Taking your calls on technology questions or issues, Your Tech Life episode 354 covers questions about ABC & HD TV, Samsung Phones, iPad purchasing decisions and website hosting - plus all the latest news including the Nintendo sales meltdown, Optus' wireless broadband product, the Under Armour HealthBox, Code-a-pillar from Fisher-Price, iPHone photography tips and the Galaxy Zega virtual tank wars!

This week I'll take your calls on Broadband, NBN and Card Skimming plus look at Netflix's move to downloads while 250 Aussie Radio stations move to streaming together in one app.  The ACCC rules against the banks in their fight with Apple, Battery Saving tips from Trev, the JIMU robot for kids and kids at heart, Federal Government funding new mobile towers, Gumtree's christmas GIveaway - Facebook's new games and House of Marley's Big Bag of Riddim!

The Cab's reckon they've upped their game with the new 13CABS app - I've tested it and will tell you how it goes, Audi selling Tablets?  $1800 each?  I'll explain - don't worry.  Plantronics have new colours for their Backbeat FIT headphones, Google's VR is amazing - like, seriously awesome, Gumtree wants us buying second hand this christmas, I review a $599 drone that can follow you, talk Wall mounting TVs and two great interviews from my radio show where we learn about Aussie Startups offering card postage services and a device to get kids active and still play online in games!

The EFTM Best Awards have been decided for 2016, I'll run you through them all focussing on the tech awards of course!  Lots of surprises in there too! Plus I'll tell you all about the Nintendo Entertainment System, the LG V20 smartphone - Apple Pay's expansion to loads more banks but probably not yours and F1 2016 is now available on iOS!

Loads of continual talk about Hillary Clinton's private email server, but what is it - why was it created and why is that a problem.  Plus why hacking is easy if you find the right target.  I also discuss Drone delays and the Mavic v GoPro and just what's happening with Microsoft and Apple - its this the battle on again?  And I talk to the founder of the Ring Video Doorbell.

This week talking Census after ABS & IBM big wigs fronted up to Senate Estimates - what did we learn?  I've reviewed the Video Doorbell from Ring, discuss my views on the Lenovo YogaBook, wondering about Google Pixel advertising in your area, the number of connected devices you have at home and I'll bring you interviews with Kodak, Facebook and Uber! Huge show

It's a busy time for mobile again with the new Sony Xperia XZ hitting Australia at $999, the Google Pixel launching up against Apple and Samsung, but worryingly for Samsung the Note 7 is dead, replacement devices have been catching fire causing them to be stopped from sale and returned - no formal recall, but as good as from Samsung's perspective.  Trev's thoughts on Fox Sports innovative app, the washable keyboard, FIFA 17 and Garmin's new activity tracker for kids.

Facebook goes all in on the buy-swap-sell with the launch of Facebook Marketplace on mobile, what's it mean for eBay and Gumtree? Foxtel has killed Presto and announced a relaunch of Foxtel Play at new lower prices, Drone crashes can happen to the pros too, Laser's all in one audio player for all your tapes and records, Experience Dementia via VR to help carers and families cope and understand, and Shedd - too late to market?

DJI has announced a new drone that goes head to head with GoPros recently announced Karma so what's good and what's different? Who wins that battle?  I talk to GoPro about their new cameras and drone.  Dyson has air purifying fans with app control, I speak to one of their Engineers about that. Plus electric bikes - what are they good for?  Well I had an interesting experience riding one, loved it!  Spotify goes Daily with personal playlists, a one-off Lamborghini on show in Sydney much much more

I was lucky enough to sit in a self-driving car as it rode the streets of detroit - daunting, but awesome - so this week I discuss what that means for the future of cars, transport and mobility.  Plus the iPhone 7 is out, what's it like first impressions count right?  GoPro finally announce their drone that is more than just a drone the Karma I'll discuss that, and we'll look at how much money is lying around in our homes as unused items ready to sell and revisit the Eccho Me app which is now called Echofied - all that and more this week!