Upgrades

Mobile

Giz Vs Lifehacker: Is It Worth Upgrading To The iPhone 4S?

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11:00AM October 5, 2011 | Alex Kidman & Angus Kidman

So the iPhone 4S has been announced, and the big question is: is it worth upgrading if you’re already an iPhone owner? Gizmodo’s editor Alex Kidman is an Apple enthusiast; Lifehacker’s editor Angus Kidman less so. But when it comes to this upgrade, they’re surprisingly in agreement on the main points. More »


Online

MobileMe Users Get 25GB Free iCloud Storage Until June 2012

8:00AM August 8, 2011 | Jack Loftus

There are all sorts of goodies coming out of the iCloud developer build that arrived this weekend, the first being news that MobileMe customers transitioning to the service will receive 25GB of storage space once the service launches. More »


Mobile

Optus Upgrading 2G Network To EDGE

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4:30PM June 3, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Josh Taylor over at ZDNet has picked up on the fact that Optus has been quietly upgrading its 2G network over the past few weeks, with certain base towers in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide supporting EDGE speeds. Other towers around the country will probably need a little bit of work before the update becomes network-wide. More »


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 »


Gadgets

13 Technologies That Need An Immediate Upgrade

11:20PM May 18, 2011 | Paul Escallier - MaximumPC

We’ve gotten complacent with many of our technological needs, simply putting up with what we have available now, even if it’s horribly dated. More »


Mobile

Vodafone Starting Major Network Upgrade Next Week, LTE By The End Of The Year

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3:00PM April 14, 2011 | Nick Broughall

What’s that? Your Vodafone coverage has been pretty bad? Well, there’s good news on its way – Vodafone has announced it will begin a major upgrade of its network starting next week, and plans to launch LTE services by the end of the year. More »


Computing

Unlocked Or Not, Motorola Promises To Grant 4G To Your Xoom Tablet

3:00AM March 7, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Future Motorola Xoom owners who enjoy messing around with their gear, rooting their gear or otherwise modifying it in some way, take note! Motorola is promising to accept your tablet with open arms during the “send it away” 4G upgrade process, no matter what. More »


Mobile

Your Current Xperia Phone Won’t Be Getting Froyo. Ever.

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1:30PM January 25, 2011 | Nick Broughall

2010 was a huge year for Android, but one problem kept recurring – getting an update to the latest version of the operating system was far from guaranteed, regardless of manufacturer, or mobile carrier. What is guaranteed is that current Sony Ericsson Xperia owners will never be moving beyond Android version 2.1, with the company confirming that Froyo is definitely not an option for future upgrades. More »


Software

Force Your Android Phone To Check For A System Update

3:00AM December 29, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

You’ve just read or heard that your phone is due for an update—maybe just bug fixes, or possibly a big version upgrade. But your phone claims there’s nothing doing. Dial this keypad combination to force a “checkin” and possible upgrade. More »


Computing

HTC Shift Given Limited Dose Of Mac OS X 10.5.6

3:00AM September 27, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Want OS X on a tablet, or something else that’s tiny and portable? Don’t look to the iOS-packing iPad. Nay, look instead to this hacked HTC Shift, which—although slightly gimped—seems to run OS X 10.5.6 just fine. More »