Two Blokes Talking Tech

We’ve just returned from London where we attended the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch event , we’ll go through all the latest announcements including the all-new Galaxy Z Fold 8 and its new smartwatches, we’ll also talk to Samsung Australia’s Nathan Rigger about the new range, we take a look at the D-Link 5G mobile hotspots, Reolink’s new Video Doorbell and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

Taking your GAC AION V for it's first drive home from the dealer and it's a 550km road trip! That's one way to learn about highway EV driving! Bryce has a Renault Megane E - brand loyalty much? But it's a cracker! And Anthony is back to express concerns about just how beneficial financially an EV really is - hes got a Deepal S07. Get in touch any time, text or whatsapp 0477 657 657

A shy electronics-store worker’s quiet life changes when his friends discover he has never had sex. Their outrageous attempts to help him find romance lead to awkward dates, unexpected confidence, and real connection. The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a sweet, raunchy comedy about friendship, self-acceptance, and finding love at your own pace.

Stephen and Trevor are in London as guests of Samsung for Unpacked where the new Z series foldable range is announced. Today, we look at the new Fold8 which is the all-new smaller form factor fold, as well as the renamed Fold now the Fold8 Ultra. The flip gets an honorable mention while Watches take a little bit of limelight on a bright screen. And Meta beware - Samsung is coming for you.

Lynette Owens from TrendLife (Formerly Trend Micro) joins Trev to talk about their latest research and what it shows about those darn scammers! Targeting us at key times in our lives, and also using AI way more than you might expect. Plus, WiFi from a new NBN connection, getting it right? And do you own your phone or does the phone manufacturer retain some rights? Interesting chat - get in touch please! Let's talk anything tech - just text me on 0477 657 657

There’s a new fitness brand in town that’s going to shake up the growing market, Samsung has unveiled new technology that will be part of their next generation of foldables, Apple has launched its Public Beta Program so you can try the latest software right now, we take a look at the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, the DJI portable power station and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

Vidu has two Teslas, and would by the new Model YL but there's a problem with the child seats. What to do? Meanwhile Colin bought a GWM Ora, didn't drive any other car and despite being a massive petrol head, he's loving it. And Brenton went with the Sealion 7! Be part of the show, send us an SMS or WhatsApp thanks ot Vodafone on 0477 657 657

A brilliant astronomer discovers a mysterious signal from deep space that may prove humanity is not alone. As the world debates faith, science, and what the message means, she is chosen for a journey beyond imagination. Contact is a moving, thought-provoking sci-fi drama about discovery, belief, and humanity’s search for meaning.

And Trev's testing Mowers

Anthony Albanese has announced an AI focus for his government - a new AI office, and rules for big tech coming to Australia for AI Telstra's had a week right? So how has it washed up and what next for Triple Zero. Qantas FINALLY gets WiFi on a big part of their International fleet, but there's still a big gap. And Apple's 2027 BETA program is out, get on it or not?

This week, an extended chat with absolute Telco GURU and legend of the industry Grahame Lynch who is the publisher of Communications Day, the daily bible of Telco news read across the industry. We talk about what happened at Telstra, but also what's next for Triple Zero - what needs to happen. Plus, you calls, thanks to Vodafone on 0477 657 657 - send us a Text! - this week questions on iPad vs Laptop, and WiFi for mum and dad. And some more fascinating feedback on that Pocket AI device.

Samsung names the date for its next Galaxy Unpacked event – what can we expect to see, investment scams on the rise from compromised social media accounts, Hoyts has launched ScreenX – a 270-degree panoramic experience, we take a look at the Rokid AI + AR glasses, we check out the Jackery portable power station and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

Chris finally got on board, with a BYD Sealion 7 - dealership woes turned great when he switched dealers and he's loving it. John is wondering about cab-chassis ute's going EV but meanwhile he's purchased a Tesla! And Brenton has a new EV3 - but doesn't want to charge at home. Stephen and Trevor drive the BYD Atto 1!

