So What’s Up With Apple’s Imminent IOS 15 Upgrade?
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September 21, 2021
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While we have to wait until probably early AM Tuesday to see if it’s as exciting in-hand as Apple want everyone to... Read More
5G Doubles Smartphone Market Share As Value Models Soar
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September 9, 2021
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Growth in value and mid-tier devices is set to fuel a surge in 5G smartphones this year, according to new research from... Read More
Kids Under 12 Getting Smartphones Earlier
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September 1, 2021
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Smartphones are becoming ever more popular for kids, with more than one in three Australian children under 12 now having a phone.... Read More
Images, Specs Leak For Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
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August 26, 2021
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The release of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears to be imminent, as a listing for the phone has popped up on... Read More
NAB Rolls Out 2000 Pixel Smartphones For Remote Workers
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August 23, 2021
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National Australia Bank has handed out more than 2000 Google Pixel phones to employees in order to assist remote work during the... Read More
Samsung Pledges To Stop Preloading Its Smartphones With Ads
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August 19, 2021
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It’s a bit rich when you spend north of a thousand bucks on a smartphone, only to then be advertised to within... Read More
Xiaomi Accidentally Reveals Redmi 10 Specs
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August 16, 2021
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Xiaomi is officially set to reveal all about its new Redmi 10 smartphone on Wednesday, but someone at the company seems to... Read More
China Mobile Phone Shipments Take A Tumble: IDC
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August 2, 2021
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Researcher IDC’s Mobile Phone Tracker says 79.0 million smartphones were shipped in China in Q2, down 10 percent year-on-year. The decline was... Read More
Motorola Announces Three New Edge 20 5G Phones
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July 30, 2021
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Motorola has officially announced its new suite of 5G-capable handsets: the Motorola Edge 20, Edge 20 Pro and Edge 20 Lite. All... Read More
Warner Bros To Produce 10 New Films Exclusively For HBO Max
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July 26, 2021
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Warner Bros will produce at least ten films in 2022 that will exclusively air through streaming service HBO Max. This is due... Read More
TCL Unveils Two New Alcatel 1 Smartphones
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June 24, 2021
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TCL is continuing its mighty march into the affordable smartphone market with the Alcatel 1L Pro and Alcatel 1, which offer up... Read More
World Smartphone Shipments To Favour 5G Handsets
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June 16, 2021
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The global smartphone market will grow 12 percent this year with shipments reaching 1.4 billion units according to industry analyst Canalys. The... Read More
Samsung To Finally Unveil Foldable Smartphone
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June 16, 2021
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Samsung Electronics is likely to introduce its foldable smartphone in August, according to industry insiders. The announcement is expected at the Galaxy... Read More
Samsung Topples Apple In Global Smartphone Market
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June 10, 2021
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Samsung has sprinted past Apple to become the world number one in global smartphone sales for the first quarter of 2021. According... Read More
Huawei Takes On Android With Harmony OS
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June 2, 2021
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Huawei launches its inhouse operating system for mobile phones today, in a move to gain independence from American suppliers and re-establish a... Read More
‘Microsoft Your Phone’ Feature Comes To Even More Samsung Devices
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May 31, 2021
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The partnership between Samsung and Microsoft grows even stronger as Microsoft Your Phone, the app that allows Samsung Galaxy phones to run... Read More
Optus Posts A $208 Million Net Loss Over 12 Months
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May 28, 2021
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Optus has cited travel restrictions, COVID, and the structural impacts of the National Broadband Network as the main factors for a net... Read More
Apple Offers Trade-In Program To Lure LG Customers In Samsung’s Homeland
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May 28, 2021
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The South Korean arm of Apple are launching a very novel and aggressive campaign to lure LG smartphone users across to Apple... Read More
Boost Mobile Is The People’s Choice
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May 27, 2021
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Boost Mobile has taken out the ‘Most Recommended’ and ‘Network Reliability’ awards at Mozo’s 2021 People’s Choice Awards, which were announced today.... Read More
2021 Smartphone Growth To Reach Highest Peak Since 2015
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May 27, 2021
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According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones are forecast to increase 7.7 per cent over 2020. 1.38... Read More
LG Will Produce A Very Limited Edition Rollable Phone
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May 25, 2021
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LG Electronics is out of the phone game, but why waste a perfectly good product? The very first rollable smartphone in the... Read More
Leaked Photos Show Major Pixel 6 Refresh
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May 24, 2021
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It looks like Google’s Pixel 6 is in for a major upgrade. New leaks images show that the phone will sport a... Read More
Aussie Telcos Received 125,000 Complaints Against Them In 2020
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May 17, 2021
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The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has issued a warning to Australian telcos after receiving 125,000 complaints about “unclear and misleading selling practices” in... Read More
Google Pixel 6 Leak Suggests A Radically Different Design
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May 14, 2021
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The Google Pixel 6 will sport a completely new design, according to leaked images obtained by Front Page Tech. Jon Prosser from... Read More
Apple Invest Another $45 Million Into iPhone Glass-Maker Corning
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May 11, 2021
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Apple has invested another US$45 million into precision glass-manufacturing company Corning, who has provided the glass for every generation of the iPhone,... Read More
