Mobile
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Moto G2 Is Now Available From Two Retailers
The leaks were not far off the mark when they said the second-gen Moto G would be hitting Australia in August. It took until September for the product to start appearing online, though you’ll still have to wait a couple of weeks to get one as stock filters in.
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There’s $US2.5 Billion Worth Of Silver And Gold In Phones Sold This Year
Your gadgets contain tiny specks of precious and rare earth metals — we rely on these dust-sized particles, which are so small they’re often not recycled because the cost of recycling outweighs the value of the metals. But according to the American Chemical Society, the overall value of these minute materials is massive.
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Now Your Lost Android Device Can Phone Home
Google added a sneaky little update to Android Device Manager this week: A new lock screen button implores whoever found your phone to call a number that you specify. Now just hope that they’re not calling to ask for ransom.
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iPhone 6 Screen May Not Be Sapphire, Probably Isn’t Arrow-Proof: Report
It’s winter, which means Apple is probably updating the iPhone soon, which means the iPhone 6 rumour merry-go-round is spinning up. We’ve heard that Apple might use sapphire for a tougher iPhone screen, but experiments with alleged Apple materials say that might not exactly be the case.