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John Davidson

Sydney

Blogger and Columnist at Australian Financial Review

Writes for the Financial Review. Head technician at Digital Life Labs. Our motto: Everything you always wanted to know, but not enough to ask.

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  • Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones Australian review

    1 week ago | afr.com | John Davidson

    Jun 17, 2025 – 5.00amGift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginStrange. I’m sitting on a Boeing 777 as I write to you, jetting my way to a conference in the United States. Loading...

  • Don’t mention the war (or Siri) in the battle to catch Google AI

    2 weeks ago | afr.com | John Davidson

    Cupertino, California | At the keynote address for Apple’s annual developers conference in California this week, the word “Siri” was uttered twice. That’s according to an AI-based transcript of the event which, being AI, may not be 100 per cent reliable, though it does sound about right. Loading...

  • the iPad’s new operating system means it can finally become a real computer (mostly)

    2 weeks ago | afr.com | John Davidson

    Cupertino, California | When the head of software engineering at Apple, Craig Federighi, summed up the changes Apple has just announced to the iPad’s operating system, it was difficult to tell if he was hyping the iPad, or mocking it. “Wow! More windows, a pointier pointer, and a menu bar? Who would have thought? We have truly pulled off a mind-blowing release,” he said as part of his Tuesday keynote address at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Loading...

  • Meet the iPhone’s biggest update in a decade

    2 weeks ago | afr.com | John Davidson

    Jun 10, 2025 – 9.15am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Cupertino, California | Apple is making its biggest changes to the iPhone since 2014, incorporating a glass-like redesign to the phone’s apps and operating system that will be replicated across all Apple devices that have a screen, the company announced.

  • Apple stays silent on Siri, but opens its iPhones to new AI apps

    2 weeks ago | afr.com | John Davidson

    Jun 10, 2025 – 6.48am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Cupertino, California | Apple didn’t leave anyone hanging at its annual developers conference, wondering whether there would be news on Siri, the beleaguered voice assistant that’s become emblematic of the tech giant’s stumbles in bringing artificial intelligence to its devices.

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John Davidson
John Davidson @DLLabs
9 Aug 18

Now you can use your Galaxy Note's pen as a remote control for your selfie addiction. https://t.co/GNucqtk8Db https://t.co/d9p7q8K7Nw

John Davidson
John Davidson @DLLabs
17 Jul 18

Have the detectives here at the Digital Life Labs finally captured the MacBook Pro killer? We have a suspect in custody . . . https://t.co/J5JPkHyV05 https://t.co/yrkw1aujwj

John Davidson
John Davidson @DLLabs
25 Feb 18

Samsung's Galaxy S9 fixes what was broken in the S8. https://t.co/XMiwgjiU5d #Unpacked2018 #MWC18 https://t.co/OpgPFbFTuY