Monthly Archives: May 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 Available Now

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Samsung’s latest flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S3, officially hit shelves at 11am this morning after a lengthy live-stream launch event. The new features and hardware of the Galaxy S3 were shown off in-between some filler-videos of questionable applicability. Ultimately … Continue reading

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Spotify Available in Australia!

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It’s been a long time coming, but Spotify, the popular EU and US music service, has finally been made available to Aussie customers. If you haven’t heard of it, or are unsure what Spotify is, it’s a music streaming service … Continue reading

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Nokia Lumia 610 Launch Hands-On

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The Nokia Lumia 610 was launched yesterday alongside its bigger-brother the Lumia 900 in its Australian debut. The Lumia 610 is set to become the smallest, most-budget handset in the new Nokia Lumia line. Similar to the Lumia 710 in … Continue reading

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Nokia Lumia 900 Launch Hands-On

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The Australian launch of the new Nokia Lumia 900, alongside the Lumia 610, happened yesterday in Sydney and we’d have to say that we were fairly impressed. Once we looked passed the Lumia-specific cocktails and fancy décor it was pleasing … Continue reading

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Windows 8 and Social Panopticism

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Microsoft has revealed a new feature of its upcoming Windows 8 OS upgrade. Family Safety is a built-in function of Windows 8 that allows parents to track literally everything that happens on a computer over the course of a week. … Continue reading

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Making Sense of Bill Shock Part 1

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We were chatting to a researcher the other day who thought that mobile carriers were screwing you when you went ‘OVER’ your cap. ‘THAT’S WHERE THEY RIP YOU OFF’ was the comment that was made. Ok, calm down we said, … Continue reading

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Facebook App Center Beta

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Facebook has thrown its hat in to the mobile and desktop application ring, announcing its very own Facebook App Center, now open to developers as a beta. The Facebook App Center (FAC) represents a potential huge step forward in Facebook’s … Continue reading

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HTC One X Review

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The HTC One X is HTC’s new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) flagship device. Not only that, but the One X was the world’s first widely-released quad-core smartphone. As such it represents the next generation of the smartphone market … Continue reading

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Nokia Lumia 710 Review

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The Lumia 710 is the mid-range forerunner of Nokia’s new Windows Phone (WP) Lumia range of smartphones. The new WP focus for Nokia brings with it not only a change in overall user experience, but some unique approaches to external … Continue reading

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Samsung Galaxy S III Preview

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The rumour mill can finally take a rest with the unveiling of the new Samsung Galaxy S3 flagship phone in London. The highly-expected Android superstar might not have lived up to some of the more far-fetched expectations surrounding it, but … Continue reading

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