The 2023 iPhone Looks Likely To Feature An Apple-Made 5G Modem
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May 11, 2021
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Apple’s 2019 acquisition of Intel’s modem division might result in an Apple-made 5G modem turning up in its 2023 iPhone models, according... Read More
Qualcomm Chip Problem Means One-Third Of The World’s Phones Can Be Hacked
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May 7, 2021
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A security firm has discovered a serious vulnerability in Qualcomm phone chips that exposes devices to exploitation, allowing hackers to listen in... Read More
IBM’s Chip Will Quadruple Your Phone’s Battery Life
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May 7, 2021
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The days of carrying around a portable charger “just in case” may soon be over, as IBM debuts a new semiconductor it... Read More
Samsung Expected To Lose Market Share This Year
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May 4, 2021
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Taiwanese and American smartphone chipset manufacturers will take market share from Samsung Electronics Co. this year, a report from industry tracker Counterpoint... Read More
Apple Is Reportedly Working On A Foldable iPhone
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May 4, 2021
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Last week Samsung Display registered a trademark for a mysterious product called the S-Bendable, while Google are rumoured to be announcing their... Read More
Samsung Trademarks ‘S-Foldable’
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April 30, 2021
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Samsung are going hard on its foldable technology, with numerous Z Fold and Z Flip products due to roll out this year.... Read More
Worldwide Smartphone Market Rises 27%
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April 29, 2021
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In the first quarter of this year, 347 million smartphones shipped worldwide, a 27 per cent year-on-year increase. Samsung shipped 22 per... Read More
Huawei Reports Second Straight Quarterly Revenue Drop
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April 29, 2021
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Huawei Technologies has announced another steep quarterly decline in revenue for the Jan-March 20212 quarter, as the company struggles with numerous issues.... Read More
REVIEW: Moto e7 Power, No Frills But Full Of (Battery) Life
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April 26, 2021
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Motorola is set on capturing the mid-tier market, having launched a bunch of budget-friendly phones in the past month, led by its... Read More
Xiaomi Mi 11 Defect A Hot Issue
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April 26, 2021
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Xiaomi Mi 11 was first announced in January this year and has been on sale since then. The sales have been impressive... Read More
Google Streamlines Voice Commands To Skip ‘Hey, Google’
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April 26, 2021
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A new Android update has inadvertently revealed a new feature called ‘Guacamole’ which will allow users to perform time-sensitive tasks without having... Read More
Apple’s Q1 Sales, iPhone 11 Beats 12
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April 26, 2021
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New data made available by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicate that Apple‘s US sales numbers were driven by the four iPhone 12... Read More
Apple Release Beta Verson Of iOS 14.6 Before 14.5 Is Even Out
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April 23, 2021
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While Apple fans wait with baited breath for the latest version of iOS 14.5, Apple have quietly uploaded the beta 1 version... Read More
Complaints To Aussie Telco Companies Down 25% During December Quarter
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April 23, 2021
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Are telecommunications companies getting better, or has COVID-19 turned us into a more patient nation? Maybe it’s a little from column A... Read More
Aussie Marketers Upset By Apple’s Anti-Tracking Move Against Facebook
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April 22, 2021
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While most Australians will be overjoyed to learn that Apple’s new security features aim to stop Facebook from collecting personal details from... Read More
Chinese Diplomat Blames Australia For International Huawei Ban
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April 21, 2021
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Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Xining blames Australia for Huawei’s ban in various countries around the world. Xining claimed that “Australia connived with... Read More
Samsung Unveil Smaller, Improved Capacitor For Smart Phones And Self-Driving Vehicles
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April 16, 2021
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics has today announced the creation of a tiny, high-capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor, a vital component in electrical devices. The capacitor... Read More
TSMC Confirm Chip Shortage Will Last Until 2023
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April 16, 2021
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The CEO of the world’s largest chip foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., has echoed recent claims from Intel’s CEO that the worldwide... Read More
FBI Enlists Aussies To Crack Terrorist’s iPhone
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April 15, 2021
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It has been revealed that the FBI enlisted the expertise of Australian security firm Azimuth Security to hack into the iPhone of... Read More
Victoria Plans Crackdown On Mobile Phone Using Drivers
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April 12, 2021
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The Victorian Government is set to introduce new legislation to allow ‘Distracted driver’ technology to capture drivers using their mobile phone across... Read More
Software Updates To Continue For LG Phones
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April 9, 2021
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Despite the tech company making a swift and rightful exit from the mobile phones sphere, LG is still going to provide ongoing... Read More
NSW Drivers Fined More Than $60m For Mobile Phone Offences
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March 9, 2021
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The use of mobile detection cameras to catch drivers using their mobile phones while behind the wheel has resulted in record fines... Read More
Global Smartphone Shipments To Experience Rapid Growth
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March 4, 2021
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Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow nearly 50 percent this year to 340 million units in Q1 2021, according to Digitimes... Read More
Apple, Samsung Lead Smartphone Market Recovery
Apple and Samsung have led continued growth in the smartphone market over the fourth quarter of 2020, with the iPhone manufacturer reclaiming... Read More
Aspera Launches IP69-Rated Rugged Smartphone
Aspera has launched a new rugged 4G smartphone that it says is built for Australian conditions. The dual-SIM Aspera R9 features a... Read More
