Category Archives: Tablets

Samsung and EC Working on 5G

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4G’s boring, bring on the 5G. At least, that’s what Samsung seems to think, after it reported successful tests of up to a whopping 1Gbps down on what it’s labelling as the next 5G mobile broadband technology. To be clear, … Continue reading

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Optus Network Event, May 2013

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Optus held a network event today in which it announced its recent 3GPlus accomplishments and outlined plans for 4G expansion in the near future. The overall focus of the last few months’ worth of data was to do with 3GPlus … Continue reading

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Samsung Galaxy Mega Breakdown

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About a week ago Samsung officially announced its rumoured Samsung Galaxy Mega phablets, one weighing in with a 5.8 inch display and the other with a whopping 6.3. We were initially very sceptical as to the validity of these rumours, … Continue reading

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New Microsoft Office for Rent

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The newest version of Microsoft Office has hit the shelves, but this time with a bit of a twist. Office is now available for both outright purchase or for monthly/yearly rental. Buying the personal Home version outright will cost a … Continue reading

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A New(?) iPad Surfaces

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A new iPad has arisen, yet this time it seems like only one thing has been changed: storage. What we’ll hopefully end up calling the “iPad 4th Generation, 128GB” comes with, you guessed it, a whopping 128GB of on-board storage. … Continue reading

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The Mobile World After Nov 2012

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A little over 12 months ago we posted an article about the mobile world after August 2011. In it we detailed some of the more interesting things that had happened that year, as well as some of the bigger stories. … Continue reading

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Optus’ 4G Milestone Event, 2012

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Optus held a small but lively event today outlining its network expansion so far in 2012 and some of its plans for 2013. Among the talk of the wireless broadband race and increased 3G reception were also some of the … Continue reading

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Recent Sci-Fi-Like Tech Stories

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It’s easy to forget just  how impressive some of the technology researchers and scientists are working on these days. The rapid speed of technological progress and adoption modern society is seeing can make some pretty impressive stuff sound commonplace or … Continue reading

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Can Windows Phone Convert Parents?

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Many parents can attest that their smartphones and gadgets are a brilliant distraction for youngsters – but although letting kids play around with your device might give you some much-needed peace, it also adds the worry of just what exactly … Continue reading

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4G Samsung Galaxy Note II Available

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It’s almost strange to think that when the original Galaxy Note arrived on the scene it was greeted by confusion and trepidation by many a tech guru and consumer alike. How could a device that didn’t seem to be able … Continue reading

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