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Telstra increases data limits on lowest “most popular” plans!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-31 01:49:20
The Aussie mobile data revolution is affecting even Telstra, perhaps not at the much faster speeds than we’re seeing at 3 Mobile, Optus and Vodafone, but affecting them nevertheless, boosting the $29/80MB plan to 300MB, amongst others. But when will Telstra announce data cap increase for its more expensive 1GB and 3GB plans?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-31 01:49:20
The Aussie mobile data revolution is affecting even Telstra, perhaps not at the much faster speeds than we’re seeing at 3 Mobile, Optus and Vodafone, but affecting them nevertheless, boosting the $29/80MB plan to 300MB, amongst others. But when will Telstra announce data cap increase for its more expensive 1GB and 3GB plans?
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‘3’ launches iPhone plans for unlocked iPhone 3Gs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 01:10:47
3 Mobile has launched iPhone specific plans for those with unlocked iPhone 3G models, challenging the incumbents Optus, Vodafone and Telstra with 1GB and 2GB plans at low rates – but given how often a 3G iPhone can drop to 2GB for data, is 3 Mobile worth the risk?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 01:10:47
3 Mobile has launched iPhone specific plans for those with unlocked iPhone 3G models, challenging the incumbents Optus, Vodafone and Telstra with 1GB and 2GB plans at low rates – but given how often a 3G iPhone can drop to 2GB for data, is 3 Mobile worth the risk?
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Dell offers customer service “Gizmo” to Aussie consumers and SOHO
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-30 21:59:39
In-home tech support company Gizmo, covering the PC, AV and digital lifestyle space, and top-tier PC manufacturer Dell, have joined forces in Australia to provide a more complete hardware and support offering – but it’s not an “exclusive” deal.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-30 21:59:39
In-home tech support company Gizmo, covering the PC, AV and digital lifestyle space, and top-tier PC manufacturer Dell, have joined forces in Australia to provide a more complete hardware and support offering – but it’s not an “exclusive” deal.
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Palm Centro hits two-million sales mark, “beats” iPhone
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-29 21:21:29
Smartphone maker Palm, which once enjoyed the incredible media, consumer and developer attention currently being lavished upon the iPhone, has shown its far from out of the race by shipping more than 2 million of its Centro models, while an ad network report shows more mobile Internet ads are served to Palm devices than iPhones.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-29 21:21:29
Smartphone maker Palm, which once enjoyed the incredible media, consumer and developer attention currently being lavished upon the iPhone, has shown its far from out of the race by shipping more than 2 million of its Centro models, while an ad network report shows more mobile Internet ads are served to Palm devices than iPhones.
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eBay rebels accuse eBay/PayPal over EBS fund “cover up”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 10:02:55
One of the major sellers on eBay has gone belly up, leaving many customers in the lurch. eBay says it will refund people who purchased with PayPal, even though it is not obliged to do so, but will leave everyone else in the cold. An eBay rebel says it could be a “cover up” and has explained why.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 10:02:55
One of the major sellers on eBay has gone belly up, leaving many customers in the lurch. eBay says it will refund people who purchased with PayPal, even though it is not obliged to do so, but will leave everyone else in the cold. An eBay rebel says it could be a “cover up” and has explained why.
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eBay rebels react as a major seller on eBay goes bust, issue warning!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 23:09:51
“Don’t be fooled”, say the eBay rebels, “the PayPal Buyer Protection is entirely illusory”. They’ve made this claim for some time now but feel the failure of one of the largest sellers on eBay only bolsters their claim that eBay’s push to mandate PayPal is going in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, one of Australia’s big banks has responded to the group’s query over the safety of the decades old “Direct Deposit” system.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 23:09:51
“Don’t be fooled”, say the eBay rebels, “the PayPal Buyer Protection is entirely illusory”. They’ve made this claim for some time now but feel the failure of one of the largest sellers on eBay only bolsters their claim that eBay’s push to mandate PayPal is going in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, one of Australia’s big banks has responded to the group’s query over the safety of the decades old “Direct Deposit” system.
