br />
Belong mobile plans tend to represent pretty good value for the Telstra network, starting at $25 per month for 20GB. For comparison,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/diet-telstra-is-doing-two-months-for-the-price-of-one-on-mobile-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 02:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/diet-telstra-is-doing-two-months-for-the-price-of-one-on-mobile-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Recent Run of Pokémon Games Are Currently on Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a pretty big last couple of months for Pok&eacute;mon fans. October saw the release of the Pok&eacute;mon Diamond and Pearl remakes, followed by Pok&eacute;mon Legends Arceus in late January. Early this week Nintendo announced the series next instalments, Pok&eacute;mon Scarlet and Violet,&nbsp;are due to hit the Nintendo Switch later this year. Pok&eacute;mon fans are eating well at the moment.If you&rsquo;ve been sitting on the beach during this wave of releases and have finall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-recent-run-of-pokmon-games-are-currently-on-sale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-recent-run-of-pokmon-games-are-currently-on-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things Streaming on Stan This Month We Can’t Wait to Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a handful of good TV shows and movies debuting on Australia&rsquo;s own streaming service Stan this month.While it&rsquo;s a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to genres Stan is streaming this month, we&rsquo;ve got a few recommendations of what you should keep an eye out for as we speed through March.Let&rsquo;s start with the most obvious Gizmodo Australia pick, The Flash.The FlashNow in its seventh (!!!) season, The Flash is streaming on Stan in Australia from today. The TV series]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-stan-this-month-we-cant-wait-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-stan-this-month-we-cant-wait-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 of the Worst iPhone Annoyances (and How to Fix Them)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even though iOS works great for most people, it has a lot of minor, frustrating annoyances. With a little bit of effort, though, you can get rid of most of these issues and make your iPhone work for you. Here&rsquo;s a list of 10 things that are likely to bother you, and how you can fix them.Delete unwanted Apple apps (and replace them with something better)Every iPhone comes with a suite of Apple apps, many of which that you might not find to be useful. You should start by deleting the apps tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-of-the-worst-iphone-annoyances-and-how-to-fix-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-of-the-worst-iphone-annoyances-and-how-to-fix-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra Signs on Low Earth Orbit Satellite Company to Help Boost Mobile Coverage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, Telstra and OneWeb signed a &ldquo;memorandum of understanding&rdquo; (MoU) to explore digital connectivity issues and solutions across both Australia and the Asia Pacific region.If business-speak is unknown to you, an MoU isn&rsquo;t a contract to explore a specific thing, it&rsquo;s more of a wide-ranging partnership covering a concept.In the case of Telstra and OneWeb&rsquo;s MoU, it&rsquo;s a non-exclusive agreement, bringing together OneWeb&rsquo;s satellite capacity and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-signs-on-low-earth-orbit-satellite-company-to-help-boost-mobile-coverage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-signs-on-low-earth-orbit-satellite-company-to-help-boost-mobile-coverage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Pixel’s ‘Fast Emergency Dialer’ Brings Quick Access To Local Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google is going to start rolling out a new feature on its Pixel lineup that will provide local contact info for emergency services &ndash; useful if you&rsquo;re somewhere far from home.Brought to our attention by 9to5Google, the Fast Emergency Dialer feature will show options relevant to your location. While it&rsquo;s designed for international travel, you can access the contact information for police, fire and medical services in any location.According to Google, Pixel users can quickly dial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/google-pixels-fast-emergency-dialer-brings-quick-access-to-local-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/google-pixels-fast-emergency-dialer-brings-quick-access-to-local-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the Record for How Long It’s Ever Rained Without Stopping?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The simple answer is &ndash; it depends.If you live in a dry place, like the Atacama Desert in South America, and it rains for an hour, that may be the precipitation record for that location. If you live in a wet place, like the Amazon rain forest, raining for 40 days in a row wouldn&rsquo;t be a big deal.As scientists who study the weather, we love rain data &ndash; and use it to learn how storm systems work. We&rsquo;ve also learned what conditions produce rain records.What happens inside clou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-the-record-for-how-long-its-ever-rained-without-stopping/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-the-record-for-how-long-its-ever-rained-without-stopping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: Why Our Next Visit to the Giant Planets Will Be So Important]]></title><description><![CDATA[The giant planets &ndash; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune &ndash; are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe.Yet they remain the least explored &ndash; especially the &ldquo;ice giants&rdquo; Uranus and Neptune &ndash; due to their distance from Earth, and the extreme conditions spacecraft must survive to enter their atmospheres. As such, they&rsquo;re also the least understood planets in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jupiter-saturn-uranus-neptune-why-our-next-visit-to-the-giant-planets-will-be-so-important/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/jupiter-saturn-uranus-neptune-why-our-next-visit-to-the-giant-planets-will-be-so-important/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep Your Earbuds Looking and Sounding Good With These Cleaning Tips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are your Apple AirPods looking a little less shiny and white recently? Just like your underpants, those earbuds you wear every day need to be regularly cleaned. We don&rsquo;t know about you, but we&rsquo;ve certainly had a few accidents over the past two years where we&rsquo;ve knocked our earbuds out while taking off our facemasks. Not to mention the constant build-up of wax in the ear tips.For some of us, the only time we&rsquo;ve given our earbuds a proper wash is when we&rsquo;ve accidental]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/keep-your-earbuds-looking-and-sounding-good-with-these-cleaning-tips/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/keep-your-earbuds-looking-and-sounding-good-with-these-cleaning-tips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic The Gathering Goes Boldly Where It Once Went Before]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year was 2004. We were all still wearing studded belts with wallet chains on our baggy jeans that were halfway down our arses. Emo was in. Basically, it was like this year, but the phones weren&rsquo;t as good. That was the year when the Kamigawa plane was first introduced to Magic the Gathering, and people hated it a lot. Now, 18 years since its original introduction, Wizards of the Coast is taking Magic back to Kamigawa, only this time it&rsquo;s 1200 years in the future, marking Magic&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/magic-the-gathering-goes-boldly-where-it-once-went-before/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/magic-the-gathering-goes-boldly-where-it-once-went-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget Wordle and Quordle, You Should Be Playing Octordle]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I continue to delight in the deranged conspiracy theories surrounding Wordle, following its purchase by the New York Times, I&rsquo;m equally thrilled to discover those making increasingly difficult versions of the game. Quordle, a version where you solve four Wordles at once, has become pretty popular, in the wake of Dordle that offered but two. But throw that aside, because the real players are simultaneously solving eight puzzles, in Octordle.It sounds impossible, and I think by Einsteinia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/forget-wordle-and-quordle-you-should-be-playing-octordle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/forget-wordle-and-quordle-you-should-be-playing-octordle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Ways You Can Make Siri Less Annoying]]></title><description><![CDATA[To me, Siri is perhaps the most annoying feature of my iPhone. You can&rsquo;t fix some of its problems &mdash; such as Siri&rsquo;s inability to comprehend certain basic commands or to reliably return useful results &mdash; but there are several settings you can adjust Siri less grating and more useful. Let&rsquo;s walk through them.Adjust Siri&rsquo;s volumeIs Siri too soft or too loud? If so, you can adjust Siri&rsquo;s voice volume easily. It&rsquo;s linked to the volume of your iPhone, so j]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-ways-you-can-make-siri-less-annoying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 03:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-ways-you-can-make-siri-less-annoying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give Your Gaming PC an RGB Refresh With up to 50% Off These Razer Accessories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Razer is one of the world&rsquo;s leading gaming brands when it comes to PC gaming, and are responsible for a wide range of much-loved accessories including keyboards, mouses, headsets and gaming chairs. You may have spotted its triple-headed snake trademark on a number of your favourite streamers&rsquo; set-ups, whether they play on PC, mobile or console.Whether you&rsquo;re after an ergonomic mouse that supports your wrist, or an extra clicky keyboard to defeat your online enemies with dexteri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/give-your-gaming-pc-an-rgb-refresh-with-up-to-50-off-these-razer-accessories/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/give-your-gaming-pc-an-rgb-refresh-with-up-to-50-off-these-razer-accessories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 TV Shows and Movies To Check Out on Disney+ This Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney+ is the home to all things Star Wars and Marvel for fans in Australia, and there&rsquo;s a decent bunch of content hitting the streaming service this month.At Disney+ Day in November, we got a glimpse of what we can expect from the streaming service here in Australia in the coming months. While many of those TV shows and movies are yet to be released, there&rsquo;s still a decent amount of content coming in March to Disney+.Here&rsquo;s five things we&rsquo;ll be watching this month on Di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-to-check-out-on-disney-this-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 02:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-tv-shows-and-movies-to-check-out-on-disney-this-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Install Xbox Game Pass Games in a Custom Folder on Your PC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the Xbox Game Pass on a PC is great, with some caveats. The Xbox app doesn&rsquo;t allow you to install games in a custom folder on your computer; by default, you can only choose which drive the games are installed on. If you like to keep things more organised than that, there are ways around this limitation.But before you can install your Game Pass games in a custom directory, you&rsquo;ll have to update to a beta version of the Xbox app. This feature may ship with the stable build in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-install-xbox-game-pass-games-in-a-custom-folder-on-your-pc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 01:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-install-xbox-game-pass-games-in-a-custom-folder-on-your-pc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s Insider Trading and Why Is It a Big Problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a growing bipartisan push to prohibit members of U.S. Congress from buying or selling stocks. The shift follows news reports that several senators sold stocks shortly after receiving coronavirus briefings in early 2020 and that at least 57 lawmakers have failed to disclose financial transactions since 2012 as required by law.Congress passed that law &ndash; the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, also known as the STOCK Act &ndash; in 2012 to fight insider trading among la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-insider-trading-and-why-is-it-a-big-problem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/whats-insider-trading-and-why-is-it-a-big-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a Spotify Alternative, Amazon Music is Fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alternatives to Spotify has been something many people have been discussing of late. The downside to leaving Spotify is the years of listening data the app has on you resulting in bang-on playlists and weekly recommendations. There&rsquo;s also that Spotify Wrapped thing that I for some reason really enjoy.But as I work my way around the different music streaming services, starting with Amazon Music, I realise there&rsquo;s not a whole lot I&rsquo;m missing out on by not using Spotify.Amazon Mus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/as-a-spotify-alternative-amazon-music-is-fine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/as-a-spotify-alternative-amazon-music-is-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple To Hold Hardware Event Super Early Next Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has set rumours for a March event to rest, announcing overnight a hardware drop next week.What&rsquo;s in store for the March 8 event, super early on March 9 for those of us in Australia, is an unconfirmed mystery, however.As is always the case with Apple, the rumours about what the Cupertino giant will unveil are spinning.So what are we expecting?Well, according to Bloomberg&rsquo;s Mark Gurman, the 5G iPhone SE and iPad Air will take centre stage. But, Gurman&rsquo;s also at least one ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-to-hold-hardware-event-super-early-next-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-to-hold-hardware-event-super-early-next-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Debate Over Compassionate Conservation Is Worth Having]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wild horses roaming the Snowy Mountains have long been the subject of fierce debate. Some say they&rsquo;re feral pests destroying Kosciuszko National Park&rsquo;s fragile native ecosystem. Others argue they&rsquo;re national icons and an important part of Australia&rsquo;s colonial heritage.This issue was the subject of a recent ABC Four Corners episode. But the current debate misses one crucial perspective: that of the wild horses, whose fate is being decided.This is a perfect example of why t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-the-debate-over-compassionate-conservation-is-worthhaving/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-the-debate-over-compassionate-conservation-is-worthhaving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convert Your Home Into A Smart One With These Futuristic Gadgets]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it turns out, a house can fall out of touch as quickly as a smartphone can. We&rsquo;re not just referring to it needing a new paint job or a couple of replacement roof tiles. In fact, we&rsquo;re talking more about the ways that you can transform your home into a smart one.As technology evolves rapidly, so too does security systems, communication devices and cleaning products. If you want to keep your house up-to-date, we&rsquo;ve rounded up a range of must-have smart home gadgets that will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/convert-your-home-into-a-smart-one-with-these-futuristic-gadgets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/convert-your-home-into-a-smart-one-with-these-futuristic-gadgets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Sense of Privacy Evolved Over Millennia — How Can It Improve Technology Tomorrow?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people think of privacy as a modern invention, an anomaly made possible by the rise of urbanisation. If that were the case, then acquiescing to the current erosion of privacy might not be particularly alarming.As calls for U.S. Congress to protect privacy increase, it&rsquo;s important to understand its nature. In a policy brief in Science, we and our colleague Jeff Hancock suggest that understanding the nature of privacy calls for a better understanding of its origins.Research evidence ref]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-sense-of-privacy-evolved-over-millennia-how-can-it-improve-technology-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 06:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-sense-of-privacy-evolved-over-millennia-how-can-it-improve-technology-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Batman Review: This Could Be the Dark Knight You’ve Been Waiting For]]></title><description><![CDATA[Batman movies are kind of like seasons of Doctor Who. Every now and then a new season with a new Doctor will come along and give a perspective on a classic character that will appeal to a new group of fans. In a similar way, The Batman employs a new pool of creative talent to give us a version of the DC Comics hero that we haven&rsquo;t seen on-screen before.While it may not end up becoming everyone&rsquo;s favourite, for some this will definitely be the Batman they&rsquo;ve been waiting for.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-batman-review-this-could-be-the-dark-knight-youve-been-waiting-for/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 04:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-batman-review-this-could-be-the-dark-knight-youve-been-waiting-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Things Streaming on Netflix This Month You Don’t Want to Miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you a sci-fi, action, adventure or general pop culture/documentary fiend? Are you looking for something good to binge on this month but don&rsquo;t know where to start? We&rsquo;ve got great news, because there&rsquo;s a handful of decent TV shows, movies and documentaries streaming on Netflix in Australia this month.While there&rsquo;s not as many things debuting on Netflix in Australia in March as we&rsquo;d like, the streaming service does have a few goodies up its sleeve.So here&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-netflix-this-month-you-dont-want-to-miss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 04:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5-things-streaming-on-netflix-this-month-you-dont-want-to-miss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon Echo Buds Are Great, if You Can Get Them to Hold a Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been avoiding writing this review, mostly because I don&rsquo;t have a whole lot nice to say about my experience with the Amazon Echo Buds. The headline says it all, really: these earbuds sound great, and Alexa has a tonne of smarts, but they&rsquo;re just not reliable.There&rsquo;s a lot of competition in the in-ear headphone space. Apple has its AirPods, Samsung has the Galaxy Buds and Google has the Pixel Buds &ndash; all offering a phone that uses the same OS as the earbuds. But when]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amazon-echo-buds-are-great-if-you-can-get-them-to-hold-a-connection/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amazon-echo-buds-are-great-if-you-can-get-them-to-hold-a-connection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Need a Smart Video Doorbell for Your Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[With borders re-opening and travel back on the cards, you might be itching for a spontaneous getaway or to finally go on that trip you&rsquo;ve had to put on the back burner for the last two years. Regardless of whether or not you thrived staying indoors, it&rsquo;s safe to say that many of us are keen to explore beyond our own backyards. But a hint of anxiety may be chipping away at the back of your mind. Afterall, it&rsquo;s hard not to be concerned about your home security when you go away. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-need-a-smart-video-doorbell-for-your-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-need-a-smart-video-doorbell-for-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Google Search Alternatives if Privacy Is Your Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Google started out it offered just the search engine, slowly adding features over time. Today, it dominates the search engine world, but it also has a habit of tracking you across the web.Though it&rsquo;s easy to use without any costs, you might want to start thinking about your privacy, or you might want to just use a non-Google search engine.Here are some Google Search alternatives, in case you&rsquo;re a bit sick of the search giant. PSA though, you&rsquo;re still allowed to say &ldquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-google-search-alternatives-if-privacy-is-your-thing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 01:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-google-search-alternatives-if-privacy-is-your-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today’s Best Australian Tech Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[We love a tech deal, friends. Lucky for us, there are plenty of them around at all times.If you love a red-hot deal as much as us, we&rsquo;ve rounded up our top picks below. We&rsquo;ll update this list fairly regularly, so be sure to check in often.Save on Yamaha soundbarsImage: YamahaSoundbars are perfect for enhancing the audio quality of your home so you can enjoy immersive, surround sound. If you don&rsquo;t want to miss a hint of the action on your TV, place one behind your couch, so you&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/todays-best-australian-tech-deals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/todays-best-australian-tech-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Force Google Chrome to Download PDFs Instead of Opening Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you click a PDF link on Google Chrome, it opens the file in a new tab by default. That&rsquo;s good if you&rsquo;re only interested in quickly reading it, but if you&rsquo;re trying to make changes, merge multiple files, or remove a page, you&rsquo;ll have to save the PDF to your computer and open it in another app. And while that&rsquo;s not too much of a burden for editing an occasional PDF or two, that workflow is pretty annoying if you regularly edit PDF files.Instead, you can force Goo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-force-google-chrome-to-download-pdfs-instead-of-opening-them/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-force-google-chrome-to-download-pdfs-instead-of-opening-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon Will Chuck In a Free Echo Show 8 With Your Samsung Galaxy S22 Preorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another year, another Samsung flagship. Announced early today, we finally have an official release date for Samsung&rsquo;s Galaxy S22 series. Announced by a strange, anachronistic video involving Netflix&rsquo;s Bridgerton, the &nbsp;Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+ and S22 Ultra are due to ship at the start of March. You can check out Gizmodo Australia&lsquo;s reaction and specs breakdown for the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ here, along with the S22 Ultra here. In short, we&rsquo;re pretty impressed wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amazon-will-chuck-in-a-free-echo-show-8-with-your-samsung-galaxy-s22-preorder/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amazon-will-chuck-in-a-free-echo-show-8-with-your-samsung-galaxy-s22-preorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ASIO Says It’s Tracking Suspicious Approaches on Dating Apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Netflix&rsquo;s Tinder Swindler might have highlighted the predatorial, scammy and frankly a-hole behaviour of some people when using dating apps, but these apps are on ASIO&rsquo;s radar, too.Every year, the Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) &ndash; the national security agency responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference and the list goes on &ndash; delivers an annual threat asse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/asio-says-its-tracking-suspicious-approaches-on-dating-apps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/asio-says-its-tracking-suspicious-approaches-on-dating-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Grab a Big Discount on ELEGOO’s Big 3D Printer Right Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, we covered a pretty decent deal for Flashforge&rsquo;s Adventurer 3, a filament 3D printer which, while good, lacks some of the finer detail quality on smaller print jobs due to the nature of its printing process. For some, that lack of fidelity is a bit of a turn-off, especially if their 3D printing goals involve crafting jewellery or small figurines.If you&rsquo;ve been looking to get into 3D printing or you want to make the jump from filament printing to resin printing, you can cur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-grab-a-big-discount-on-elegoos-big-3d-printer-right-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-grab-a-big-discount-on-elegoos-big-3d-printer-right-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Marvel Binge: How Long Does It Take To Watch Every Movie and Show?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since Disney+ entered the playing field, we&rsquo;ve been spoiled for choice with Marvel content. The arrival of the streaming service also offers many a chance to go through an entire MCU rewatch, with nearly all the films and series conveniently in one place. If you&rsquo;re considering taking on one of these rewatches yourself you may be wondering how long it will take.We&rsquo;re here to get the maths out of the way for you. Let&rsquo;s figure out just how long it takes to watch every M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ultimate-marvel-binge-how-long-does-it-take-to-watch-every-movie-and-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-ultimate-marvel-binge-how-long-does-it-take-to-watch-every-movie-and-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra Will Give You a Free Tablet if You Preorder Any Galaxy S22]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re looking to get your hands on a Galaxy S22, Telstra has one of the best preorders around. Regardless of whether you&rsquo;re interested in the standard Galaxy S22, the middle-child Galaxy S22+, or the definitely-not-a-Note Galaxy S22 Ultra, Big T will throw in a free tablet to sweeten the deal.Naturally, the tablet you&rsquo;ll get is one of Samsung&rsquo;s &ndash; a Galaxy Tab A8. The Tab A8 is a reasonably new midrange tablet in Samsung&rsquo;s family, first announced in Decembe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-will-give-you-a-free-tablet-if-you-preorder-any-galaxy-s22/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 05:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-will-give-you-a-free-tablet-if-you-preorder-any-galaxy-s22/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney+’s The Dropout Explores Elizabeth Holmes’ Unbelievable Rise and Fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may have heard the name Theranos come up in the news recently after founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted by a U.S. court for fraud in January. The Dropout will explore how things got to this point.Here&rsquo;s what the synopsis tells us:Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. From Executive Producer Elizabeth Meriwether,&nbsp;The Dropout is the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world&rsquo;s youngest self-made bil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/disneys-the-dropout-explores-elizabeth-holmes-unbelievable-rise-and-fall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/disneys-the-dropout-explores-elizabeth-holmes-unbelievable-rise-and-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series Sees the Return of Space Jesus Ewan McGregor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney&rsquo;s Obi-Wan Kenobi finally has a release date set in stone, announced after The Book of Boba Fett wrapped up last night.With the show fast approaching and a trailer still absent, there are a few key things that have been confirmed&hellip; Including that Obi-Wan totally looks like Space Jesus again.Obi-Wan Kenobi posterDisney has released the first official poster for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series, featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi walking on the sands on Tatooine, the two suns in the backg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-obi-wan-kenobi-disney-series-sees-the-return-of-space-jesus-ewan-mcgregor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 03:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-obi-wan-kenobi-disney-series-sees-the-return-of-space-jesus-ewan-mcgregor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How You Can Score up to 20% Off on Lenovo Legion Laptops]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re after a gaming computer that&rsquo;s been optimised for both speed and power, then head on over to eBay Australia where they&rsquo;re offering a sale of 20% off their Lenovo Legion laptops with a special promo code.Right now, you can save on the Lenovo Legion 5, Lenovo Legion 5 Pro, Lenovo Legion 5i and the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro. While they all sound similar in name, there are a few differences to note between each model so you can identify which one is right for you.Let&rsquo;s s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-you-can-score-up-to-20-off-on-lenovo-legion-laptops/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 03:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-how-you-can-score-up-to-20-off-on-lenovo-legion-laptops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sportsbet Cops $3.7 Million Hit For Breaching Spam Laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sportsbet has paid a record-breaking fine for breaching Australian spam laws, with the ACMA saying the gambling site sent over 150,000 marketing text messages or emails to customers that had tried to subscribe.The infringement notice&nbsp;totals $2.5 million. It&rsquo;s the largest penalty given by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for breaches of spam laws.But not only that, Sportsbet is having to refund customers around $1.2 million, as part of a three-year&nbsp;court-en]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sportsbet-cops-37-million-hit-for-breaching-spam-laws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sportsbet-cops-37-million-hit-for-breaching-spam-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best eReader For Every Type of Bibliophile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you love reading under the covers at night, or you want to lessen the number of books you take on your daily commute, an eReader sure comes in handy. Of course, with so many options on the market, it&rsquo;s hard to narrow down which eReader is the best for you and your reading habits.