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Western Digital Roll Out Super-Thin 1TB Drive That Will Change Notebook Design

David Richards June 26, 2013 No Comments

The new product comes as Sandisk gets set to launch a new 128GB SD card that doubles the size of an Ultrabook drive. Described as the world’s thinnest hard drive,…

Oh No – Optus Dumps Animals For Yes Branding

David Richards June 25, 2013 No Comments

“Yes” was Optus’s original branding word-of-the-day in 1992, when it first sought to persuade Telecom/Telstra subscribers to move to its then fledgling system. “Yes is not just a word”, declared…

iPhone 5 Smashed In Speed Tests By Samsung Galaxy S4 & HTC One

David Richards June 25, 2013 No Comments

The iPhone 5 was outperformed by six other brands, including smartphones from Sony, HTC, Blackberry and Google, according to Which – the UK consumer watchdog. The HTC One was in…

Mathews Quits HTC OZ As Iron Man Joins The Team

David Richards June 24, 2013 No Comments

On Friday, the company moved to reduce the amount of pay its executives received by more than half in 2012, following low smartphone sales and relatively poor financial results. It’s…

HTC One To Get Major Upgrade

David Richards June 23, 2013 No Comments

Launching with Android 4.1 in tow, the HTC One update would see the smartphone benefit from a selection of small software tweaks, including additional camera features. HTC has yet to…

Hold The Date – LG To Make Major Smartphone Announcement

David Richards June 23, 2013 No Comments

A “save the date” email from LG reveals the company will stage an international mobile event on August 7. SmartHouse understands that LG could drop the use of the name Optimus, which…

Cambridge Struggles To Attract Mass Retailers For Smart Budget Hi Fi Gear

David Richards June 21, 2013 No Comments

The Cambridge brand is distributed in Australia by Melbourne-based Synergy. The product is designed and built by London-based Cambridge, which for decades has delivered high-end sound gear. An audio industry…

OZ To Get Mini CES Big Name Keynotes Sign On

David Richards June 19, 2013 No Comments

The mini CES has managed to attract several leading speakers. Among those tipped to be attending are senior Google executives, as well as Chris Anderson, Founder & CEO of 3D Robotics,…

Banned Huawei Turns To Rock For New Smartphone

David Richards June 18, 2013 No Comments

The Ascend P6 made its debut on June 18 at London’s Roundhouse, a performing-arts venue that has hosted concerts by bands including The Doors and Led Zeppelin. The outcome of the London event and…

Samsung Calls Pitch For $500M PR Account

David Richards June 17, 2013 No Comments

Richard Noble Samsung Australia PR Manager has not returned our calls. Earlier this year, Fleishman-Hillard was appointed to handle the global mobile business for Samsung, with Edelman and Weber Shandwick…