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Alcatel A3 & Optus X Spirit Phones Now Available On Optus Prepaid

Ben Rochlin October 11, 2017 No Comments

The Alcatel A3 and Optus X Spirit model phones are now available through Optus prepaid, after the phone provider quietly updated their site. The phones run on the old Android 6.0.1…

Aldi To Sell Cheap Android 4K Media Player

Ben Rochlin October 11, 2017 No Comments

Aldi is selling the budget Cocoon Android 4K media player this Saturday October 14, for $79.99 – the deal is part of the supermarket’s weekly ‘Special Buys’ offer. The media player…

No Touchscreen Blackberry For OZ

David Richards October 11, 2017 No Comments

The new full touchscreen BlackBerry Motion smartphone, will not be released in Australia according to TCL executives meeting in Singapore. The BlackBerry Motion runs Google’s Android operating system, has a…

New Myer Card To Offer Both Android Pay And Apple Pay

Computer Daily News October 10, 2017 No Comments

The Myer retail group has teamed with Macquarie Bank to offer a new credit card that can be used for both Android Pay and Apple Pay mobile payments. It claims…

Telstra’s New Belong Launch Set To Shake Up Oz Mobile Market

Computer Daily News October 10, 2017 No Comments

A new low-cost mobile service being offered by Telstra subsidiary Belong looks set to shake up the Australian mobile market, according to a Roy Morgan Research report. The report says…

Microsoft Kills The Future Of Windows Phone

Ben Rochlin October 10, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has announced that the Windows phone will not receive any new features or build any new models in the future. Microsoft’s corporate VP of the Operating Systems Group, Joe Belfiore announced…

Apple’s iPhone 8 Splitting Problem Just Got A Whole Lot Worse, Batteries Blamed

David Richards October 10, 2017 No Comments

Apple’s problems have just got worse, with retailers in Australia already reporting “extremly slow” demand for the new iPhone 8, it’s been revealed that several more iPhone 8 models have…

Alphabet Calls In The Balloons

Computer Daily News October 9, 2017 No Comments

The US Federal Communications Commission has approved Alphabet’s application to provide emergency cellular services to Puerto Rico with the use of its balloon technology. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria,…

Battle On Between Apple, Aussie Govt. Over iPhone Data

Computer Daily News October 9, 2017 No Comments

The Turnbull Government and Apple Australia could be headed for a major legal battle as the Government steps up demands by law-enforcement officials for information from the iPhones seized from…

Why Has Google Ditched The Headphone Jack For The Pixel 2?

Ben Rochlin October 9, 2017 No Comments

Google has taken to the support page to defend the move away from the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack. The announcement of the Google Pixel 2 and 2XL model smartphones last week…