&nbsp;Between Amazon&rsquo;s Kindle line-up and Kobo&lsquo;s range of diversified eReaders, it can get super confusing looking at all the specs as well as various price points in order to uncover which eRea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-ereader-for-every-type-of-bibliophile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-ereader-for-every-type-of-bibliophile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a Stack of MacBooks on Sale Right Now Including $525 off the 2021 Pro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Depending on how you feel about Apple, you most likely either consider its products to be over-priced or worth the money. In either case, when a good Apple deal does roll around, being able to pick up a new MacBook Pro, a pair of AirPods, or an iPad for a cheaper price is always welcome.Here&rsquo;s where you can grab those deals, which include up to $525 off the 2021 MacBook Pro, up to $250 off the iPad Pro and the AirPods Max for $699.Save up to $525 on MacBook ProsImage: AppleConsidering it w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-stack-of-macbooks-on-sale-right-now-including-525-off-the-2021-pro/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-stack-of-macbooks-on-sale-right-now-including-525-off-the-2021-pro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Planets Just Dropped: 366 New Exoplanets and Two Gas Giants Have Been Discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some new exoplanets just got discovered in the night sky &ndash; 366 of them, plus two gas giants, in fact!Astronomers at the University of California, Los Angeles made the discovery of all of these planets through a new planet detection algorithm, developed by Jon Zink, a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA. A report was published by UCLA about the 366 new exoplanets featuring astronomers from the Scaling K2 Project.The data came from NASA&rsquo;s Kepler Space K2 mission telescope. Although its offici]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-planets-just-dropped-366-new-exoplanets-and-two-gas-giants-have-been-discovered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-planets-just-dropped-366-new-exoplanets-and-two-gas-giants-have-been-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return to Hogwarts: Everything Aussie Fans Need to Know About the Harry Potter Reunion]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Potterheads will likely know by now, the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film is set to be celebrated with a reunion special in early 2022.The HBO Max program titled Return to Hogwarts will see original cast members Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson join film-maker Chris Columbus to chat about all things HP and the creation of the film series.As Nine Honey writes, HBO Max has shared that the feature will &ldquo;tell an enchanting making-of story through all-new, in-dep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/return-to-hogwarts-everything-aussie-fans-need-to-know-about-the-harry-potter-reunion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/return-to-hogwarts-everything-aussie-fans-need-to-know-about-the-harry-potter-reunion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make Some Room on Your Shelf for These Black Friday LEGO Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[While collecting and building LEGO is a nice way to keep your brain and hands busy, the individual price tags for certain sets can be enough to make your heart race. Especially if it&rsquo;s a major brand like Star Wars or Marvel.If you&rsquo;re a casual or hardcore LEGO collector, you know how pricey sets can get, so being able to save some money is always welcome. Thankfully, a few early Black Friday 2021 deals have started to pop up online, which thankfully includes a few discounts and bargai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/make-some-room-on-your-shelf-for-these-black-friday-lego-deals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/make-some-room-on-your-shelf-for-these-black-friday-lego-deals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TPG Telecom and Nokia Say They Made a Long-Range 5G Video Call]]></title><description><![CDATA[TPG Telecom has on Thursday claimed setting a world record. TPG says it has nailed a long-range video and voice call on a 5G network, alongside its equipment partner Nokia.TPG and Nokia say they successfully made the long-range video and voice call that spanned 148kms between two commercially available 5G handsets that connected to a single tower in Mt England, Queensland.In setting the record, Nokia and TPG Telecom say they&rsquo;ve shown it&rsquo;s possible to connect people at a distance of 7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tpg-telecom-and-nokia-say-they-made-a-long-range-5g-video-call/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tpg-telecom-and-nokia-say-they-made-a-long-range-5g-video-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber’s New Safety Feature Uses Sound Waves to Confirm Your Ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uber has introduced a new safety feature in Melbourne, one that uses sound wave technology as a way of confirming you&rsquo;ve jumped into the right car.The new &lsquo;pre-ride safety feature&rsquo;, Uber says, uses sound wave technology to ensure riders are getting into the correct vehicle before the ride can start &ndash; it says the feature is about giving an &ldquo;extra peace of mind before you start your ride&rdquo;.Wireless verification is an additional layer to the existing PIN code feat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ubers-new-safety-feature-uses-sound-waves-to-confirm-your-ride/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 03:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ubers-new-safety-feature-uses-sound-waves-to-confirm-your-ride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Black Friday Deals for Telstra, Vodafone and Optus]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Black Friday 2021 officially starts tomorrow, that hasn&rsquo;t stopped a few telcos from jumping the gun and throwing up their deals early.If you&rsquo;ve been waiting until Black Friday to grab a new phone, Telstra, Vodafone and Optus have you covered. Across the three major retailers, you can save up to $600 off the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, $150 off the Google Pixel 6 and up to $600 off the Samsung Galaxy S21.Here are the best Black Friday phone deals for Telstra, Vodafone and Optus.Te]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-black-friday-deals-for-telstra-vodafone-and-optus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 02:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-black-friday-deals-for-telstra-vodafone-and-optus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[According to a Survey, 70% of Aussies Have NFI What an NFT is]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently 4.6 per cent of Australians own an NFT, at least that&rsquo;s what an online survey from Finder has found.NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are used to verify unique items. The blockchain-created certificate of authenticity is used for a digital asset such as art. &lsquo;Non-fungible&rsquo; means unique &ndash; basically, the whole thing is digital proof of ownership.We&rsquo;re really at the start of the middle of the NFT craze. Everything (and I mean everything) is up for grabs at a dig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/according-to-a-survey-70-of-aussies-have-nfi-what-an-nft-is/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 02:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/according-to-a-survey-70-of-aussies-have-nfi-what-an-nft-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra and Aussie Broadband Are Battling on the Internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aussie telcos don&rsquo;t usually broadside each other, but this week we&rsquo;ve seen Aussie Broadband and Telstra engage in a bit of a tit for tat.Early in the week, Telstra put up a page directly comparing its service to Aussie Broadband, the fourth most popular NBN provider in terms of market share and the largest smaller provider (which we may have to grandfather when talking about Aussie).On the page, Telstra tries to come across as the best option, directly lining up areas of comparison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-and-aussie-broadband-are-battling-on-the-internet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 01:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstra-and-aussie-broadband-are-battling-on-the-internet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everywhere You Can Still Order A PS5 In Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s safe to say that the PlayStation 5 pre-order process wasn&rsquo;t the smoothest back in September. Both customers and retailers were caught off guard and in a matter of hours, entire shipments of the console were sold out. Those without pre-orders have been waiting patiently to see when more allocations will be made available.The good news is that more pre-orders for the PS5 have started happening. Here&rsquo;s where you can (or can&rsquo;t) get one.If you&rsquo;re looking to keep up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everywhere-you-can-still-order-a-ps5-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/everywhere-you-can-still-order-a-ps5-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorry Kids, The Government Is Coming For Your Porn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian government will look into how well age verification functions on pornography sites in order to curb underage internet users from viewing the restricted content. The Parliamentary committee will examine whether the government can implement laws, similar to online gambling, which requires official forms of identification such as a driver's licence or passport.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sorry-kids-the-government-is-coming-for-your-porn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sorry-kids-the-government-is-coming-for-your-porn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Install The iOS 13.1 Beta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple unveiled a bunch of iPhones yesterday and while it kept quiet about the upcoming iOS 13 update, it's coming on September 20. If you're all about being ahead of the curve, you can download the beta of the upcoming 13.1 version right now. Here's how to do it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-install-the-ios-131-beta/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-install-the-ios-131-beta/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[QuickTake Is Exclusive To iPhone 11, Plebs]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Apple revealed one of the iPhone's new camera features during its September keynote yesterday, I was pumped on the idea that it was probably going to come to other iPhone models via iOS13. Alas, QuickTake video will only be available on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro devices.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/quicktake-is-exclusive-to-iphone-11-plebs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/quicktake-is-exclusive-to-iphone-11-plebs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Major Aussie Streaming Service Compared]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Disney+ and Apple TV+ on the way to Australia, the streaming service market is about to get a whole lot more busy.<br />
Each service will be fighting to keep your attention and money so we thought we'd take a look at what each offers based on pricing, concurrent user offerings, display quality and content libraries to help you determine the best option available.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-major-aussie-streaming-service-compared/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-major-aussie-streaming-service-compared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei Interested In Selling Off 5G Hardware, Without The Security Concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a tough year for Chinese telco giant Huawei after being embroiled in allegations of espionage and fraud as well as the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. But while many Western governments have banned its technology from being used for critical infrastructure within their borders, Huawei is looking at offering a solution that will force countries to overlook any security concerns.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-interested-in-selling-off-5g-hardware-without-the-security-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-interested-in-selling-off-5g-hardware-without-the-security-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 11's Camera Butt Is Primed For Le Memes]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you hadn't heard already, 2019 is the Year of the Phone Butt and Apple's latest release is no exception.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11s-camera-butt-is-primed-for-le-memes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11s-camera-butt-is-primed-for-le-memes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here Are The Cheapest iPhones You Can Buy From Apple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apples don't come cheap. While people often associate design and innovation with the brand, hefty price tags often come along for the ride. With the recent iPhone 11 announcement, there's no sign of the price rises slowing down. So, if you're not equipped with yonks of disposable income, what sort of options do you have? Here's a handy list of the cheapest iPhones available now. It's a good time to consider your options before the new phones land in just over a week.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-cheapest-iphones-you-can-buy-from-apple/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/here-are-the-cheapest-iphones-you-can-buy-from-apple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 11 Pro: Australian Price, Specs, Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of speculation and some cheeky rumours, the iPhone 11 is now official.<br />
Once again there are three models, with the iPhone 11 Pro being the middle of the pack.Here's how much it's going to cost you in Australia, and when you can get it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-pro-australian-price-specs-release-date/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-pro-australian-price-specs-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 11: Australian Price, Specs And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Along with the iPhone Pro and and Pro Max, Apple just officially announced a more budget-friendly 2019 device -- the iPhone 11.<br />
Unlike the name of its biggest sibling, the iPhone 11 Pro Max, its moniker is simple. Elegant, even.Here's how much it's going to cost you in Australia, and when you can get it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Hands-On Aussie Style With The iPhone 11 Pro]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the big Apple day, folks, and I've been here on the ground in Cupertino covering the action. Deep in the Steve Jobs Theatre I got my grubby hands on the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max, the latter of which I'm sure you'll agree has a wildly extra name.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/getting-hands-on-aussie-style-with-the-iphone-11-pro/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/getting-hands-on-aussie-style-with-the-iphone-11-pro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Stan The Weird Baby In Frogger]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, some weird things were unveiled at Apple's big event including pet portraits, "slofies" and... a baby wearing Elvis glasses. During the Apple Arcade announcement, an updated version of Frogger was revealed to be one of the exclusives on the service. Replacing the levels with trucks and cars are playtoys and an Elvis baby. Here's why we stan.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-stan-the-weird-baby-in-frogger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-stan-the-weird-baby-in-frogger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 11 Will Have Pet Portraits To Pretty Up Your Pooches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking photos of your pets usually sucks given their penchant for moving as much as they damn well please. While no amount of technological advancement will ever fix that, Apple is introducing a Portrait mode on the iPhone 11 series to make your pets look dapper as hell when they eventually do stay still for more than a second.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-will-have-pet-portraits-to-pretty-up-your-pooches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-will-have-pet-portraits-to-pretty-up-your-pooches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple's Trying To Make 'Slofie' A Thing, Internet Says Nope]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of things were announced by Apple today but one of them really stood out. Apple, in a classic weird uncle move, is trying to convince the youth they need slow-mo selfies, or slofies, in their life. The internet gave it a piece of its mind &ndash; though to be clear, a hands on might change everything.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-trying-to-make-slofie-a-thing-internet-says-nope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apples-trying-to-make-slofie-a-thing-internet-says-nope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone XS And XS Max Are Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week Apple announced its brand new iPhone 11 series.The company slashed the prices of some of its older models, offering customers some more affordable options.However, there were a couple of iPhones missing from the discount list. And they've disappeared from the website, too.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-are-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-are-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 11 Pro Max: Australian Price, Specs And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rumours were true! The big daddy of iPhones this year is named iPhone Pro Max.Here's how much it's going to cost you in Australia (it's heaps), and when you can get it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-pro-max-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-pro-max-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 11 Pro Max Sounds Like A Viagra Brand]]></title><description><![CDATA[We heard the rumours and desperately hoped they weren't true. But today Apple confirmed our worst nightmares - another new naming convention for the iPhone. And it's the worst one to date.While the iPhone 11 is perfectly fine, we can't help but shake our heads at the most expensive model. Say hello to the iPhone 11 Pro Max.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-pro-max-sounds-like-a-viagra-brand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-pro-max-sounds-like-a-viagra-brand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2019 iPad: Australian Price, Specs And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has unveiled its new iPhone range but in amongst all the furore, a new iPad was also announced. It's coming out later this month so here's whatyou need to know about it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/2019-ipad-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/2019-ipad-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is When iOS 13 Will Launch In Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday Apple had its annual iPhone event. In addition to showing off a bunch of new hardware, it's where Apple usually announces when the next version of iOS will launch.Alas, nothing was mentioned about iOS 13 during the keynote, but don't worry, we went digging so you don't have to.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-when-ios-13-will-launch-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-when-ios-13-will-launch-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Watch Series 5: Australian Price, Specs And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Apple Watch Series 5 is now official, and comes with a few new upgrades and features. Here's how much it's going to cost you and when you can get it in Australia.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-watch-series-5-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-watch-series-5-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Watch Apple's 2019 iPhone 11 Event From Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple's Big Day is finally here and while the event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday morning in California, it doesn't translate well for Australians wanting to tune in.So obviously, you need an actual reason to get up at an ungodly hour and watch it. While Apple is deliberately tight-lipped about what exactly it will announce, we have a reasonably good idea of what's expected to be unveiled.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-apples-2019-iphone-11-event-from-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-apples-2019-iphone-11-event-from-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 11 Won't Come With Apple Pencil, Reports Sadly Suggest]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are less than a day away from Apple's unveiling of the new iPhone 11 series but an eleventh-hour leak from renowned Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, has suggested it's going to be missing a few features. Notably, it won't come with Apple Pencil support like we all predicted (and hoped) it would.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-wont-come-with-apple-pencil-reports-sadly-suggest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/iphone-11-wont-come-with-apple-pencil-reports-sadly-suggest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Adds To Our Subscription Nightmares With Google Play Pass]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you could sum up the decade in tech in one word, I'd probably choose 'subscriptions'. While the internet has helped free up time and money for many in some ways, subscriptions are tech companies way of keeping you on the hook for longer, offering movies, television, games and music. But what started out as cost-effective way for consumers to consume entertainment has turned into an expensive, disorientating nightmare.So naturally, Google wants in with its upcoming Play Pass.	More&nbsp;&raquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/google-adds-to-our-subscription-nightmares-with-google-play-pass/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/google-adds-to-our-subscription-nightmares-with-google-play-pass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Need Happiness In Your Life, Choose These NBN Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're after an NBN plan you'll actually like, you might want to pay attention to the latest Roy Morgan Internet Service Provider Customer Satisfaction survey. Released last month, the survey polled almost 15,000 Australians (aged 14 and up) to see how happy they were with their internet daddy.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-you-need-happiness-in-your-life-choose-these-nbn-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-you-need-happiness-in-your-life-choose-these-nbn-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Bose Portable Home Speaker Looks Like A Bucket]]></title><description><![CDATA[While home smart devices are pretty convenient for all your dumb queries, portability is not their usual strength. To counteract that, Bose is releasing the Portable Home Speaker in September and it sorta looks like an expensive bucket.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-bose-portable-home-speaker-looks-like-a-bucket/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-bose-portable-home-speaker-looks-like-a-bucket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wildest Gadgets We Saw At Europe's Biggest Tech Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week we were been wandering the halls of IFA - the biggest tech show in Europe.In addition to seeing a plethora of foldables, rollables and 8K screens, we bore witness to some weird and wonderful gadgets you need to see to believe.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-wildest-gadgets-we-saw-at-europes-biggest-tech-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-wildest-gadgets-we-saw-at-europes-biggest-tech-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei Confirms Google Apps Won't Be Available On Mate 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huawei has confirmed at the 2019 IFA conference in Berlin that although the Mate 30 series will come with Android 10 pre-installed, the devices will not host any Google apps when the phone launches on September 19.<br />
Google previously confirmed the app exclusion after months of turmoil amid US President Trump's allegations of Huawei infrastructure being used to spy on citizens, resulting in a ban on US companies (like Google) working with Chinese companies (like Huawei).	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-confirms-google-apps-wont-be-available-on-mate-30/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-confirms-google-apps-wont-be-available-on-mate-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hands On With Samsung's New Galaxy Fold]]></title><description><![CDATA[New form factors are always exciting, but nothing else in recent years has captured people's imaginations quite like foldable screens.When it comes to the Galaxy Fold, drama has ensued. From its micro-debut at Samsung's Developer Conference in 2018, to faulty review units, there have been many question marks around how it would eventually perform.<br />
And while some may have even assumed that the first generation of the Fold would become Vapourware, it made a surprise appearance at IFA 2019. And we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hands-on-with-samsungs-new-galaxy-fold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hands-on-with-samsungs-new-galaxy-fold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foldable Showdown: Samsung Galaxy Fold Vs Huawei Mate X]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was unclear whether foldables would be a significant part of the conversation at IFA this year... until both Samsung and Huawei came in swinging with both of their bendy devices.I had a chance to play with both throughout the week, and have some initial comparative thoughts.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/foldable-showdown-samsung-galaxy-fold-vs-huawei-mate-x/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/foldable-showdown-samsung-galaxy-fold-vs-huawei-mate-x/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Minutes With Huawei's Foldable Phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was unclear whether foldables were going to be a thing at IFA 2019.<br />
After Samsung's issues with the Galaxy Fold, and the delay of Huawei's own offering, 2019 has become a kind of bendable purgatory.So imagine my surprise when I found myself racing across Berlin to have a spontaneous, ten minutes hands on with the Mate X.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-minutes-with-huaweis-foldable-phone/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-minutes-with-huaweis-foldable-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Isn't Getting The 5G Samsung Galaxy Fold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week Samsung released the new and improved Galaxy Fold in South Korea, with other markets to follow in the coming weeks and months.A 5G variant of the device was also announced, but it doesn't look like Australia will be seeing it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-isnt-getting-the-5g-samsung-galaxy-fold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-isnt-getting-the-5g-samsung-galaxy-fold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo VP Thinks Foldables Are Better Suited To Laptops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foldables were the talk of IFA 2019, with both Samsung and Huawei showing off soon-to-be-released devices.But while foldable phones are becoming all the rage, we wondered whether bendy screens were better suited to larger devices. And this Lenovo VP agreed.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovo-vp-thinks-foldables-are-better-suited-to-laptops/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovo-vp-thinks-foldables-are-better-suited-to-laptops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo's Mirage AR Headset Has A New Marvel Game And Some New Universal Controllers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago IFA saw the launch of the Lenovo Mirage AR headset, alongside the Jedi Challenges app. Powered by a smartphone, and coming bundled with an official lightsaber controller, you could use it to fight holograms of many Star Wars baddies.<br />
Despite my assertions that it could be a good way to introduce people to AR via their smartphones, nothing really happened with it. Now, two years later, Lenovo has another app to add to the collection: A Marvel game where you take on the role off vari]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovos-mirage-ar-headset-has-a-new-marvel-game-and-some-new-universal-controllers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovos-mirage-ar-headset-has-a-new-marvel-game-and-some-new-universal-controllers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Foldable Mate X Could Arrive as Early as Next Month, Says Huawei's Richard Yu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since the Galaxy Fold release date was pushed back, people have been asking about how that would affect the launch of the Huawei Mate X. Originally slated to arrive in June, the phone was quietly put on hiatus without much information on when it might eventually be released.<br />
