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OZ Mobile Market Down 8.2% Claims IDC

David Richards November 21, 2016 No Comments

The Australian mobile phone market continued its sixth straight quarter of decline according to IDC who claims that the market has fallen, by 8.2%. Manufacturers shipped 2.06m mobile phones as…

Review: Alcatel Offers Up A Cheap Fix With The Boost DEX

Fergus Halliday November 21, 2016 No Comments

As they demonstrated earlier this year with the Idol 4 and 4S, budget can be little more than a label when it comes to smartphones. Alcatel’s new DEX builds on…

D-Link Team With Microsoft To Bring Super Wi-Fi To Underserved Regions

Fergus Halliday November 21, 2016 No Comments

Networking specialists D-Link have announced they will partner with Microsoft to deliver next generation Wi-Fi to rural communities across the globe. Called “Super Wi-Fi”, they say the mission will give…

Samsung hit by worst pounding ever in smartphone market

Computer Daily News November 21, 2016 No Comments

Worldwide sales of smartphones have grown by 5.4 percent year over year, despite Samsung suffering its worst-ever decline following the recall of the Note 7, according to research firm Gartner.…

ZTE & Huawei Swear That Their OZ Smartphones Don’t Contain Tracking Software

David Richards November 20, 2016 No Comments

ZTE and Huewei, both powerhouse Smartphone brands in China now claim that their devices in Australia do not contain the controversial Adups software which US security Company Kryptowire said was…

Apple Offers To Fix iPhone ‘Touch Disease’ Problem… For $229

Jon Bragg November 18, 2016 No Comments

iPhone 6 Plus owners have been offered a solution to the ‘touch disease’ problem that affects touchscreen functionality and appearance: pay Apple $228.95 for a repair. Apple reports on its…

Regulated Roaming “Undermines” Telstra’s $1 Billion Regional Expansion

Jon Bragg November 18, 2016 No Comments

A proposal currently under consideration by the ACCC that could see mobile phone companies “piggyback” onto the Telstra network in regional areas would put up to $1 billion of future…

Google Takes Action Against Pixel Resellers

Fergus Halliday November 18, 2016 No Comments

Google has taken action against 200 owners of their new Pixel smartphone after they violated the device’s terms of service. The buyers purchased their Pixel phones through Project Fi before…

Qualcomm Unveil FastCharge 4.0

Fergus Halliday November 18, 2016 No Comments

Smartphone processor outfit Qualcomm have unveiled the next iteration of their popular Snapdragon processor, which in turn will highlighted the potential of their Quick Charge 4.0 technology. Qualcomm didn’t go…

Alcatel Come Out Swinging After Arch Rivals ZTE & Huawei Caught With Spyware

David Richards November 18, 2016 No Comments

Alcatel the third largest mobile brand in Australia, has come out swinging after both ZTE and Huewei were caught using third part Chinese servers to strip information from mobile phones.…