My adventures with Optus 4G continue. Six weeks since signing up for the service, it’s well known that I’m a convert. I had been thoroughly disappointed with our options for internet connectivity in our relatively new apartment. Finally there’s something good happening. In my last story, my only real gripe …
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Across the last 2 years, there’s been a lot of headlines around manufacturers “cheating” on benchmarks. By this, those who make those accusations claim that – by detecting a benchmarking app is running, and amping up to full performance – manufacturers are somehow gaming the system. However, unless a manufacturer …
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If you’re hanging out to hear what Samsung has to announce at their next Galaxy Unpacked event then you may want to head over to the Samsung Australia website where they’re asking those interested to sign up for updates. The pre-registration page for the Galaxy Unpacked event is live, with …
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When you buy a new phone, it’s likely you’re looking for a way to protect your (usually rather expensive) new device and a decent case is a good way to do it. If you’re not into the usual plain black cases then you may want to check out the Google …
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The upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event in February is one of the most hotly anticipated launch events of the year, and as usual Evan Blass has the goods sharing high-resolution of the Galaxy S10E, S10, and S10+ handsets. The phones are shown off in what appears to be clear either crystal …
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The launch of Google’s Digital Wellbeing on Android Pie has been a blessing for some users attempting to cut down on their phone usage. The limited availability of Digital Wellbeing has been a problem however, but Australian developer Chris Lacy has done something about it launching ActionDash to bring all …
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The recent leaks of details of the next LG smartphone, likely to be the G8 has been called into question with Ken Hong, the head of LG Electronics’ global corporate communications has taken to Twitter to say they’re not real. There are two leaks being called into question, the first …
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That Samsung is set to reveal a foldable phone next month is not so much a surprise anymore; the company showed off the technology at its recent developer conference and the time for an actual product announcement is fast approaching. It’s widely expected the Samsung foldable phone will be unveiled …
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It seems that Google just can’t escape the attention of regulators in Europe, with news emerging this morning that the company’s AdSense program is facing antitrust penalties from EU regulators. After being fined billions in the past years over Android and Search practices, it’s now Google’s publisher ads system AdSense …
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DxOMark has finally released its review of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro camera system, and though its a few months late (the phone launched back in October 2018), the review reached the same conclusion as Ausdroid did; this is the best* mobile camera system out there. We say best* because …
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It’s hard to beat some of the Disney movies for entertainment, and if you don’t have STAN then you may want to look at grabbing selected titles from Google Play Movies which has a large selection on-sale for just $9.99 each. The majority of the titles are normally priced at …
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It’s almost that time of year when students head back to school, and Vodafone has today launched a new $50 Red Plus Plan which may appeal to them, especially with a bonus discount on offer. The new Red Plus Plan offers Vodafone customers unlimited talk and text within Australia as …
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Smartphone announcements will be coming thick and fast at Mobile World Congress next month, but you can get an early look at the LG G8 which is expected to be announced at the show, with new 360-degree renders of the phone surfacing. The renders, likely based on CAD drawings supplied …
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Google’s Wear OS is seemingly very stagnant at the moment but Google of course are hard at work improving it for all users. Today they have begun rolling out an update to Wear OS bringing it up to version 2.3. Several Wear OS smartwatches have today started receiving the new …
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Google’s Wear OS seems to be stagnant with most people seemingly waiting for that magic silver bullet that will fix everything. Google has not given up on the fledgling OS and has signalled that with the purchase of wearable technology from Fossil. Fossil Group have today announced that they are …
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