But, according to Richard Yu, the man behind Huawei's mobile division, it could arrive as early as next month.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-foldable-mate-x-could-arrive-as-early-as-next-month-says-huaweis-richard-yu/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-foldable-mate-x-could-arrive-as-early-as-next-month-says-huaweis-richard-yu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei's Kirin 990 Is All About Sticking AI And 5G Into One Teeny Chip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most tech companies won't develop their own chips, instead opting for something built by Qualcomm, Intel, or the like. Most tech companies aren't Huawei, and Huawei is all about building its own chips and using them to try and one-up everyone else. The newly-announced Kirin 990 is no exception.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huaweis-kirin-990-is-all-about-sticking-ai-and-5g-into-one-teeny-chip/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huaweis-kirin-990-is-all-about-sticking-ai-and-5g-into-one-teeny-chip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo's New Yoga Books Have AI Cooling (Which Also Extends The Battery Life)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lenovo just casually announced six new Yoga models at IFA this week, and two of them are particularly exciting.Thanks to some fancy new smart features, they are able to adapt to a user's needs, as well as extend the battery life through AI cooling.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovos-new-yoga-books-have-ai-cooling-which-also-extends-the-battery-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovos-new-yoga-books-have-ai-cooling-which-also-extends-the-battery-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sonos Move Sure Is Heavy For A Portable Bluetooth Speaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rumours and leaks about a bluetooth Sonos speaker have have been circulating for awhile now. And it turns out they were absolutely true.The company just unveiled the Sonos Move at IFA and we got to spend a little bit of time with it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sonos-move-sure-is-heavy-for-a-portable-bluetooth-speaker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sonos-move-sure-is-heavy-for-a-portable-bluetooth-speaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lenovo Announces Three New ThinkBooks So You Can Take Care Of Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[In addition to a slew of new Yoga Books, today Lenovo announced three new ThinkBooks for the Australian market.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovo-announces-three-new-thinkbooks-so-you-can-take-care-of-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lenovo-announces-three-new-thinkbooks-so-you-can-take-care-of-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Android 10's New Features Are Useful (But A Bit Boring)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you managed to avoid the news yesterday, Android 10 has been unleashed on the general public. Well, to be precise, a portion of the general public. Google Pixel owners can now update their devices with the rest of the Android crowd being able to get their sweaty palms on it before the end of 2019. But to entice you to upgrade, here are some the features we think are reasonably cool.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/android-10s-new-features-are-useful-but-a-bit-boring/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/android-10s-new-features-are-useful-but-a-bit-boring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Just Gave The Galaxy Fold A New Release Date (And 5G)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hours before its IFA press conference Samsung has officially slapped a new release date on the Galaxy Fold.And it's soon. Real soon.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-just-gave-the-galaxy-fold-a-new-release-date-and-5g/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-just-gave-the-galaxy-fold-a-new-release-date-and-5g/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acer Just Dropped Four New Chromebooks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Day one of IFA has kicked off in Berlin and new laptops are already falling from the proverbial heavens.Acer was one of the first out of the gate by announcing a slew of new machines, including four Chromebooks. Here's what we know.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/acer-just-dropped-four-new-chromebooks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/acer-just-dropped-four-new-chromebooks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Energizer Phones Are Back Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[The massive Energizer phone that debuted at MWC earlier this year didn't do so well when it came to crowdfunding. But that doesn't mean that it's game over for the brand in the mobile space.This week it's been announced that two new Energizer phones would be shown off at IFA in Berlin this week.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-energizer-phones-are-back-baby/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-energizer-phones-are-back-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Android 10 Has Officially Arrived To Upgrade Your Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google has announced Android 10 is rolling out to Pixel phones from September 4 with other devices due to receive the update by the end of the year. The update is one of Google's most anticipated yet so here's what Pixel owners can expect from the update.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/android-10-has-officially-arrived-to-upgrade-your-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/android-10-has-officially-arrived-to-upgrade-your-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bang &amp; Olufsen's First Soundbar Is As Exxy As It Is Sexy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bang &amp; Olufsen has announced its first soundbar, the Beosound Stage, in the lead up to IFA.In true B&amp;O fashion, it's a technological feast for the eyes. But anyone familiar with the brand will also know that it's going to cost a pretty penny.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bang-amp-olufsens-first-soundbar-is-as-exxy-as-it-is-sexy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bang-amp-olufsens-first-soundbar-is-as-exxy-as-it-is-sexy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Course Some iPhone 11 Benchmarks Have Leaked]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're a week away from the iPhone 11 launch, which is the perfect time for some last minute leaks.And hey, it's par for the course at this point, right? Even Apple leaked last year's lineup mere hours before their unveiling.This time around its some alleged benchmarks, and they sure are interesting.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/of-course-some-iphone-11-benchmarks-have-leaked/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/of-course-some-iphone-11-benchmarks-have-leaked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5G Phones Might Actually Be Affordable In Australia Soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[5G has landed and with it, comes a barrage of new release 5G-enabled phones. Right now, however, they're damn expensive meaning many Australians are locked out of upgrading. Samsung's upcoming 5G entry might be about to change all that.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5g-phones-might-actually-be-affordable-in-australia-soon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/5g-phones-might-actually-be-affordable-in-australia-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Things The 'Storm Area 51' Event Might Uncover (Besides Aliens)]]></title><description><![CDATA[On September 20, 2 million people plan on storming the Area 51 military base in Nevada, U.S.A. with the sole purpose of uncovering (and potentially emancipating) the aliens long rumoured to be held at the site.<br />
But 'them aliens' aren't the only things that might call Area 51 home.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-things-the-storm-area-51-event-might-uncover-besides-aliens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-things-the-storm-area-51-event-might-uncover-besides-aliens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Might Be Quietly Planning To Make A Google Glass Competitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Augmented reality headsets haven't quite revolutionised the world like some originally speculated they would. They're clunky, heavy and their functionality is pretty limited right now. But a new report claims Apple might be throwing its hat in the AR headset ring anyway. The report claimed to have discovered code on iOS 13 suggesting there's one on the way. Here's what we know.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-might-be-quietly-planning-to-make-a-google-glass-competitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-might-be-quietly-planning-to-make-a-google-glass-competitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Stress Tested Sony's New 4K TV With Tasty Weeb Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently got a sneak peak at some of Sony's brand new TVs.<br />
This included it's very first consumer 8K tellie, which was promptly ruined with a meme.I got to spend a bit more time with the 4K A9G and were particularly interested in how it would handle upscaling. Plus I'm 115 hours into Fire Emblem Three Houses and have no intention of stopping naytime soon, so I did the only logical thing. Inundated the unit with some of my favourite weeb trash.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-stress-tested-sonys-new-4k-tv-with-tasty-weeb-content/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/we-stress-tested-sonys-new-4k-tv-with-tasty-weeb-content/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moto G7 And G7 Plus: Australian Price, Specs And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motorola just dropped some hot last minute Friday news.<br />
The Moto G7 and G7 Plus are coming to Australia! This is how much they'll cost, and when you can get your grabby hands on them.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/moto-g7-and-g7-plus-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/moto-g7-and-g7-plus-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[KFC Is Selling Chicken Nachos... In One Location At 2am]]></title><description><![CDATA[KFC is re-imagining Mexican nachos as 'Chachos' - a cheese-and-salsa laden snack that substitutes corn chips for chicken tenders. If you're salivating at the thought of this fast food mashup, we've got some unfortunate news: you can only buy it between the hours of 2am and 3am from a food truck in Melbourne CBD. No, really.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/kfc-is-selling-chicken-nachos-in-one-location-at-2am/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/kfc-is-selling-chicken-nachos-in-one-location-at-2am/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Tries To Cut South Korea's 5G Grass, Fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday the U.S. was pegged to be the first country in the world to actually make 5G available on workable devices.American telco Verizon cheekily turned on 5G in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis a week early in order to claim the title. But thanks to time zones, it seems like they were too late.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/us-tries-to-cut-south-koreas-5g-grass-fails/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/us-tries-to-cut-south-koreas-5g-grass-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: NBN 100 For $69.90 A Month (Nice)]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know I had to make the joke, right?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-nbn-100-for-6990-a-month-nice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-nbn-100-for-6990-a-month-nice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Is Making A Small iPhone (Again)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's some good news for all the iPhone SE fans out there.A report has outlined Apple's plans to release three iPhones in 2020, one of which will be a 5.42-inch smol boi.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-is-making-a-small-iphone-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-is-making-a-small-iphone-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Actual Difference Between Wireless Broadband And Mobile Broadband]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sick of waiting for the NBN? Is unreliable FTTN letting you down? You don't need to settle for a crappy connection, there are other other options.There are two main NBN alternatives worth considering: home wireless broadband and mobile broadband.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-actual-difference-between-wireless-broadband-and-mobile-broadband/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-actual-difference-between-wireless-broadband-and-mobile-broadband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IKEA's Product Catalogue Is Now An ASMR Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[IKEAToday IKEA launched a sleep podcast that features Swedish people listing the name of IKEA products.Yes, really.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ikeas-product-catalogue-is-now-an-asmr-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ikeas-product-catalogue-is-now-an-asmr-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Government Is Spending $7 Million To Fix Telco Complaints]]></title><description><![CDATA[During last night's Federal Budget, the focus was firmly on the surplus and tax cuts. Tech didn't get a great deal of attention, but there were some interesting nuggets when it came to telecommunications.<br />
Apparently, the handling of telco complaints has been so poor that the Federal Government feels the need to throw millions of dollars at the problem.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-government-is-spending-7-million-to-fix-telco-complaints/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-government-is-spending-7-million-to-fix-telco-complaints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Optus Huawei P30 and P30 Pro Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week The Huawei P30 Pro launched in Paris, And even though we're still a couple of weeks away from it being on sale, you can already pre-order plans from Aussie telcos.We already had a look at Telstra and Vodafone's plans, which means it's time to see what Optus has in store.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-optus-huawei-p30-and-p30-pro-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-optus-huawei-p30-and-p30-pro-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To #Budget2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night the 2019 Federal Budget was released.<br />
Unsurprisingly, there was a lot for people to be unhappy about, and they had no qualms with taking to the internet to unleash its rage and memes.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-budget2019/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-budget2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2019: Australian Government Drops $29 Million On Ants]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems like treasurer Josh Frydenberg left an incredibly important part of the budget out of his speech this evening.<br />
A surplus is cool and all, but what about dropping fat stacks on ant eradication?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/budget-2019-australian-government-drops-29-million-on-ants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/budget-2019-australian-government-drops-29-million-on-ants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 7 Best Apps For Editing Instagram Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: Paul PichuginOver a billion people use Instagram every month. Buried among the countless snaps you'll find some truly breathtaking photos.<br />
Whether it's of a landscape so beautiful that it gives you an existential crisis or a flaky, buttery croissant that makes you want to make out with your screen a little - they make you take notice.While we can't all make it as Instagram photographers or #influencers, there's no reason why the shots of us regular folks can't be given a little face lift.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-7-best-apps-for-editing-instagram-photos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-7-best-apps-for-editing-instagram-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Of Vodafone's P30 And P30 Pro Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're still a couple of weeks away from Huawei's new P30 range hitting stores, but that hasn't stopped the telcos from peddling their pre-order plans.This is what Vodafone has on offer.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-of-vodafones-p30-and-p30-pro-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-of-vodafones-p30-and-p30-pro-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Wild Tesla Semi Appears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today Elon Musk tweeted about the Tesla Semi for the first time in awhile.This included a video of the EV truck hauling a fleet of Tesla cars, which begs the question - is it finally going into production?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-wild-tesla-semi-appears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-wild-tesla-semi-appears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBN Speeds Explained With LEGO]]></title><description><![CDATA[NBN is a mysterious beast shrouded in a veil of questions.When is it coming to my area? Why did it say it would be here 18 months ago? Why does Stephen Rue have a personal vendetta against me? What do those numbers at the end actually mean?While we can't help you with the first few, we absolutely have your back on that last one. It's all about speed, and you're about to have it broken it down for you... with LEGO.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nbn-speeds-explained-with-lego/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nbn-speeds-explained-with-lego/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Cautionary Tale About Checking Your Data Roaming Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made a mistake last week. At the time I wasn't sure how it had happened. I thought I had been so careful. So reserved. So responsible.<br />
And yet there I was, staring down the barrel of a $273 roaming charge.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-cautionary-tale-about-checking-your-data-roaming-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-cautionary-tale-about-checking-your-data-roaming-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Of Telstra's Huawei P30 Pro Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week Huawei unveiled its new P30 range in Paris.Coming in at $1,599, it's one of the better-priced flagships on the market. But that doesn't mean that everyone wants to buy outright. If you'd rather a Telstra plan instead, we have them all right here for you.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-of-telstras-huawei-p30-pro-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/all-of-telstras-huawei-p30-pro-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung 2019 QLEDs: Australian Price And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung has finally unveiled the Aussie pricing for its 2019 QLED and UHD lineup. With twenty-four models, three of which are 8K, Samsung sure is going big this year.<br />
Here's how much they'll set you back.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-2019-qleds-australian-price-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-2019-qleds-australian-price-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9 Google Tricks For Better Search Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google is such a powerhouse search engine that it has not only injected itself into our everyday lives, it's even a verb now.But just because we Google things a lot doesn't mean that that we do it as effectively as possible. So here are some tips to help maximise and improve your Google search results.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/9-google-tricks-for-better-search-results/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/9-google-tricks-for-better-search-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[48 Hours With The Huawei P30 Pro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier This Week Huawei launched its brand new flagship in Paris, the P30 Pro.<br />
After using it for a few days, we're already starting to form some opinions.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/48-hours-with-the-huawei-p30-pro/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/48-hours-with-the-huawei-p30-pro/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 Tips For Taking Stunning Beach Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you grew up by the beach you may know just vital it can become to your figurative DNA. Even if you move away the salt somehow stays in your veins; your memories swimming with snippets of scorching sand, peeling noses and the feeling of elation when your body soars to the top of a wave right before it crashes.<br />
Even if you didn't grow up by the water, most Aussies are tangentially aware of how ingrained it is into our collective psyche.<br />
But despite the cultural embrace, the Australian surf is a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-tips-for-taking-stunning-beach-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/8-tips-for-taking-stunning-beach-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: $94 A Month For A Google Pixel 3 XL + 100GB Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Huawei was dominating the mobilew news in Paris this week, Optus decided to cheekily put out a few deal plans for one of last year's best phones - the Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL.So if you're in the market for a new phone and a high data plan, these may just be for you.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-94-a-month-for-a-google-pixel-3-xl-100gb-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-94-a-month-for-a-google-pixel-3-xl-100gb-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Should Consider A Dual SIM Phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historically, Australia telcos have flat out refused to sell dual SIM smartphones - heaven forbid you use the second slot for a SIM from one of their competitors.<br />
Optus has changed that this week with the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. While Telstra and Vodafone are only ranging the single SIM version as per usual, hell has frozen over at Optus: it will have the dual SIM variant of both phones.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-consider-a-dual-sim-phone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-consider-a-dual-sim-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Huawei P30 Pro Plan In Australia From Telstra, Optus And Vodafone]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week Huawei's P30 series launched in Paris.Packed with a stunning camera, as well as an epic two day battery life, the Pro in particular has already set itself up to be a contender for the best smart phone of the year.It didn't take long for the telcos to start dropping their plans for Huawei's new flagship, and we have them all right here for you.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-huawei-p30-pro-plan-in-australia-from-telstra-optus-and-vodafone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-huawei-p30-pro-plan-in-australia-from-telstra-optus-and-vodafone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei's P30 Pro Camera Is Actually Ridiculous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huawei has made a name for itself by releasing the best phone cameras of the year. Each improvement seems almost effortless. Even revolutionary features are added in a way that feels like the embodiment of a shrug and a casual "but of course".<br />
And it looks like 2019 is no different.<br />
The ability to see in the dark? But of course. 50x zoom. But. Of. Course.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huaweis-p30-pro-camera-is-actually-ridiculous/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 04:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huaweis-p30-pro-camera-is-actually-ridiculous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Month In Dash Cams: Macca's Car Park Aggression Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's almost the end of the month, which means its time for another monthly compilation from Dash Cam Owners Australia.This month we're dealing with a lot of smashed up bikes, a police car nearly getting collection, a Volvo door drop off the back of a tow truck and some serious anger in a Macca's car park.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-month-in-dash-cams-maccas-car-park-aggression-edition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-month-in-dash-cams-maccas-car-park-aggression-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: 40GB Phone Plan For $4.99]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're looking for a cheap pre-paid phone plan with heaps of data, look no further.<br />
Catch Connect has some ridiculously well priced phone plans for new customers who are bringing their own phones to the party. The standout being $4.99 for 40GB for the first month.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-40gb-phone-plan-for-499/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-40gb-phone-plan-for-499/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[So iVote Wasn't Great]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New South Wales state election was held over the weekend. And while for some that meant heading on down to the local polling station for a democracy sausage or two, it wasn't so easy for some.Thousands of voters who attempted to use the online iVote system were met with errors as the system failed to live up to the demand.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/so-ivote-wasnt-great/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/so-ivote-wasnt-great/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Watch Apple's March Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week Apple laughed in the face of its own March event by announcing new iPads, new Macs and new AirPods.<br />
This was an interesting move, and has fueled rumours that Apple is gearing up to make some big service-related announcements.<br />
Fortunately, the wait is almost over. Here's how to can watch all the action live.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-apples-march-event/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-apples-march-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Now Has Smut Fungus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The CSIRO has just announced the development of a new biochemical control agent to help save Australian rainforests.Oh it's called 'Leaf Smut' because 'Straya.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-now-has-smut-fungus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australia-now-has-smut-fungus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Eggs Recalled Less Than A Week After #EggBoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday several eggs brands were recalled after suspicion of a salmonella contamination at a Victorian farm. This recall occurred a mere five days after Australia's new hero of the people, Egg Boy, sconned racist senator Fraser Anning in the head.This timing seems mighty convenient to Gizmodo Australia. Is this an eggspiracy campaign being driven by the far right to besmirch the good name of eggs everywhere?<br />
It's not, but the timing is a little amusing.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-eggs-recalled-less-than-a-week-after-eggboy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-eggs-recalled-less-than-a-week-after-eggboy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Wick 3 John Wick 3 John Wick 3 John Wick 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yeah hi there's a new John Wick chapter 3: Parabellum trailer out. There's a puppy. And Halle Berry being a bad bitch. And the music from Chef's Table.<br />
And guns, lots of guns.Why are you still reading instead of watching below?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/john-wick-3-john-wick-3-john-wick-3-john-wick-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/john-wick-3-john-wick-3-john-wick-3-john-wick-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Vote Online In The NSW State Election]]></title><description><![CDATA[New South Wales is having its state election tomorrow. For some people, that means heading on down to their local polling station for a democracy sausage and some home-made lamingtons. Unless of course your local fails to deliver such delicious sustenance, in which case it should be referred as "Un-Australian" and/or "gone to the dogs".For many other Aussies, an election means voting online. If you're not sure how to do it, and want to know if you're eligible, we've got you covered.	More&nbsp;&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-vote-online-in-the-nsw-state-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-vote-online-in-the-nsw-state-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dyson V11 Vacuum: Australian Price, Specs And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today Dyson unveiled its new V11 vacuum.Having spent a little time with it already, I have now become irrationally excited to clean my floors. And a lot of that has to do with the screen...	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dyson-v11-vacuum-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dyson-v11-vacuum-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh Hey It's A New Kindle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today Amazon announced its a revamp to one of its entry-level devices.Named the All-New-Kindle, it sure is a Kindle.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oh-hey-its-a-new-kindle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oh-hey-its-a-new-kindle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Phone Batteries Of 2019 (So Far)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there's one thing we all want in our smartphones, it's more battery. Manufacturers keep piling on new features, but at the end of the day, many of us just want a phone that will reliably last until the end the of the day.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-phone-batteries-of-2019-so-far/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-phone-batteries-of-2019-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Just Quietly Launched Its New AirPods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week Apple casually announced some new iPads, which we thought was a weird move considering that the tech giant has a live event next week.Well apparently it wasn't done being Tim Cooked.<br />
