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Dell ceases production of the Streak 5, will be remembered
The Dell Streak may have been the first 5-inch phone-tablet-type-of-thing to launch here in Australia on Optus, but now its time has come and gone with Dell announcing today in the US of A that it will no longer be produced and sold to the masses. The removal of the Dell Streak 5 from Dell’s [...]
Apple blocks Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in Australia, Samsung gets shown who’s boss
Update: Galaxy Tab 10.1 will come to Australia, read Samsung’s statement here. Guess who got shown up in the Federal Court today? Samsung, of course. Apple filed an injunction against Samsung stopping them from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 here in Australia, which means both Vodafone and Optus aren’t legally allowed to sell them until [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 launches here in Australia on August 11th
There has been a bit leading up to this moment, first we heard rumours the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was coming to Vodafone, then Vodafone confirmed it; then we heard Optus would stock it and they confirmed it; now Good Gear Guide have given us a launch date: August 11th. At this stage it’s only a [...]
Telstra now has more Android devices to choose from online, Vodafone now has the least
The Android rush has well and truly started and now we’re starting to see carriers bring on more and more Android devices as the specs become more powerful and unbelievable at the high-end and more affordable at the low-end. After all the announcements and launches that happened today, it lead me to go check out [...]
Optus Business confirms Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, asks you to register interest
We told you the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was coming to Optus, and now Optus Business have confirmed our news by putting up a ‘Register Your Interest’ page for it. If we’ve learnt anything from past experiences with Optus Business announcing devices before they launch, it’s that the device will usually be available in 1 [...]
Plan Comparison: Galaxy S II on Vodafone, Optus, Telstra, Crazy John’s and Virgin
Now that all of the major and minor carriers have announced their pricing for the Galaxy S II superphone, we thought we’d do what you guys seem to enjoy – or at least enjoy arguing over – and that’s to do a brief comparison of what each carrier will offer you at a certain price. [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 expected to launch on Optus in Q3, could bundle with the Galaxy S II
Today we’ve heard from two sources that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be launching on Optus, with the second source even giving us this picture of the Optus Apps on the 10.1. Both of the sources gave us the same approximate release date of September, though Optus are expected to be all stocked up [...]
HTC’s 10-inch “Puccini” tablet hits the FCC — Supports 850MHz 3G, 700MHz & 1800MHz 4G
HTC’s elusive 10-inch Honeycomb tablet has recently passed through the FCC over in the states and has shown off a few of its radio frequencies as well as the blueprint above. The 10-inch tablet — that will no doubt run the shocking looking Sense UI for tablets we wrote about a few months back — [...]
Australia isn’t really behind the rest of the world when it comes to Android device launches
Australia has always been behind when it comes to tech launches and we’ve pretty much learnt to just deal with it. But if you look back at some of the Android devices launches in the previous 12 months, we’ve actually been pretty much on the same timeline as the UK and the USA. Back in [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro hits the FCC sporting 900/2100MHz 3G
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro has just made its way through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US sporting UMTS bands 1 and 8, or 2100MHz and 900MHz. Although what passes through the FCC in the US has little/no meaning to what comes into Australia, it’s interesting to see what versions of the [...]
Rumour: Optus will stock the Galaxy Tab 10.1 soon, XOOM is on its way out the door
I’ve returned from the Rumour Mill with a bag of salt and this news. The first part of the rumour is that Optus will stock the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the near future. Our source said this has been confirmed inside of Optus, but we’re lacking details to call it confirmed ourselves. There’s nothing stopping [...]
GSM variant of the HTC EVO 3D announced in the UK, lends credibility to Australian launch rumours
A few days ago we reported on a rumour from a very trusted source that the HTC EVO 3D was making the rounds at Telstra. Before then we didn’t really have any official word on a GSM version of this exclusively CDMA device, well that has all changed. Today HTC officially announced the EVO 3D [...]
HTC Incredible S — Review
I was excited to review the HTC Incredible S, not just because this is my first ‘official’ review, but because it’s been a long time since I’ve had an HTC phone and I was curious to see how they had changed. The HTC Incredible S is not a flagship phone and doesn’t have the specs [...]