Brand new properties stunned us with their fresh ideas, sequels were refined (or redefined), and more than one old series was brought back to relevance in 2017.

As NBN drops wholesale prices, real-world speed monitoring by Australian consumer watchdogs the ACCC and Choice magazine should ensure retailers don't drip feed us bandwidth and pocket the savings.

Apple customers seem to be opting for cheaper models of the iPhone, analyst research shows, suggesting that the company failed to cram enough new technologies into the iPhone X to justify the $1,579 price tag.

Advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with as many planets as Earth's solar system.

Cutting wholesale prices means it's still up to telcos to decide whether they'll offer cheaper plans.