Apple also just launched the next generation of AirPods overnight, because why not?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-just-quietly-launched-its-new-airpods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-just-quietly-launched-its-new-airpods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inbox By Google Will Shut Down On April 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in September Google announced that it would be shit canning 'sunsetting' Inbox by Gmail.<br />
Now we have a hard date on when that will be.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/inbox-by-google-will-shut-down-on-april-3/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/inbox-by-google-will-shut-down-on-april-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Discover That Hip Hop Produces The Most Delicious Cheese]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists in Switzerland spent the last six months playing music at maturing cheese to see whether certain genres would change enhance the flavour.<br />
If this sounds insane, we're with you, but apparently it actually worked. Not only that, the Hip Hop enhanced cheese apparently reigns supreme.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scientists-discover-that-hip-hop-produces-the-most-delicious-cheese/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scientists-discover-that-hip-hop-produces-the-most-delicious-cheese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Watch Google's GDC Keynote Tomorrow (And What To Expect)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google will be holding its keynote at the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) in San Francisco tomorrow. Here's what you're most likely to be in for.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-googles-gdc-keynote-tomorrow-and-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-googles-gdc-keynote-tomorrow-and-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vodafone Has Also Started Blocking Sites Hosting Christchurch Terrorist Footage &amp;#091;Updated&amp;#093;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today Telstra and Optus began blocking some sites that have been used to host the footage of the terrorist attack in Christchurch last Friday.And it looks like as of earlier this afternoon the blocks were also filtering down to Vodafone users	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/vodafone-has-also-started-blocking-sites-hosting-christchurch-terrorist-footage-amp091updatedamp093/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/vodafone-has-also-started-blocking-sites-hosting-christchurch-terrorist-footage-amp091updatedamp093/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Just Casually Announced Two New iPads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite having an event booked in for next week, Apple dropped some hardware news last night.Say hello to the new iPad Mini and iPad Air.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-just-casually-announced-two-new-ipads/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/apple-just-casually-announced-two-new-ipads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honest Government Ad Forecasts High Pressure System Of Bullshit]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend the country is heading into a Federal Election, and Honest Government Ads is extremely here for it.This month its ripping the shit out using fear mongering regarding refugees in order to distract from the threat of climate change.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/honest-government-ad-forecasts-high-pressure-system-of-bullshit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/honest-government-ad-forecasts-high-pressure-system-of-bullshit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To #EggBoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: The Simpsons Against The LiberalsOver the weekend Australia fell in love with a young lad who has been dubbed Egg Boy.The seventeen-year-old, whose real name is Will Connolly, egged racist senator Fraser Anning after he blamed Friday's terrorist attack in New Zealand on Muslim immigration.<br />
The grown man reciprocated by punching the teen twice, before the latter was tackled and put in a choke hold by several other adult men.<br />
Unsurprisingly, the internet is predominantly standing its new he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-eggboy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-eggboy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ScoMo Wants To Suspend Live Streaming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Scott Morrison is calling for the suspension of live streaming on social media in the wake of Friday's terrorist attack in New Zealand.Roughly 17 minutes of the attack was live streamed on Facebook and despite attempts by the authorities to suppress the video and the attacker's manifesto, it was shared exponentially across various social media platforms and news sites.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scomo-wants-to-suspend-live-streaming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scomo-wants-to-suspend-live-streaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla Finally Reveals The Model Y]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a big few weeks for Tesla.Earlier this month it revealed its $US35,000 Model 3 and also announced its intention to close the majority of its stores to remain financially stable. Two weeks later it decided to keep more stores open than anticipated (and bump up prices), as well as announce the new V3 Supercharger.Oh and there was some casual contempt of court stuff, too.Now it has revealed its much-anticipated electric SUV, the Model Y.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tesla-finally-reveals-the-model-y/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tesla-finally-reveals-the-model-y/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch The Tesla Model Y Launch Right Here &amp;#091;Updated&amp;#093;]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's happening! Tesla will finally be unveiling its Model Y this afternoon, and this is how you can watch all the action.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-the-tesla-model-y-launch-right-here-amp091updatedamp093/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-the-tesla-model-y-launch-right-here-amp091updatedamp093/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Cheap SIM-Only Plans You Can Get Right Now (With No Contract)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sick of searching for a new phone plan? Wish someone would just tell you what to pick?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-cheap-sim-only-plans-you-can-get-right-now-with-no-contract/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-cheap-sim-only-plans-you-can-get-right-now-with-no-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Delicious List Of Android Version Names]]></title><description><![CDATA[Android Pie isn't even universal across all smart phones, but the beta for Android Q is already out.We're yet to discover which tasty treat it will be named after, so we thought we'd take a look back on what has been used so far.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-delicious-list-of-android-version-names/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/a-delicious-list-of-android-version-names/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Created A Dating App That Matches People By Fridge Contents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between Tinder, Bumble, HER, etc, there is no shortage of dating apps right now. here are even apps that can match with people over their loves of beards or bacon.<br />
And yet, Samsung has found a way to take it to the next level. Its called Refrigerdating.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-created-a-dating-app-that-matches-people-by-fridge-contents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-created-a-dating-app-that-matches-people-by-fridge-contents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LG 2019 TV Range: Australian Price, Specs And Release Dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week has become all about new TVs. Yesterday Samsung announced the Australian pricing on its 8K models, and now LG has come to the party with its 2019 range.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lg-2019-tv-range-australian-price-specs-and-release-dates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lg-2019-tv-range-australian-price-specs-and-release-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung 8K Pre-Orders Come With A Free Galaxy S10+]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung's 8K TVs are finally coming to Australia, and with a fancy pre-order bonus.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-8k-pre-orders-come-with-a-free-galaxy-s10/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-8k-pre-orders-come-with-a-free-galaxy-s10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gmail Is Down (Again) &amp;#091;Updated&amp;#093;]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've been having issues with Gmail or Google Drive this afternoon, you're not alone.<br />
It looks like these services are down for some users globally.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gmail-is-down-again-amp091updatedamp093/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gmail-is-down-again-amp091updatedamp093/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefox Now Lets You Send 2.5GB Files. Securely. For Free.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 2017 Firefox released a file sending service as part of its now defunct Test Pilot program.<br />
Dubbed Firefox Send, it allows up to 2.5GB of files to be sent in one hit. And it just came out of beta.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/firefox-now-lets-you-send-25gb-files-securely-for-free/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/firefox-now-lets-you-send-25gb-files-securely-for-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What To Expect From Apple's March Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday Apple announced a special event for March 25 (26 here in Australia) with the tagline 'It's Show Time'.With such a vague announcement, what exactly is Apple planning? This is what we're expecting.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-to-expect-from-apples-march-event/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-to-expect-from-apples-march-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei Probably Won't Sue The Australian Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week Huawei held a last-minute press conference where it announced its intention to sue the United States government.The Chinese telco has done this in response to the U.S. government banning federal agencies using its products and is claiming that the decision is unconstitutional.<br />
The Australian Federal Government also banned both Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks late last year, but apparently it is safe from a similar lawsuit. For now.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-probably-wont-sue-the-australian-government/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-probably-wont-sue-the-australian-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla Decides To Keep More Stores Open (And Raises Prices To Do It)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month Tesla announced that it would be closing the majority of its brick and mortar stores worldwide in order to afford the $US35,000 price tag on the new Model 3, as well as keep the company "financially sustainable."The company has now published a blog post which backflipped on this decision.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tesla-decides-to-keep-more-stores-open-and-raises-prices-to-do-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tesla-decides-to-keep-more-stores-open-and-raises-prices-to-do-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thanks, I Hate It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week Facebook Messenger users discovered that there was an Easter egg hidden within the app.<br />
Sending the crescent moon emoji to another user (or yourself, if you're sad like me) toggled an option to activate the long-awaited 'Dark Mode'. Although it's a hidden feature at the present time, it will be be rolling out properly over the next few weeks.There's just one problem. It's a bit shit.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thanks-i-hate-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/thanks-i-hate-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIP 2100MHz 3G]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vodafone has announced that it will be repurposing its metropolitan 2100MHZ 3G spectrum to be used on its 4G network.The telco has stated that this upgrade will help boost the 4G network capabilities in select areas.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rip-2100mhz-3g/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rip-2100mhz-3g/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla's V3 Supercharger Is Actually Impressive]]></title><description><![CDATA[We haven't been short on Tesla news over the past week. From announcing the cheaper Model 3, to the closure of most physical stores worldwide to securing the date for the Model Y launch ... it's been a lot.But the EV company wasn't done. It's just announced the third generation supercharger, which can apparently provide 140km/h of charge in five minutes.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/teslas-v3-supercharger-is-actually-impressive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/teslas-v3-supercharger-is-actually-impressive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Samsung Galaxy S10 Plans In Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choosing a new phone plan can be a pain in the butt, even when you know exactly which model you're after. Nobody wants to go to every telco site and open 400 tabs for the sake of comparisons.That's why we've pulled together the best Samsung Galaxy S10 plans that are currently available. You're welcome.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-samsung-galaxy-s10-plans-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-samsung-galaxy-s10-plans-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Okay, Spotify Brought Back The Repeat Button]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago Spotify buried the repeat button on mobile devices. In order to make room for more visible sharing options, it was popped into a sub menu, along with the Go To Queue button.I am one of those people who who listens to the same songs over, and over, and over until I'm sick of both it and myself. And apparently I'm not the only one.There was so much backlash over this decision that Spotify has now fixed it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/its-okay-spotify-brought-back-the-repeat-button/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/its-okay-spotify-brought-back-the-repeat-button/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Cook: Troll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday Donald Trump managed to bugger up the name of one of the most famous CEOs in the world.<br />
During an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting he referred to Apple's Tim Cook as 'Tim Apple' and it was excellent.Apparently Cook found it funny, too.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tim-cook-troll/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tim-cook-troll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alert, The Samsung Galaxy S10 Is Now For Sale In Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's the day, people. If you've been waiting to get your hot little hands on a shiny new Samsung Galaxy S10, you can!	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alert-the-samsung-galaxy-s10-is-now-for-sale-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alert-the-samsung-galaxy-s10-is-now-for-sale-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Get Cheap Telstra Network Phone Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra is often referred to as Australia's best mobile network, but that privilege typically comes at a price. Big T ain&rsquo;t cheap.<br />
However, there are now plenty of smaller telcos powered by the Telstra network, which can get you the coverage you crave without breaking the bank. Best of all, you might even get more data than you would with Telstra itself!<br />
Here are some of our favourite Telstra-powered SIM-only plans.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-cheap-telstra-network-phone-plans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-cheap-telstra-network-phone-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Thinks Tim Cook's Name Is Tim Apple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday the President of the United States and the CEO of Apple attended an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting.<br />
It sure did seem like a regular meeting until Donald Trump forgot Tim Cook's name.Everyone, meet Tim Apple.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/donald-trump-thinks-tim-cooks-name-is-tim-apple/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/donald-trump-thinks-tim-cooks-name-is-tim-apple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[S3XYBack Ft. Tesla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this week Elon Musk finally announced the launch day of the Model Y - March 14.<br />
This electronic SUV has been a long time coming, as has the name. Perhaps it was naive of me to hope that Musk wouldn't lean into the naming convention that he's been building towards for years.<br />
And yet here we are.Model SModel 3Model XModel Y	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/s3xyback-ft-tesla/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/s3xyback-ft-tesla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hobart Is Banning Single Use Plastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week the Hobart City Council voted in favour of banning single use plastics by 2020.<br />
While there has been a notiecable decline in the use of plastic straws in particular across many capital cities, Hobart is in the first in Australia to actually pass a by-law.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hobart-is-banning-single-use-plastics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hobart-is-banning-single-use-plastics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Only Have 2 Days To Grab The Samsung Galaxy S10 Pre-Order Deal (And We Have The Plans Right Here)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Samsung Galaxy S10 range launches on March 8 - which isless than two days away.While you'll be able to get one in your grabby-hands at launch, not everyone is up for buying outright. And there's at least one reason to not only consider a plan, but to pre-order with one: a free set of Galaxy Buds.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-only-have-2-days-to-grab-the-samsung-galaxy-s10-pre-order-deal-and-we-have-the-plans-right-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-only-have-2-days-to-grab-the-samsung-galaxy-s10-pre-order-deal-and-we-have-the-plans-right-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEGO Trolls Phone Manufacturers With Its Own Foldable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between Unpacked and MWC, the past few weeks have been all about foldable phones. Even Energizer debuted one.<br />
Now LEGO is entering the arena with its own entry, sort of. The 'Lego Fold'.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lego-trolls-phone-manufacturers-with-its-own-foldable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lego-trolls-phone-manufacturers-with-its-own-foldable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alert, God Of War Is $25 Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you missed out on cheap God of War during the Black Friday sales a few weeks back, you have another chance.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alert-god-of-war-is-25-again/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alert-god-of-war-is-25-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See You Later, Gizmodo!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a time, but now it's over. While I moved over to Lifehacker full time in September, I worked on Gizmodo for more than three years of my time here at Allure Media, and it's time to properly say goodbye. Before I go, here are some of my favourite stories I've had the privilege of writing for Gizmodo since I started here all the way back in 2015.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/see-you-later-gizmodo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/see-you-later-gizmodo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: Samsung Galaxy S9 + 30GB Data + Google Home Mini For $69 A Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday some pretty major details about the Samsung Galaxy S10 dropped. But we're still a few months away from the new flagship and maybe you're in the market for a new phone plan now?Telstra has a pretty good deal going on the Samsung Galaxy S9. This is what you can get.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-samsung-galaxy-s9-30gb-data-google-home-mini-for-69-a-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-samsung-galaxy-s9-30gb-data-google-home-mini-for-69-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S10: All The Leaked Facts So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rumours and leaks regarding the Samsung Galaxy S10 have been swirling around since before the Note 9 launched. From the amount of cameras to dredded side notches, there has been a whole lot of speculation, especially when it comes to the design.Well, now we seem to have some actual facts.<br />
Earlier today a whole heap of info about the S10 was revealed - including the specs, release date, sizes and UK pricing. Here are all the details.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-s10-all-the-leaked-facts-so-far/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-s10-all-the-leaked-facts-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018's Best Selling Books On Amazon Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon Australia recently released its 2018 consumer trends report, and one thing definitely stood out - Aussies love to read.If you are looking for a Christmas gift, or simply want to delve into a new book for yourself - these are the titles that your fellow mates have been into this year.Spoiler Alert: you're going to find a lot of Stephen Fry and The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/2018s-best-selling-books-on-amazon-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/2018s-best-selling-books-on-amazon-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Mainstream Media Doesn't Get About Fortnite]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's been an uptick in mainstream reporting on video games in Australia this week. It's to be expected following the horrific news of an Aussie streamer allegedly assaulting his wife on camera.<br />
As usual, most of the reporting has centred on the game instead of the alleged abuse. And while that's disturbing - but not unexpected - there's an another crucial detail that's also being lost in the mainstream noise.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-mainstream-media-doesnt-get-about-fortnite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-mainstream-media-doesnt-get-about-fortnite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak Reveals Release Date, Specs, Sizes &amp; UK Prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen up, Samsung fans: we've got a bumper leak about the upcoming Galaxy S10 for you.Some details of the new phone have already slipped out, but a source at a major tech retailer has now approached us with the S10 launch date, release date, storage sizes, screen sizes, variants, some features and even the UK price points.Excited? We are. Here's the news.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-s10-leak-reveals-release-date-specs-sizes-amp-uk-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-s10-leak-reveals-release-date-specs-sizes-amp-uk-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvel, Star Wars And Disney Are Coming To Stan Tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today it was announced that homegrown streaming service Stan has signed a content deal with Disney.From tomorrow, subscribers will be able to watch a slew of content from the Mouse, as well the Marvel and the Star Wars universes.Considering that a large portion of Disney-owned content was removed from Netflix earlier this year, this is a huge.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/marvel-star-wars-and-disney-are-coming-to-stan-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/marvel-star-wars-and-disney-are-coming-to-stan-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psst, Here Are Some Of The Cheapest Phone Plans On Telstra's Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much like "civil online debate", "cheap Telstra plans" is a phrase seldom spoke. Big T is often referred to as Australian's best mobile network, but that privilege comes at a price.<br />
However, Telstra's reputation as a premium provider doesn't mean there aren't more affordable ways to sidle onto an otherwise expensive network. Telstra has been running some killer deals in the lead up to Christmas.<br />
But more importantly, there are now plenty of MVNOs powered by the Telstra network, all of which get]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/psst-here-are-some-of-the-cheapest-phone-plans-on-telstras-network/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/psst-here-are-some-of-the-cheapest-phone-plans-on-telstras-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adelaide, Or Radelaide To Its Friends, Becomes Home To Australia's Space Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia - the home of the world's biggest lithium ion battery, Maggie Beer and now... the Australian Space Agency.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/adelaide-or-radelaide-to-its-friends-becomes-home-to-australias-space-agency/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/adelaide-or-radelaide-to-its-friends-becomes-home-to-australias-space-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIP Samsung Headphone Jack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier today Samsung announced its new Galaxy A8s smart phone. One of the most unique features of the device is that its the first to feature the Inifnity-0 display. Instead of bezels or a notch, it has a hole in the top left corner of the display for the front-facing camera.But that wasn't the only significant feature of the A8s... it also doesn't have a headphone jack.<br />
We'll give you a moment to catch your breath and fetch the smelling salts.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rip-samsung-headphone-jack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rip-samsung-headphone-jack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acer Chromebook Spin 13: Australian Price, Specs And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year we had a chance to lay our hands upon Acer's Chromebook Spin 13 in New York. 7 months later and it isn't out in Australia yet, but it will be. This is what we know.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/acer-chromebook-spin-13-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/acer-chromebook-spin-13-australian-price-specs-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Even Is A Notch?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to mobile phone design the 'notch' has been on trend for the last few years. To say that its contentious is an understatement - a lot of people hate it.But despite us ripping into it on reg here at Gizmodo, it was brought to our attention on Twitter that not everyone knows what a notch is. Let us explain.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-even-is-a-notch/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-even-is-a-notch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Breaks Up With Ghost Pirate Husband. Love Is Literally Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: The Irish MirrorEarlier this year an Irish woman had a Ghost and Mrs Muir moment by taking to the high seas to marry a 300-year-old pirate who is also a ghost.<br />
Sadly, after less than a year of marriage, the couple have called it quits.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/woman-breaks-up-with-ghost-pirate-husband-love-is-literally-dead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/woman-breaks-up-with-ghost-pirate-husband-love-is-literally-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S10 Leak: The Corner Notch Might Be Happening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: &#272;&#7895; V&#259;n H&#7843;iLast week we reported on a Samsung Prototype phone that revealed a bulky corner notch.We had some strong reactions, but didn't take it too seriously. After all, it was just a 5G prototype being shown off at Qualcomm's Tech Summit in Hawaii. It wasn't even supposed to be turned on.But a new Samsung Galaxy S10 leak has emerged to strike fear into the hearts of all notch-haters. A cursed image of a device with a distinct feature in the corner...	More&nbsp;&raq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-s10-leak-the-corner-notch-might-be-happening/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-s10-leak-the-corner-notch-might-be-happening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move Over Coal, Vegemite Is Now The Most Aussie Energy Source]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: Luke Weston on TwitterThe rest of the world doesn't understand Australia's obsession with Vegemite Toast.They mock our dedication to the salty spread that could survive a nuclear blast.But no more. The people shall now know of its power. A hero has emerged from the bowels of the internet to prove that Vegemite is not only a source of B-vitamins for vitality - it can power an RGB LED. On a piece of toast.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/move-over-coal-vegemite-is-now-the-most-aussie-energy-source/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/move-over-coal-vegemite-is-now-the-most-aussie-energy-source/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Would You Spend This Much On A Luxurious Chromebook?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chromebooks should not cost $US1,000 ($1,384). As much as I adore the Pixelbook from Google, I know I cannot reasonably ask anyone I care about to spend a minimum of $US1,000 ($1,384) to own it. Which means it is also a struggle to consider Acer&rsquo;s Chromebook Spin 13, which borrows heavily from the Pixelbook while also introducing welcome improvements, increasing the power and cutting the price by $US100 ($138). This luxurious chromebook is full of great ideas&mdash;but a $US900 ($1,245) lu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-would-you-spend-this-much-on-a-luxurious-chromebook/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-would-you-spend-this-much-on-a-luxurious-chromebook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen To The Sound Of Real Martian Winds, Recorded By NASA's InSight Lander]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright, stop the giggling. No, NASA's InSight Lander, which touched down on the red planet late last month, has not captured little green men letting rip. What it does have, however, is audio taken from its air pressure sensor and seismometer. So, if you want to hear what wind sounds like on Mars, this is as good as it gets.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/listen-to-the-sound-of-real-martian-winds-recorded-by-nasas-insight-lander/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/listen-to-the-sound-of-real-martian-winds-recorded-by-nasas-insight-lander/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Commodore Amiga Was A Computer Ahead Of Its Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite being ahead of its time when it was unveiled in 1985, the Commodore Amiga didn't survive past 1996. The machine, which went up against with the likes of the IBM PC and the Macintosh, offered far superior hardware than its competitors. But it just wasn't enough, as this video from Ahoy's Stuart Brown explains.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-commodore-amiga-was-a-computer-ahead-of-its-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-commodore-amiga-was-a-computer-ahead-of-its-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: Cheap 100GB iPhone XR Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the end of last month Optus introduced some 100GB plans for the iPhone 8 and iPhone X for $69. The telco is now spreading that high data love to the iPhone XR. Can I get a niiiiiiiiice?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-cheap-100gb-iphone-xr-plans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-cheap-100gb-iphone-xr-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Launches SmartThings Starter Kit In Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung has just partnered with the RACV to launch its SmartThings Starter Kit in Australia. The roll out is only available in Victoria for now, but New South Wales is rumoured to be next on the list for 2019.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-launches-smartthings-starter-kit-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-launches-smartthings-starter-kit-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Encrypted Email Providers For People Who Like Privacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you looking for some privacy when it comes to emails? Perhaps you want a little more security and anonymity than the likes of Gmail, Outlook and potentially Australia in general can offer. If secure servers and end-to-end encryption are on your email wish list, we have you covered.<br />