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Vodafone nicely slices international roaming prices – cool!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-27 22:43:11
Vodafone is proactively slicing the price of international mobile roaming charges, which consumer or business travellers overseas on the Vodafone network will surely love, with a special deal for China during August and the Olympics. It looks very impressive and I can’t seem to find any hidden catches, despite trying!!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-27 22:43:11
Vodafone is proactively slicing the price of international mobile roaming charges, which consumer or business travellers overseas on the Vodafone network will surely love, with a special deal for China during August and the Olympics. It looks very impressive and I can’t seem to find any hidden catches, despite trying!!
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Time for an Aussie mobile data revolution?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-25 06:20:38
The cost of mobile data in Australia is all over the place – some carriers sell it cheap, others sell it at sky high prices, and effectively the same data transfers but on different devices from the same companies can be charged at different rates. When will data pricing ever get realistic?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-25 06:20:38
The cost of mobile data in Australia is all over the place – some carriers sell it cheap, others sell it at sky high prices, and effectively the same data transfers but on different devices from the same companies can be charged at different rates. When will data pricing ever get realistic?
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Telstra customer claims free unlock for outright iPhone 3G purchase
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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ACCC warning: watch out for excess data usage charges!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 09:19:18
Whether you’re using a shiny new iPhone 3G or other smartphone, the ACCC has put out a warning to users not to be misled over the “significant cost” of excess data usage charges. It’s a timely warning, but you can be certain that horror stories of massive data charge bills will inevitably surface anyway!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 09:19:18
Whether you’re using a shiny new iPhone 3G or other smartphone, the ACCC has put out a warning to users not to be misled over the “significant cost” of excess data usage charges. It’s a timely warning, but you can be certain that horror stories of massive data charge bills will inevitably surface anyway!
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Australian Government further delays “National Broadband Network”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-18 11:24:57
With any Australian fibre-based broadband network still up to 5 years away, the date of completion just got extended by at least 6 months as the Australian Federal Government extends the time for “robust proposals” to be submitted for consideration. As usual, the Federal Opposition is outraged!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-18 11:24:57
With any Australian fibre-based broadband network still up to 5 years away, the date of completion just got extended by at least 6 months as the Australian Federal Government extends the time for “robust proposals” to be submitted for consideration. As usual, the Federal Opposition is outraged!
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Aussie iPhone fans still in queues!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 06:43:14
Just as is happening in the US, Aussie iPhone fans are also queuing up in front of the Apple store to buy iPhones that have sold out from telco stores. Still, there’s a way to jump the queue if you’ve got the cash to spare!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 06:43:14
Just as is happening in the US, Aussie iPhone fans are also queuing up in front of the Apple store to buy iPhones that have sold out from telco stores. Still, there’s a way to jump the queue if you’ve got the cash to spare!
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The rebels strike back against eBay PayPal empire
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-07 09:34:34
Realising the ACCC’s powers may no longer apply now that eBay has withdrawn its notice to force PayPal onto buyers, and realising that the eBay empire still wishes to force PayPal onto its seller citizens, the rebels are marshalling their forces for battle! Is the force with them?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-07 09:34:34
Realising the ACCC’s powers may no longer apply now that eBay has withdrawn its notice to force PayPal onto buyers, and realising that the eBay empire still wishes to force PayPal onto its seller citizens, the rebels are marshalling their forces for battle! Is the force with them?
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Aspire One: the netbook Eee PC killer from Acer?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-04 00:56:42
Hot on the heels of the Asus Eee PC comes more small subnotebooks, with Acer giving them the Intel inspired name of the netbook. Does the Intel Atom-powered Aspire One ‘netbook’ fill you with desire to acquire one?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-04 00:56:42
Hot on the heels of the Asus Eee PC comes more small subnotebooks, with Acer giving them the Intel inspired name of the netbook. Does the Intel Atom-powered Aspire One ‘netbook’ fill you with desire to acquire one?
