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TomTom Offer GPS Smartphones A Hand

Staff Writers August 10, 2012 No Comments

Nowadays smartphones have enough wit to be used as worthy GPS systems, but with insecure mounting options, few people choose to take advantage of the helpful feature. At the risk…

NBN Cost Soar $4.6Bn, 13,000 ‘Active’ Users

Staff Writers August 8, 2012 No Comments

Why? Their public dissing of his pet project, the National Broadband Network, and Shadow Communication minister Turnbull’s repeated attempts to “sabotage” NBN plans were heavily criticised by Minister Stephen Conroy…

HTC OZ Doing Okay As Global Revenues Plunge

David Richards August 5, 2012 No Comments

The brand that is a firm favourite of Telstra is set to launch a major new marketing initiative in an effort to bolster sales. HTC, who delivered Australia’s first 4G…

It’s Business First, As Optus Unveils 4G Network Plan

Staff Writers July 31, 2012 No Comments

Optus’s 4G service, using FDD-LTE technology, will initially be restricted to two Australian cities – Perth and Sydney – and will be available only to business customers. In contrast, Telstra’s…

Telstra: We’re On Facebook 24×7

Staff Writers July 31, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge The Telstra 24×7 App on Facebook, launched yesterday, means its millions of customers can now manage their account and monitor their bill usage from the social network.…

Panasonic’s Baby-Monitoring Home Phone

Staff Writers July 23, 2012 No Comments

Just when we all thought the advent of smartphones and unlimited plans deemed the landline obsolete, Panasonic adds an innovation essential for any new parent. The company’s 856 series home phone…

Optus To Tear Up Fibre Network After ACCC Approve NBN Deal

Staff Writers July 19, 2012 No Comments

Following yesterday’s decision, Optus Australia boss Paul Sullivan said the migration of customers to NBN infrastructure would begin in 2014. Payments from NBN Co would be received progressively as the…

Bin iPhone Accessories: “i5” Renders Them USELESS

Staff Writers July 18, 2012 No Comments

The controversial 19 pin connector tipped for the iPhone 5 due later this year looks slimmer and smaller than the previous iPhone charge dock, and tiny by comparison to the…

Woops! Skype Admit Message Mix-Up ‘Bug’

Staff Writers July 17, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Skypers found Instant Messages (IM) they were sending were going to the wrong recipients, many of whom were not even their contacts. However, the VoIP service denies…

Its Live! Telstra 4G WiFi Pocket Rocket

Staff Writers July 16, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Get ultra-fast 4G internet on your WiFi only smartphone, tablets, laptops from Telstra Wi-Fi 4G hotspot out tomorrow. The battery-powered device is Australia’s first 4G mobile hotspot…