Smart Phones – Page 240

[newsletter_form]

Australia’s #1 technology news source

[newsletter_form]

[bd_sorted_posts]

Kodak Show Off Retro Cameraphone

Fergus Halliday October 21, 2016 No Comments

Though one of the oldest camera companies in the world, Kodak feels like a company that’s slipped behind the times in recent years. They pivoted to producing Android-based smartphones several years…

Desire Set To Lift HTC Market Share

Fergus Halliday October 20, 2016 No Comments

Despite the critics who cry stagnation, 2016 has seen the landscape of the smartphone world face unprecedented upheaval with even once-stable smartphone brands facing false-start after false-start and misfire after misfire. Apple has…

Alcatel’s New Budget 4G Smartphone Exclusive To Boost

Jon Bragg October 20, 2016 No Comments

Alcatel have announced a new budget 4G smartphone available exclusively through Boost Mobile. The Boost DEX will retail for only $99, and features a 5-inch display and a 1.0GHz quad-core processor.…

LeEco Make Play For Smartphone Market At US Launch

Fergus Halliday October 20, 2016 No Comments

The Chinese company (pronounced “Lay-EEco”) rolled out a slew of consumer tech products aimed at helping it break into the Western market at their launch event this week. Originally a streaming service…

Google & Their Pixel Set To Hurt Apple, As Telstra & JB Hi Fi Go Hard

David Richards October 20, 2016 No Comments

The slump in sales of Apple iPhones is starting to have an effect as all three carriers in Australia report that demand for the new iPhone 7 was not as…

Class Action Over Note 7

Computer Daily News October 20, 2016 No Comments

It’s been revealed that Samsung Electronics used internal battery testing facilities to gain safety certification for its Note 7 smartphones. Usually the trade organisation CTIA approves the safety standards that…

Pixel Boosts Alphabet Shares

Computer Daily News October 20, 2016 No Comments

Mostly positive reviews for Google’s new Pixel Android phone has seen shares in the company’s mothership Alphabet hit a record high. Alphabet’s stock gained 2.5 percent to US$826.85 the highest…

Pixel Reviews Push Alphabet Stock Skyward

Fergus Halliday October 19, 2016 No Comments

In the wake of overwhelmingly positive press for Google’s new Pixel and Pixel XL phones, Alphabet’s stock price has hit a record high. The company shares rose to US $828,…

Mobile Users Increasingly Using Devices For Banking

Staff Writers October 18, 2016 No Comments

Mobile users are increasingly taking to their devices as a tool for banking, with growth being driven by adoption of banking apps, changing the way in which consumers manage their…

LG Prep V20 For November Launch

Fergus Halliday October 18, 2016 No Comments

After being revealed at September’s IFA Conference in Berlin, the V20 will be able through JB Hi-Fi stores from Tuesday 8th November 2016. LG’s follow up to the innovative V10 features…