budget
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Here Are the Tech-Related 2022 Federal Budget Announcements, Explained
The federal government last night splashed about a lot of cash as part of the 2022 Budget. As expected, there was funding around COVID-19, for health measures but also economic bounce-back. There was also a lot of, well, there wasn’t much, really. While a federal election is yet to be officially called, it’s almost certainly…
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The Budget Assumes a COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes Available Next Year, But Is This Feasible?
The Australian federal budget, unveiled on Tuesday, bases several assumptions on Australians having access to a COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. This timeline is possible, according to researchers on the frontline of vaccine development. A survey published in early October asked 28 US and Canadian experts when they thought a COVID-19 vaccine would be available. They…
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SteelSeries’ Rival 3 Has Everything You Want From A $30 Gaming Mouse
Despite what some might think, PC gaming is thriving. Companies like Corsair are gobbling up smaller outfits in order to create massive gaming hardware empires, while streamers are getting signed to big money contracts across multiple platforms. However, as gaming has outgrown its basement-dwelling image, the price of gaming peripherals has started to climb as…
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Nokia 7.1 Review: Solid Budget Simplicity
Earlier this year, Huawei passed Apple to become the second largest smartphone maker in the world. That marks a big shift in the handset power rankings, but there’s one phone company that’s arguably made even bigger strides, and unlike Huawei, it’s a company you’ve almost certainly heard of before: Nokia