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I Think The Xbox One Elite Controller Kinda Sucks As Far As Throttle Triggers Goes.

Been using Xbox One Elite controller for a while now, only on Dirt Rally and GTA IV and V. For me the triggers suck to use as accelerator or brake because they have very little resistance. I find …

Cheapest "Silent" CPU Cooler Is.?

I'm looking to replace a stock cooler on an i5-6600 something that is as quiet as possible. It has to fit on a cramped (although thoughtfully designed) mini-ATX motherboard layout with a …

Amazon US

Apple: 90% of "Original", "Genuine" Apple Chargers and Lightning Cables on Amazon Are Fake

Today Apple courageously announced that it was suing Mobile Star LLC for manufacturing chargers and cables and then selling them on Amazon as special magical Apple cables when there wasn't any …

poll Do you have issues when porting numbers (more than you used to)?

Like many I'm assuming I usually change mobile providers on a monthly basis or **less* since I port a number to a burner starter SIM and then immediately port back. I've noticed I have …

Apple

Apple Geniuses in Carindale QLD Courageously Take Perve Pics of Customers and Rate Them

If you've been to the Carindale Apple store recently you'll probably want to know that staff at the store have been copying images from customers device, assigning them a rating and then …

Valve to Sell Steam Controller to Aussies Starting Q1 2017

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/10/valve-will-sell-the-steam-c... Valve agents announced that the Steam Controller will start selling to all civilised countries of the world so you will still not be …

Where to do printing in an emergency?

Because it's 2016 and HP can't make printers that work I might need a place to print a couple of pages. Anyone know where I should go to do this?

Amazon US

Amazon really doesn't want you sorting product listing by lowest price.

Anyone else notice that Amazon repeatedly changes the sort setting any time you change any filter? First they repeatedly change it to "relevant" then they give up on that after 5 times and …

Man Do We Need A Mexican Shipping Forwarder

… so we can order from Amazon MX (Mexico). Looking at video cards today and there are some serious savings like $150 less than Amazon US price for same $551 item which is already lowest on …

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expired Optoma GT1080 1080p 3D DLP Gaming Projector $649.76 USD ($881.75 AUD) Delivered @ Amazon

Lowest price ever on Amazon US for this 3D DLP short throw projector with high contrast, brightness and low refresh rates (for a projector) which make it good for playing games on. Those attributes …

1.4% of The Australian Population Were Spied on by Australian Gummints in 2013-1014

The Attorney-General's Department has just released a report outlining the various continuing efforts of various Australian gummint agencies to spy on Australians. Around 330,000 requests for …

Vodafone

poll Vodafone Has Sent Me 6 Spam SMS Messages This Month

Vodafone continues to bombard my phone with illegal SMS spam with the 6th message this month arriving today so they may outdo themselves and get to 7 - almost two per week. When are they going to …

parcl.com

Parcl - Anyone Used It, Your Experiences?

Was hunting for Mexico -> AU parcel forwarding and came across Parcl. https://www.parcl.com/ From what I can tell without using it it's Uber for Parcel Forwarding (and assisted buying as …

Fitness Tracker Users Gain Weight

Many fitness trackers in the past have been shown to be woefully inaccurate despite the entities selling them insisting that they can save your life as though the little computer things are actually …

PayPal

PayPal Negative Balance

So I made a purchase the other day and I used the wrong card and an account was overdrawn - I only mention this because of the strange PayPal issue that followed, maybe it's the cause. So …

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Philips Fidelio X2 Headphones $295 Delivered @ KG Electronic eBay

expired Philips Fidelio X2 Headphones $295 Delivered @ KG Electronic eBay

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I noticed these headphones are currently cheaper than Amazon (who currently has no stock or AU delivery) and cheapest that I could find on OzBargain. They have briefly been cheaper on Amazon with …

Apple's Courageous Headphone Jack Removal Explained.

