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iPhone 4S: Gizmodo Australia’s First Impressions

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2:00PM October 14, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Is Apple’s iPhone 4S the next coming of the smartphone, or just another smartphone model? It’s too early to tell — but here’s my early impressions from a couple of hours of testing. More »


Computing

Windows 8 Slate (Tablet) Hands On: It’s Pretty Fantastic

4:00PM September 14, 2011 | Mat Honan

A Microsoft tablet with Windows 8 has been a long time coming, but it’s finally here. Sort of. We got our hands on a developer’s preview yesterday and while flawed, it’s extremely impressive. More »


Mobile

Hands On: HTC’s Titan Is One Giant Windows Phone

8:10AM September 2, 2011 | Sam Biddle

HTC has done the unthinkable and created a massive phone named Titan. It weighs over a 150g, has a gigantic 4.7-inch screen, has a 1.5Ghz processor of some sort, and, yeah, is huge. Bonus: Mango! More »


Computing

Hands On The Grid 10 Tablet And The Grid 4 Phone

7:45AM August 18, 2011 | Brent Rose

The recently announced Grid 10 Tablet aims to redeem Fusion Garage after their very much failed JooJoo tablet. The Grid 10 (and its phone-buddy the Grid 4) arrived with much hype and hyperbole. Let’s see if they live up. More »


Computing

Hands On The LeapPad Explorer Tablet

2:20AM July 1, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

The dummy-proof, interactive feel of tablets makes them a natural for kids. But letting your brat actually get his grubby, possibly poop-covered mitts on your delicate iPad? Well, maybe it’s for the best that we now have a tablet designed specifically for kids. More »


Computing

Hands-On With The Cheap And Media Mongering Vizio Tablet

2:13PM June 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Vizio, the champ of inexpensive, pretty damn good TVs, is making the (inevitable) foray into Tabletania. Their snazzily named Vizio Tablet jibes with the rest of their electronic lineup: modestly priced, decently featured, above-average performing. And we felt it up. More »


Mobile

Motorola Photon Hands-On: Tegra 2 Beast To Take Across The Globe

2:40AM June 10, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Sprint’s got a new jewel in their helm, and they’ve got decent reasons to buff it: the Photon is what Android users seem to crave these days. It’s large, powerful, and, unlike its cousins, will work (securely) around the world. More »


Computing

Toshiba Thrive Hands-On: Bigger Can Be Beautiful

6:57AM June 8, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The iPad 2 is skinny and pretty. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is skinny and pretty. The Toshiba Thrive is… big and beautiful? It’s definitely the latter. But is it as functionally bountiful as it is bootylicious? We’ve got hands on. More »


Gaming

Xperia Play Hands-On: The PlayStation Phone Is A Button Masher’s Dream

6:00AM February 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

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From March, you’ll be able to pick up the latest PSP. Sorry, did I say PSP? I meant Xperia Play phone – but really, it’s hard to tell the difference. True, it’s running Android, but at the very core of the phone is a gaming titan begging you to play it. And play I did. More »


Computing

LG G-Slate Hands-On: All The Features But Still Empty-Feeling

1:56AM February 15, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

On paper, LG’s G-Slate (or Optimus Pad, in Europe), should convince me to finally buy a tablet. It’s running Android Honeycomb – check! Dual-core Tegra 2 chipset – check! 3D camera for video and photo trickery – check! So why did my experience with it just leave me… kinda chilly? More »