items tagged with Gadgets
Virgin pops iPhone cherry with massive 5GB bang!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 23:50:54
Virgin Mobile, a subsidiary of Optus, has finally launched the iPhone 3G as widely predicted, but with the surprise of a ginormous 5GB data plan – the first decent iPhone data plan yet. But with pricing for the 16GB and the 8GB model on the $100 plan identical, why would anyone bother with the 8GB unit? And what about concerns that Virgin Mobile’s broadband network is “not reliable"?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 23:50:54
Virgin Mobile, a subsidiary of Optus, has finally launched the iPhone 3G as widely predicted, but with the surprise of a ginormous 5GB data plan – the first decent iPhone data plan yet. But with pricing for the 16GB and the 8GB model on the $100 plan identical, why would anyone bother with the 8GB unit? And what about concerns that Virgin Mobile’s broadband network is “not reliable"?
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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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Telstra launches fastest 7.2Mbps “Blue Tick” phone: LG KF390
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-30 04:11:50
Telstra already has phones operating at “up to” 7.2Mbps on its Next G network, but the LG KF390 is the first 7.2Mbps-class phone to achieve “Blue Tick” status, something Telstra recommends for “handheld use” in rural and regional areas.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-30 04:11:50
Telstra already has phones operating at “up to” 7.2Mbps on its Next G network, but the LG KF390 is the first 7.2Mbps-class phone to achieve “Blue Tick” status, something Telstra recommends for “handheld use” in rural and regional areas.
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Telstra claims Australian first with 3D TV
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 22:46:16
Although 3D TV has been demonstrated over several years at technology trade shows, for gaming, advertising, television, movies and more, Telstra claims it’s first to commercially install the technology at its “Executive Briefing Centre” in Melbourne, Australia.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-29 22:46:16
Although 3D TV has been demonstrated over several years at technology trade shows, for gaming, advertising, television, movies and more, Telstra claims it’s first to commercially install the technology at its “Executive Briefing Centre” in Melbourne, Australia.
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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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Waiting for a “Virgin” iPhone before taking the plunge?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-28 06:59:17
If you’ve been hoping that Virgin Mobile would soon sell the iPhone, partially because it’s owned by Optus, and partially because it has cheap data rates, rumours suggest it could soon happen.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-28 06:59:17
If you’ve been hoping that Virgin Mobile would soon sell the iPhone, partially because it’s owned by Optus, and partially because it has cheap data rates, rumours suggest it could soon happen.
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iPhone OS 2.1 released... to developers, plus turn-by-turn GPS?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-25 10:32:10
Some iPhone developers have started getting access to the beta version of the upcoming iPhone OS 2.1, an upgrade to the existing bug-filled iPhone OS 2.0 that’s been causing angst among iPhone users around the world. Is turn by turn GPS coming in 2.1, alongside cut and paste in future OS versions?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-25 10:32:10
Some iPhone developers have started getting access to the beta version of the upcoming iPhone OS 2.1, an upgrade to the existing bug-filled iPhone OS 2.0 that’s been causing angst among iPhone users around the world. Is turn by turn GPS coming in 2.1, alongside cut and paste in future OS versions?
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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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WinPwn 2.0 released, gives Windows-using iPhone owners the power to Pwn!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-24 03:27:25
If you’ve been waiting for the Windows version of the PwnageTool to arrive, your wait is over, your time has come, and iPhone OS 2.0 could soon be yours – but is iPhone OS 2.0 truly worth it?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-24 03:27:25
If you’ve been waiting for the Windows version of the PwnageTool to arrive, your wait is over, your time has come, and iPhone OS 2.0 could soon be yours – but is iPhone OS 2.0 truly worth it?
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iMessage to Apple: iPhone OS 2.0 sucks
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-23 09:38:15
Hi Apple! I love the iPhone, but you’ve seriously screwed things up with iPhone OS 2.0 – an operating system that is reminding me of the original OS X 10.0 and the new 10.5.x in its bugginess, an OS that desperately needs updating to a more stable version. Can we hurry it up, please?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-23 09:38:15
Hi Apple! I love the iPhone, but you’ve seriously screwed things up with iPhone OS 2.0 – an operating system that is reminding me of the original OS X 10.0 and the new 10.5.x in its bugginess, an OS that desperately needs updating to a more stable version. Can we hurry it up, please?
