Motorola Moto E — Review
When I attended the Motorola breakfast announcing the Moto E and Moto G 4G back in May this year, I had to say that at least in relation to the E, I didn't have high hopes. By that stage,...
Oppo N1 — Review
Oppo is one of the ever increasing batch of “nearly there” brands who have some nice hardware, pretty acceptable software. The Oppo N1 is a solid phone which looks great and feels nice in your hand, but can...
The OnePlus One: A Comprehensive Review
Late last year a new company emerged from China headed by Pete Lau, a former VP of Oppo - a pretty well-established Chinese phone manufacturer. The name of the new company was OnePlus and they quickly introduced their idea...
Sony Xperia Z2 — Review
2013 was a good year for Sony. After spending several years trying to get it right, the Xperia Z finally had people talking about them in the same breath as industry leaders like Samsung and HTC. The phone’s premium...
ZTE V969 — Review
ZTE isn't a brand you're likely to have heard of - yet. They’ve been active in various markets around the world under their own brand, but kept a low profile in Australia, producing whitelabel products for Telstra and occasionally,...
Moto X — Review
The Moto X - Motorola's biggest wasted opportunity
The Android road for Motorola has been a rocky one. In the beginning, their offerings were quite frustrating, with the use of their MotoBlur skin universally derided. It was, by many accounts,...
Huawei Ascend G6 — Review
Huawei has been evolving in front of our eyes for the last couple of years. Bit by bit, device by device, the Chinese manufacturer has been releasing handsets designed to appeal to a more upmarket customer than some of...
Nokia X — Review
Nokia finally delivers a phone running Android - is it worthy of their name?
Ask just about anyone what their first phone was, the usual answer will be “some Nokia phone”. My history with mobile phones is littered with Nokia...
Acer Iconia A1 Tablet – Review
An iPad mini Clone or something kinda cool
Acer has been trialling the waters in small form factor tablets around the 7” mark since they first introduced their Iconia line into Australia. Their newest offering ups that screen size to...
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 — Review
Introduced this year at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Galaxy Note|Pro (NotePro from here on in) is a giant tablet, designed to meet the needs of the most demanding mobile professional.
The specifications are mind-blowing so far as Android tablets...
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Review
It's a SERIOUSLY BIG phone!
Last October our resident phablet user, Matt Booth, reviewed the Sony Xperia Z Ultra very positively. Fast forward six months and Sony have released it's follow up, the Sony Xperia T2 Ultra (T2). ...
Asus Transformer Pad TF701 — Review
Asus aren’t what you’d refer to as a newcomer to the IT market and have earned their place in the manufacturers' pecking order. They’ve been involved in hardware manufacturing for years; PC’s, Laptops, Monitors and more recently Android devices...
Acer C720P Chromebook Review
The first low-end touchscreen Chromebook
Acer had a hit early on with the C720 Chromebook and have built on this success iterating the C720 into 13 different variations. Two of these variations sit within the top 7 best sellers on...
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact — Review
It’s been a long road to market for Sony’s pint-sized powerhouse, the Xperia Z1 Compact. We first heard rumours that the device would arrive in a Japanese-only "Z1 F" incarnation in October of 2013, and Sony was quick to...
Toshiba CB30 Chromebook — Review
Can Toshiba bring their Windows laptop expertise to the Chromebook market
Back when I used to sell laptops at retail -- back in the late 90’s, early 2000’s -- there was one name that was synonymous with quality: Toshiba. Customers...