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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Loves The NBN

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12:04PM February 18, 2011 | Nick Broughall

During the Q&A session of his Mobile World Congress keynote, former Google CEO and current Executive Chairman of the company professed his love for Australia’s NBN. More »


Mobile

Unsurprisingly, Huawei Launches New Android Smartphones And Tablets At MWC

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4:20PM February 16, 2011 | Nick Broughall

It would be kind of surprising if an up and coming mobile brand like Huawei didn’t make a new product announcement at MWC. Fortunately, the company has launched a few new devices, including a new IDEOS Android handset and an updated 7-inch tablet. More »


Mobile

Samsung Announces Another Bada Handset

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2:39PM February 16, 2011 | Nick Broughall

The idea behind Bada wasn’t necessarily a bad one, but the platform was let down last year by the fact that Samsung only released one handset using the mobile OS. That’s all going to change this year, with Samsung announcing the Wave 578 handset, which adds NFC to the mix. There’s no guarantee it will launch in Australia though… More »


Mobile

Google Still Wants Nokia To Use Android

5:04AM February 16, 2011 | Jason Chen

Despite Nokia choosing Windows Phone 7 over Android because they didn’t want to give up and not fight back, Google’s Eric Schmidt says the Android door is still open. More »


Mobile

NetComm Announces An LTE/HSPA+ Wi-Fi Router, But It Won’t Work On Telstra’s LTE Network

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1:25PM February 15, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Following on from Telstra’s LTE announcement last night, my inbox has been flooded with companies shouting that their devices are LTE friendly. Like Netcomm’s sexy Liberty Series LTE Wi-Fi router. The catch is that it won’t actually work on Telstra’s LTE network. More »


Mobile

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo Coming To Telstra

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10:07AM February 15, 2011 | Nick Broughall

With all the smartphones being announced over at Mobile World Congress at the moment, we’re kind of salivating with anticipation about which handsets will end up in Australia on which network. We’ve just had our first announcement, with Telstra confirming that the Xperia Neo from Sony Ericsson will land on Next G, with a three-month exclusivity window. More »


Gaming

Kinect Control Coming To Windows Phone 7

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9:44AM February 15, 2011 | Nick Broughall

As part of their Mobile World Congress keynote, Microsoft showed off some pretty amazing technology coming to Windows Phone 7, which lets gamers play against Kinect players using their Microsoft smartphone. 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 »


Software

Flash 10.2 Will Show Up On Android Phones In A Few Weeks

12:24AM February 15, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Been enjoying Flash 10.2 on your PC? Your Android phone won’t be far behind, according to Adobe’s Anup Murarka. More »


Mobile

Telstra Launching 4G LTE Network This Year

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12:01AM February 15, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Despite having the best HSPA network in the world, Telstra has just announced that it plans on taking it up a notch and going 4G, launching an LTE network in capital cities and certain regional hubs around the country using the 1800MHz spectrum. More »