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iMessage to Apple: iPhone OS 2.0 sucks
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-23 08:59:09
Hi Apple! I love the iPhone, but you’ve seriously screwed things up with iPhone OS 2.0 – an operating system that is reminding me of the original OS X 10.0 and the new 10.5.x in its bugginess, an OS that desperately needs updating to a more stable version. Can we hurry it up, please?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-23 08:59:09
Hi Apple! I love the iPhone, but you’ve seriously screwed things up with iPhone OS 2.0 – an operating system that is reminding me of the original OS X 10.0 and the new 10.5.x in its bugginess, an OS that desperately needs updating to a more stable version. Can we hurry it up, please?
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When satnav and stupidity mix, the results are not pretty
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-22 11:17:44
Just how stupid can motorists be when it comes to satnav? The answer, according to a new survey, is very stupid indeed. How about so stupid that one motorist drove onto railway tracks and caused a train crash, or the lorry driver delivering goods from Turkey to Gibraltar who went on a 1,600 mile detour via the UK? We reveal the most stupid satnav drivers ever...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-22 11:17:44
Just how stupid can motorists be when it comes to satnav? The answer, according to a new survey, is very stupid indeed. How about so stupid that one motorist drove onto railway tracks and caused a train crash, or the lorry driver delivering goods from Turkey to Gibraltar who went on a 1,600 mile detour via the UK? We reveal the most stupid satnav drivers ever...
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Free WordPress App comes to iPhone App Store
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-22 08:34:35
One of the most popular free blogging tools, WordPress, has just released a blogging app for one of the most popular smartphones, the iPhone. It’s available free of charge to download now, and works with the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch running the OS 2.0 software upgrade!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-22 08:34:35
One of the most popular free blogging tools, WordPress, has just released a blogging app for one of the most popular smartphones, the iPhone. It’s available free of charge to download now, and works with the iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch running the OS 2.0 software upgrade!
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August 22 sees 20 more countries go iPhone 3G!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 23:45:20
Although Apple aims to have 70 countries selling the iPhone 3G by the end of 2008, only 22 sell them so far. Now comes news that Apple will start selling the iPhone 3G in 20 more countries from August the 22nd – get ready for more iPhone mania!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 23:45:20
Although Apple aims to have 70 countries selling the iPhone 3G by the end of 2008, only 22 sell them so far. Now comes news that Apple will start selling the iPhone 3G in 20 more countries from August the 22nd – get ready for more iPhone mania!
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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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"Pwnage" option to unlock iPhone 2G for Windows users released
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-20 08:27:44
Got an original iPhone and want to unlock it, or jailbreak an iPhone 3G using the PwnageTool 2.0 but can't because you're using Windows? A solution has surfaced that's reported to be working!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-20 08:27:44
Got an original iPhone and want to unlock it, or jailbreak an iPhone 3G using the PwnageTool 2.0 but can't because you're using Windows? A solution has surfaced that's reported to be working!
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iPhone Dev Team launches iPhone unlock tool at last!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-19 21:31:41
It’s finally here, the PwnageTool 2.0 to unlock and jailbreak the iPhone 2G, jailbreak only at this stage the iPhone 3G and jailbreak the iPod Touch – all running the shiny new iPhone OS 2.0!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-19 21:31:41
It’s finally here, the PwnageTool 2.0 to unlock and jailbreak the iPhone 2G, jailbreak only at this stage the iPhone 3G and jailbreak the iPod Touch – all running the shiny new iPhone OS 2.0!
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iPhone Dev Team jailbreak tool still due “soon”...
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 10:38:57
The release date for the iPhone Dev Team’s “PwnageTool” inches ever closer as some “final bugs” get fixed, bringing happiness to the waiting crowds but enraging others who think a few days to wait is a few days too long.
Read More About IPhone Dev Team Jailbreak Tool Still Due “Soon”......
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 10:38:57
The release date for the iPhone Dev Team’s “PwnageTool” inches ever closer as some “final bugs” get fixed, bringing happiness to the waiting crowds but enraging others who think a few days to wait is a few days too long.
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