Chris Griffith
The Australian
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Augmented hearing to save baby boomers’ ears
If you’ve listened to too much high volume Black Sabbath, Deep Purple or AC/DC during your lifetime, the science of augmented hearing might come to your rescue. → Read More
Get on your e-bike as pedal power gets into gear
Its Sunday and its rainy, windy and cold in Sydney. Normally Id rug up and stay inside. But Im out and about, riding a pedal-assist electric bike, conducting this review. The showers at the start get heavy en route. There is no rest for the wicked, and even less rest for the very wicked. → Read More
Autonomous cars: Gearing up for a driverless future
How ready are Australian roads for autonomous cars? → Read More
Samsung Galaxy S9: an excellent phone, but so was the previous one
Apples decision to price its premium iPhone X above 1500 has given rival Samsung a market opening. This year the Korean manufacturer wasted no time in exploiting it by bringing forward the announcement of the Galaxy S9 and S9 by about a month compared to last year. → Read More
Moon streaming: Vodafone and Nokia team up for lunar 4G
Plans are under way for the moon to have its first 4G mobile network next year. → Read More
Elon Musk confirms he attended a notorious Silicon Valley ‘sex party’
Elon Musk reportedly attended a Silicon Valley sex party believing it to be a fancy dress do and left before anything untoward happened. → Read More
Twitter launches ‘threads’ to expand thoughts beyond bubbles
The isolated Twitter thought bubble is expanding with the introduction of threaded tweets. → Read More
Sony Xperia, iPhoneX and Google Home top the year
This year we reviewed dozens of devices and went hands-on with inspirational tech. While most were worthy efforts, here are the three that stood out. → Read More
Amazon’s Australian opening puts local retailers on edge
After nearly a year of hype, Amazon has launched its Australian retail site, with millions of products, including cosmetics, clothing and electronics, for sale here online. → Read More
South Australia’s big Tesla battery fires up for summer
Its the moment of truth for Tesla and the South Australian Government with Elon Musks giant lithium-ion battery system now online in the State. → Read More
The secrets of Apple iPhone X: when the technicians move in
Theres Samsung, Microsoft, Sony and Toshiba buried in every Apple iPhone X. Thats the conclusion of technicians who have spent years disassembling hundreds of brand new hi-tech devices and documenting them. → Read More
Twitter doubles tweet character limit from 140 to 280
Twitter will double the allowable length of tweets to 280 characters, but brevity is still the soul of wit. → Read More
Nokia’s retro handset makes a comeback
When the replica Nokia 3310 handset was launched, Australians were displeased. → Read More
Review: Apple TV 4K
Apple has released a new version of its Apple TV with long overdue support for 4K ultra high resolution content. It also supports two versions of high dynamic range, or HDR. Its a long overdue upgrade because the previous Apple TV was delivering content to 4K TVs that was below the resolution they were capable of. And 4K TVs had been in market for more than 3 years. → Read More
Apple Watch Series 3 lets you stay connected without needing a phone
Its 4pm in Sydney Park. Ive got a new Apple Watch Series 3 on my arm and Im walking and jogging along monitoring changes to my heart rate. I make calls and send and receive text messages along the way. → Read More
Apple’s iPhone 8 event: start time, what to expect, release date and leaks
No home button. An organic LED screen. An edge-to-edge display. That is whats tipped for the next premium iPhone model that launches from 3am.. → Read More
Samsung Galaxy Note8 hands-on: Apple put on notice
Samsung has today sought to put the Note7 smartphone debacle behind it with the launch of its long awaited successor, Note8. → Read More
How to pick an NBN provider
Choosing a National Broadband Network provider and plan can be daunting. There are more than 140 listed on NBN’s website. So where do you start? → Read More
MS Paint is back after Microsoft recants app death wish
Microsoft has decided not to brush aside the MS Paint app after a global user backlash. → Read More
IBM’s Watson: job hunting in the age of smart machines
You may need to impress a machine the next time you apply for a job. And be careful what you put online. These job-vetting machines may not like your blogs and social media posts. → Read More