There are a bunch of alternative email clients out there that offer far more features and privacy. Here are four of them	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-encrypted-email-providers-for-people-who-like-privacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/4-encrypted-email-providers-for-people-who-like-privacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei CFO Arrested In Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies has been arrested in Canada.Wanzhou Meng, who is also the daughter of company founder Ren Zhengfei, is facing extradition orders to the U.S. on suspicion of violating trade sanctions against Iran.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-cfo-arrested-in-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-cfo-arrested-in-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 Christmas Gift Ideas For Music Lovers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christmas is very nearly upon us, so it&rsquo;s time to start thinking about gifts for your favourite people.Whether you&rsquo;re looking for a nifty stocking filler or a show-stopper gift for that someone special, we&rsquo;ve got you covered for every budget.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/11-christmas-gift-ideas-for-music-lovers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/11-christmas-gift-ideas-for-music-lovers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uh-Oh, Samsung's 5G Prototype Phone Has A Corner Notch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung phones have always been blessedly devoid of a notch. Until now.The company has just unveiled its 5G prototype at Qualcomm's Tech Summit in Hawaii. Not only is it sporting a notch - it lives in the right corner of the screen.Burn it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/uh-oh-samsungs-5g-prototype-phone-has-a-corner-notch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/uh-oh-samsungs-5g-prototype-phone-has-a-corner-notch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Rick And Morty Autotunes Will Tide You Over Until The Next Episode]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Saturday. Which isn't Rick And Morty day, and that's sad -- but here are five autotune tracks from your favourite dark comedy mirror of Back To The Future to make you happy.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-rick-and-morty-autotunes-will-tide-you-over-until-the-next-episode/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/these-rick-and-morty-autotunes-will-tide-you-over-until-the-next-episode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holden's 'Maven' Is Car-Sharing For Ride-Sharing Drivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holden's muscling in on the increasing popularity of ride-sharing and gig economy opportunities like Uber and UberEats by going straight to the source -- the drivers themselves. It's set up an all-inclusive rental for its brand new cars for gig economy drivers, with flat rates starting at a couple of hundred bucks a week.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/holdens-maven-is-car-sharing-for-ride-sharing-drivers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/holdens-maven-is-car-sharing-for-ride-sharing-drivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Mixer Game-Streaming Service Comes to iOS/Android]]></title><description><![CDATA[After acquiring the "Beam" streaming service a year ago, Microsoft rebranded it as "Mixer", and has now brought it to iOS and Android. The streaming tech already features in Windows 10 and Xbox One, but now you can download an app and send your handheld gaming moments out to the world.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/microsofts-mixer-game-streaming-service-comes-to-iosandroid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/microsofts-mixer-game-streaming-service-comes-to-iosandroid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logitech's Latest Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Is... Wireless?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mechanical gaming keyboards are a special breed. Mechanical gaming keyboards that are wireless are even more special.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logitechs-latest-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-is-wireless/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/logitechs-latest-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-is-wireless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&amp;O's BeoVision Eclipse Might Be The Best OLED TV Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big-screen OLED TVs are all the buzz right now, with technology pioneer licencing its panels first to Sony, Panasonic and now Bang &amp; Olufsen. But B&amp;O's new BeoVision Eclipse, with its support for the company's super-high-end audio components, might just prove to be the best OLED TV built up until now.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampos-beovision-eclipse-might-be-the-best-oled-tv-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampos-beovision-eclipse-might-be-the-best-oled-tv-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&amp;O's BeoVision Eclipse Might Be The Best OLED TV Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big-screen OLED TVs are all the buzz right now, with technology pioneer licencing its panels first to Sony, Panasonic and now Bang &amp; Olufsen. But B&amp;O's new BeoVision Eclipse, with its support for the company's super-high-end audio components, might just prove to be the best OLED TV built up until now.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampos-beovision-eclipse-might-be-the-best-oled-tv-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampos-beovision-eclipse-might-be-the-best-oled-tv-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&amp;O Play's E8 Wireless Earbuds Are Pint-Sized In-Ear Fashion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've lusted after the perfect pair of properly wireless in-ear headphones for a long time now. The Jabra Elite Sport are my current favourites, but they might soon be dethroned. B&amp;O Play has a new set of wireless 'buds that promise the best sound in their class while also lookin' pretty darn swish at the same time.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampo-plays-e8-wireless-earbuds-are-pint-sized-in-ear-fashion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampo-plays-e8-wireless-earbuds-are-pint-sized-in-ear-fashion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[B&amp;O Play's E8 Wireless Earbuds Are Pint-Sized In-Ear Fashion]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've lusted after the perfect pair of properly wireless in-ear headphones for a long time now. The Jabra Elite Sport are my current favourites, but they might soon be dethroned. B&amp;O Play has a new set of wireless 'buds that promise the best sound in their class while also lookin' pretty darn swish at the same time.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampo-plays-e8-wireless-earbuds-are-pint-sized-in-ear-fashion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/bampo-plays-e8-wireless-earbuds-are-pint-sized-in-ear-fashion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: 80% Off A Device Charging Stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of us use our smartphones and tablets to stream videos and movies, but not before we plug them in to make sure there's enough battery life to last the viewing session. But cradling your device for hours at a time can get uncomfortable, especially when you've got a charging cable poking out of it. That's where this Podium-Style Charging Stand comes in handy, and it's on sale for nearly 80 percent off.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-80-off-a-device-charging-stand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-80-off-a-device-charging-stand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: 80% Off A Device Charging Stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of us use our smartphones and tablets to stream videos and movies, but not before we plug them in to make sure there's enough battery life to last the viewing session. But cradling your device for hours at a time can get uncomfortable, especially when you've got a charging cable poking out of it. That's where this Podium-Style Charging Stand comes in handy, and it's on sale for nearly 80 percent off.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-80-off-a-device-charging-stand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-80-off-a-device-charging-stand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TCL C2 4K Android TV: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[TCL's latest mid-range C2 LED television gives you just about everything you could want from a TV at a surprisingly reasonable price, in five different screen sizes. You get Android TV, with built-in Netflix and Stan apps and Chromecast, HDR video support and an integrated soundbar. So why wouldn't you buy it?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tcl-c2-4k-android-tv-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tcl-c2-4k-android-tv-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TCL C2 4K Android TV: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[TCL's latest mid-range C2 LED television gives you just about everything you could want from a TV at a surprisingly reasonable price, in five different screen sizes. You get Android TV, with built-in Netflix and Stan apps and Chromecast, HDR video support and an integrated soundbar. So why wouldn't you buy it?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tcl-c2-4k-android-tv-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/tcl-c2-4k-android-tv-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LG's New V30 Looks Like One Hell Of A Phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of the Galaxy Note8, LG's own new V30 looks to be the strongest competition that Samsung has ever had. A massive 6-inch display, dual rear cameras -- including the brightest camera ever on a phone -- and some serious hi-res audio chops should make for one hell of a high-end Android phone.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lgs-new-v30-looks-like-one-hell-of-a-phone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lgs-new-v30-looks-like-one-hell-of-a-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LG's New V30 Looks Like One Hell Of A Phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of the Galaxy Note8, LG's own new V30 looks to be the strongest competition that Samsung has ever had. A massive 6-inch display, dual rear cameras -- including the brightest camera ever on a phone -- and some serious hi-res audio chops should make for one hell of a high-end Android phone.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lgs-new-v30-looks-like-one-hell-of-a-phone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/lgs-new-v30-looks-like-one-hell-of-a-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good News! Scientists Worked Out These Bacteria Are Really, Really Good At Eating Greenhouse Gases]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international research team (co-led by a Monash biologist) has shown that methane-oxidising bacteria &ndash; key organisms responsible for reducing greenhouse gases &ndash; consume hydrogen gas to get stronger.<br />
This is super cool.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/good-news-scientists-worked-out-these-bacteria-are-really-really-good-at-eating-greenhouse-gases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/good-news-scientists-worked-out-these-bacteria-are-really-really-good-at-eating-greenhouse-gases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good News! Scientists Worked Out These Bacteria Are Really, Really Good At Eating Greenhouse Gases]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international research team (co-led by a Monash biologist) has shown that methane-oxidising bacteria &ndash; key organisms responsible for reducing greenhouse gases &ndash; consume hydrogen gas to get stronger.<br />
This is super cool.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/good-news-scientists-worked-out-these-bacteria-are-really-really-good-at-eating-greenhouse-gases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/good-news-scientists-worked-out-these-bacteria-are-really-really-good-at-eating-greenhouse-gases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Need An IRL Mini-Map? You Could Be At Risk Of Alzheimer's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Struggling with navigation can be a warning sign for early diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease, new research says - and an over-reliance on GPS technology isn't helping.<br />
What can help, though? Virtual reality.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/need-an-irl-mini-map-you-could-be-at-risk-of-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/need-an-irl-mini-map-you-could-be-at-risk-of-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Need An IRL Mini-Map? You Could Be At Risk Of Alzheimer's]]></title><description><![CDATA[Struggling with navigation can be a warning sign for early diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease, new research says - and an over-reliance on GPS technology isn't helping.<br />
What can help, though? Virtual reality.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/need-an-irl-mini-map-you-could-be-at-risk-of-alzheimers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/need-an-irl-mini-map-you-could-be-at-risk-of-alzheimers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung MS750 Sound+ Soundbar: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of the MS650, Samsung has an even more powerful all-in-one soundbar that promises to do away with bulky extra speakers or a standalone subwoofer -- unless you want to add them on, of course. Thing is, you don't really have to.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-ms750-sound-soundbar-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-ms750-sound-soundbar-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung MS750 Sound+ Soundbar: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hot on the heels of the MS650, Samsung has an even more powerful all-in-one soundbar that promises to do away with bulky extra speakers or a standalone subwoofer -- unless you want to add them on, of course. Thing is, you don't really have to.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-ms750-sound-soundbar-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-ms750-sound-soundbar-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dendy And Foxtel Are Launching Movies 'On Demand' One Week After The Cinema Release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than competing, Dendy and Foxtel have teamed up - and they have a plan they say will create "a more sustainable distribution strategy" for niche feature and documentary films."Selected films" will get a theatrical season at Dendy Cinemas (and partnering exhibitors) - than a week later they will launch a premium on demand season on Dendy Direct and Foxtel Store.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dendy-and-foxtel-are-launching-movies-on-demand-one-week-after-the-cinema-release/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dendy-and-foxtel-are-launching-movies-on-demand-one-week-after-the-cinema-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Excessive' Charges For Payment By Card Are Banned From Tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sick of getting slugged with huge surcharges for paying with card? Well, from tomorrow all businesses in Australia are officially banned from charging customers too much for EFTPOS, Mastercard, Visa and American Express payments.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/excessive-charges-for-payment-by-card-are-banned-from-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/excessive-charges-for-payment-by-card-are-banned-from-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Excessive' Charges For Payment By Card Are Banned From Tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sick of getting slugged with huge surcharges for paying with card? Well, from tomorrow all businesses in Australia are officially banned from charging customers too much for EFTPOS, Mastercard, Visa and American Express payments.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/excessive-charges-for-payment-by-card-are-banned-from-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/excessive-charges-for-payment-by-card-are-banned-from-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Will You Really Get NBN? (The 'Less Confusing' Update Is Here)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you head to the NBN's "check your address" search function to find out when your area can get on board the almost-modern-times train, it turns out that "ready for service" doesn't actually mean you can connect yet.<br />
NBN has realised this might be a little confusing for us (you reckon?) so there's a clarification being made to the site - yet another acronym - RTC, or "ready to connect".	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/when-will-you-really-get-nbn-the-less-confusing-update-is-here/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/when-will-you-really-get-nbn-the-less-confusing-update-is-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New, Smaller Samsung Frame TV Is The One That I Want]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung's The Frame is a TV that's just as much a piece of art as it is a television. Switch it on and it's a 4K Ultra HD; switch it off and it'll display any of hundreds of pieces of art. And Samsung's just announced a smaller 43-inch version, that interests me a lot more than the existing 55-inch and 65-inch versions.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-smaller-samsung-frame-tv-is-the-one-that-i-want/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-smaller-samsung-frame-tv-is-the-one-that-i-want/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New, Smaller Samsung Frame TV Is The One That I Want]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung's The Frame is a TV that's just as much a piece of art as it is a television. Switch it on and it's a 4K Ultra HD; switch it off and it'll display any of hundreds of pieces of art. And Samsung's just announced a smaller 43-inch version, that interests me a lot more than the existing 55-inch and 65-inch versions.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-smaller-samsung-frame-tv-is-the-one-that-i-want/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-smaller-samsung-frame-tv-is-the-one-that-i-want/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung's PowerStick Pro Wants To Take On Dyson At Its Own Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stick vacuums are huge in Australia. And Dyson rules the roost, with its V6 and V8 handheld battery-powered vacuums far and away the most popular sales. But Samsung wants a piece of that action, and it now has the world's most powerful handstick in the POWERStick PRO -- Samsung's emphasis, not mine -- to do it with.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-powerstick-pro-wants-to-take-on-dyson-at-its-own-game/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-powerstick-pro-wants-to-take-on-dyson-at-its-own-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung's New Gear Sport And Gear Fit2 Pro: Fitness Trackers Now Made For Swimmers, Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're an all-round fitness fan, your workout routine might just include swimming. And that means your fitness tracker or smartwatch until now probably hasn't been tracking your laps and strokes -- unless it's the excellent Apple Watch Series 2. Samsung has two new fitness trackers, though, that'll go stroke for stroke, and a Speedo-developed training app to collate it all and push you further.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-gear-sport-and-gear-fit2-pro-fitness-trackers-now-made-for-swimmers-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-gear-sport-and-gear-fit2-pro-fitness-trackers-now-made-for-swimmers-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: The Beginner's Guide To Cryptocurrency Investing]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the uninitiated, cryptocurrencies are digital types of currency that utilize encryption techniques to regulate the generation of units and verify the transfer of funds. Essentially, they're online forms of cash &mdash; and you can make a killing off investing in it if you know what you're doing. That's where the Beginner's Guide to Cryptocurrency Investing comes in handy.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-the-beginners-guide-to-cryptocurrency-investing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-the-beginners-guide-to-cryptocurrency-investing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audio-Technica ATH-DSR7BT Bluetooth Headphones: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wireless headphones normally mean you're compromising on sound quality versus wired headphones. Normally. Audio-Technica's new ATH-DSR7BT are so committed to the highest possible Bluetooth sound quality, though, that they don't even have a 3.5mm wired headphone cable, nor anywhere to plug one in. These Hi-Res Audio over-the-ear cans are all about hi-fi wireless, with a unique speaker driver and amplifier setup that promises the best. Can they deliver?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/audio-technica-ath-dsr7bt-bluetooth-headphones-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/audio-technica-ath-dsr7bt-bluetooth-headphones-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Ways To Enjoy Board Game Night On Your Big Screen TV]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always been a massive board game fan. I even have an entire book shelf dedicated to them in my house.But recently my board game nights have been gravitating more towards TV-based party games. They're usually well priced, great quality and don't involve a myriad of tiny pieces to keep track of. If you're looking for some casual games to fire up next time you have mates over, here are some of the best.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-ways-to-enjoy-board-game-night-on-your-big-screen-tv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-ways-to-enjoy-board-game-night-on-your-big-screen-tv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Carb Or High Fat? Experts Weigh In On The Diet Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[People with high carb diets are more likely to have poor health than people with high fat diets, according to an international study of over 135,000 people from 18 countries.<br />
The researchers say that diet advice to reduce fat is based on evidence from North America and Europe that may not apply to other countries. They found that on average, global diets consisted of over 60 per cent energy from carbs and 24 per cent from fats, but the best diets should have 50-55 per cent carbs and around 35 pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/high-carb-or-high-fat-experts-weigh-in-on-the-diet-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/high-carb-or-high-fat-experts-weigh-in-on-the-diet-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Links Between Academics And Commercial Interests Lobbying To Change Australia's Copyright Laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[The search for academic truth appears to run in only one direction in the current debate over whether to change Australia&rsquo;s copyright laws.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-links-between-academics-and-commercial-interests-lobbying-to-change-australias-copyright-laws/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-links-between-academics-and-commercial-interests-lobbying-to-change-australias-copyright-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To The Game Of Thrones Season 7 Finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well that's it folks. the season finale has been and gone, the endgame is all set up and we're settling in to wait for a long, long time for the conclusion to this epic. To distract you from the horrifying wait ahead, come in and check out the best reactions, memes and commentary from the season finale. The Dragon And The Wolf.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-the-game-of-thrones-season-7-finale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-the-game-of-thrones-season-7-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To The Game Of Thrones Season 7 Finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well that's it folks. the season finale has been and gone, the endgame is all set up and we're settling in to wait for a long, long time for the conclusion to this epic. To distract you from the horrifying wait ahead, come in and check out the best reactions, memes and commentary from the season finale. The Dragon And The Wolf.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-the-game-of-thrones-season-7-finale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-the-game-of-thrones-season-7-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Made Crystals That Can Be Tied In A Knot]]></title><description><![CDATA["Bendy" isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of crystals. Brittle and inelastic, more like it.<br />
But Queensland researchers have created single crystals flexible enough to be bent - repeatedly - and even tied in a knot.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-made-crystals-that-can-be-tied-in-a-knot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-made-crystals-that-can-be-tied-in-a-knot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battlegrounds Now Has The Second All-Time Highest Concurrent Player Count On Steam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit. Play BattlegroundsLast year around this time no one would have understood what you were talking about if you muttered the word PUBG. This weekend it was the most played game on Steam.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/battlegrounds-now-has-the-second-all-time-highest-concurrent-player-count-on-steam/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/battlegrounds-now-has-the-second-all-time-highest-concurrent-player-count-on-steam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Prepaid Phone Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re a phone lover, you may think prepaid is a dirty word; a term to describe the lowest rung of the phone-plan food chain. But this really isn&rsquo;t the case anymore. We take a look at the best options for data, unlimited call and long expiry dates.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-prepaid-phone-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-prepaid-phone-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sea Shepherd Won't Be Fighting Japan's Whalers This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sea Shepherd has spent the last 12 years fighting off Japanese whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean, saving thousands of whales in the process.<br />
This year, however, the ship will not be making an appearance. Captain Paul Watson says Japan's military-grade technology and new anti-terrorism laws specifically designed to condemn Sea Shepherd tactics is something the activists cannot compete with, and a new plan will need to be formulated.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sea-shepherd-wont-be-fighting-japans-whalers-this-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-sea-shepherd-wont-be-fighting-japans-whalers-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea Fired A Ballistic Missile Over Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A missile launched from near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang landed in the sea 1,180 km off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido this morning.Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has confirmed there was no attempt made to shoot the missile down, and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga is calling the event an "unprecedented threat", pointing out the obvious violation of United Nations resolutions.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/north-korea-fired-a-ballistic-missile-over-japan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/north-korea-fired-a-ballistic-missile-over-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game Of Thrones Season 7 Finale Recap: The Dragon And The Wolf]]></title><description><![CDATA[With such a subtle episode title, I wonder what's going to happen!? Also, everyone gathers in King's Landing to talk business. Because last time Cersei got a bunch of important people together in a season finale it worked out super well for them.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-finale-recap-the-dragon-and-the-wolf/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-finale-recap-the-dragon-and-the-wolf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Games: Life Is Strange When Mario Meets X-COM]]></title><description><![CDATA[In what will probably be the first and last time I'm excited for anything involving Rabbids, the biggest release this week is comfortably the unusual cross-over between Mario and Ubisoft.<br />
