OPPO will have the first post capture refocusing camera
Digital Optics has announced that OPPO will be the exclusive launch partner for their ground breaking MEMS Cam . This will be the first smart phone with a MEMS unit (Micro Electrical Mechanical System). Current phones have a VCM...
Samsung have launched PEN.UP, a doodle inspired social network for Galaxy Note series S-Pen...
If your a fellow Galaxy Note series user and use your S-Pen to draw doodles, cartoon or just about anything but not sure whether to upload to Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter or Pintrest, then Samsung may have just sorted that...
HTC One Max given the name T6UL in recent FCC filing
Whilst the world awaits any confirmation of their latest device, the HTC One Max, it seems that the device details have been given away in a recently submitted filing with the FCC in the USA.
Although the filing did not...
Sony announce the Xperia M for Australia – available through Vodafone and Sony Centres
Sony Australia has today announced the Sony Xperia M for the Australian market. The budget level device is aimed at the lower end of the market but still retains many of the design aesthetics from the former 2013 flagship...
Samsung quietly releases Galaxy Star Pro for the Indian market
Its not normally like Samsung to forget to announce a new device, but that's what has happened to the newest entry level model in the Samsung Galaxy range - the Samsung Galaxy Star Pro.
The Samsung Galaxy Star Pro, is...
Beats Electronics President confirms HTC One Max will pack its Beats audio software
With Beats Electronics purchasing the last remaining shares HTC had in its company back, many of us were left wondering if this move meant the end to the two companies still agreeing to input Beats Audio software into future...
Optus adds the $99 LG Optimus L2 II Dual SIM to their pre-paid range
LG Australia in partnership with Optus has today advised that the LG Optimus L2 II Dual SIM will be available at retailers from today as a pre-paid device for just $99.
The introduction last year of the L Series range...
Telstra to launch the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Sony Xperia Z1 on October...
The Note 3 and the Xperia Z1 are much anticipated phones for various reasons we've seen pricing for the Galaxy Note 3 already but at the time of that information there was no launch date. Today an anonymous tipster...
Samsung caught manipulating benchmark results – again
Back in July, we reported that Samsung was boosting benchmark scores on its Galaxy S4. Scores of over 10% higher than similarly equipped phones brought the attention of AnandTech, who ran tests and confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S4,...
Telstra/ZTE bringing the T83 “Dave” 4G ruggedised device
It seems ZTE who make most of Telstra's cheaper devices, such as smartphone, modem dongles/wifi and tablets are set to launch a new ruggedised 4G Android smartphone, which given their relationship, will probably launch as a Telstra branded device.
The...
Latest leaked Android 4.3 test firmware for Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505
The good folks over at SamMobile have snapped up a pre-release copy of Android 4.3 for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505). If you are adventurous and want to flash the new firmware, just be aware that this is a...
Samsung Dreams up a Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear ad
Samsung's first commercial for its Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear - called "Dreams" - is a cracker, and there are no competitors' phones in sight. In a break from recent trends, Samsung has refreshingly devoted all of the...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini now available from Big W for $548
With the big 3 telco's announcing that they would be offering the little brother of the main Samsung flagship device, the Galaxy S4 Mini, you would be mistaken that you could only get this device either through the main...
Dual-Mode Galaxy S4 arriving in Optus stores later this week
The Dual-mode version of the Galaxy S4 was announced by Optus back in August, with a launch date of Mid-September, but we've yet to see any followup, but today Optus advised that the dual-mode version of the Galaxy S4...
Samsung Australia comments on the SIM Locking of Galaxy Note 3 devices in Australia
After a bit of a scare in recent days that Samsung might be region-locking their Galaxy Note 3 devices, we've received confirmation this morning from Samsung that this shouldn't be affecting handsets purchased in Australia:
Genuine Australian variants of the...