If The Last Jedi was a dark middle chapter for Star Wars’ new trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker will likely be a brighter culmination of the struggle between the Resistance and the First Order. After all, the good guys have to win and save the day, right? But it’s not just on screen that Rise felt like a happier time in the galaxy, far, far away—according to Daisy Ridley, that celebratory vibe was felt working behind the scenes, too.

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Despite the fact that Disney’s classic animated movies all expertly tugged on our heartstrings with their moving stories about love and family, the studio’s live-action remakes—while visually impressive—have largely been somewhat lacking in that emotional X factor, but the latest Mulan trailer suggests that might be about to change.

When you buy yourself a Windows or macOS machine, you’re not just buying the operating system on top of your hardware, you’re buying a suite of free apps as well. These pre-installed, built-in tools can often get overlooked or forgotten about, so we’re here to remind you how useful some of them really are.

People are absolutely obsessed with Baby Yoda, a breakout character from the new Disney+ show, The Mandalorian. And it’s easy to see why. Baby Yoda is adorable. Fans are so obsessed that they’re already getting Baby Yoda tattoos, even before the first season of the series has finished.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is coming, you know that, as is an electric F-150, and of course the Bronco, but this blog is really about those first two cars, since they are more game-changing, at least for Ford. For those of us on the outside this merely constitutes trying.

Are you planning a big garden clean-up this summer, or stocking up on fly spray to keep bugs at bay? Before you do, it’s worth considering the damage you might cause to the insects we share the planet with.

Let's pour one out for Sydney.

A new report has revealed that it has the worst performing 4G and 3G mobile networks out of the 5 most populated major cities in Australia. You hate to see it.

The most exciting eco-friendly products are the ones that work even better than their more wasteful counterparts ever did—and thanks to an unlikely corporate team-up, we’re seeing those innovations play out on a large scale.

If you haven’t sub’d to Disney+ or pirated The Mandalorian yet, I can share a funny observation without any real spoilers: among the many pieces of prop-junk the Jawas are scavenging in the show’s second episode are a pair of Volkswagen fuel rails, as spotted by an eagle-eyed Redditor.

Perhaps some of you live on the wild side. You stream Netflix on the train because you have a sexy high data cap and DGAF. I respect that.

And then there are us cautious types. We carefully download the shows and movies we want to watch in transit from the comfort of our glorious Wi-Fi. If this accurately describes life, you're probably aware of Smart Download. This downloads the next episode of whatever show you're obsessively watching so you don't have to do it manually.

This functionality has now been extended a little further.

Noise cancelling earbuds really came into their own in 2019, with Sony leading the pack with its WF-1000XM3s.

I was blown away by these shiny bois, declaring the company must have sold souls to Satan in order to make wireless noise cancelling buds so damn good. I didn't expect to be that impressed again this year.

And then Apple dropped its own offering. While Sony may still be superior when it comes to noise cancellation, sound quality and battery life - the Airpods Pro are surprisingly impressive. And I've found myself unable to quit them.

Car production ended in Australia in 2017, a sad moment that marked the end of something without a clear new beginning. You can still buy Holdens in the country, but they are imported from Germany. Sales, meanwhile, have fallen off a cliff, and keep getting worse.

Christmas is nearly upon us! How did that happen? If you're scrambling for gift ideas for your console-loving gals, pals and notable acquaintances, we've got you covered. Check out some of these bad boys for some great console gamer gift ideas.

No one does movie merchandising like Disney, but if all the Frozen II figures, playsets and plush toys feel too pedestrian for your discerning collecting tastes, Saks Fifth Avenue will sell you a set of Anna, Elsa, and Olaf dolls bejewelled with a staggering amount of precious gems—to the tune of $US30,000 ($43,790).

Think you slam the downloads? You'll want to take a seat then, with NBN Co revealing the true mad lad of our half-baked, buggered national internet.

Our electronic devices store a plethora of sensitive information. To protect this information, device operating systems such as Apple’s iOS and Android have locking mechanisms. These require user authentication before access is granted.

Sydney-siders may have noticed the new lightrail system performing practice runs over the few weeks, mostly because they're generally accompanied by police officers yelling at pedestrians to not walk in front of them.

We now have an official launch date, and the first weekend will be free for all passengers.

At the approximate half-way point between harassment campaign and esoterically bonkers conspiracy theory, we have “the Snyder cut”—the alleged complete version of Justice League fans believe Zack Snyder finished before tragic personal circumstances lead to his departure from its production. Somehow, we’re still talking about it, but Henry Cavill wishes we weren’t.