Monthly Archives: April 2011

More Free Apps on Android than iOS

iPad vs Samsung Galaxy3

According to Netherland research company Distimo there are now more free apps available for Android devices than for iPhone users. It’s been a long time coming, but it seems Google’s Android mobile operating system (OS) has finally taken its first … Continue reading

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The Next Gen in Snapdragon CPUs

Light Peak

Qualcomm, the manufacturer of the Snapdragon chipset, has some pretty exciting news for the mobile world. Either intentionally or unintentionally MobileTechWorld got their hands on some specs for the next gen of smartphone CPUs and the news is staggering. In … Continue reading

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Nokia Firing 7000 Employees by 2013

Nokia Logo

We’ve been giving Nokia a bit of stick for a while now over its habit to lag behind the competition. Now, it seems, Nokia’s problems are catching up with it. Following Stephen Elop’s famously leaked “Burning Platform” internal memo last … Continue reading

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White iPhone 4 Hits Australia…

Apple Logo

In some ways Apple has really made a mess of things with the iPhone 4. Not including the infamous antenna problems the 3 main contenders are: Apple made it almost entirely out of glass. Apple kept stringing its customers along … Continue reading

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Samsung Galaxy S II Gets Ads

Galaxy S II

Samsung’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy S II, finally has its own ad campaign. The ads focus on different elements of the Galaxy S II’s design, namely its crisp resolution, impressively thin form factor and voice-control. We’ve grabbed our favourite … Continue reading

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HTC Incredible S Coming to Optus

HTC Logo (Quietly Brilliant)

Optus will soon be the only Australian carrier to offer HTC’s new handset – the HTC Incredible S. As far as hardware goes the Incredible S sports a 4 inch, 480 x 800 LCD touchscreen, 8MP camera with dual-led flash, … Continue reading

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The Sony S1 and S2 Tablets

Sony S1 and S2

We’ve been hearing whispers about a new Sony tablet around the web for a while now. Most centred around the concept that Sony would push their current advantage in the gaming-centric market and announce a tablet with a similar focus; … Continue reading

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Pre-Order Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

If you’re after the limited edition Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v then we suggest you pre-order now. Vodafone started taking names this morning at 8AM and stocks are sure to move fast. The Galaxy Tab 10.1v is the next generation of … Continue reading

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Angry Birds Dress Up For Easter

Angry Birds

If there’s a game company that likes getting dressed up for the holidays it’s Angry Birds’ developer Rovio. Now Rovio’s continuing its standing tradition with an Easter update for this popular title. The update boasts 15 new levels and, most … Continue reading

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Telstra’s Xoom, Black and BBB Touch

Motorola Xoom small

ZDNet Australia is claiming an unnamed source has informed them that the Motorola Xoom tablet, the LG Optimus Black and the BlackBerry Bold Touch have been added to Telstra’s database. The Xoom will be Australia’s first look at the Android … Continue reading

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