Tech Talk with Leith Forrest – Wednesday 28th October 2026 (FIVEaa Afternoons)
On the show: Teething problems for Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo – some owners are hearing an audible pop or crunch from the hinge within days (take it back to the Apple Store and they’ll replace it), and early reviewers say it runs warm, the under-display camera is underwhelming and the front screen is the size of a deck of cards. Siri is still frustrating, Apple Pencil support on the iPhone won’t arrive until a software update around Christmas, and the new iPad mini gets an OLED screen and water and dust resistance for the first time, from $1,099, alongside new processors in the MacBook Pro and iMac. Plus the under-16 social media ban and whether the big fines will ever be paid, sky-high AI valuations, and robots at the Olympics.
Your calls: Pamela’s new iPhone 18 Pro that keeps dropping CarPlay navigation in her MG (get the dealer to check the car’s software – the cable keeps the phone charged) and how to avoid $10-a-day roaming on seven weeks in Italy (add a travel eSIM alongside your own number and use WhatsApp), Robin on Windows 11 needing an email account to set up, and whether you need a $1,000 router for parental controls (just set time limits in your existing router – though kids can still hotspot from their phones), and Aaron stuck in a Facebook selfie verification loop (sort out two-factor authentication and try logging in through Chrome). Plus text questions on how long Windows 10 has left, keeping a Telstra landline on your modem, bulk-deleting years of old Gmail, and a Canon MP495 that won’t print on Windows 11 (remove the Canon software, reset the printer and start again).
Coming up: Richard is on FIVEaa this Sunday from 12 to 2.30pm before the AFLW, and hosting the Melbourne Cup luncheon at the Waterloo Station Hotel next Tuesday.