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New Optus Program Picks Top Phones For Regional Coverage

Staff Writers July 6, 2016 No Comments

Optus has launched a new device rating program, designed to help customers choose handsets for use in regional Australia. Under the program, phones that have passed Optus’ network field testing…

First Look: Alcatel Brings VR To The Masses With The Idol 4S

Fergus Halliday July 6, 2016 No Comments

Loosely-described as ‘a phone for real people’, Alcatel’s VR-enabled Idol 4 and Idol 4S made a hands-on debut to Australian tech journalists at a Sydney waterfront restaurant yesterday. Alcatel’s VP &…

Future Of LG Mobile Up In The Air As G5 Fails To Deliver Growth

David Richards July 6, 2016 No Comments

Serious questions are being raised about the future of LG’s mobile phone business after the Company moved to axe executives following the failure of the Korean Company to generate sales…

Bonus LG 360 Cam On Offer For Optus Customers With LG G5 Purchase

Staff Writers July 1, 2016 No Comments

LG and Optus are giving consumers the chance to receive a bonus LG 360 Cam with the purchase of LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the LG G5. The offer is available…

iPhone 7 Could Sport A New Kind Of Home Button

Staff Writers June 30, 2016 No Comments

More potential features of the upcoming iPhone 7 are emerging, with reports indicating that the home button could be in for a significant change. Business Insider has reported that analysts…

$4 Smartphone Ringing Bells

Computer Daily News June 30, 2016 No Comments

Indian company Ringing Bells is about to release a smartphone on the Indian market that costs less than US$4 – or about the cost of an Aussie Big Mac, or…

REVIEW: HTC One X9 Takes It Up To Alcatel Idol, Huawei and Oppo

Fergus Halliday June 29, 2016 No Comments

In the mid tier smartphone market there are bargains galore, no more so than with the new HTC X9 which is damn close to the quality of HTC’s top end…

Has Apple Pulled The Plug On iPhone 7 Launch? Some Say, YES

David Richards June 29, 2016 No Comments

Has Apple pulled the plug on their iPhone 7 launch. According to some observers the answer is yes, which is bad news for all those iPhone users who were looking…

Samsung Tipped To Shift From Android To Tizen

Computer Daily News June 28, 2016 No Comments

Samsung is considering expanding the use of the open-source Tizen operating system to all its devices, according to the Korea Times. Tizen is presently used in wearables, TVs and in…

Huawei Smartphone Sales Slump, Chinese Company Cuts Back Orders

David Richards June 28, 2016 No Comments

While Huawei executives in Australia were last week spruiking their new P9 smartphone to a select group of journalists, executives in China were dramatically cutting back overall Huawei smartphone targets…