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The Weather Channel on WiFi for Melbourne commuters

Users of a free WiFi service to be offered at Flinders Street station from March will be the first in Australia to get weather information via the US's Weather Channel.
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Thomson Reuters puts tax and law references onto iPad

The range of ebook readers for the iPad just got bigger - but this one is aimed at professionals such as accountants and lawyers.
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BenQ adds more joy to super-portable Joybee projector

BenQ's new Joybee GP2 video projector is highly portable and works with an array of media sources. Onboard memory allows it to be used independently of other devices.
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Symantec warns of Android botnet

A 'million dollar' Android botnet has been created, security vendor Symantec has warned.
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Sweet! Netcomm’s smallest Wi-Fi router for 3G/4G USB modems is here!

If you’ve got one of Telstra’s superfast 4G USB modems, and you wish that you could plug it into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot so all your devices can feel the need for 4G speed… Netcomm’s new M2 could well be your new best M8.
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Chrome comes to Android, but you'll need 4.0

Google has launched a beta version of its Chrome browser for the Android OS, but it needs the latest version, 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich.
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F-Secure 'launches' cloud storage service, but is it new?

F-Secure has announced a cloud based content storage and synchronisation service, Content Anywhere, that synchronises a user's files in the cloud, making them accessible on PCs, tablets, smartphones and digital TVs.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note: the ultimate phablet?

Samsung's plethora of Galaxy-branded Android devices now includes the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note, a combination phone and stylus-equipped Android tablet that's hoping to be the ultimate phablet.
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Garmin tells its customers “never buy maps again”

GPS company Garmin has announced free lifetime map updates for its new nüvi 2000/3000 series devices, which it describes as an “industry first”.
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How to hard reset your smartphone

Like your computer the best way to give your system a performance boost is to take it back to bare metal. In smartphone terms, that means performaing a hard reset. Here's our guide on performing a hard reset on the most popular smartphone platforms.
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Ericsson & Qualcomm demo first LTE-to-3G voice call handover

Ericsson and Qualcomm say they have achieved the first successful handover of a voice call from LTE to a standard 3G network.
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Free WiFi for Flinders Street Station

The free, advertising funded WiFi service planned for the Melbourne CBD by local ISP, Netbay Internet and GoConnect (ASX: GCN) - which will be responsible for the advertising - has gone live for a three month trial in Flinders Street station.
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Study shows smartphones dominating the playground

One in three Aussie school kids are returning to school this year with a smartphone, and almost eight in ten own a phone by the age of 13, according to new research from Telstra.


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Vodafone partners with McAfee for $3 mobile security

Vodafone has recently teamed up with the security vendor, McAfee, to offer a protection service for the telco’s Android phone customers.
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Telstra launches Samsung Omnia W

Telstra has (quietly) launched a new Windows Phone 7 handset on its NextG network, the Samsung Omnia W.
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Nokia Lumia 800 hitting Aussie shores March 2012

The Nokia Lumia 800 marks Nokia’s return to the Australia smartphone market with their pioneer Windows Phone device.
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My Kitchen Rules debuts on Apple’s iPhone

Today Yahoo!7 has released the free My Kitchen Rules app for iPhone. The free app will allow fans of the show to stay in touch with the action that involves the shows hosts Manu Feidel and Pete Evans and the teams on Australia’s favourite home cooking show for channel Seven.
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West Australia to get 113 new Next G mobile sites

West Australia – it’s one of the biggest single states on the planet, and in what will surely be welcome news for its citizens (some of whom are still annoyed at the CDMA network’s demise), Telstra has won a contract which will see the Next G network nicely expanded.
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Thinnest Toshiba Tablet to feature in new range

Toshiba has released the thinnest and lightest tablet in the world, the 10.1″ Toshiba Tablet (AT200). The company says the new tablet is leading the way in power and performance in the sleek, new consumer line-up for its Australian customers.
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Nokia's WinPhone to arrive in March

Nokia's first Windows Phone smartphone, the Lumia 800, is scheduled to go on sale in Australia in March. The three carriers and all major retailers will be offering the Nokia Lumia 800.
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Scanning QR codes can infect your smartphone

Cybercriminals are using QR codes to infect mobile phone with malware in a rapidly growing mobile malware 'industry'

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