But the list of big hitters doesn't stop there. the first episode of Life is Strange. Before the Storm drops this week, ARK. Survival Evolved comes out of Early Access, and RedOut gets a well-deserved console release. It's a big week in games, people.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-week-in-games-life-is-strange-when-mario-meets-x-com/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-week-in-games-life-is-strange-when-mario-meets-x-com/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Comics Everybody Should Read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comic books can seem intimidating. If you go into a comic book store, you&rsquo;re confronted with walls and walls of paper and no road map that tells you where to start. If you&rsquo;ve never read a comic before and want to dip your toe in the ink-filled waters, here&rsquo;s a few recommendations that blend excellent storytelling and incredible illustration.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-comics-everybody-should-read/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/10-comics-everybody-should-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowy Hydro 2.0 Gets An $8 Million Funding Boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The $2 billion expansion of the Snowy Mountains hydro scheme, dubbed "Snowy Hyrdo 2.0", is set to be fast-tracked - with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announcing today $8 million in funding towards a $29 million feasibility study on the project.The upgrade aims to increase the 4,000 megawatt output by 50 per cent - a plan that will power up to 500,000 homes, and create 5,000 new jobs.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/snowy-hydro-20-gets-an-8-million-funding-boost/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/snowy-hydro-20-gets-an-8-million-funding-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why You Should Be Careful Swimming With Contact Lenses In]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uh, this is horrifying.Microscopic water-dwelling critters called amoebae are creeping into human eyeballs - with the potential to cause permanent blindness.<br />
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare disease, but has been documented worldwide - and is typically associated with contact lens use and contaminated swimming pools.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-be-careful-swimming-with-contact-lenses-in/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/why-you-should-be-careful-swimming-with-contact-lenses-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: Get 60% Off This VPN]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States Congress recently voted to repeal a set of regulations preventing Internet Service Providers (ISP) from selling your browsing info to third parties without your permission, setting an ominous tone for the future of net neutrality worldwide. That's why VPNs have surged in popularity as one of the last lines of defense for private browsing. While there are plenty of providers to choose from, few can match what Private Internet Access brings to the table.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-get-60-off-this-vpn/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-get-60-off-this-vpn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test Your Game Of Thrones Knowledge In This Rapid Fire Quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[We already tested our knowledge of Star Wars and come up lacking, so this time we turned our gaze onto some tricky Game Of Thrones trivia questions. It turns out remembering answers is hard when half the characters are old white guys with beards. Looks like we know even less than Jon Snow. (No spoilers for Season 7!)	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/test-your-game-of-thrones-knowledge-in-this-rapid-fire-quiz/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/test-your-game-of-thrones-knowledge-in-this-rapid-fire-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telcos To Act On NBN Nightmare Migrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the nationwide rollout half over, NBN and its cohorts finally concede they need to do more to help Australians trapped in broadband hell.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telcos-to-act-on-nbn-nightmare-migrations/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telcos-to-act-on-nbn-nightmare-migrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Month In Dashcams: Ideally, We Drive On The Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. Put them in charge of a couple of tons of metal, plastic and petrol, and people do some stupid things. Dash Cam Owners Australia has put together another compilation of Australians being morons on our roads -- and this month, bear witness to some very poorly driven vehicles on footpaths and the wrong side of roads.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-month-in-dashcams-ideally-we-drive-on-the-road/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-month-in-dashcams-ideally-we-drive-on-the-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar Energy's Impact Is Being Underestimated]]></title><description><![CDATA[US researchers say The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has underestimated the importance of photovoltaic solar energy, claiming the technology could provide up to 50 per cent of the world's electricity needs by 2050.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/solar-energys-impact-is-being-underestimated/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/solar-energys-impact-is-being-underestimated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zork Source Code Is A Master Class In Game Developer Trolling]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I think about retro games, forget Mario, Sonic or even Tetris. I think Zork. The quirky text adventure, published by Personal Software (and then Infocom) back in 1980, screwed with players in many, many ways (when it wasn't sending grues after them). I thought I knew its best secrets -- that is until prominent developer Ryan C. Gordon&rlm; revealed the granddaddy of them all... and the most underhanded use of randomness I've seen in a game for a while.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/zork-source-code-is-a-master-class-in-game-developer-trolling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/zork-source-code-is-a-master-class-in-game-developer-trolling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESA Probes Will Create Artificial Eclipses Every 6 Hours For Research Purposes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rarity of solar eclipses -- around one every 18 months -- provides a small window for scientists to research the phenomena, especially when you have to be in the right place at the right time to study them at all. The European Space Agency has come up with an ingenious way to get around this problem. launch a pair of satellites into orbit designed to create and analyse their own artificial eclipses.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/esa-probes-will-create-artificial-eclipses-every-6-hours-for-research-purposes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/esa-probes-will-create-artificial-eclipses-every-6-hours-for-research-purposes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Portable SSD T5: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung's new T5 portable SSD continues the company's trend of small, lightweight, portable solid-state storage -- and it's faster than ever -- but adds one very foundational extra included in the box. Oh, and it comes in blue. Apart from that, there's not a great deal of difference between this one and the old one. Not that that's a bad thing, of course.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-portable-ssd-t5-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-portable-ssd-t5-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moment Davos Seaworth Realises Star Citizen Players Will Be Doing Unmentionable Things With His Face For All Eternity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Space Industries' big reveal for this year's Gamescom is the integration of Faceware's "3D facial motion capture" with Star Citizen, which will allow players to emote via their in-game avatar's face using, well, their face. The developer is labelling it as "Face Over Internet Protocol" or FoIP and will require sensor hardware from Faceware itself for the best results, however, it can work with a webcam though the "quality of facial detection may vary".	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-moment-davos-seaworth-realises-star-citizen-players-will-be-doing-unmentionable-things-with-his-face-for-all-eternity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-moment-davos-seaworth-realises-star-citizen-players-will-be-doing-unmentionable-things-with-his-face-for-all-eternity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Make Your Own Origami Unicorn From The Original Blade Runner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blade Runner 2049 is just over a month away. You need to prepare for the experience. You've watched the original (and preferred cut), yet something inside you yearns for more. A token, perhaps? What better symbol for one's undying love of Ridley Scott's cyberpunk classic than the origami unicorn from the end of the film? The best part is you can make it yourself!	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/make-your-own-origami-unicorn-from-the-original-blade-runner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/make-your-own-origami-unicorn-from-the-original-blade-runner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA Just Bought Over $450,000 Worth Of Nikon D5 Cameras]]></title><description><![CDATA[Few have the disposable income to casually drop $9000 on a camera like Nikon's D5. NASA, of course, has a couple of spare pennies to toss around on purchases such as this. And when NASA buys cameras, it buys cameras. 53 to be exact. Yes, the US space organisation has just unloaded close to half-a-million bucks on Nikon's DSLRs.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nasa-just-bought-over-450000-worth-of-nikon-d5-cameras/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nasa-just-bought-over-450000-worth-of-nikon-d5-cameras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans Are Pumping Even More Methane Into The Atmosphere Than We Realised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers looking at air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice have found humans are putting more methane into the atmosphere through fossil fuel emissions than previously thought.<br />
Using ice cores from Antarctica's Taylor Glacier, an international team of researchers - including New Zealand and Australian scientists - measured natural rates of methane in the atmosphere over the last 11,000 years. And guess what? The natural levels were much lower than previously estimated. Which means methane emiss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/humans-are-pumping-even-more-methane-into-the-atmosphere-than-we-realised/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/humans-are-pumping-even-more-methane-into-the-atmosphere-than-we-realised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: Learn To Code On Raspberry Pi For 90% Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know that one coworker who lets really important emails slip through the cracks &mdash; don't be that person! With a lifetime plan to Mailbird Pro, you can keep tabs on all your correspondence across email, messengers, and product management apps all in one central interface.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-learn-to-code-on-raspberry-pi-for-90-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-learn-to-code-on-raspberry-pi-for-90-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bluffer's Guide To Mayweather Vs McGregor]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the 'fight of the century'. Boxing versus MMA, Old versus New, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather versus Conor 'The Notorious' McGregor. Nothing about it makes any goddamn sense whatsoever but it's happening and there's nothing anyone can do about that.The only thing we can do now is prepare.<br />
Welcome to the bluffer's guide to Mayweather vs McGregor.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-bluffers-guide-to-mayweather-vs-mcgregor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-bluffers-guide-to-mayweather-vs-mcgregor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Speak Out About Melbourne's Anti-Vax Doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports have surfaced of doctors in Melbourne helping people avoid the No Jab No Pay and No Jab No Play immunisation policies the government put in place earlier this year.Now two prominent experts are speaking out about the report, and the effects of the policies on the healthcare system. Here's what they have to say.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/experts-speak-out-about-melbournes-anti-vax-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/experts-speak-out-about-melbournes-anti-vax-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolf Creek Can Even Make 'Land Down Under' Creepy AF]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teaser for the new season of Wolf Creek just dropped, and it's bone-chilling. This is largely due to the incredibly ethereal cover of 'Land Down Under' that permeates the footage.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/wolf-creek-can-even-make-land-down-under-creepy-af/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/wolf-creek-can-even-make-land-down-under-creepy-af/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Worked Out This Ancient Clay Tablet Is Actually The World's Oldest Trigonometric Table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world's oldest and most accurate trigonometric table, possibly used by ancient mathematical scribes to calculate how to construct palaces and temples and build canals.The new research shows the Babylonians, not the Greeks, were the first to study trigonometry &ndash; the study of triangles &ndash; by more than 1000 years, and reveals an ancient mathematical sophistication that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-worked-out-this-ancient-clay-tablet-is-actually-the-worlds-oldest-trigonometric-table/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-worked-out-this-ancient-clay-tablet-is-actually-the-worlds-oldest-trigonometric-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legalising Same-Sex Marriage Will Help Reduce High Rates Of Suicide Among Young People In Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia remains the only English-speaking country in the developed world not to legally recognise same-sex marriage. If the upcoming postal survey indicates public support for marriage equality, a conscience vote will be held in parliament. If not, it&rsquo;s unlikely that same-sex couples will be able to marry for as long as the current government remains in office.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/legalising-same-sex-marriage-will-help-reduce-high-rates-of-suicide-among-young-people-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/legalising-same-sex-marriage-will-help-reduce-high-rates-of-suicide-among-young-people-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specs Showdown: Samsung Note 8 Vs iPhone 7 Plus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samsung has finally unveiled the Note 8, successor to the notoriously-explodable Note 7. We've already taken a look at its specs, pricing and Australian availability, but how does it stack up against Apple's iPhone 7 Plus? Is it better? Worse? Prettier? Faster? More powerful? Let's take a good, hard look.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/specs-showdown-samsung-note-8-vs-iphone-7-plus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/specs-showdown-samsung-note-8-vs-iphone-7-plus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wireless Headphones Explained: What Do You Need To Listen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listening to music on headphones is great. You know what's better? Listening to your music without wires. Here's how wireless headphones work, why you might want a pair, and how some are different to others.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/wireless-headphones-explained-what-do-you-need-to-listen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/wireless-headphones-explained-what-do-you-need-to-listen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OnePlus Phones Go On Sale In Australia Next Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early this month, we told you the aggressively-priced, high-end phone brand OnePlus was coming to Australia. Well, now we can tell you when you'll be able to buy one and how much it'll cost.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oneplus-phones-go-on-sale-in-australia-next-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oneplus-phones-go-on-sale-in-australia-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Power 139 Countries With 100% Renewable Energy By 2050]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research shows 139 countries could be entirely powered by wind, water, and the sun by 2050.<br />
This would mean around 24 million long-term jobs, a decrease between four and seven million air pollution-related deaths, a stable energy price, and a likely saving of over US$20 trillion in health and climate costs.But how?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-power-139-countries-with-100-renewable-energy-by-2050/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-power-139-countries-with-100-renewable-energy-by-2050/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's Every Samsung Galaxy Note8 Pre-Order Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note8 on a plan? Here's the definitive list of Note8 plans -- the best and the cheapest and the most interesting.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-every-samsung-galaxy-note8-pre-order-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-every-samsung-galaxy-note8-pre-order-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy Note8: Australian Hands On]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's it like to use Samsung's best phone ever? Read on to find out.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-note8-australian-hands-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-note8-australian-hands-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amaysim Will Give You Loads Of Free Data For Your Galaxy Note8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amaysim has a damn attractive offer for any Note8 buyer. 14GB of mobile data, free for six months, when you buy Samsung's new phone on a 12- or 24-month contract.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amaysim-will-give-you-loads-of-free-data-for-your-galaxy-note8/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/amaysim-will-give-you-loads-of-free-data-for-your-galaxy-note8/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vodafone's Galaxy Note8 Plans Are Pretty Tempting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vodafone wants you to buy a Galaxy Note8 from it, real bad. And to do that, it's got the cheapest pricing we've seen so far for the brand new handset.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/vodafones-galaxy-note8-plans-are-pretty-tempting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/vodafones-galaxy-note8-plans-are-pretty-tempting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telstra's Galaxy Note8 Pre-Order Plans Aren't Out Just Yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia's biggest telco isn't opening up pre-orders for the new Samsung Galaxy Note8 just yet. Here's why.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstras-galaxy-note8-pre-order-plans-arent-out-just-yet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/telstras-galaxy-note8-pre-order-plans-arent-out-just-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's Virgin Mobile's Galaxy Note8 Pre-Order Plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[First out of the gates with Galaxy Note8 plans is not the usual big three telcos, but upstart Virgin Mobile. And it's got some pretty aggressive pricing, giving you the new top-end Note for as little as $80 a month.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-virgin-mobiles-galaxy-note8-pre-order-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-virgin-mobiles-galaxy-note8-pre-order-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy Note8: Australian Price &amp; Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heard about the new Samsung Galaxy Note8? Just wanna know when you can buy one and when you can get a hold of it? Here's everything you need to know.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-note8-australian-price-amp-release-date/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-note8-australian-price-amp-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy Note8: Everything You Need To Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a year since Samsung recalled the Galaxy Note7 worldwide, and the company is hoping to finally put that misstep to bed -- with the best smartphone it's ever made.<br />
Enter the Note8, with a mix of old and new. a massive 6.3-inch Infinity Display, a brand new dual-lens camera with wide-angle and telephoto sensors, and that inimitable S-Pen stylus supercharged with brand new software.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-note8-everything-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsung-galaxy-note8-everything-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Your Facebook Is Down, Here’s How To Fix It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some Facebook users are currently unable to reach the site, faced instead with an error message and a terror akin to being stranded on a desert island, cut off from civilisation. Here are a couple of simple workarounds.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-your-facebook-is-down-heres-how-to-fix-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-your-facebook-is-down-heres-how-to-fix-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE: Watch Samsung's Galaxy Note8 Launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[In under a day, Samsung will "do bigger things" -- at an event in New York where it plans to launch the Galaxy Note8, the follow-up to last year's literally too hot to handle Note7. If you're keen on seeing what Samsung has to show off, here's how you can tune in.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/live-watch-samsungs-galaxy-note8-launch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/live-watch-samsungs-galaxy-note8-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Watch Samsung's Galaxy Note8 Launch Live In Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[In under a day, Samsung will "do bigger things" -- at an event in New York where it plans to launch the Galaxy Note8, the follow-up to last year's literally too hot to handle Note7. If you're keen on seeing what Samsung has to show off, here's how you can tune in.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-samsungs-galaxy-note8-launch-live-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-watch-samsungs-galaxy-note8-launch-live-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reminder: You Only Have One More Day To Enrol For Marriage Equality]]></title><description><![CDATA[To participate in the Marriage Law Postal Survey you need to be correctly enrolled by 24 August 2017. This means you have less than 48 hours to ensure your vote counts.Fortunately, the whole thing can be done online in a few minutes.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/reminder-you-only-have-one-more-day-to-enrol-for-marriage-equality/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/reminder-you-only-have-one-more-day-to-enrol-for-marriage-equality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: 30% Off These Toy Block USB Drives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't let their appearance fool you. these Toy Block USB Drives combine all the charm of your favorite childhood building blocks with the handiness of a portable hard drive for working adults.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-30-off-these-toy-block-usb-drives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-30-off-these-toy-block-usb-drives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your House Is The Perfect Destination For The Ultimate Movie Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you go out to the movies these days with your friends or family, you can barely watch one without breaking the bank. At home, you can binge as many as you want -- on your big TV, in your comfy clothes. Turning your living room into the place to be -- whether you're on your own or with company -- for a movie- and TV-watching marathon is a smart and fun idea that saves you money and stress. Here's what you need to make that happen.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-house-is-the-perfect-destination-for-the-ultimate-movie-marathon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/your-house-is-the-perfect-destination-for-the-ultimate-movie-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experts Say Cleaning Underwear In A Hotel Kettle Is 'Super Super Super Super Gross' So Maybe Don't Do It K Thnx]]></title><description><![CDATA["Real question. does anyone I know clean their underwear in a kettle when travelling?"Scrolling through social media this morning, these 14 words, in one foul (pun intended) swoop, ruined every relaxing cup of tea I've ever had in a hotel room.<br />
My mind was racing. Who would do this? Why?And is it really as gross as it sounds? I reached out to some experts on the matter to find out if the simple fact the underwear is literally boiling means this actually a safe thing to do, or nah.	More&nbsp;&raq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/experts-say-cleaning-underwear-in-a-hotel-kettle-is-super-super-super-super-gross-so-maybe-dont-do-it-k-thnx/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/experts-say-cleaning-underwear-in-a-hotel-kettle-is-super-super-super-super-gross-so-maybe-dont-do-it-k-thnx/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Batteries Power Everything?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. Can batteries power the world?<br />
Here's a quick explanation of the physical and chemical limitations to electrolytic batteries, and how we might surpass the energy density and specific energy of lithium-ion batteries - like the Panasonic 18650 batteries used in the Tesla Model S, for example.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/can-batteries-power-everything/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/can-batteries-power-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USB Connections Aren't As Safe As You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the most common way in the world to connect an external device to your computer, and now Australian research shows the humble USB is actually super vulnerable to information "leakage" - making them far less secure than we thought.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/usb-connections-arent-as-safe-as-you-think/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/usb-connections-arent-as-safe-as-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Bolton Gives 'Game Of Thrones' A Retro TV Theme Song, And It Is Brilliant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. Well, this feels like a weird fever dream of the best possible kind. Michael Bolton (seriously) calls on a bunch of friends to give recent TV shows a retro-styled intro.<br />
