About Leigh :) Stark, Founder & Editor

The founder and editor of Pickr, Leigh is responsible for most of what goes on the site. An experienced reviewer and journalist since 2007, his work aims to be detailed and to always go above and beyond for the story. His latest articles and reviews are below.

Apple Music celebrates 10 years with spatial studios

July 1, 2025

With ten years of streaming music under its belt, Apple is looking to the next decade with improvements in audio in mind and a new studio to record from.

3 min read

Goodbye Blue Screen of Death, hello Black Screen of the same

July 1, 2025

Black is the new blue as Windows makes a big change. The "BSoD" error will retain the "B", but it now means something different.

2 min read

Dell 16 Plus reviewed: boring but all business

June 30, 2025

A fairly ordinary look to the Dell 16 Plus sets the scene for what is an otherwise boring business laptop. Is it worth owning?

8 min read

Scammers turn to fake job emails and fake Facebook, what to do

June 27, 2025

If you get an email from a big company saying you're a match for a job, and then asks you to log in using Facebook, you're staring down the barrel of a scam.

5 min read

Shokz improves its OpenFit, adds earring style Dots

June 26, 2025

Open audio pioneers Shokz has a couple of new pairs to keep the audio going, and to still let you hear the outside world easily.

3 min read

News
Tablets

Logitech’s Flip Folio brings a detachable keyboard to the iPad

June 25, 2025

The iPad can be a great content creation device, but its native keyboard isn't cheap. Logitech's latest folio fixes that, and could even work with your phone.

2 min read

Banning YouTube for ages isn’t the solution, working with parents is

June 25, 2025

The eSafety Commissioner wants YouTube included as part of the social media age ban. There's logic to it, but it also has the potential to do harm.

7 min read

Epson improves continuous EcoTank printers with more paper support

June 24, 2025

Continuous ink printers have been great for saving money on ink, but less great for heavier photo papers. That changes with a few new models.

3 min read

Samsung readies a few foldables for July

June 24, 2025

New phones are only a few days away, as Samsung hints at what we can expect from a mid-year foldable phone launch with Unpacked 2025.

2 min read

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Science

Australian research could help regenerate cells, organs

June 23, 2025

An idea hailing from Queensland could be the key to regrowing, repairing, and even replacing human tissue and organs, thanks to tiny gels called a microfluidic.

2 min read

Who is Leigh :) Stark?

Editor of Pickr and Host of The Wrap, Leigh Stark at CES 2020 in Las Vegas

One of Australia’s award-winning technology journalists working out of Sydney, Leigh Stark has been writing about technology for over 15 years, covering phones, computers, cameras, headphones, speakers, and more.

Stylising his middle initial with an emoticon, he aims to present tech in a way that makes it easy for everyone.

While he founded Pickr in 2016, Stark’s work has been seen in other publications including the Australian Financial Review, Popular Science, GadgetGuy, and many more.

Since then, he’s won an IT Journalism Award for his work on Pickr, as well as several commendations and nominations, and was one of the main finalists for technology podcasters at the Australian Podcast Awards.

Meanwhile, listen out for his voice on radio via ABC Brisbane, ABC Canberra, 3AW, and 6PR with his face also seen on TV’s Nine. For more on this, check out Leigh Stark’s most recent media appearances.