Ben Grubb

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Month: February 2018

Netgear offers refunds, remedies after Australian watchdog’s intervention

February 28, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Networking equipment manufacturer Netgear has agreed to provide remedies and refunds to customers who were misled by its warranty and technical support representations, following action […]

We need to talk about dockless bike-sharing programs

February 28, 2018 Ben Grubb 1

Tried to make use of one of those dockless bicycle-sharing programs on Sunday just gone by… Found the nearest Ofo bike in Ashfield, in Sydney’s inner-west, […]

I drove eight hours to eat a burrito and see the future of autonomous drone food delivery

February 27, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

In the not-too-distant future, your food delivery order could be dispatched by drone, removing the need for a driver and car and instead requiring a […]

‘Pure, secure and up-to-date’: HMD unveils five new Nokia Android smartphones

February 26, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

HMD Global, the licensee behind Nokia phones, has unveiled four new additions to Nokia’s portfolio of Android smartphones overnight, pitching them as being “pure, secure and up-to-date” by becoming the first […]

Samsung unveils S9 smartphone, boasting download speed capabilities of up to 1.2Gbps

February 26, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

South Korean smartphone manufacturer Samsung unveiled two new smartphones overnight, with the company focusing its sales pitch on their advanced camera features. The new phones, the […]

UberEats, Foodora in spotlight over exploitation of Australian food delivery workers

February 25, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Food delivery startups Foodora and UberEats and how they treat their “independent contractors” in Australia was investigated by Channel Ten’s The Project on Sunday night. […]

The confronting sight of facial-recognition technology in use in Australia

February 25, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

It has begun. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, dozens of fans entering Allianz Stadium for the Sydney soccer derby on Sunday “will be watched […]

Aussie gets busted for downloading a movie illicitly while using a VPN

February 25, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

Earlier this week, I went on the Australian Broadcast Corporation’s Triple J youth radio program Hack to discuss an Aussie who received a “cease and […]

When you drive eight hours for a burrito… delivered via drone

February 23, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

On Thursday, I drove to Royalla in rural NSW — about 300 kilometres south-west of Sydney — to eat a delicious burrito. It was delivered […]

Interview with Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim

February 22, 2018 Ben Grubb 0

On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, I interviewed Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim for the Sydney Morning Herald about the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, which came […]

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