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Computing

Kogan’s Updated Its Android Tablet Specs Again

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10:30AM May 20, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Kogan’s first Agora tablet was announced last month, but was shortly met with some criticism after it was revealed that its specs weren’t as good as originally thought. Well, the specs have been tweaked again, except this time it’s to give customers a better device. Can’t imagine anyone complaining about this. More »


Computing

The Australian Honeycomb Tablet Spec Showdown

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10:00AM April 26, 2011 | Nick Broughall

2010 was the year of the tablet – mostly because Apple realised there was a market for a large touchscreen computing device. 2011 is set to be the year of the Android tablet, with the first three Honeycomb powered devices either available now or soon to hit shelves. Let’s compare specs, shall we? More »


Gaming

Microsoft’s Kinect Can See You (From Between 1.2m, 3.5m Away)

9:00PM June 30, 2010 | a

UK-based online retailer Play has “gone live” with a list of tech specs for Microsoft’s happy-clappy new Kinect controller, revealing many deeply technical things about the internal workings of Microsoft’s Magic Eye. More »


Mobile

The Final iPhone 3GS Vs Nexus One Spec Smackdown

2:20AM March 26, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Specs aren’t everything, but for those of you obsessed with them instead of only caring about what you actually like about a gadget, here’s the latest spec smackdown between the Apple iPhone and the HTC Nexus One. More »


Mobile

Google Nexus One’s Hardware Components: Looking Good

5:10PM December 15, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Thesearethedroids.com has a running list of the hardware components in the Nexus One, gleaned from the Android 2.1 ROM. Read onward for lengthy and confusing chipset names! More »


Computing

Dell Inspiron Zino’s Spec List Leaked

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2:42PM October 29, 2009 | Nick Broughall

There weren’t a lot of details around the actual power behind the recently showcased Dell Inspiron Zino HD mini PC. Fortunately tipster Oddo has been gracious enough to share them with us. More »


iPod Touch And Classic Updates Actually Decreased Some Specs

5:15AM September 13, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Considering the iPod Touch and Classic both received modest (some would say boring) updates in the form of capacity bumps and a faster processor for the Touch, it’s surprising that in some ways, they’re actually worse than their predecessors. More »


Gadgets

802.11n Final Spec Is Final, Finally

7:11AM September 12, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Remember when I told you the 802.11n spec wasn’t final, even though you’ve prolly owned a wireless N router forever? It’s final now. Feel better? [Signal2Noise]


USB 3.0 Only Running at a Quarter of Maximum Speed

8:18AM January 8, 2009 | Mark Wilson

We’re still more than excited about USB 3.0, but those of us expecting it to reach promised transfer speeds of 5000Mb/s this year are overly optimistic.

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Gadgets

Consumers Choose Products With More Tech Specs

8:00AM December 16, 2008 | Mark Wilson

A recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research reveals that we are heavily influenced into choosing products with heavy technical specs—even when those specs mean nothing.

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