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Vodafone Customers Unable To Make Or Receive Calls In New Outage

Jon Bragg January 17, 2017 No Comments

Network problems earlier this morning prevented Vodafone customers across the country from making or receiving calls for almost three hours. Vodafone confirmed that an error occurred during planned network maintenance,…

ZTE Releases Flagship Axon 7 At JB Hi-Fi

Jon Bragg January 17, 2017 No Comments

ZTE have launched a new flagship smartphone with high-end audio features exclusively at JB Hi-Fi. While ZTE is perhaps best known in Australia as a budget manufacturer that supplies Telstra’s…

Smartphone Vendors To Face Component Shortage In 2017

Fergus Halliday January 17, 2017 No Comments

Reports say that the global smartphone industry may be staggered by a shortage of components as a result of growing demand from China-based companies. Sources involved in Taiwanese supply chains told…

Patents Indicate Microsoft Moving On Foldable Smartphones

Fergus Halliday January 17, 2017 No Comments

Patent filings made by the company (highlighted by MSPoweruser) describe a new foldable design that suggests Microsoft could be looking to ready a foldable smartphone of their own. The patent itself showcases a…

Huawei’s Mate 9 Finally Gets A Solid Release Date For Oz

Fergus Halliday January 16, 2017 No Comments

Chinese smartphone player Huawei have nailed down the release date and availability of their latest flagship phablet, the Mate 9, for Australian customers. Back in December, the company had the…

LG Capitalises On Note 7 Recall To Promote Upcoming G6

Jon Bragg January 16, 2017 No Comments

LG is promoting new safety features for its upcoming flagship G6 smartphone as the company looks for an edge against competitor Samsung. Copper heat pipes with high thermal conductivity will be incorporated…

iPhone Users Could Sue Apple Over App Store “Monopoly”

Jon Bragg January 13, 2017 No Comments

A US appeals court has ruled that iPhone users may sue Apple for allegedly holding a monopoly on selling apps for the device. The decision was made in response to a…

FIRST LOOK: HTC To Flip Table On Rivals With U Flagship Range

Fergus Halliday January 12, 2017 No Comments

Hot on the heels of the HTC Vive’s Australian launch, HTC have unveiled both their 2017 flagship range and a radical rebranding. Speaking to ChannelNews, HTC’s Rob Saviane said that…

Android Accounted For Half Of Smartphone Sales In Oz Before Holiday Season

Jon Bragg January 12, 2017 No Comments

50.1 per cent of smartphones sold between September and November last year in Australia ran Android according to recently released data. The research from Kantar Worldpanel also found that iOS…

Samsung And LG’s Foldable Phones Said To Be Set For 2017 Debut

Fergus Halliday January 12, 2017 No Comments

Sources reporting to The Korea Herald say that (after years of prototypes, rumours and hand-wringing) 2017 will be the year that foldable smartphones finally come to market. The Herald alleges…