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Samsung SmartTags May Soon Get Smarter

Chris Griffith July 3, 2023 No Comments

Samsung is tipped to update its SmartTag tracker device at an unpacked event scheduled for late July. If the rumours are true, Samsung will unveil a second generation SmartTag 2,…

Telstra to Partner With Elon Musk’s Starlink For Satellite Calls And Broadband

Chris Griffith July 3, 2023 No Comments

Telstra will partner with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide phone and broadband services to rural Australia using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. “Telstra will be able to provide home phone…

US Judge To Rule On Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard

Chris Griffith July 3, 2023 No Comments

Microsoft has made its final courtroom pitch in its battle to acquire Activision Blizzard, whose gaming arsenal includes the multibillion dollars series Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. At…

Adobe Takes On Canva With Major AI Update

Chris Griffith June 9, 2023 No Comments

Adobe has intensified its push to grab market share from Australia’s Canva with a major AI update to Adobe Express to be accessible through the Google Bard generative AI engine.…

REVIEW: How Practical Is Nokia’s Self-Repair Smartphone?

Chris Griffith May 1, 2023 No Comments

Nokia phone maker HMD Global has partnered with US self-repair firm iFixit to produce a handset you can fix yourself using supplied tools and replacement parts. To try this, I…

MediaTek Chips Will Power Satellite Texting In OZ

Chris Griffith March 6, 2023 No Comments

MediaTek says its new microprocessors are up to the job of enabling everyday smartphones to stream to geostationary satellites 36,000km above the earth. MediaTek’s new processor is poised to be…

Telstra Confirms Satellite Video Calls Coming To Mobile

Chris Griffith March 1, 2023 No Comments

Australians will make satellite video calls directly from their phones without needing a dish, says Telstra. Telstra and Ericsson yesterday confirmed they were gearing to add direct phone satellite connectivity…

MWC 2023: Bullitt To Install Satellite Connect Platform In OZ

Chris Griffith February 27, 2023 No Comments

British rugged phone maker Bullitt plans to install its satellite connect platform in Australia, which will allow texting from anywhere in the country. The company, which sells rugged phones locally…