May 15, 2013
Norton Mobile Security promises a lot on the packet; so many features that it concerned me how it could achieve this without impacting system performance and battery life. The Lite version of Norton Mobile Security is free and packs a decent set of features. The Pro version will set you back a $29.99 annual subscription [...]
December 12, 2012
When Samsung launched the Note II 4G in Australia on 14 November many people were disappointed that Telstra delayed their launch until ‘early 2013′. Perhaps in response to the negative feedback they received on their blog, Telstra today announced that they were able to ‘accelerate development’ and the Note II 4G will be available from [...]
November 21, 2012
Sony Mobile today announced the release of the Xperia TX – the official smartphone of the James Bond movie Skyfall – from 28 November. The Xperia TX will be available on Vodafone’s $50 plan and outright from Sony Centres for $629. The Xperia TX is a quad-band HSPA phone (no LTE) with a 4.6″ 720p [...]
November 5, 2012
The Sony Xperia Go is the active, tough and “rugged” member of the Xperia family. It features similar styling and features to Sony’s other Xperia devices, but has the added benefit of being dust- and water-resistant. For people who require such a device, there are limited choices in the market short of encasing your phone [...]
October 29, 2012
Exif data from two photos found earlier today list the camera used as the Nexus 3, re-igniting rumours of multiple Nexus devices from multiple manufacturers. Exif data can be faked quite easily, but these photos are from the Google Plus account of one John Mueller, the ‘Webmaster Trends Analyst‘ at Google Switzerland which lends them [...]
October 25, 2012
We’re all very excited about the impending Nexus 4 announcement, but it would appear not as excited as Carphone Warehouse who decided to put up their pre-order page early! The pre-order page states the Nexus 4 will ship with: Android 4.2 4.7″, 1280×768 LCD screen 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor 8 megapixel camera Just 8GB of [...]
September 7, 2012
The rumour mill has been in full flight over the last month with Amazon expected to announce a Kindle phone at last night’s announcement. However it was not to be, instead Amazon announced a number of new additions to the Fire range bringing in the HD 7 and HD 8.9, with the HD 8.9 coming [...]
September 1, 2012
If you’re a frequent visitor to Australia’s most popular internet and technology discussion forum Whirlpool then you would know the mobile interface can be unreliable at times. Aussie developer and Whirlpool enthusiast Greg Smith has created a free app ‘Whirldroid‘ which makes viewing the Whirlpool forums on your Android phone or tablet a breeze. The [...]
August 30, 2012
Sony Australia today announced the Xperia Tablet S and Xperia Go at their online Sony Sessions webcast. We really liked the original Tablet S when we reviewed it back in February this year, so it’s good to see that they’ve improved on a winning formula. The new tablet has been bestowed with the Xperia brand, [...]
July 4, 2012
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a beautiful tablet, we reviewed it earlier this year and fell in love with it. At the time one of the only negatives was Honeycomb 3.2 holding back the full potential of the hardware. Well last night Samsung released Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich for lucky owners in Austria, but [...]
June 13, 2012
Courtesy of our good friend Secret Squirrel we can confirm that the Sony Xperia P will be coming to Telstra at the end of June, the 26th of June to be exact. The Xperia P is the baby brother of the Xperia S with a 4″ QHD (960×540) screen, 8MP camera and 1GHz dual core [...]
May 4, 2012
After months of rumours, leaks, speculation and excitement our patience was finally rewarded with the Galaxy S III official announcement today in London. Whether you were underwhelmed or counting down the days to the official release, you’re sure to be interested in this: To celebrate this highly anticipated announcement, our friends at MobiCity are giving [...]
March 27, 2012
Sony Mobile today confirmed where, when and how the Xperia S will be available in Australia. Optus will have the Xperia S available in Black from ‘early April’, we believe it will be $0 on the $49 cap. Vodafone will have the Xperia S available in White from 11 April, also believed to be $0 [...]