A former cop turned black-market dealer sells recorded memories in a chaotic near-future Los Angeles. When he uncovers a deadly conspiracy, he is pulled into a dangerous fight for the truth. Strange Days is a gritty, visionary cyberpunk thriller about obsession, corruption, and seeing through another person’s eyes. Watch it now with us, on Fetch TV on your Hisense TV!

Little Jack, Jo's home, and when a busy day turns crazy thanks to Telstra!

This week we reconnect with Margaret who has been writing songs for Nursing home residents about their own lives, well now we help her out with everything she needs to make it happen. Chris Mayer from Hisense joins us to talk TVs and some sense of what to look for. Regular Damian has a tip for anyone changing NBN providers, a word of caution. Be part of the show, thanks to Vodafone, text Trev on 0477 657 657

What a day, we're coming to you a day early after Telstra's epic network outage. The Two Blokes unpack it all after a day of woes for Telstra customers started at 4.30am. The NRL scores big on rights, but was more on the table, could it have been different? And Samsung makes its next event official.

The foldable smartphones wars are heating up with the even more companies entering the category including Honor and Motorola, the new high-tech shoes from Mizuno that can literally put a spring in your step, we take a look at the eero outdoor wireless 7 router, we check out the Seagate One Touch desktop external hard drive, we shed some light on the high quality torches from LEDLenser and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

We're taking you calls about Electric Cars this week, and Leny joins us to tell us about his wife's new car and what bugs him about it. Ryan's wife LOVES her MG - but sold it for a new one. Is she MG for life? And how Zeekr cost themselves a big sale and Polestar got the deal done with Jacob. We want to hear from you - sms or WhatsApp us on 0477 657 657 - if you're overseas that's +61477657657

With thanks to Amazon, we're at their Sydney Robotic Warehouse to look into Prime day! What is it, how big is it and what companies will you find with deals? Also, what's Amazon like for Aussie businesses using it for fulfilment - we've got you covered this Prime Day with shopping tips and tricks too!

Allied soldiers are trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk as enemy forces close in from every side. Across land, sea, and air, ordinary people risk everything to help bring them home. Dunkirk is a tense, immersive war thriller about survival, courage, and the desperate race against time. Join Trevor and Stephen as we unpack it thanks to Fetch and Hisense

Hughsey with Boris, Trev with Budgets - it's all happening

Trevor and Stephen unpack what Sender ID is and why ACMA has forced this on us and the telcos - and it's ALL GOOD! Telstra, Optus and Vodafone forced to update their coverage maps so we're all getting the same info from each - why is that not widely positive? Apple's prices go up up up, The blokes get Vacuuming, sortaAnd this weekend's special Episode on Amazon Prime

Setting up a brand new laptop - can you get Microsoft Office outright or only on subscription? Netgear Orbi reset and configuration question, and trying to setup a robot vacuum. What are REDCAP telco plans and can we get them in Australia? Looking for Noise Cancelling earbuds, at a budget. Phone repair gone wrong, how to deal with that. And a mystery caller has travel power questions. Be part of the show, thanks to Vodafone, get in touch by Text or WhatsApp on 0477 657 657

Welcome to Episode 700 and to celebrate we have $15,000 worth of prizes to give away including a 100-inch Hisense TV plus phones, robot vacuums and products from Netgear and Norton. This week Apple has hiked prices on iPads and Macs by as much as 30 per cent,  BlackVue has removes a dashcam feature that allowed you to view locations and live streams of other users, we take a look at the ASUS ZenBook Duo dual screen laptop, Nuance Audio Glasses can help people with mild to moderate hearing loss, the Mova DIVER A10 can clean your pool for you and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

Danny calls in with the story of his brand new Geely EX5 - happy as larry! After looking at a few, Welly and his wife chose the MGS5 as their first EV, while Pete loves the 2023 Tesla Y he got second hand. And Stephen has been driving the GWM TANK 500 - a beast of a PHEV! We'd love to hear from you about your EV journey - text us on 0477 657 657

A snobbish Wall Street broker and a streetwise hustler have their lives swapped as part of a cruel bet by two wealthy brothers. As the two men uncover the scheme, they team up to turn the tables on the people who manipulated them. Trading Places is a sharp, hilarious comedy about class, greed, and revenge served with perfect comic timing. Watch it with Fetch on your Hisense TV!

