June 18, 2013
Earlier this year, we learned that HTC was looking to bring back their Desire brand with two new handsets. The HTC Desire 200 was first spotted in May, being certified by the Taiwan National Communications Commission(NCC), and it’s resurfaced again, this time with video footage. HTCs plans for the resurrection of the Desire brand seems [...]
June 6, 2013
Releasing a stock Android-powered version of your flagship device appears to be the hot new thing these days. Samsung started it with their Galaxy S4 Google Edition, and HTC followed suit a few weeks later with the ‘HTC One with Nexus User Experience’. Now it appears Sony might be getting in on the action too. [...]
June 6, 2013
During all the hype of Computex 2013 this week, Toshiba announced that they are scrapping their current tablet lineup the Toshiba ‘Thrive’ series and replacing it with a new range of tablets under the ‘Excite’ branding. The 3 new tablets feature the same plastic design, 10-inch form factor and SD card slot and will all [...]
June 4, 2013
LG Australia, yesterday officially introduced the next generation of their Optimus L series of phones. The Optimus L Series II consists of 5 devices with 3 models available in Australia initially, the L3II, the L5II and the L7II – the L7II will eventually be available in dual SIM. The original Optimus L Series proved quite [...]
June 3, 2013
LG today announced the Optimus F5, a mid-range LTE-enabled smartphone, is now available on the Optus 4G network. The F5 is running Android 4.1.2 and features a 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, a Dual Core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 2 cameras (5MP rear, 1.3MP front),1GB RAM, 8GB on-board storage and micro SD card slot [...]
June 1, 2013
Acer have announced they will be releasing an all-in-one (AIO) desktop PC running Android. The Acer DA220HQL will come with a 21.5-inch multi-touch 1,920×1,080 display, 1GB DDR3 memory, 8GB internal storage and a Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core ARM Coretex-A9 processor. The device also features a front-facing camera, built-in speakers, Wi-Fi, a card reader, and [...]
June 1, 2013
Another photo of LG‘s upcoming flagship device, the Optimus G2, has emerged. The photo, which leaked yesterday, seems to confirm the shape and name of the device, which was last seen in another leaked photo a few weeks ago. The image shows the recovery mode of the device, which is giving the user the option [...]
May 31, 2013
After months of speculation, Motorola have finally confirmed that they are working on a new flagship phone, and it is indeed called the Moto X. Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside made the announcement at the All Things Digital conference held in California this week, confirming that the phone is being developed and will be available in [...]
March 27, 2013
When Samsung launched the Galaxy S 4 a few weeks ago, they announced a number of accessories alongside the device. Samsung talked up a few things such as the flip cover and the S Band, but gave little information about pricing or availability. SmaMobile and SamsungMania have published leaked details for all Galaxy S 4 accessories. [...]
March 15, 2013
There were a huge number of different features announced at Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy S 4 today, some of which we’d heard of before and some of which were brand new. Here is some information on a few of the more major announcements: Camera Features Samsung announced a wide range of features which use [...]
March 1, 2013
Over the last few months, The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have been releasing their “Communications 2011-2012” series of research reports, looking at the many different ways we Australians use the Internet. The third and final report of the series was released recently, and looks at the take-up and use of smartphones and tablets [...]
February 19, 2013
Last year, Telstra teamed up with the AFL to develop AFL Live, an app that allowed you to watch live matches anywhere on your mobile device, as well as check scores, stats and the latest news. While it was a pretty handy app, there were two major issues. Firstly, the live matches were only available [...]
February 2, 2013
Huawei steps into the world of quad-core devices, but can it find mainstream success? You could be forgiven for not really knowing much about Chinese company Huawei (It’s pronounced ‘wah-way’, in case you were wondering). They are actually the largest telecommunications equipment maker in the world, but have been relatively low-key in the Australian market, [...]
