Leigh Stark

The past year has been a rollercoaster for publishers navigating an increasingly crowded web. With competition rising and AI shaking up search results, staying on top of rankings is no small feat – especially in light of Google’s constant updates. This includes the helpful content update (HCU), which has left many sites struggling to recover from traffic drops and ranking tumbles. Having experienced this, I’ve learned there’s no one-size-fits-all fix.

Mobile operators have been getting more on-board with 5G lately, and the fairly recent player of Konec is hoping getting the price down brings people over. The high-speed connection that is 5G may well be in a lot of devices and found across Australia, but it’s also not always that cheap. In fact, with recent increases to mobile plans reportedly in line with Consumer Price Index changes, something that seems to happen at least once a year, paying for faster speeds can end up costing you more.

If you’re a regular reader, you might notice some changes to our design. We’re doing things, and you’re the reason why. We’ve written about technology for a while, and Pickr turned seven this year. It’s been that long since this journalist left GadgetGuy and started playing more on his own, building his own presence with a detailed and transparent news, reviews, and tech analysis website. Already in that time, we’ve been through a few design iterations, and now, we’re doing another.