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Optus Expands Content Offering With NatGeo Partnership

Fergus Halliday July 6, 2017 No Comments

Optus has announced a global-first partnership with National Geographic, launching the iconic brand’s new app and confirming plans to develop Australian content for the platform. Calling content a core part…

Aussie Mobile Use Hits 88pc

Computer Daily News July 6, 2017 No Comments

Aussies have been rated among the highest users of mobile phones in the world, with about 88 percent of them having a smartphone. So claims a report by Ernst and…

KKR Gets To Check Vocus Books As $795mil. Bid Looms

Computer Daily News July 6, 2017 No Comments

Australia’s No 4 telco and fibre network NBN operator Vocus, is edging closer to a possible takeover, inviting global buyout operator Kohlberg Kravis Roberts into its data room to evaluate…

HTC To Bring Edge Sense To Mid-Tier Market

Fergus Halliday July 5, 2017 No Comments

New reports suggest that HTC is set to bring key features from its flagship U11 to its next mid-tier device. Reports on Twitter claim that the device, code-named Ocean Life,…

Vodafone And Spark NZ Announce IoT Network Plans

Computer Daily News July 5, 2017 No Comments

IoT in New Zealand is gathering momentum. Hot on the heels of a report from the recently formed IoT Alliance that IoT could be worth NZ$2.2 billion over the next…

Is a New Mini Samsung S8 Coming, Some say Yes, While Insiders Say No

David Richards July 5, 2017 No Comments

First it was the big models, now Samsung is getting ready to launch a wee small Galaxy S8 if tips from insiders are correct. The new mini version of their…

SmartPhone Brands Snub Carriers As Telstra Handset Sales Fall

David Richards July 5, 2017 No Comments

As mass retailers benefit from selling smartphone handsets, at the expense of carriers, several brands have moved to exclusively release smartphone models to retailers such as JB Hi Fi and…

Telstra Trades Blue Tick For Discount On New Sony Smartphone

Fergus Halliday July 4, 2017 No Comments

Sony and Telstra have announced that a partnership between the two will see the new Xperia XZ Premium smartphone available through the telco at a discounted price. The Xperia XZ…

Apple And Samsung To Miss Out On Qualcomm’s Integrated Fingerprint Sensor

Fergus Halliday July 4, 2017 No Comments

Seemingly in conflict with previous claims that the iPhone 8 could be the first smartphone to deliver a ‘built-in’ fingerprint sensor integrated into the front display screen, it’s now being…