Amazon arrives in Australia, but is it bargain central?
After a rumoured Black Friday launch miss, Amazon has finally launched locally ahead of the new year. Is it…
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Why proprietary mobile banking needs to go (and why banks should embrace standards)
As more Aussies embrace their phones to do everything, is it too much to ask all Aussie banks to adopt standard…
Digging ourselves out of the mess that is the NBN
It’s hard to believe that it has been ten years since work on the NBN began, and yet here we are, and not…
The plight of price and Apple’s new iPhones
Now that there are two big iPhones, Apple has a bit of a pricing dilemma for customers. Do you go big and…
An idea is just the start: why I made an AR app
Ideas can be the start of something great, and all it takes is a concept and some time dabbling, as this…
Is Microsoft’s Surface Laptop a good option for uni students?
If you haven't heard the news, Pickr's European Correspondent dives into whether Windows 10 S and the new…
The Smartphone Squeeze: has the mid-range changed?
A change is occurring, as the "mid-range" inches closer to premium. Is there a difference, or has the mid-range…
Adobe shows it can do 3D with Project Felix
Adobe's reach is in nearly every area of creativity, but there's one field it continues to stay away from: 3D.…
New year, new fridge
A new fridge at the beginning of the year isn't such a bad thing. It's almost like a new start, except it's a…
How I survived with a $400 laptop (and why you should think like a reviewer)
Technology writers don't always write from the latest gear, and Pickr's European correspondent Tristan Rayner…