Apple recently held a media event together where they only allowed journalists that write nice things about Apple to come inside. At this event they explained that the decision to remove the …

Priceline Pharmacy

Priceline Is Sending SMS Spam

Priceline just sent me SMS spam which is disgraceful for a large business like this. To be clear I am a member of their reward program where presumably I gave my inferred consent to recieve SMS …

Where Do I (Can I?) Sell Game Credit?

Just noticed I got a redemption code from Nvidia for $115 worth of credit in some game called Paragon due to buying a video card. Anyone know if i can sell this credit and if so where is a good site …

The "Best" GTX 1070 Ain't ASUS Strix - It's Gigabyte GTX 1070 Xtreme Gaming

I noticed a lot of people prefer Asus Strix cards and indeed after comparing to the field they are relatively high overclocked - however I got to wondering just what is the best GTX 1070 as far as …

Telstra

Telstra Makes It's Broadband Usage Meter Work Again

Got a letter today from Telstra stating that the broadband usage meter that allows users to check their data usage is working again. This of course means that Telstra services are no longer …

Dark Patterns Deceiving You on The Internet to Take Your Money

Just wanted to shared this fascinating (well, for me ;) article about the legal and sometime not so legal practices by many online businesses of manipulating users through the user interface and/or …

ACCC

ACCC: NBN = More Consumer Ripoffs So Let's Consult the People (Again)

The ACCC has released a discussion paper(?) once again seeking views regarding the behavior of Australian broadband providers ripping off consumers thanks to toothless advertising and marketing …

Telstra

Telstra Boots COO Who Oversaw Inability to Deliver Services To Customers

Telstra has issued a press release to announce that Chief Operating Officer Kate McKenzie is "retiring" after overseeing a 2 year period where Australia's most expensive ISP and mobile …

PCByte

Warning: pc.byte sells items on eBay then expects the buyer to wait while their supplier ships the item.

I thought I was alone in being ripped off by pc.byte but it seems at least 4 people here have been ripped off by pc.byte in exactly the same …

Should I Wait to Buy an Xbox One Elite Controller or Pay $170?

I want to buy one but the best price I can find is $170 delivered on eBay after checking Microsoft Store Amazon (all countries) JB Hifi EB Games Target BigW Staticice (AU) Newegg Most places …

Telstra

CHOICE: Telstra Customers Should Be Released From Contracts Due To Repeated Service Outages

This is because at the moment Telstra is more expensive than anyone else: 92% more for internet service and a more palatable 35% for mobile services and yet they have had repeated long outages which …

Don't Buy A Samsung Galaxy S7 Active if You Want to Take A Bath with Your Phone

In news that should come as a surprise to no one given Samsung's recent disgraceful record when it comes to exactly the same issue on previous models, US consumer testing organisation Consumer …

Motherboard Pin Inspection - Is It Usual and/or Pointless?

Just bought a motherboard from MSY. When the young man came to the desk with the motherboard he opened up the box, cut the seals on the anti-static bag and removed the motherboard. Then he removed …

eBay Australia

Not Happy: CLICKMORE Equals Late Shipping, Vendors You Just Lost a Customer

I made two orders from different computer vendors from eBay using the CLICKMORE voucher and both are late. One bothered to inform me that shipping wouldn't be for 7 days. The other did …

Anywhere Cheaper than $57.37 for Monoprice 8323 Headphones (Amazon Issues)?

Hi guys, I've decided that I want these Monoprice 8323 headphones which seem to be renowned for their combination of price/quality/sound at the price point … however it's the price …

Xbox

MS to Give You 10 Bucks if You Bought Fallout 4 for Zilch Yesterday

According to the series of tubes Microsoft is going to give you $10 account credit for ordering Fallout 4 yesterday. Now that'll make you not jump on a priceing mistake next time right …

Headphone Users: Wired IEM/'phones for Gym, Please Give Me Some Suggestions

Having accidentally trashed my Sennheiser Momentum's using the "get up from a bus seat while standing on the cord" method I find myself needing some new IEMs for the gym (yes these …

