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Retail giants Big W and JB Hi-Fi have joined the list of retail chains banning the sale of Apple’s new AirTags due to child safety concerns. In late April, Apple unveiled its own version of Tile technology – a device that uses Bluetooth to track personal belongings to your smartphone. However, reports surfaced online earlier this month from customers who were told at Officeworks stores the AirTag was temporarily unavailable. Officeworks also removed the product from its website. Officeworks was concerned about how easily a child could remove the cell battery, which could be swallowed due to its small size....

We now know a little more about the next Pixel smartphone thanks, once again, to Google’s uncanny ability to leak its own products. Google accidentally reveals details of the successor to the Pixel 4a 5G (pictured). All we’ve been told officially about the Pixel 5a 5G is that it’s still going to happen, but now we know a few extra details about its camera thanks to an online slip-up by Google. In a recent AI Blog post explaining the technology behind the Pixel range’s latest HDR+ camera update, Google supplied an album of sample images including one which appears to have been...

The iPad Pro is lovely looking. Do you really need it? Apple's newest iPads now have the same processors and expansion ports as Macs. They also cost about as much. The 2021 iPad Pros are pushing Apple's hardware into territory that looks indistinguishable on paper from the high-performance Macs of the last six months, especially now that they all use M1 chips. So why would I say, for most people, you should absolutely wait on these devices? First of all, I haven't held or reviewed the new iPad Pros yet. But as I've thought about what they're offering -- and at what price -- it's clear that most...

Samsung Electronics is tipped to mount a major launch of new mobiles in August which is when Apple is tipped to launch their new 2021 models. Among the new Samsung models coming this year from the big South Korean Company is a new Galaxy S21 FE, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip2, at this stage it’s not known whether new tablet and PC products will be launched at the same time. If confirmed, the new smartphones will be launched earlier than usual and right up against new Apple products which this year will consist of four new...

Due to popular demand, Esonic is scheduled to release a longer version of their best selling USB Cables. They include USB-A to Lightning connector and Type-C connector for iPhone 12s, Samsung S21s and latest mobile phones. They have also added the new Type-C to Type C cable for the increasing demand for Quickcharge Android Devices and most importantly they are compatible to the latest Macbooks and laptops. The pandemic that has led to remote work has broke the record sales for macbooks and laptops in 2020.  These new cables are scheduled to be available next week.