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    John Davidson

    Columnist

    John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

    John Davidson

    Today

    Apple Vision Pro means the future of work is upon us

    The headset lets you do your work in virtual reality. It works surprisingly well, but ideally, you will have the neck strength of a rugby forward.

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    This Month

    Did Russia just sabotage our Samsung Watch Ultra?

    A series of strange results while testing Samsung’s latest smartwatch may have a surprising explanation.

    It’s the battery life, stupid: Why we love Lenovo’s new laptop

    Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs are supposed to be all about the new AI features. But until Recall arrives, all we care about is their fabulous battery life.

    Why this earnings season is the end of an era for Apple

    The AI era is upon Apple, and all of its tech peers, and the stories it tells its investors and customers about its products are about to change forever.

    July

    ‘We had to have faith’: Apple’s designers on creating the Vision Pro

    For these innovators, the Vision Pro isn’t just a step change in computers. It’s a step into the future.

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    Samsung plans different shape for AI phones

    Regular phones have peaked, but AI phones are going to need new shapes and sizes, says Samsung’s Mobile president, and it is already working on them.

    This foldable phone will make other people envy your selfies

    Samsung’s Galaxy Flip6 won’t just take great self-portraits, it will help you get to Instagrammable locations, too.

    How Apple helped Samsung improve its sound

    Samsung has copped a lot of flak for making many of the same design decisions as its rival for its new earbuds. But, as users, we’re better off for it.

    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6.

    Meet Samsung’s new Ring, Watch Ultra and not-so-new folding phones

    At its biggest gadget launch of the year, the Korean tech giant finally launched its finger-worn health tracker and a new outdoors-oriented watch.

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    Galaxy Ring

    With its new wearables, Samsung goes toe-to-toe, ear-to-ear with Apple

    The tech giant has finally released its long-awaited Galaxy Ring fitness tracker, but it’s not coming to Australia until later this year.

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    We went from hate to love in no time flat with this electric scooter

    It may not have the charm of a Vespa, but this nifty and very reasonably priced bike from Segway gives it a run for its money.

    The Galaxy Ring

    What to expect from Samsung’s biggest launch of the year

    An outdoorsy Galaxy Watch Ultra could be the biggest news at this week’s Unpacked, alongside the usual artificial intelligence announcements.

    We’re not coming for your job, AI companies say

    A report funded by the AI industry says artificial intelligence will create 200,000 jobs in Australia by 2030.

    This is LG’s best OLED TV ever, despite the dumb AI

    In an unfair fight, the Digital Life Labs has pitted LG’s new OLED G4 TV against an old Samsung TV we often couldn’t even switch on.

    Why this $4300 home Wi-Fi router may just be worth it

    In two of the three criteria that matter most to us in the Digital Life Labs, Netgear’s Orbi 970 is the best home Wi-Fi router we’ve ever reviewed.

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    June

    ‘What if a cruise ship got in the way?’ Rocket wrapped in red tape

    Australia’s first home-grown rocket launch has been slowed down by a nervous regulator, says Gilmour Space Technologies CEO.

    Back from the dead, the Windows laptop is better than ever

    Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 11 marks the beginning of a new era in portable computers, where Windows computers are at least as good as their MacBook rivals, and in many ways better.

    Andrew Dzurak, CEO & Founder of Diraq

    Cashed-up Diraq says it can win the quantum computing race

    It hasn’t got as much money as government-backed PsiQuantum, but the UNSW start-up says it makes up for that in qubit size, as it banks a big funding round.

    With the new Surface Laptop, Microsoft catches the MacBook

    Microsoft has finally done it. It has broken free from Intel and produced a laptop right up there with Apple’s hitherto incomparable MacBook Air.

    Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, shows off Apple AI at last week’s WWDC.

    Better late than now: how Apple’s AI could have stayed in longer

    It tells you something when even Apple, the company that rose to greatness on the back of lateness, has to come out with a product that isn’t quite ready.