Just two blokes catching up

Meta has some new smart glasses without the high-end branding, but there's also a huge range of others coming to market - we look at a few and talk about them all. Tim Cook says prices are going up - but by how much? And When? And on what? Plus the latest from JBL is comfortable, great value and outstanding. And Grand Theft Auto VI - is it FINALLY REALLY HAPPENING??

Sean's looking for a big big TV - he's got eyes on a 100 inch Hisense so wonders if it's the right one for him. What happens if your Apple Account just disappears after your devices are stolen? Can you get your data back? Michael's struggling with a glitch in his iCloud account and Mark Fenson from HP joins to talk about the power of modern laptops and how and where AI processing is done!

Why your next iPhone will be more expensive – we hear from Apple CEO Tim Cook himself, Google has launched a new Home Speaker with Gemini onboard, Ring has launched a new intercom for apartment dwellers, we take a look at the Plaud Note Pro AI device, we check out new Oppo Watch X3 that works with both iPhone and Android and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

This week we hear again from Paul who raises a valid point about EV servicing costs and the considerations you need to make! Michael has a brand new GWM Ora5 which is as new as they come, but what colour did he get? We catch up with Shawn Ticehurst - Head of IAG Automotive Research Centre to talk about the rush in EV sales over recent months. We'd love to hear from you, text us, thanks to Vodafone on 0477 657 657

Harrison Ford is a prosecutor who's office is sent into turmoil with the murder of a colleague. Finding the killer is the story of more twists and turns than you might likely expect. Watch it on Fetch on your Hisense TV then listen along as Trevor and Stephen unpack the cast, the making of and the story of Presumed Innocent

Go the socceroos!! But seriously, Congrats Grandpa Steve!

Trev's been playing with the Siri AI early test in the iOS27 Developer Beta, so how's it going? A social Media Ban in the UK and Canada? I think you know our thoughts. Prime Day dates announced and our review backlog!

Simple phone options for the elderly discussed with Craig who's struggling with the right devices for mum and dad. We hear back from Peter about his issue with a Hisense TV. Carol Bennet from ACCAN joins us to discuss the telco industry and the need for regulatory change as well as future thinking by the government. And Max Dupont from Samsung talks Micro RGB and the big big demand for TV in Australia

Bupa has offered a new smartphone insurance policy that covers device damage and protection from scam and identity theft, we go over the announcements from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference including the many features that didn’t make the keynote, we take a look at the Xiaomi 17T smartphone, Insta360 releases an 8K gimbal camera and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

This week we take your calls, so get in touch if you've got a question about EVs or want to talk about something you're curious about in the world of Electric Cars. One man owned two Tesla Model 3's then went back to petrol - but you won't beleive what he owns now, let alone how old it is! Choosing a car can be hard, how important is the possible resale value of a car and does that sway your choice? Owning a BYD with a faulty wireless phone charger, how long would you expect that part to take to be fitted? This caller's experience will worry you. And needing a six or seven seater, really narrows the choice of cars - and this dad deserves the best!

Wayne's World is the 1992 comedy classic that somehow made the leap from Saturday Night Live sketch to genuinely great cinema — and it absolutely holds up. Mike Myers and Dana Carvey are Wayne and Garth, two heavy metal-loving slackers running a public access TV show from a basement in Aurora, Illinois. When a slick TV executive tries to buy their show and sell it out, the boys go to war to keep it real. It's quotable, it's anarchic, it's self-aware before that was cool — and it launched a thousand "Party on, Wayne" impressions that have never really stopped. If you somehow missed this one, or haven't seen it since the 90s, it deserves a proper revisit. Watch Wayne's World on Fetch — and give it the treatment it deserves on a big screen Hisense TV.

