Consumer Electronics

With mobile phone use on the rise, some people are turning to simpler devices to help them cut down on their screen time.

The biggest tech expo of the year features some bold new ideas, and showcases some of the new gadgets the industry has its sights on. 

The ban follows a complaint from a medical monitoring company who is accusing Apple of stealing its pulse oximetry technology. 

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE calls out "the very worst products and services" it found this year.

In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take centre stage. Yet they've also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery?

France's radiation watchdog claims tests on two iPhone 12s showed they breached European radiation exposure limits.

The details of new products are being leaked months before they're announced. Here's how the tech giants are trying to keep things secret.

About 20 children end up in Australian hospitals each week suspected of having swallowed or inserted a button battery, despite new safety rules. So is it up to parents to be vigilant or should the product be boycotted altogether?

Only 20 per cent of the world's enormous amount of electronic waste is recycled, but NSW South Coast man Wade Cawley is trying to change that with his own two hands.

A recycling program has found a way to divert tonnes of discarded electronic devices and huge amounts of precious metals and other components from landfill, while also providing disability employment.

Converted from petrol in the 1950s, the world's first electric Porsche is parked in a Melbourne workshop. Here's how it got here — and the forgotten history of early EVs.

Jeff never thought his e-bike battery could pose any kind of threat, until the day he left it charging in the garage and woke to find his home in ruins. 

The South Australian Greens plan to introduce legislation that would require tech companies to brand their products with a minimum life expectancy.

Air fryer sales in the UK are rocketing as consumers desperately seek ways to contain rapidly rising power bills. With electricity prices set to increase in Australia, many households here are also looking at ways to save on energy costs.

South Korea's President, Yoon Suk-yeol, has pardoned Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Jay Y Lee on Friday, with the nation's Justice Ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".

The ubiquitous iPhone charging cable may soon be unplugged for good. Here's why.

New "self-charging batteries" can harvest enough energy from moisture to power small electronic devices. They sound too good to be true — so, how do they work?

Australia's largest petrol and diesel supplier has pushed into the electric car charging market — Ampol plans to rollout charging bays at more than 120 service stations.

Dan Ziffer explains why the ACCC is suing Facebook

Paris taxi company G7 suspends the use of the 37 Model 3 cars in its fleet after an accident in which one person was killed and 20 injured.

A community project to fix items that would otherwise be thrown into landfill has had major success. It comes as the Productivity Commission releases a report pushing for Australian consumer law changes.

Max Hawker repairs iPhones on TikTok for a living, but thanks to a backflip from technology giant Apple, everyday Australians might soon be able to fix them themselves.

Many of the everyday items we own have become more technologically advanced in recent years, from phones to tractors, but our ability to repair them has become harder. That could be about to change.

Watching petrol prices is something Vivian and her husband used to do all the time until they bought their first electric car. After unexpectedly finding themselves back at the pump, they're not loving the old routine.

Professor Danny Samson from the Faculty of Business and the University of Melbourne says Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to planning for an electric vehicle future.