Telstra

Telstra to Offer Free Data for The over 9000th Time for over the 9000th Fail

After delivering a normal level of service failing to deliver the internets to around 350,000 people over the weekend Telstra has announced that they will no longer be charging for internets will be …

Telstra

Telstra Screwing It's Customers Again with A New Campaign on Broadband Users

Seems Telstra is trying to screw over it's customers in a new way: by sending existing broadband customers a letter claiming that they've "identified" that the discounts …

eBay Australia

Some eBay Sellers Are Crazy - or Maybe Super Rational

Something I notice about my own behaviour that is irrational is that I'll pay for a signature on delivery pretty much regardless of what I send after I sell something on eBay. Given that a …

poll Would You Wear A VR Headset in The Gym?

I keep reading over and over how people think they'll be using VR in public but then they get the headset and have a big moment and realise they will never ever use this thing in public. …

$399 Dyson Hairdryer Available Soon

Dyson, a company that has released a succession of "reinvented" devices that cost a great deal more than old tech in devices for the norms, has "reinvented" the hairdryer and it …

McCain Takeaway Frozen Pizza Better Than Dr Oetker

Tried this McCain frozen pizza line called Takeaway that I haven't tried before as it was 6 bucks for the last 7 days (not sure what normal pricing is) - damn, these things are easily the best …

Dell Inspiron I7559-763BLK $799USD for Bargain Beast of a Gaming Laptop

Considering purchasing a "gaming laptop" at the moment and I'm looking at my various options and I found this …

Dell Venue 11 Pro 7130 (10.8", i5-4300Y, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Windows 8.1 Pro, Refurbished) $410, good price?

Looking for some feedback. Found a Dell Venue 11 Pro 7130 10.8" i5-4300Y 8Gb 256Gb SSD Windows 8.1 Pro tablet in "manufacturer refurbished" condition ("good" condition and …

Basic Income - Pay 90% of People Play Video Games All Day Equals Net Win for Economy

We pay everybody in Australia a so called basic income that every citizen recieves - unconditionally. You recieve it if you work in additon to whatever earnings you have, you recieve it if you smoke …

Cooper Cases Cooper Touchpad Executive Universal Tablet Bluetooth Keyboard Folio

Looking specifically for this case in Black and the 8-9" model: https://www.coopercases.com/collections/8-inch-tablets/produ... Best price so far is eBay $49.95 delivered from within …

Coles

Coles Rundle Mall Pulling Specials Early

Tut tut, Coles Rundle Mall had normal prices for Dr. Oetker at around 6:30 on Tuesday rather than the advertised 50% off price. Previously I "caught" the same store selling Telstra $30 …

The Grubby Business of The RRP, Suggested Price, Normal Sells for Price etc

Came across this article regarding listed prices on Amazon and other retailers. TL;DR RRP has no relationship to value and therefore whether a transaction is a bargain. Source: …

Which Electronic Scales with 1/100g Resolution

I need to buy some electronic scales to weigh cocaine supplement powders. They need to measure 1/100ths of a gram weight differences (or 0.01g). Last one's I got were the $20 Bulk Nutrients …

Another Study Shows Buyers of Fitness Trackers to Be Gullible Rubes

We live in the golden age of the computer where much like tulips, sheep and radiation before it as long as something something computer something networks are involved somewhere people will swallow …

Recommend "Casual Handyman's" Electric Drill

Looking for a low to medium power drill for the crap casual handyman meaning someone who will pull it out once a year for a day. Basically I can't see myself using a drill on anything but wood …

Google

Google Cries about Ad Blocking Software Ruining Your Relationship With It

Looks like Google and some company called Yahoo? - have you heard of them? me either - are having a whine about the "relationship" that you never wanted being "destroyed" by users …

Microsoft

Remember That $6 Dollar Keyboard That MS Gave 40 Bucks Cashback on?

Well I just beat the everlovin s**** out of one against my executive style office chair's armrest. This may sound extreme but the keyboard had just turned on a bunch of tools for the …