Articles by Nico Arboleda, Staff Writer

With a career spanning more than a decade as a writer and journalist, Nico’s main remit as part of the Australian TechRadar team is covering mobile phones. Prior to TechRadar, he worked at business titles CRN Australia (now techpartner.news) and Mumbrella, and was named Best New Journalist at the 2018 IT Journalism Awards. He also spent some time as a content writer and copywriter. Nico considers himself a tech enthusiast, building his first PC as a teenager and immersing himself in the height of the tech blogosphere of the late 2000s to the 2010s. Nico has a deep interest in fitness tech, having used smartwatches and other niche gear to track and enhance his hobbies like road cycling and bushwalking. Apart from tech, Nico considers himself a politics and basketball nerd, and also loves to watch relatively obscure movies and TV shows.

Articles by: Nico Arboleda

Boxing Day 2025 is over but these 30 Lego deals are still available – grab Star Wars, Marvel, Icons and other sets before they're back to full price

By Nico Arboleda last updated 27 December 25

From starter sets to thousand-piece behemoths, save up to AU$150 on Lego from Amazon, Myer and more.

Assortment of tech products on a yellow background. Text beside it reads 'JB Hi-Fi Boxing Day sales'

JB Hi-Fi’s Boxing Day sale is live – these are the 30+ best deals to grab before 2025 ends

By Nico Arboleda last updated 26 December 25

Score discounts of up to AU$1,504 on TVs, phones, vacuums ahead of the last major sale event of the year.

Kogan's 2025 Boxing Day sale has up to 70% off top tech – prices from just AU$80

By Nico Arboleda last updated 25 December 25

Score savings of up to AU$670 on TVs, vacuums, flagship phones and so much more during Kogan’s Boxing Day 2025 sale.

The newly released Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ is already 44% off ahead of Boxing Day

By Nico Arboleda published 22 December 25

The Galaxy Tab A11+, which improves upon the popular Tab A9+ with a better chip and 128GB of base storage, can be yours for just AU$297.

Best video doorbells in Australia: smart doorbells from Ring, EZVIZ and others tested

By Nico Arboleda last updated 17 December 25

Updated TechRadar's team of experts has tested the best video doorbells across a wide range of categories.

Instant Pot Duo, Breville Fast Slow Pro and Ninja Foodi SmartLid multi cookers

Best multi-cookers in Australia: pressure cookers and instant pots reviewed

By Nico Arboleda last updated 10 December 25

Updated There’s a perfect multi-cooker out there for your kitchen, be it from Instant Pot, Breville, Ninja or another big player.

JB Hi-Fi Black Friday 2025 deals have ended – but there are 23 offers still available at great prices

By Nico Arboleda last updated 1 December 25

JB Hi-Fi’s Black Friday Blitz event has just come and gone, but you can still score huge savings of up to AU$1,504 on phones, TVs, kitchen appliances and more.

These 6 Cyber Monday Garmin deals are the perfect way to get an early start on your New Year's fitness resolutions – save up to AU$631

By Nico Arboleda published 1 December 25

JB Hi-Fi, Amazon, The Good Guys and more are offering Cyber Monday discounts from the affordable Vivoactive to the feature-packed flagship Fenix 8.

Black Friday Nothing deals include a very enticing AU$510 off the brand's flagship Phone (3) handset – prices from just AU$999

By Nico Arboleda last updated 29 November 25

You can score the fledgling upstart’s first ‘proper’ flagship phone starting from AU$999

I've found 8 must-have Black Friday boardgame deals – perfect for testing your wits (and relationships) this coming holiday season

By Nico Arboleda published 27 November 25

From the classics like Monopoly and Catan to those inspired by video games and TV shows – these board games are crowdpleasers with prices starting at just AU$11.99.

TechRadar picks: these are the Black Friday Lego deals we want for ourselves – and they're all discounted

By Nico Arboleda published 26 November 25

Lego sets are great Christmas gifts, but if you’re stumped for ideas, take inspiration from what the Australian TechRadar team is eyeing this Black Friday.

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These 5 Black Friday robot vacuum deals prove you don't need to spend top dollar for automated cleaning

By Nico Arboleda published 19 November 25

Amazon’s Black Friday sale has seen some premium robot vacuum cleaners drop to their lowest prices yet, including top models from Ecovacs, Roborock and Dreame.

Ninja Double Stack Air Fryer lowest price

The Ninja DoubleStack XXXL air fryer for just AU$259 is too delicious a Black Friday deal to ignore

By Nico Arboleda published 17 November 25

The Ninja Double Stack XXXL, which we gave five stars in our review and is also our most recommended air fryer for most people, is down to AU$259 ahead of Black Friday, or 57% off.

Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless 80th Anniversary Edition

Need a new pair of ANC headphones? Subscribe to the TechRadar Australia newsletter for your chance to win a set of limited-edition Sennheisers!

By Nico Arboleda, TechRadar Australia published 14 November 25

The 80th Anniversary Edition of one of our top-rated ANC headphones, the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless, is up for grabs and we’re picking one lucky subscriber to take it home.

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Why wait for Black Friday? I’ve found 3 phone deals from Apple, Samsung and Google with up to 30% off

By Nico Arboleda published 12 November 25

We’re still a couple of weeks away from Black Friday, but you can already score the Samsung Galaxy S25, the iPhone 16e and the Google Pixel 9a all for under AU$1,000 each.

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