Stranger Things, Handmaid's Tale and of, course Game Of Thrones, from the man himself.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/michael-bolton-gives-game-of-thrones-a-retro-tv-theme-song-and-it-is-brilliant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/michael-bolton-gives-game-of-thrones-a-retro-tv-theme-song-and-it-is-brilliant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you have a lot to say about this week's episode of Game Of Thrones (which I'm sure you didn't watch last week, right)? Best episode ever, worst episode ever, I'm pretty sure we can at least agree that it was certainly An Episode. Here's some of the best tweets about the bombshell that was Beyond The Wall.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-6/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-6/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung's Bixby Finally Works Properly In Australia Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[A solid five months after Samsung announced it, the Bixby voice assistant is finally available in Australia.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-bixby-finally-works-properly-in-australia-now/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-bixby-finally-works-properly-in-australia-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father's Day Gift Guide For The Active Dad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is your dad the fit type? Does he love to spend every weekend outdoors or enjoys a good run or cycle? Father's Day is on it's way and here's some gifts he might like.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fathers-day-gift-guide-for-the-active-dad/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/fathers-day-gift-guide-for-the-active-dad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HyperX Alloy Elite Keyboard: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kingston and their gaming-centric HyperX brand expanded into the mechanical keyboard market with the Alloy FPS last year and the reception was wholly positive. The slimmed-down board was designed in conjunction with professional gamers and it firmly had them in mind when crafting a product that was sturdy, reliable and portable. Now, HyperX have taken things in a slightly different direction with the Alloy Elite.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hyperx-alloy-elite-keyboard-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hyperx-alloy-elite-keyboard-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game Of Thrones: Season 7 Finale Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoilers, spoilers, go watch the previous episode already, spoilers spoilers.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-finale-preview/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-finale-preview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Get Caught Out By NBN Scammers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unsuspecting Aussies have lost almost $28,000 in the last year to scammers pretending to be from NBN, with over 300 reports made to Scamwatch.Here's how they are catching people out, and what you need to do if you think you've been scammed.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-get-caught-out-by-nbn-scammers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dont-get-caught-out-by-nbn-scammers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Map Shows When Australia Will Get To See A Solar Eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image cache. If you've been dealing with eclipse envy, here's some good news. Australia will get a whole bunch of them between now and 2050.This map shows the paths they will take.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-map-shows-when-australia-will-get-to-see-a-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-map-shows-when-australia-will-get-to-see-a-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Experts Say About The Call To Ban Killer Robots]]></title><description><![CDATA[An open letter signed by 116 founders of robotics and artificial intelligence companies from 26 countries - including Elon Musk and Mustafa Suleyman - has urged the United Nations to ban lethal autonomous weapons (often called "killer robots") internationally.Both those who signed the letter, and leading Australian experts have spoken out about the move.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-experts-say-about-the-call-to-ban-killer-robots/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/what-experts-say-about-the-call-to-ban-killer-robots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 6 Recap: Beyond The Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm calling it -- this is the most important episode of the season thus far. Find out why!	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-6-recap-beyond-the-wall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-6-recap-beyond-the-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Snows On Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[It... it snows on Mars. This is amazing.<br />
Researched published this week in Nature Geoscience details a study that simulates Martian meteorology, and shows that localised storms of rapidly falling snow &mdash; "microbursts" of snowfall -occur on Mars due to cooling of cloud water-ice particles during the night.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/it-snows-on-mars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/it-snows-on-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From The Edge Of The Solar System, Voyager Probes Are Still Talking To Australia After 40 Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month marks 40 years since NASA launched the two Voyager space probes on their mission to explore the outer planets of our Solar System, and Australia has been helping the US space agency keep track of the probes at every step of their epic journey.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-the-edge-of-the-solar-system-voyager-probes-are-still-talking-to-australia-after-40-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/from-the-edge-of-the-solar-system-voyager-probes-are-still-talking-to-australia-after-40-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World First: Kakadu National Park, As Seen From A Drone]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, drones have been used to record footage from the 20,000 square kilometre World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park.<br />
The Bininj and Mungguy people, traditional custodians of this land, granted permission for the footage to be shot, giving the world a bird's eye view of the region.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/world-first-kakadu-national-park-as-seen-from-a-drone/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/world-first-kakadu-national-park-as-seen-from-a-drone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This App Makes Your Shitty Housemates Pay Bills On Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Constant nagging, passive aggressive notes and straight up threats to never wash up again may not get your housemates to cough up their fair share - but this app just might.<br />
Easyshare automatically collects and pays the share of rent and bills for housemates.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-app-makes-your-shitty-housemates-pay-bills-on-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-app-makes-your-shitty-housemates-pay-bills-on-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: Today's Total Solar Eclipse Is NOT Visible From Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[You've probably seen a bunch of headlines about a total solar eclipse coming on August 21. It is set to be one of the most spectacular celestial displays of the past century. Unfortunately, everyone in the Southern Hemisphere - including Australians - won't be treated to a darkening of the sun. At all.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/psa-todays-total-solar-eclipse-is-not-visible-from-australia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/psa-todays-total-solar-eclipse-is-not-visible-from-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's A New World Record For The Most Number Of Kids Coding In One Day]]></title><description><![CDATA["My dad does high tech coding at Envato (that's is where he works)! I've always wanted to code like him it Looks so cool! I know HTML tags all of them! My dad knows all tags AND IT IS SO COOL!!!&#128576;&#128561;&#128526;&#128558;&#128559;" - One very happy Moonhack participant.Last week 28,575 kids (17,167 of them Australian), from 484 coding clubs in 56 countries broke the world record for the most number of kids coding in one day.49 per cent of all participants were girls, many in the crucial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-new-world-record-for-the-most-number-of-kids-coding-in-one-day/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-new-world-record-for-the-most-number-of-kids-coding-in-one-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cheapest NBN Plans With Unlimited Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two trains leave their stations and travel towards one another. Michelle is on Train A and is scrolling through her Instagram feed. Ben is on Train B and listens to Spotify while reading the news. Forty-five minutes later, the trains pass one another. Who has used the most data?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-cheapest-nbn-plans-with-unlimited-data/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-cheapest-nbn-plans-with-unlimited-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HEXA, The Facehugger Mech, Could Be The Perfect Gateway Project Into Robotics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flying drones may be all the rage, but spare a thought for all those ground-based robots trying to make it in the world. Vincross' HEXA is one such gadget -- a six-legged, fully-programmable sci-fi droid that promises to be a gateway project into the field of robotics.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hexa-the-facehugger-mech-could-be-the-perfect-gateway-project-into-robotics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hexa-the-facehugger-mech-could-be-the-perfect-gateway-project-into-robotics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's A Canon 350D Getting Wrecked By Focused Sunlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will be no eclipse action for residents of the southern hemisphere, but that doesn't mean we can't watch someone in the US destroy the sensor of a DSLR using the sun and a Canon 400mm f/2.8 lens, while preparing for the celestial event.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-a-canon-350d-getting-wrecked-by-focused-sunlight/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-a-canon-350d-getting-wrecked-by-focused-sunlight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Xbox One X 'Project Scorpio Edition' Leaked]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like Microsoft will get some extra marketing mileage out of Project Scorpio, the codename for the Xbox One X. Leaked images purportedly show the gruntier build of Microsoft's console will have a limited release form, called the "Project Scorpio Edition".	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/report-xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-edition-leaked/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/report-xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-edition-leaked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Android Pay Supports 5 New Local Banks, Including Australian Unity And Reliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've been waiting for your bank to support Android Pay, it could be your lucky day. Despite not making much noise about it, five new institutions now support the mobile payment service.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/android-pay-supports-5-new-local-banks-including-australian-unity-and-reliance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/android-pay-supports-5-new-local-banks-including-australian-unity-and-reliance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Star Trek: Voyager's Intro Sequence, Remastered From Scratch, In Stunning 4K]]></title><description><![CDATA[An official, high-definition remaster of Star Trek. Voyager will almost certainly never happen. While arguably less popular than TNG and DS9, the show, which followed a Starfleet crew stranded in the Delta quadrant 70,000 light years from Earth, still had its moments -- particularly any episode featuring Robert Picardo's holographic doctor.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-star-trek-voyagers-intro-sequence-remastered-from-scratch-in-stunning-4k/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-star-trek-voyagers-intro-sequence-remastered-from-scratch-in-stunning-4k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: 60% Off This Award-Winning Password Manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cybercrime is growing, and anyone can fall victim to ransomware, data dumping, and the like. That's why it's important now more than ever to ensure your online accounts are secure, and while there are plenty of tools out there to help you do so, few can match what RoboForm Everywhere brings to the table.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-60-off-this-award-winning-password-manager/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-60-off-this-award-winning-password-manager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford Focus Fire Risk Prompts Recall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Focus owners, check your cars. 42,988 are being recalled by Ford due to a potential fire risk.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ford-focus-fire-risk-prompts-recall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ford-focus-fire-risk-prompts-recall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei Watch 2: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Huawei Watch 2 is the first smartwatch in Australia that supports 4G, and that's just one of its many tricks. Running Android Wear, it's simple but powerful. This is the first watch you can use properly without your phone in Australia -- and that comes in handy more often than you'd think.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-watch-2-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/huawei-watch-2-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Just Worked Out Why Stars Explode]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overachievers, this mob.<br />
Australian Scientists have had a busy week - but that hasn't stopped them from helping to solve the mystery of what causes exploding stars - used to measure the accelerating expansion of the Universe.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-worked-out-why-stars-explode/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-worked-out-why-stars-explode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson Is Wearing A Burqa In The Senate &amp;#091;Update: It's Off&amp;#093;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image. Twitter (ABC PoliPics)Right now, the Senate is busy trying to work out whether Pauline Hanson is allowed to wear a burqa in the Federal Senate.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/pauline-hanson-is-wearing-a-burqa-in-the-senate-amp091update-its-offamp093/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/pauline-hanson-is-wearing-a-burqa-in-the-senate-amp091update-its-offamp093/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headphones Explained: What Different Kinds Can You Buy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shopping for new heaphones isn't simple -- there are thousands of different options out there,and not all of us are completely sure what we're after.<br />
Consider this your jumping off point. we're going to break down the most common types on the market, and what they're best suited for.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/headphones-explained-what-different-kinds-can-you-buy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/headphones-explained-what-different-kinds-can-you-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Razer Blade Stealth Laptop: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Razer Blade Stealth is an unusual beast, in a good way. It exists as a product manufactured by a company that proudly states on the cardboard box that it ships in they are &ldquo;For Gamers, By Gamers&rdquo; but, like the previous model, it doesn&rsquo;t really feel like a gaming laptop.<br />
No, the Blade Stealth isn&rsquo;t a gaming laptop.<br />
But it is one of the best ultrabooks you can buy.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-razer-blade-stealth-laptop-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-new-razer-blade-stealth-laptop-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Just Found 400 Million Year Old Fish With Human-Like Jaws]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study from The Australian National University on a 400 million year old fish fossil has found a jaw structure that is part of the evolutionary lineage linked to humans, because of course it has.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-found-400-million-year-old-fish-with-human-like-jaws/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-found-400-million-year-old-fish-with-human-like-jaws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Is Basically The Fast And The Furious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. I really liked Guardians of the Galaxy 2. I thought it was great. Enjoyable, funny, and action-packed with a great ensemble of characters that are pretty much a "family" now - in the Fast and the Furious sense of the word. .<br />
So this Honest Trailer was always going to be hard to take.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-is-basically-the-fast-and-the-furious/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-is-basically-the-fast-and-the-furious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yet Another Reason Amazon Australia Is Going To Be Huge]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research shows most Aussie shoppers spend far more in an online store than in a bricks and mortar one.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/yet-another-reason-amazon-australia-is-going-to-be-huge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/yet-another-reason-amazon-australia-is-going-to-be-huge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Just Found Out How Animals Appeared On Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those plucky Australian Scientists are at it again - this time solving the mystery of how the first animals appeared on Earth, a pivotal moment for the planet without which humans would not exist.The research team found the answer in ancient sedimentary rocks from Arrernte land in central Australia.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-found-out-how-animals-appeared-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-found-out-how-animals-appeared-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Are On The Path To A Peanut Allergy Cure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food allergies affect 250 million people worldwide, and have risen by 350 per cent in the last 20 years. Peanut allergy has increased at the greatest rate.While allergies to egg, milk, wheat and soy generally resolve during childhood, nut and seafood allergies often persist throughout life. But now a trial for the treatment of peanut allergy at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has shown the strongest evidence yet that a cure may be possible.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-are-on-the-path-to-a-peanut-allergy-cure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-are-on-the-path-to-a-peanut-allergy-cure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annabelle: Creation: The Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annabelle. Creation is the prequel slash creation story for the original Annabelle, which in turn was a prequel to the prologue to The Conjuring. Are you confused yet?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/annabelle-creation-the-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/annabelle-creation-the-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBO Spain Just Accidentally Aired The Next Episode Of Game Of Thrones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah, HBO is having a good run with this season, aren't they? After constant hacking and episode leaks for the entire season, Spain airing episode 6 ahead of schedule probably isn't what it needed right now.<br />
Yet here we are.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hbo-spain-just-accidentally-aired-the-next-episode-of-game-of-thrones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hbo-spain-just-accidentally-aired-the-next-episode-of-game-of-thrones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: 70% Off This Wireless Phone Charging Pad]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future is wireless as far as phone charging is concerned. You may expect to shell out a fair chunk of cash to get the latest tech available, but with the Mini Qi Wireless Charging Pad going for 70 percent off, you can do so without breaking the bank.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-70-off-this-wireless-phone-charging-pad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-70-off-this-wireless-phone-charging-pad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nest Cam Indoor: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nest's straightforward but powerful home monitoring cameras have finally made their way to Australia. Has it been worth the wait?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nest-cam-indoor-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nest-cam-indoor-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vodafone's Massive Overhaul: More Honest Plans, Better Phone Repayments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vodafone is making big, big changes to the way it operates. Two-year lock-in contracts for mobile plans are a thing of the past, and you'll no longer be locked in to ongoing handset repayments either. you can buy a new phone outright, or pay it off over 12, 24 or 36 months.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/vodafones-massive-overhaul-more-honest-plans-better-phone-repayments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/vodafones-massive-overhaul-more-honest-plans-better-phone-repayments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Made A Metal That Can Clean Water In Minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from Edith Cowan University have worked out how to modify the atomic structure of iron, creating a metal that can strip impurities from water in just a few minutes.They reckon it could be used in the mining, textile and other industries where large amounts of wastewater are produced.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-made-a-metal-that-can-clean-water-in-minutes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-made-a-metal-that-can-clean-water-in-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead Set Legends: Australian Scientists Just Worked Out How Zinc-Air Batteries Can Replace Lithium-Ion Batteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Sydney just worked out how to solve one of the biggest problems standing in the way for zinc-air batteries to replace lithium-ion batteries as our go-to for modern electronics.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dead-set-legends-australian-scientists-just-worked-out-how-zinc-air-batteries-can-replace-lithium-ion-batteries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/dead-set-legends-australian-scientists-just-worked-out-how-zinc-air-batteries-can-replace-lithium-ion-batteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's The PAX Australia Indie Showcase Winners For 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a highlight of PAX Australia, and this year Australian and New Zealander Developers put forward almost 100 games with hopes to be included in the Indie showcase. A panel of games industry professionals judged each title on style, gameplay, innovation, and overall experience to choose the six stand-outs who would ultimately make it onto the show floor.So without any further waffle - here are the winners!	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-the-pax-australia-indie-showcase-winners-for-2017/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-the-pax-australia-indie-showcase-winners-for-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Plan To Mine The Parts Of Australia We Can't Get To (Yet)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of Australia's easily-accessible deposits of base and precious metals have been discovered and mined already, and today a new report from mining organisation AMIRA International says Australia needs to beef up its geoscience, technology and infrastructure to get to deposits our continent is hiding deep down.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-plan-to-mine-the-parts-of-australia-we-cant-get-to-yet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-plan-to-mine-the-parts-of-australia-we-cant-get-to-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung's New Portable SSD T5 Is Fast, And It Works With Your Phone Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're running out the door to a meeting, or if you're getting ready to jump on a plane to go on holiday, the last thing you want to be doing is waiting for your movies and TV shows to transfer. Then, when you're travelling, what happens if your laptop runs out of juice? Samsung's newest portable SSD can move your files around faster -- and crucially, you can use it with your Android phone or tablet.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-portable-ssd-t5-is-fast-and-it-works-with-your-phone-too/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/samsungs-new-portable-ssd-t5-is-fast-and-it-works-with-your-phone-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To Game Of Thrones Season 7, Episode 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's episode of Game of Thrones, Eastwatch, was nowhere near as Earth-shattering as last week's long-awaited installment. But that doesn't mean this week didn't a few great moments that left Twitter feeling just a little shook. Here are some of the best reactions the internet at large had to Eastwatch.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-5/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nerf N-Strike Elite Accustrike RaptorStrike: Gizmodo's First Look]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nerf's new N-Strike Elite RaptorStrike is one of the most satisfying blasters we've ever gotten our hands on. And we're here to give you a sneak peak of what it has to offer.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nerf-n-strike-elite-accustrike-raptorstrike-gizmodos-first-look/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nerf-n-strike-elite-accustrike-raptorstrike-gizmodos-first-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: Learn To Develop iOS Apps For 90% Off]]></title><description><![CDATA[iOS 11 promises big changes for the app-making world, which means now is the time to master it if you're hoping to keep pace with the industry. Thankfully, the Complete iOS 11 &amp; Swift Developer Course can keep you on the right track with instruction from some of the web's top coding talent.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-learn-to-develop-ios-apps-for-90-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-learn-to-develop-ios-apps-for-90-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony Bravia A1 OLED TV: Australian Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sony's not the first to the party with a big-screen OLED. That honour goes to LG, which has cornered the market for a few years with its excellent panels. But, after those were joined a few weeks ago by Panasonic's Master OLEDs, it's time for Sony's Bravias to turn up. and boy, has Sony turned up.I think, I think, that this just might be the best TV you can buy.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sony-bravia-a1-oled-tv-australian-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sony-bravia-a1-oled-tv-australian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arya Vs Brienne, But With Lightsabers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. It was only a matter of time, really.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/arya-vs-brienne-but-with-lightsabers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/arya-vs-brienne-but-with-lightsabers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining Giant Adani Pollutes The Great Barrier Reef, Fights $12,000 Fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adani is fighting the Queensland Environment Department, rather than pay a $12,000 fine for polluting the Great Barrier Reef - a breach the mining giant reported itself.<br />
The Mackay Conservation group is calling for Adani to instead start engineering works on its Abbot Point port facility in North Queensland to make sure it doesn't happen again.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/mining-giant-adani-pollutes-the-great-barrier-reef-fights-12000-fine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/mining-giant-adani-pollutes-the-great-barrier-reef-fights-12000-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber Is Giving Away Free Rides Next Week To Anyone Named 'Sam']]></title><description><![CDATA[That's right - from 21 through to 27 August, if you're a Sam, Samantha, Samten, Sameera, Samil, Samsun, Samar or any other kind of "Sam" - you get a free $20 Uber ride if you've never used the service before.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/uber-is-giving-away-free-rides-next-week-to-anyone-named-sam/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/uber-is-giving-away-free-rides-next-week-to-anyone-named-sam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Just Found A 'Perfectly Preserved' 275 Million Year Old Starfish Fossil]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in Western Australia, scientists have unearthed a starfish-like creature - an ophiuroid - on Yamatji country in the state's North West. The fossil is 275 million years old, from before the great Permian/Triassic mass extinction event, known as "The Great Dying".	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-found-a-perfectly-preserved-275-million-year-old-starfish-fossil/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-found-a-perfectly-preserved-275-million-year-old-starfish-fossil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Now Watch Netflix In HDR On Sony's Xperia XZ Premium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xperia XZ Premium owners, this one is for you, and all your burning watching Netflix in HDR on your smartphone needs.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-now-watch-netflix-in-hdr-on-sonys-xperia-xz-premium/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-now-watch-netflix-in-hdr-on-sonys-xperia-xz-premium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 5 Recap: Eastwatch]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're in the latter half of the season and things are developing quickly. We can see this in the opening sequence where The Pyke has been replaced by this weeks's episode title -- Eastwatch.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-5-recap-eastwatch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-5-recap-eastwatch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Australia Is Getting The World's Biggest Solar Thermal Plant, So What Do The Experts Say?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Port Augusta is about to get a $650 million, 150-megawatt solar thermal power plant - with plans to have it up and running by 2020. South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill announced that the plant could lead to lower power prices, as well as supplying all of the power needed for state government projects.But what do experts have to say?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/south-australia-is-getting-the-worlds-biggest-solar-thermal-plant-so-what-do-the-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/south-australia-is-getting-the-worlds-biggest-solar-thermal-plant-so-what-do-the-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you were to explain the concept of "Melbourne" to an ancient alien civilisation visiting Earth, this is exactly where you would start.This is the image.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Video Game Commercials Are The Best Video Game Commercials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends, I have spent this Monday morning in a black hole. I've only just found the gumption to climb myself out.It started with this, an old Australian ad for the Atari 2600 and it got worse and weirder from there.Please join me on this journey. The journey of the weirdest Australian video game commercials I could find on YouTube.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-video-game-commercials-are-the-best-video-game-commercials/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-video-game-commercials-are-the-best-video-game-commercials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia's Space Laws: What Are They Good For?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might not be something we think about a lot, but space law is legit and it is important.<br />