We've just returned from London, where we attended Amazon's Delivering the Future event - we will talk about the new robotics, Amazon Leo satellite internet, new electric delivery vehicles and Alexa+  is coming to Australia this year. And we take a look at the new Oura Ring 5, Apple’s App Store racks up $2 trillion dollars in transactions in 2025, Telstra’s Satellite to Mobile messaging began a year ago and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

It's Dub Dub day, Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference has kicked off with the announcement keynote showcasing what's new. But this one was different. Stephen and Trevor unpack why and what is behind it. New Parental controls, better performance from the OS and - AI. Siri AI to be precise. Delivering what is well overdue.

Polestar Australia Managing Director Scott Maynard joins the two blokes to talk about the brand's position in Australia. How reputation matters, a look at customer service and after sales service and the future roadmap including the epic Polestar 5 and is the Polestar 4 getting a Wagon variant? Plus we talk Vehicle to Grid with a BYD owner keen to take advantage. Also, A better route planner - making it even better. AND the all-electric Ferrari - hit or miss? Be part of the show, whatever your question, send us a text thanks to Vodafone on 0477 657 657

Dead Calm is a 1989 Australian psychological thriller directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Billy Zane. A couple sailing the Pacific to recover from personal tragedy encounter a stranger adrift on a sinking vessel — and what follows is one of the most tense, claustrophobic cat-and-mouse thrillers ever made. Shot almost entirely at sea, it launched Nicole Kidman to international attention and proves you don't need a big budget to deliver genuine, white-knuckle suspense. Watch Dead Calm on Fetch — and for the best experience, get it up on a big screen Hisense TV.

Trevor and Stephen are in London as guests of Amazon for their "Delivering the Future" event. We hear about the expansion of Alexa+ access - is Australia next? Satellite Internet, why and what it is for Amazon and how it will shake up the Aussie online space And shopping online, the new tags to help you avoid problematic products. Plus, Laser drops prices on portable monitors, Belkin goes Toy Story crazy, LEGO pairs up with POKEMON and Kmart's smart AI Assistant

Margaret volunteers her time at an aged care home, writing songs for the residents - and she makes them real using AI! She's made a song for Trev too! Smart Speakers as an intercom - can it be done? On Battery power? Is it worth replacing your laptop battery? Interesting conundrum - and Bone conducting speakers, why? Text your tech questions to 0477 657 657

Kmart has embraced AI to transform the shopping experience, what you need to bring older Macs and PCs up to speed, Dreame has announced the world biggest sport star as its new global ambassador, we take a look at the Honor Magic 8 Pro flagship smartphone, Sennheiser unveils its new Momentum 5 wireless headphones, Xiaomi releases its 17T smartphone series and we’ll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk.

Dean shares his thoughts on his Leapmotor B10 - and you'll be amazed how quickly this decision to buy was made! BYD Tuggerah - dealer of the year? We reckon. Simon on YouTube poses as great question about who should roll out and pay for the charging network, while Jeremy has a fully electric ute! And Oliver has questions about liability when it comes to charging cables!

Russell Crowe and Al Pacino are oustanding in this one, the story of a 60 Minutes report into the tobacco industry. The Man Who Knew Too Much? That's Crowe - he has a conscious and wants to expose the industry, Pacino - the 60 producer has the yarn and is a man of his word. Fire up your Fetch on your Hisense TV and enjoy a Hidden Gem.

Reflecting on the news of the week

Sony joins the RGB TV game with their "True RGB" - and they back themselves with a demo to us right up against their competitors. HP has new laptops, with power and performance demonstrating just how well Intel's new chip does graphics, and the importance or otherwise of the NPU? eBay drops seller fees - is it too little too late in the fight against Facebook? And Apple Sports lands for Aussies, but lacks Aussie sports.