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I’m a sucker for a vacuum with automated power adjustment – but it won’t actually clean your floors better
It used to be that vacuum cleaners had one suction setting, plus perhaps a Boost mode that you activated manually when you needed to clear really tricky, ingrained dirt. Nowadays, it’s increasingly common to see an ‘auto’ mode, where the vacuum itself decides exactly how much suction is required for…
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I’m a trained barista, and these are my top 12 Christmas gifts for coffee lovers
Coffee isn’t just a drink, it’s a hobby, and there’s virtually no limit to the number of tools and accessories available to help brew the perfect cup. Chosen carefully, the right ones can make a perfect gift, so I’ve put together this list of 12 that I’d be delighted to…
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Dreame’s new mop-swapping robot vacuum is the most innovative and ambitious robovac I’ve ever tested
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Dreame Matrix10 Ultra: two-minute review The Dreame Matrix10 Ultra is probably the most advanced hybrid robot floor cleaner that…
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I’ve found 6 Christmas gift ideas you can still snag at Black Friday prices – if you’re quick
For the last month, my job – along with the entire Aussie TechRadar team – has been to find, track, and highlight the best Black Friday deals to help make your bargain hunting easier. Yet, despite spending hours finding the most impressive discounts for our audience, I somehow forgot to…
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Stop the presses: Dyson discounts the Gen5Outsize after Black Friday by 52% – now just AU$799
Black Friday is over, but apparently the good folks over at Dyson haven’t heard. In fact, its Cyber Week sale – ending in two days – is providing one of our favourite deals of the month with up to 52% off two of its most impressive cordless vacuums. The two…
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When do Black Friday sales end in Australia? The day itself might have been and gone, but the deals are far from finished – here’s when the 2025 discounting wraps up
While its name might suggest a 24-hour period of insane discounts, the days of trampling stampedes of shoppers looking to take advantage of Black Friday sales are firmly in the past. In reality, the Black Friday sales in 2025 often run for weeks. Trust us on this – the deals…
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