Monthly Archives: July 2011

Vodafone Hot Sale On Now

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Vodafone’s got some pretty sweet deals going right now so if you’re looking for a new mobile phone plan then you might want to consider checking these out. Samsung Galaxy S II for $5 on a $49 Plan Samsung’s new … Continue reading

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WinPho Mango Released to OEMs

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Microsoft has finally signed off on the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build for the Windows Phone ‘Mango’ update. That means that the next phase will be almost entirely in the hands of the handset manufacturers and network carriers. The news … Continue reading

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Mobile plan minutes: Visualised

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Australian Telcos have been in the news of late, along with ACMA (The Australian Communications and Media Authority). The Sydney Morning Herald reported some of our investigations here at WhistleOut into simplifying mobile plan information and extracting the available minutes … Continue reading

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INQ Cloud Touch Review

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The INQ Cloud Touch was the first of the new class of Facebook-centric smartphones. Originally referred to in only whispered rumours under the moniker of Facebook Phone, the Cloud Touch is an affordable Android device aimed those who have busy … Continue reading

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HTC EVO 3D on Vodafone and Telstra

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The HTC EVO 3D is coming soon to both Vodafone & Telstra, bringing its glasses-free 3D display and 3D capture-capable camera with it. However, the HTC EVO 3D isn’t just a one-trick pony. It may focus on its 3D attributes … Continue reading

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TouchPad Announced for Aus on 26/7

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HP has sent out invitations to Aussie tech media gurus for an event that will “celebrate technology that works like nothing else”. “Works like nothing else” is the often used slogan for HP’s TouchPad tablet, running on the popular webOS … Continue reading

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Microsoft Does Well, Nokia Poorly

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It seems that Microsoft’s new deal with Nokia was a much more needed move by the Finish telco than by the computing giant that brought us the Windows platform. While Microsoft is now boasting record full-year profits, Nokia has experienced … Continue reading

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Touchless Control for WinPho?

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The folks over at WPCentral have suggested that Microsoft seems to be working on shrinking down the chip inside the Kinect for future use in Windows Phone devices. While cool if true, this news definitely raises a few questions. Firstly, … Continue reading

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iiNet’s 3 Month Free Fetch TV Trial

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iiNet is offering a 3 month free trial of their Fetch TV IPTV service to any of their subscribers. Fetch TV is one of Australia’s current leading IPTV services and doesn’t count towards your monthly iiNet download cap. If you … Continue reading

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Opinion: Google’s In-App Payments

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Google have uploaded their In-App Payments for the Web video to YouTube and it’s definitely raised a few eyebrows. Not taking in to account that when we took a look the video had 106 likes to 43 dislikes, a pretty … Continue reading

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