With that in mind, Australia is reviewing legislation that governs its civil space activities.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australias-space-laws-what-are-they-good-for/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australias-space-laws-what-are-they-good-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eight Worst Defences For Posting Spoilers]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s impossible to live on the internet and not have had the "spoiler debate" at some stage, whether you were the spoiler or the spoiled. The nature of the internet renders spoilers nearly impossible to avoid, but it's often what comes after that's worse.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-eight-worst-defences-for-posting-spoilers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-eight-worst-defences-for-posting-spoilers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Legend Of Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses Is Coming To Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now this is guaranteed to be a magic experience. two full hours of a full orchestra and choir performing a reimagined score from The Legend of Zelda. A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda. Twilight Princess HD, and The Legend of Zelda. Majora's Mask 3D, also paying homage to classics The Legend of Zelda. Ocarina of Time 3D and The Legend of Zelda. A Link to the Past, all under the roof of the Sydney Opera House.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-legend-of-zelda-symphony-of-the-goddesses-is-coming-to-sydney/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-legend-of-zelda-symphony-of-the-goddesses-is-coming-to-sydney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hobart Says It Is Getting Australia's First Apple Pay-Enabled Car Parking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hobart City Council is set launch an $800,000 upgrade to the Tasmanian capital's parking system.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hobart-says-it-is-getting-australias-first-apple-pay-enabled-car-parking/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/hobart-says-it-is-getting-australias-first-apple-pay-enabled-car-parking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No, Pan's Labyrinth Is Not A Fairytale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. Our favourite Mikey Neumann deep dives into the maze that is Guillermo del Toro's classic, Pan's Labyrinth.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/no-pans-labyrinth-is-not-a-fairytale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/no-pans-labyrinth-is-not-a-fairytale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Aliens Inhabit TRAPPIST-1's Exoplanets, They're Incredibly Ancient And 'Hardy']]></title><description><![CDATA[Deadly radiation might have dampened hopes that TRAPPIST-1's seven planets could be home to some sort of life, but that hasn't stopped scientists from continued research and investigation. The latest revelation? TRAPPIST-1 is almost certainly older than our own solar system. Much, much older in fact.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-aliens-inhabit-trappist-1s-exoplanets-theyre-incredibly-ancient-and-hardy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/if-aliens-inhabit-trappist-1s-exoplanets-theyre-incredibly-ancient-and-hardy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Can Use Bitcoin, Ethereum And Litecoin To BPAY Your Bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, this will be old hat to some, but you can definitely do more with cryptocurrency than letting it sit in a digital wallet. And you don't even have to use a chain of different websites to do so. Online, local services exist that let you spend Bitcoin and its progeny directly, including playing bills.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-use-bitcoin-ethereum-and-litecoin-to-bpay-your-bills/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/you-can-use-bitcoin-ethereum-and-litecoin-to-bpay-your-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Why You Should Never, Ever, Puncture A Battery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hydraulic Press Channel has lost some of its appeal over time, but it regains a little novelty when it crushes something that explodes. In a completely unsafe demonstration, the channel's purveyors compressed a battery pack with fiery results.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-why-you-should-never-ever-puncture-a-battery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/this-is-why-you-should-never-ever-puncture-a-battery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Real-Life Concept Mars Rover Is Straight Out Of Halo]]></title><description><![CDATA[While we wait for a manned mission to Mars, we may as well figure out how astronauts will get around on the barren red planet. Maybe it'll be jetpacks. Or scooters. Or buggies. Or... we could skip all that and just go with a big, honking interplanetary rover that wouldn't look out of place in a sci-fi video game or the Bat cave.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nasas-real-life-concept-mars-rover-is-straight-out-of-halo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/nasas-real-life-concept-mars-rover-is-straight-out-of-halo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie Programmer's Attempt To Remove Joke 'I'm A Teapot' Web Error Ends Up Making It Official Instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[It started back in 1998 as an April Fool's Day gag. Written up by Larry Masinter of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), error code 418 -- "I'm a teapot" -- was nothing more than a poke at the "many bad HTTP extensions that had been proposed". Despite its existence as a joke, a number of major software projects, including Node.js, ASP.NET and Google's Go language, implemented it as an Easter egg. A recent attempt to excise the fictitious code from these projects ended up doing the opposit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-programmers-attempt-to-remove-joke-im-a-teapot-web-error-ends-up-making-it-official-instead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-programmers-attempt-to-remove-joke-im-a-teapot-web-error-ends-up-making-it-official-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Ways To Reheat Leftover Pizza]]></title><description><![CDATA[The major benefit of ordering pizza is that you&rsquo;re taking care of dinner AND the next day&rsquo;s breakfast (and lunch, if you can stretch it). Pizza is one of those magical products that can taste better on the second day &ndash; provided you know exactly what you're trying to achieve. Here&rsquo;s how to get the best results when reheating pizza.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-ways-to-reheat-leftover-pizza/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-ways-to-reheat-leftover-pizza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Reports Dumps Microsoft Surface From Recommended List]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer Reports is a US-based not for profit service that gives people recommendations on whether consumer products are worth buying and live up to vendor claims. Getting a tick from them is a big deal, especially in US markets. And a black mark can be a massive cause for concern which is why there will be a bunch of people at Microsoft HQ panicking at Consumer Reports' dumping the Surface from its recommended product list.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/consumer-reports-dumps-microsoft-surface-from-recommended-list/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/consumer-reports-dumps-microsoft-surface-from-recommended-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ABS Is Delivering The Marriage Equality Vote, And You Should Be Concerned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opinion. A few days ago, Australia's government committed to an informal postal vote for the inexplicably ongoing debate around marriage equality before holding a proper vote in parliament. It's also one year since the ABS ruined the 2016 Census.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-abs-is-delivering-the-marriage-equality-vote-and-you-should-be-concerned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-abs-is-delivering-the-marriage-equality-vote-and-you-should-be-concerned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gizmodo Movie Night: War, What Is it Good For?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With tensions growing between the USA and North Korea, as well as Turnbull pledging Australia's collective axe to Trump's cause, things are feeling quite grim going into the weekend. What better way to forget all our troubles than with a bunch of war movies!	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-war-what-is-it-good-for/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/gizmodo-movie-night-war-what-is-it-good-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Won Our Competition To See T2 3D In A Private Cinema?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week on Giz, we've been giving you the chance to win a private screening of the 3D re-release of Terminator 2. Judgment Day. All you've had to do is tell us how nuclear war might start in 2017. Light, breezy comedy, right? Well, we have a winner.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/who-won-our-competition-to-see-t2-3d-in-a-private-cinema/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/who-won-our-competition-to-see-t2-3d-in-a-private-cinema/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World's First Trackable Pen... Is $400]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't know that there's too many people that buy expensive pens in the first place. I mean, I like pens and I have a $40 Lamy that does just about anything I could want it to. (I mean, it writes...)<br />
But would you pay 10 times as much, for the peace of mind of knowing your pen would be "almost impossible to lose"?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-worlds-first-trackable-pen-is-400/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-worlds-first-trackable-pen-is-400/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ACCC Is About To Slap A Dodgy Aussie Domain Name Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ACCC has instituted proceedings against the very inventively named Domain Name Corp and Domain Name Agency, also trading as Domain Name Register, for misleading Australian businesses. The companies in question, the ACCC alleges, effectively told businesses that they were renewing their existing website domain names when, in actual fact, they were being sold new, very slightly different domains with a creatively designed paper letter.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-accc-is-about-to-slap-a-dodgy-aussie-domain-name-company/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-accc-is-about-to-slap-a-dodgy-aussie-domain-name-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony's BRAVIA OLED A1 TVs: Australian Price And Release Date]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announced earlier this year at CES, Sony's BRAVIA A1 OLED TVs have finally dropped in Australia. Here's everything you need to know.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sonys-bravia-oled-a1-tvs-australian-price-and-release-date/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/sonys-bravia-oled-a1-tvs-australian-price-and-release-date/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Just Made Implantable Batteries, Powered By Body Fluids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have built flexible batteries for use in wearable electronics and medical implants that can operate from inside your body, powered by liquids like saline solution and cell-culture. Both the efficiency and the output of the batteries out-performed lithium-ion.<br />
Not only that - but there's evidence the carbon housing of the batteries could help fight bacteria and cancer cells.<br />
This is amazing.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scientists-just-made-implantable-batteries-powered-by-body-fluids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/scientists-just-made-implantable-batteries-powered-by-body-fluids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR: Australian Price And Availability]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Spartan Trainer Wrist HR is smaller than Suunto's older models, but packs in a whole bunch of new features for training, daily activity tracking and wrist heart rate monitoring.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/suunto-spartan-trainer-wrist-hr-australian-price-and-availability/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/suunto-spartan-trainer-wrist-hr-australian-price-and-availability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's A New Amiga Coming Out This Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[2017 is turning out to be a bit of a busy year for hardware. Nintendo put out a new console in March and they're releasing a mini one in September. Xbox has their offering in November. Atari's got their own box on the go. And to top it off, there's a new Amiga.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-new-amiga-coming-out-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/theres-a-new-amiga-coming-out-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Us Race A Car Against A Plane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. Over the weekend, we put together a very unscientific test to see whether a car could beat a plane in a race from Sydney to Canberra. Here's how our challenge went.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-us-race-a-car-against-a-plane/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/watch-us-race-a-car-against-a-plane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Smartphone Plans With Lots Of Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you remember when Optus used to include unmetered social media data in plans? Back in the good old days when most of Facebook was text-based and videos were unheard of.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-smartphone-plans-with-lots-of-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-best-smartphone-plans-with-lots-of-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kia's Racy Stinger GT Is Actually Affordable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every man and his dog is making a performance-oriented sports car in 2017. But alongside parent company Hyundai's i30 N, Kia has an attractive entrant in the upcoming Stinger GT -- and it won't cost you the earth. You'll pay a surprisingly reasonable price for the Stinger, including the top-spec, top-speed GT.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/kias-racy-stinger-gt-is-actually-affordable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/kias-racy-stinger-gt-is-actually-affordable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: Have An iOS Machine Learning Masterclass for $12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech's best and brightest never stop refining their skills, and with iOS 11 building buzz in the industry, you can be sure these experts are scrambling to master its ins-and-outs. So, if you're looking to stay ahead of the curve, investing in the Complete iOS 11 Machine Learning Masterclass is a smart move &mdash; especially now that it's going for more than 90 percent off.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-have-an-ios-machine-learning-masterclass-for-12/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-have-an-ios-machine-learning-masterclass-for-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rick And Morty's Latest Episode Was More Brutal Than Game Of Thrones]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most brutal episodes across three seasons, Rick and Morty continued delving into the breakdown of Beth and Jerry's marriage in the latest episode - or specifically the effect it's having on Rick.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rick-and-mortys-latest-episode-was-more-brutal-than-game-of-thrones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rick-and-mortys-latest-episode-was-more-brutal-than-game-of-thrones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would You Buy A New PC Based On Its 3DMark Score?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you were shopping in a big-box retail store for an off-the-shelf PC, would having a concrete, comparative performance figure help your buying decision? Futuremark, maker of 3DMark and PCMark, has teamed up with Elkj&oslash;p Nordic -- one of the largest computer chains in northern Europe -- to benchmark its brand new PCs and organise them into categories for buyers to choose from.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/would-you-buy-a-new-pc-based-on-its-3dmark-score/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/would-you-buy-a-new-pc-based-on-its-3dmark-score/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla's First Queensland Store Is Now Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[The doors open on Tesla's first Queensland Store and Service Centre today, showing off the Model X, Model S and Tesla Powerwall - as well as providing four Supercharging bays.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/teslas-first-queensland-store-is-now-open/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/teslas-first-queensland-store-is-now-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Streaming Services Will Be More Popular Than Pay TV In Less Than A Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 3.7 million Australians are now subscribed to streaming services, according to a recent Telsyte survey - that's an increase of 30 per cent on last year.<br />
And that's not all - Streaming Video On Demand subscriptions are on track to overtake traditional Pay TV subscribers by June 2018.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/streaming-services-will-be-more-popular-than-pay-tv-in-less-than-a-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/streaming-services-will-be-more-popular-than-pay-tv-in-less-than-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And Now For Some Very Cool News About Smart Windows (Seriously)]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know those "transition" lenses, that turn from transparent to opaque? Scientists have just made a way for a similar technology to be used in windows, controlled by an electric current, with the potential to reduce heating and cooling costs by 20 per cent.<br />
While there are similar products out there already, they are expensive, tinted blue, take ages to dim and become less opaque over time. This version? It doesn't have any of those problems.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/and-now-for-some-very-cool-news-about-smart-windows-seriously/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/and-now-for-some-very-cool-news-about-smart-windows-seriously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Disney Movie On Netflix Australia, Ranked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney announced this morning that it's (eventually) going to pull all its content from Netflix, to start a Disney-only streaming service.<br />
There are currently 2681 movies in Australia&rsquo;s Netflix library. Searching for &lsquo;Disney&rsquo; leaves you with 53. We ranked every single one of them.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-disney-movie-on-netflix-australia-ranked/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/every-disney-movie-on-netflix-australia-ranked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deals: Pay Whatever You Want To Learn Game Dev]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big or small, game developers use software like Unity and Unreal 4 to create today's gaming hits. If you're looking to make your own mark on the industry, you'll want to master these tools, and with the Pay What You Want. 2017 Master Game Development Bundle, you can do just that for a price you pick.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-pay-whatever-you-want-to-learn-game-dev/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/deals-pay-whatever-you-want-to-learn-game-dev/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yessssss, There's A Rick And Morty Meme Generator Now]]></title><description><![CDATA[For all your Rick and Morty quote needs, I give you. Master of All Science.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/yessssss-theres-a-rick-and-morty-meme-generator-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/yessssss-theres-a-rick-and-morty-meme-generator-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Get Hired By EB Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jobs don&rsquo;t grow on trees. Especially dream jobs. Especially jobs at EB Games.For many, getting a job at EB Games is a way to translate a hobby into a career, to do work in an industry that they already love. But getting a job at EB Games isn&rsquo;t easy.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-hired-by-eb-games/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/how-to-get-hired-by-eb-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Razer's Chroma LED Kit For Your PC Looks, Um, Colourful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adding to its frankly disgustingly large range of Chroma RGB LED keyboards, mice and headsets, Razer now has a standalone box that'll sync all your peripherals with lights inside your PC case. Here's how much you'll pay and when you can get it.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/razers-chroma-led-kit-for-your-pc-looks-um-colourful/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/razers-chroma-led-kit-for-your-pc-looks-um-colourful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alien: Covenant's Honest Trailer Is Brutal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. Return to space for the movie that made the Alien franchise officially have more bad movies than good - Alien Covenant!	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alien-covenants-honest-trailer-is-brutal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/alien-covenants-honest-trailer-is-brutal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IKEA Australia Is Building A Growroom, But It's Not What You Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's something about healthy shared dining, apparently...	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ikea-australia-is-building-a-growroom-but-its-not-what-you-think/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/ikea-australia-is-building-a-growroom-but-its-not-what-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call To Ban Sleepy Drivers From Australian Roads]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report estimates more than one Australian will die every day &ndash; 394 a year - from falling asleep at the wheel of a vehicle or from industrial accidents due to lack of sleep.With four in 10 Australians not getting enough sleep, experts are saying drowsy drivers should be treated like drunks - barred from driving.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/call-to-ban-sleepy-drivers-from-australian-roads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/call-to-ban-sleepy-drivers-from-australian-roads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Study From Google Says Australia Needs To Embrace, Not Fear, Automation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last 15 years, Australians have reduced the amount of time spent on physical and routine tasks at work by two hours each week thanks to automation. Retail workers have spent less time ringing up items and more time helping customers, bank employees less time counting banknotes and more time giving financial advice.And if Australia played its cards right, we could be making $2.2 trillion from automation by 2030, according to research commissioned by Google.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-study-from-google-says-australia-needs-to-embrace-not-fear-automation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/new-study-from-google-says-australia-needs-to-embrace-not-fear-automation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Scientists Just Worked Out How To Clean Up Mercury With Recycled Cooking Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turns out waste cooking oil can be used to extract mercury from the environment. Who knew?	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-worked-out-how-to-clean-up-mercury-with-recycled-cooking-oil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/australian-scientists-just-worked-out-how-to-clean-up-mercury-with-recycled-cooking-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battle On The Steps Of The Opera House With This Augmented Reality Fantasy RPG]]></title><description><![CDATA[UnderVerse is an augmented reality role playing mobile game, made by team of Independent New Zealand and Russian developers who say "It's cool to see your local neighborhood end up as the battleground for a demon fight."Fair enough.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/battle-on-the-steps-of-the-opera-house-with-this-augmented-reality-fantasy-rpg/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/battle-on-the-steps-of-the-opera-house-with-this-augmented-reality-fantasy-rpg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aussie VPN Offers Lifetime Access For $119]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most VPN are subscription based affairs. pay per month, per quarter, per year. That's fine, but wouldn't you rather just pay one fee and be done with it? That's what a local VPN service, 4TFY, is offering.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-vpn-offers-lifetime-access-for-119/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/aussie-vpn-offers-lifetime-access-for-119/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Internet Reacts To Game Of Thrones Season 7, Episode 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's episode of Game of Thrones gave us plenty to talk about, whether you watched it early or not. Hopefully you avoided those early spoilers and managed to experience these epic moments as our saviour HBO intended them.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-4/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-internet-reacts-to-game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Next Big Xbox One Update Is All About Customisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you take a look back at the original interface of the Xbox One, and even its various early updates, it's been a, shall we say, imperfect platform. But in recent years it's gotten a lot better. And its most recent update looks to be another huge improvement.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-next-big-xbox-one-update-is-all-about-customisation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/the-next-big-xbox-one-update-is-all-about-customisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[oh no]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wire from a dental brace has been found in woman's bowel after 10 years. Ten. Years.A case report from doctors in Western Australia showed the brace was only discovered when the woman started getting bad stomach pains.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oh-no/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/oh-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win! A Private Screening Of Terminator 2 Judgment Day 3D, For You And 20 Mates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terminator 2. Judgment Day is one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time. And for one week only, starting August 24, it's back in cinemas, converted into 3D by James Cameron himself. And we're giving you the chance to get your own private screening, with 20 mates, in a cinema in your capital city.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/win-a-private-screening-of-terminator-2-judgment-day-3d-for-you-and-20-mates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/win-a-private-screening-of-terminator-2-judgment-day-3d-for-you-and-20-mates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great, Some Ninnyhammer Decapitated Velociraptors In Canberra]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three life-sized velociraptor statues lost their heads to vandals on Saturday night, and ACT police are calling for information about what kind of science-hating pillock would do this sort of thing.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/great-some-ninnyhammer-decapitated-velociraptors-in-canberra/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/great-some-ninnyhammer-decapitated-velociraptors-in-canberra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game Of Thrones: Season 7 Episode 5 Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video. You've watched the latest episode, read the recap, and begun formulating your theories - now watch this on repeat and join me in over-analysing what may or may not happen next episode.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-5-preview/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/game-of-thrones-season-7-episode-5-preview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data Nerds Rejoice: Origin Energy Has A Bunch Of New Stats About Your Power Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[Origin energy is teaming up with tech start-up Bidgely to analyse data from electricity smart meters, and give you an estimated breakdown of energy use for different appliances around the home.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/data-nerds-rejoice-origin-energy-has-a-bunch-of-new-stats-about-your-power-use/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/data-nerds-rejoice-origin-energy-has-a-bunch-of-new-stats-about-your-power-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's What Music Surgeons Listen To While You're Under The Knife]]></title><description><![CDATA[When surgeons listen to music they like, they are both more efficient at closing incisions and their technique improves. It's a fact.But what exactly are surgeons listening to while you're under the knife? Thanks to Spotify, we have the answer. TL;DR. mostly rock.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-music-surgeons-listen-to-while-youre-under-the-knife/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/heres-what-music-surgeons-listen-to-while-youre-under-the-knife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Australians Are Paying Up To 12 Cents A Litre More For Petrol]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Automobile Association has included major regional centres in its Transport Affordability Index for the first time, with Wagga Wagga, Geelong, Townsville, Bunbury, Mount Gambier, Launceston and Alice Springs now a part of the report.<br />
Some interesting information has come from the index - including that households in regional centres are paying a whole lot more than city slickers for their fuel.	More&nbsp;&raquo;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rural-australians-are-paying-up-to-12-cents-a-litre-more-for-petrol/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/consumer/rural-australians-are-paying-up-to-12-cents-a-litre-more-for-petrol/</guid></item></channel></rss>