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Oh crap – I just dropped my phone down the loo!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-01-18 21:48:31
Although Microsoft’s new survey on mobile phone usage in the bathroom/toilet/lavatory makes no mention of bathroom based mobile mishaps, with nearly 50% of Aussies using their phones in the so-called “rest room”, why didn’t they ask this question?


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Kogan Agora Android goes AWOL amid clandestine claims
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-01-16 03:45:08
As you’ve probably heard, the Kogan Agora and Agora Pro “Android” gPhones have been “indefinitely” delayed pending a complete redesign, with one news site quoting an an unnamed HTC executive suggesting Kogan "didn’t have the money".


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Mobile broadband set to overtake fixed line by 2011
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Reports & Surveys

2009-01-16 00:06:59
Mobile broadband is set to overtake fixed line broadband in terms of subscriber numbers by 2011 as the wireless broadband market gathers steam according to a new report. According to the report, the mobile Internet is at the beginning of explosive growth that threatens to overwhelm the infrastructure of mobile operators if they don't adapt.


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Kogan Agora Google Android gPhone to be delayed!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-01-15 22:59:28
The world’s second Google Android gPhone is going to be “delayed indefinitely due to potential future interoperability issues”, seriously disappointing all those who were keen to get on board the Android bandwagon with an Agora. All pre-orders will be fully refunded.


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Telstra says mobiles are top of the “back to school shopping list”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-01-15 19:39:22
Despite the “economic crisis” that is seeing cutbacks on discretionary spending, Telstra insists mobile phones are “still an essential part of the back to school list” and has some “top tips” on managing your children’s mobile spend.


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Is the Google Android G1 gPhone coming to Optus?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-01-14 05:09:32
Although there are plenty of rumours floating about that HTC is hard at work on the G2, a successor to the G1 Android gPhone, an online report claims that Optus support staff support documents in advance of its sale, although both Optus and Google are denying everything.


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2009: Year of the Linux Delusion
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-12-18 03:27:27
An article has come out claiming (yet again) that 2009 will be the year of Linux, and bases this prediction on the fact that low power ARM processors will be in netbooks which won’t have enough power to run Windows, but then says these new netbooks will be geared to “web only” applications which suits Linux perfectly. And, oh yeah, Palm might save Linux, too.


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3 Mobile tempts consumers with Christmas/Summer deals
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2008-12-17 23:08:49
Keen to sign up new customers as always, 3 Mobile is offering a range of special deals on phones, mobile broadband and pre-paid recharges. They’re not the only telco with last minute Christmas merriment, and more articles will come, but for the latest from 3 Mobile, please read on.


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3 Mobile survey shows Aussies won’t give up their phones
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2008-12-15 01:21:53
In a time of economic crisis and greatly reduced spending by consumers, a new survey shows that Australians are loathe to give up their mobile phone habits, preferring to give up exercise, coffee and escapades with friends first.


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Sony bringing iPod Touch clone to market at CES?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-12-13 06:57:18
An online report from “Sony Insider” quotes an unnamed Sony insider saying an OLED based thin touch screen Walkman will debut at CES 2009 in Las Vegas with up to 32GB of memory, but if it’s only a player and not a handheld computer like the iPod Touch, will anyone buy it?


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Ericsson and Intel to “stop” laptop theft – in 2009
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-12-11 20:58:17
Need some protection against the theft of your future 3.5G enabled laptop computer? Then the fact that Ericsson’s “Mobile Broadband Modules” now work with Intel’s “Anti-Theft PC Protection Technology” aims to give you some peace of mind.


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World’s first 21Mbps eHSPA/HSPA+ data “call” made in Australia
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2008-12-07 19:26:19
Although data “calls” on 21Mbps networks and equipment have been made in the labs and in demonstrations, Australia is the first place in the world where such a call has been made on a commercial, deployed 21Mbps eHSPA network, with a full commercial launch due early 2009.


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$99 iPhone not coming after all?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-12-07 05:10:29
Although the Boy Genius Report (BGR) said that WalMart would possibly be launching a 4GB $99 iPhone sometime this month, new reports say that while WalMart may well be getting ready to sell the iPhone, it won’t be a 4GB version.


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iPhone - the Paris Hilton of mobile phones?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-12-05 03:41:59
A report from “Strand Consult” analyses the iPhone from the operators’ point of view, and aside from deciding to send an insult Paris Hilton’s way, outlines its 10 views on the iPhone debate, saying it’s an “operator’s worst friend”.


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G1 Android gPhone already on sale down under
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-12-04 19:57:28
Although the Kogan Agora will start shipping to buyers on January 29, 2009, having already gone on pre-sale, a report says that the original G1 Android gPhones are now on sale in Australia thanks to grey market imports.


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World’s second Google Android gPhone launches!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-12-03 16:19:15
Kogan, the Australian company that has electronics custom manufactured in China to sell direct to Australians, has pulled off a cool scoop in the world’s second Android phone to launch and the very first in Australia, starting at AUD $299 and not locked to any network. Wow!


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3 Mobile goes Bold... BlackBerry Bold
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2008-12-03 03:08:05
The BlackBerry Bold boldly goes where BlackBerries have gone before – to the 3 Mobile network in Australia. BlackBerry fans on 3 who want the best physical QWERTY keyboarded Blackberry in existence are sure to be shaken and stirred at the news.


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LG's Renoir, the latest iPhone-esque masterpiece?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-12-02 22:21:29
LG’s 8 megapixel “Renoir” touch screen smartphone has finally arrived in Australia, with an advertising campaign showing just how many features have been squeezed in to challenge the iPhone, Omnia and even the N97, although where’s the 3.5mm headphone socket?!


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OMG! Nokia’s real iPhone competitor is the N97!!!1!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-12-02 08:29:40
If you thought the 5800 was Nokia’s iPhone clone, the long awaited N-Series version of the 5800 has been outed today at Nokia World in Barcelona, and it’s the N97! Coming with some serious specs including a slide out QWERTY keyboard, the only downside is the 4-6 month wait in mid 2009 before consumers can buy them.


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Google successful expansion into mobile a given: report
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Reports & Surveys

2008-12-01 22:05:50
Google is set to expand into the mobile market place in a big way and mobile search will a key growth driver for the Internet search and advertising market leader over the next five years. These are the fndings of a new report from a media industry analyst group.


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