Author Archives: Alex Angove

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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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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Aus Gov Investigating Digital Pricing

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If you’ve been following our blog for a while then you’d know that digital media distribution within Australia is a subject that is quite close to our hearts. We’ve discussed it in relation to the problems being faced by Game, … Continue reading

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Spotify Coming to Australia

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Spotify is a music streaming application that gives users access to free music streaming, as well options for syncing and downloading music for offline use that come with a monthly fee. The service is very similar to Microsoft’s Zune Pass … Continue reading

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BB10 and BlackBerry World

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It’s difficult to judge the quality of a product or validity of a demonstration when taking an initial look at a yet-to-be released product. “New” and “ground-breaking” services in the tech world often fail to live up to their hype, … Continue reading

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Android 5.0 Jellybean: Early Guesses

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A lot of people are starting to ask what we can expect from Android’s next iteration: 5.0 Jellybean. Right now it’s difficult to really say anything with certainty, but if you’d be satisfied with some quick guess-work then who are … Continue reading

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Samsung Planning iCloud Competitor

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We’ve been hearing talk that Samsung is looking to release its own cloud service, currently known as ‘S-Cloud’, in order to compete with Apple’s popular iCloud. If the rumour turns out to be true and if Samsung is able to … Continue reading

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