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Nokia files complaint with ITC seeking US import ban on the HTC One
HTC just doesn’t seem to be able to catch a break right now, they’ve suffered one of their worst financial quarters to date and a steady stream of top executives have left the company recently, now Nokia have filed a patent infringement claim with the International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking to ban imports of the [...]
HTC One with stock Android reported to be announced next week
The rumour of a ‘Google Edition’ HTC One has been doing the rounds since the announcement of the Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 at this Google IO, the existence of which was debunked immediately by HTC. In the last couple of days however, the rumours have been gaining momentum and there’s certainly been more and [...]
Refreshed Nexus 7 apparently already shipping, available next month
Without doubt one of the biggest success stories for Android in the tablet arena over the past 2 years has been the Nexus 7. With sales approaching 4.6 Million units shipped worldwide, since its release in June last year, the tablet has gained mainstream success where other manufacturers have seemingly failed. Leading into Google I/O [...]
A history of HTC – innovation through the smartphone era
HTC have put together a video history of their involvement in the smartphone industry, from their beginnings as an OEM manufacturer for companies such as O2 and Compaq building devices such as the Ipaq through to the introduction of their own branded devices. The video shows they have been at the forefront of new technologies [...]
Google Developers site sets up a Glass image download page
There’s only a very limited number of users who have seen and touched, even fewer who are lucky enough to own Google Glass right now. For those prepared to throw caution to the wind and void their warranty, the Google Developers site now includes a page exclusively for Google Glass which includes links to the [...]
Android 4.3 spotted running on a Nexus 4 at a trade show in Thailand
The next iteration of Android has pretty much been confirmed by a sighting of a Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 (JWR45B) by XDA user Chaleen at Thailand Mobile expo 2013. The familiar Android Jelly Bean Easter Egg screen ‘confirms’ that Android 4.3 will indeed be an iteration of Jelly Bean rather than a full blown [...]
Reckon One – Cloud based modular Accounting for the Web, Android and iOS
When talking accounting software in Australia and New Zealand, one of the most recognisable names is Quickbooks or Quicken. The company behind this software, Reckon has been developing their accounting software products for the last 25 years. Reckon is currently rolling out their new modular accounting software package called Reckon One through a travelling trade [...]
HTC sales looking up as 5 million HTC Ones are sold
With a pretty dismal year to date financially, things may be looking up for HTC according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. An unnamed HTC executive has advised them that sales figures for its flagship device the HTC One are ‘Around five million’ since it went on-sale around the world last month. The [...]
Chrome Beta adds full screen browsing for tablets
Yesterday we told you about the update to Chrome for Android (the stable build) and how this brought full screen browsing to phones. Well, with the stable build of chrome being promoted to version 27, it comes as no surprise that the beta version has now been updated to version 28. The biggest changes in [...]
HTC: Australian HTC One lacks SD card slot because of our radio frequencies
Yep, that’s the official party line. Apparently, some Asian variants of HTC’s flagship device — the HTC One — do have SD card slots, and when questioned about this, HTC’s Senior Global Online Communications Manager Jeff Gordon told Techradar that Chinese radio bands are smaller, which meant that they had additional space inside to fit [...]
Unlocked Google Glass units can now run ClockworkMod Recovery
ClockworkMod is a staple in the Android world. If you’ve ever rooted your device, chances are you’ve come across it at some point, and almost every Android device imaginable supports it. And now, so does Glass. Google Glass was unlocked a while ago, and developers have been doing cool stuff with it ever since, but [...]
LG announce waterproof Optimus GJ
First it was IR Blasters but now it seems that ruggedising your phone is the next battlefield. LG have annonced the LG Optimus GJ, what seems to be a ruggedised version of the LG Optimus G which we reviewed favourably earlier this year.   The Optimus GJ, which is slightly larger and thicker than its [...]
Google Play Magazines updated with a new UI
Quite a few of the ‘Best of Google’ apps have seen some pretty nice updates over the last few days bringing the new user interface that Google are promoting which includes the new Navigation drawer. Today Google Play Magazines joined the club and I for one like the new look. The new user interface only [...]