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HTC One Australian Review: You’re The One That I Want

Luke Hopewell 18 March 2013 11:00 AM

HTC has done more for Australia than you realise. It was the first big manufacturer to introduce Android into the country via a major telco, and went on to make some incredible gear. Things tapered off in the last few years, and we wondered if we would ever see an Android-powered HTC handset that made us believe in the company again. Enter the HTC One: the saviour, the hero, the new yardstick.

Software

After Hours: Best Bar Apps

Luke Hopewell Yesterday 6:00 PM

Can a smartphone help you discover new drinks and cool new places to consume them? Sure, but the golden question is: “can an app help you get free beer”? It can. Check out our best bar apps!

Online

Hackers Just Made Off With Greece

Gary Cutlack 26 November 2012 6:00 PM

A hacker has been rumbled in possession of personal ID data of Greek citizens, with the man holding a staggering nine million pieces of data — enough to cover almost the entire population of the country.

Online

Almost $900,000 Ploughed Into UK Kickstarter Projects In First Week

Gary Cutlack 12 November 2012 11:30 PM

The recently launched UK wing of Kickstarter seems to be doing pretty well for itself, with the money-raising site claiming to have taken pledges for well over half a million quid, or roughly $897,000 in the local currency, during its first week of punting projects to the UK audience.

Gaming

Sony’s PS4 Development Kits Arrive With AMD Chipsets and Blu-Ray

Gary Cutlack 5 November 2012 2:00 PM

Seemingly reliable sources inside video game developers have confirmed that Sony’s PS4 development hardware, currently codenamed Orbis, has arrived, with an early, AMD-based kit now in the hands of the car and shooting game makers of the world.

News

Apple’s Arial Apology Hits the UK Papers

Gary Cutlack 4 November 2012 2:30 PM

Apple’s apology to Samsung has hit the printed newspapers today. It’s shorter than the one it was ordered to rewrite, but does it sound like Apple means it this time?

Geek Out

Robot Stephen Fry Phones in Award Ceremony Presentation

Gary Cutlack 1 November 2012 5:30 PM

Stephen Fry presented an award to the video gaming industry last week, only he didn’t do it in person. He sent a robot ambassador on his behalf.

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Apple Wins Google-Worrying Patent For Mobile Maps Interface

Gary Cutlack 1 November 2012 9:00 AM

A patent originally filed by Apple back in 2008 has just been granted by the US Patent Office, with the tech giant somehow managing to convince the authorities it should own a patent for a method of displaying maps on a touchscreen device.

Software

Yes! Separate User Profiles Spotted in Android 4.2 Development Code

Gary Cutlack 24 October 2012 9:15 AM

A barebones and half-working version of Android 4.2, packed with placeholder graphics to make it look even rougher, has been leaked, with one of the key discoveries so far being the inclusion of support for multiple user profiles.

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Is HTC Ditching Samsung for Other Smartphone Component Suppliers, Just Like Apple?

Gary Cutlack 15 October 2012 2:00 PM

Reports coming out of the ever-thrilling component supply chain world suggest that HTC is joining Apple in lessening its dependence on Samsung, moving away from the company and finding alternative suppliers for some internal parts of its smartphones.

Computing

Rumourmodo: Google And Asus Preparing 32GB Nexus 7?

Gary Cutlack 5 October 2012 8:30 AM

News coming out of places where men worry about stock levels has revealed the existence of a new Nexus 7 model. Asus and Google are said to be preparing a new model of their popular tablet with 32GB of onboard storage.