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eBay forced into humiliating backdown on PayPal only attempt
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-03 05:15:30
eBay has suffered the ultimate embarrassment of being forced to cancel its ridiculously anti-competitive plan to force buyers and sellers to use PayPal only. But is eBay’s flip-flop enough to restore any credibility? What about the problem of negative seller feedback? What about PayPal’s extremely poor customer service? And will heads roll at eBay Australia simply for being so incredibly stupid, or do we point fingers at eBay HQ in the US?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-03 05:15:30
eBay has suffered the ultimate embarrassment of being forced to cancel its ridiculously anti-competitive plan to force buyers and sellers to use PayPal only. But is eBay’s flip-flop enough to restore any credibility? What about the problem of negative seller feedback? What about PayPal’s extremely poor customer service? And will heads roll at eBay Australia simply for being so incredibly stupid, or do we point fingers at eBay HQ in the US?
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Microsoft offers Office and OneCare in US at subscription price
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 11:31:38
If you could pay US $70 to get a one-year copy of Office Home and Student Edition, and Internet security package OneCare, which you could install on three PCs in the home – which needs to be renewed every year – would you?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 11:31:38
If you could pay US $70 to get a one-year copy of Office Home and Student Edition, and Internet security package OneCare, which you could install on three PCs in the home – which needs to be renewed every year – would you?
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Seven gives Foxtel the heave-ho with TiVo
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-01 12:00:00
With seven out of ten Australians choosing free-to-air TV over the Foxtel $100 per month pay TV option, and with most major TV shows millions watch still shown on free-to-air TV, the TiVo proposition with no subscription fees could well be the gold medal winner in the PVR stakes.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-01 12:00:00
With seven out of ten Australians choosing free-to-air TV over the Foxtel $100 per month pay TV option, and with most major TV shows millions watch still shown on free-to-air TV, the TiVo proposition with no subscription fees could well be the gold medal winner in the PVR stakes.
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3 Mobile Australia begs Apple for iPhone 3G
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 03:02:47
Desperate to fulfil customer requests for the iPhone, and likely ensure the loss of iPhone wanting customers to confirmed carriers Vodafone, Optus and unconfirmed carrier Telstra is not too great, 3 Mobile has appealed to the media and its customers for help. A new web site is being created to show Apple just how much 3 Mobile - and 3 Mobile customers - want the iPhone 3G!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 03:02:47
Desperate to fulfil customer requests for the iPhone, and likely ensure the loss of iPhone wanting customers to confirmed carriers Vodafone, Optus and unconfirmed carrier Telstra is not too great, 3 Mobile has appealed to the media and its customers for help. A new web site is being created to show Apple just how much 3 Mobile - and 3 Mobile customers - want the iPhone 3G!
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TrustDefender and BCU credit union in “Australian first” for banking transaction security
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 02:10:14
BCU, one of Australia’s biggest regional credit unions, has signed a deal with TrustDefender to offer its transaction security software free of charge to all BCU members in what is an “Australian first” for the banking industry.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-26 02:10:14
BCU, one of Australia’s biggest regional credit unions, has signed a deal with TrustDefender to offer its transaction security software free of charge to all BCU members in what is an “Australian first” for the banking industry.
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LG’s “Secret” to beating the iPhone?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-25 09:23:51
On the same day that HTC unveiled its Touch Diamond, LG unveiled the “Secret” at a rip-roaring party that saw Sex and the City’s Mr Big (Chris Noth) dubbed a new LG phone ambassador, with former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins another celebrity star. So what’s the phone like?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-25 09:23:51
On the same day that HTC unveiled its Touch Diamond, LG unveiled the “Secret” at a rip-roaring party that saw Sex and the City’s Mr Big (Chris Noth) dubbed a new LG phone ambassador, with former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins another celebrity star. So what’s the phone like?
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