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This was really fun to contribute to! Read it for my words on why I think Max will take Binge's best content and try to sell it back to you at a higher price.

Takes 4 dayz www.whistleout.com.au/PayTV/News/W...

We've got confirmation that HBO content will be leaving Binge when Max launches. The exception is currently airing shows like White Lotus. These will see out their run, but we're trying to find out how much longer they'll stick around for after the last episode. www.whistleout.com.au/PayTV/News/B...

At least someone is making good use of mmWave spectrum www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

IP69 water resistance on a $599 phone is pretty neat www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

$66.75 per month for an iPhone 16e on a 36-month Vodafone plan isn't a bad deal www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

Boooooooo 😭 www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

Meta sure loves to make its apps a little worse everyday. I no longer have the option to “open in external browser” when I open a link in Facebook 🙃

ACCAN also has questions about the utility of NBN 2000 plans www.whistleout.com.au/Broadband/Ne...

Samsung is currently selling the standard Galaxy S24 for $749, which is a price so good there's almost no reason to consider a base model Galaxy S25 www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

Dyl is right - Netflix does suck now

Netflix is in the process of booting Australian customers still on the Basic plan www.whistleout.com.au/PayTV/News/N...

I felt this in my bones

Everything aside, more earbuds should come in fun colours www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

T-Mobile has now launched Starlink mobile connectivity in beta, and its pricing model suggests Telstra and Optus may also charge for the tech www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

The entire stadium yelling out “a minor” was perhaps the funniest thing ever

I’ve only played a little over an hour, but so far, Keep Driving is fantastic. No controller support yet but plays well on Steam Deck with trackpads store.steampowered.com/app/2756920/...

The S25 Ultra is still a great device, but if everyone is doing AI tricks, you can't make AI tricks your key new features. If AI is table stakes, then hardware goes back to being your key selling point. www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

Lmao so this is where News Corp draws the line on stereotyping?

Super curious as to why Foxtel streaming services are being canned in "very remote" Australia. Only a small number of customers are impacted, so this doesn't feel like a revenue play. Maybe cost saving on CDNs? www.whistleout.com.au/PayTV/News/B...

Kayo will cost $40 per month from March www.whistleout.com.au/PayTV/News/K...

If you’re looking for a music service to spit out the lowest bit rate and lowest royalty music at you, well you just can’t beat Spotify

Lmao this is such fucked up reasoning for wanting to ship software that’s not ready and could endanger lives. www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

These are cursed. Samsung is going to sell so many. www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

I've got so many questions about why Samsung ended its Galaxy S25 event by teasing a much more interesting phone that's not launching until later this year? www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

A big month for telco news gets even bigger. TPG's network sharing agreement with Optus will go live on January 30, expanding the Vodafone network to 98.4% population coverage www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

iiNet is no longer selling Fetch TV with its internet plans. This makes Telstra - which acquired a 51% stake in Fetch back in 2022 - the only telco to offer the set-top box. www.whistleout.com.au/PayTV/News/i...

A thinner foldable is neat, but I'm more excited about the rumour that the Find N5 will have a 5,700mAh battery www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

It sure has been a big month for telco news. amaysim is buying the local Circles.Life customer base, and Circles will eventually cease to operate in Australia. No word on what will happen to plans of customers being moved to amaysim yet www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

Voting in the Hottest 100 this year purely because it would be very funny if Not Like Us wins

What the fuck? There are few things more fun than noodling around with an instrument you love. Learning how to play the drums was incredibly fun even before I was good at it. These people suck.

This is great news, but it's a shame FTTB isn't getting any love www.whistleout.com.au/Broadband/Ne...

Meta is fundamentally evil company that deserves to be wiped off the face of the planet.

waaaaay too many people in the middle imo

that's a wrap on #ces2025! finishing off the week with a round-up of the cutest/most terrifying lil robots I encountered this year

HMD's OffGrid is a cool idea, but I can't help but think it's fighting an uphill battle against things like iPhone's satellite connectivity and the raft of carriers set to launch satellite-to-handset capabilities www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones...

I am bad at promoting it but we are on the ground at CES this year and you can find all our coverage via this wonderful hub page that Brodie put together www.reviews.org/au/technolog...