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Article | 20/05/2013 Mobile coverage in Sydney train tunnels 15 years in the making: Optus

Optus has revealed that the network infrastructure upgrade to bring mobile phone coverage into Sydney's train tunnels was a project that was 15 years ...

Article | 17/05/2013 BlackBerry 10.1 update now available in Australia

BlackBerry has released the first major update to its BlackBerry 10 operating system for smartphones, less than two months after the company first unv...

Article | 17/05/2013 New iPhone: Sapphire crystal fingerprint scanner 'to be embedded in home button'

There have been plenty of rumours circulating that Apple is planning to incorporate fingerprint readers into the new iPhone, and now confirmation that...

Article | 16/05/2013 Microsoft Surface Pro to hit Aussie stores on May 30

In a blog post yesterday, Microsoft confirmed the availability of the Surface Pro in Australia. The long-awaited Windows 8 tablet will be ready for pu...

Article | 16/05/2013 Google's new Play Music All Access service isn't available in Australia

Google has launched a new subscription music service that allows users unlimited access to millions of songs, but it isn't available in Australia.

Article | 16/05/2013 Android takes 75 per cent of the smartphone market

Google Android smartphones are dominating the market, according to the latest figures from Gartner. The numbers show that during the first quarter of ...

Article | 16/05/2013 Google supercharges Android gaming with Cloud saves, matchmaking

Attention Android gamers: Now, what happens in Vice City on your phone doesn't have to stay in Vice City on your phone - or even on Android.

Article | 15/05/2013 Nokia's Lumia 925 will use aluminium frame as antenna, go on sale in June

Nokia's new Lumia 925 phone has an aluminium frame that functions as an antenna, and is lighter and thinner than the Lumia 920, but otherwise offers s...

Article | 14/05/2013 Nokia teases new Lumia smartphone with video trailer

Nokia has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming Lumia smartphone, which is expected to be the Lumia 925.

Article | 13/05/2013 Nexus 4 may be nearing the end of its short, tough life

Two mobile phone retailers in the UK stoked speculation this week that the Nexus 4 Android handset produced for Google by LG Electronics may be in its...

Article | 10/05/2013 Sony Xperia Tablet Z landing in June

Sony has announced that its water and dust resistant Xperia Tablet Z will be available in Australia from next month in both Wi-Fi and 4G variants.

Article | 10/05/2013 Product snapshot: Olympus PEN E-P5 camera

The Olympus PEN E-P5 Micro Four Thirds camera follows on from the successful PEN models before it, such as the E-PL5, by supplying new features, sligh...

Article | 9/05/2013 Nokia pays tribute to Sir Alex Ferguson with custom Lumia 920

Nokia has produced a one-off, custom version of its flagship Lumia 920 Windows Phone to pay tribute to long serving Manchester United manager Sir Alex...

Article | 9/05/2013 Retina iPad mini to launch this autumn, third gen with new processor coming in 2014

The new iPad mini will launch in the second half of the year and it will have a Retina display but the same processor, according to an analyst.

Article | 8/05/2013 Toshiba's luxurious Ultrabook: KIRA

Toshiba has just shown off its KIRA Ultrabook, which is a premium Windows 8 Pro-based laptop aimed at users who want something more than a standard, c...

Article | 8/05/2013 Nokia confirms Lumia 928 smartphone with PureView camera

Nokia has launched a teaser page for its upcoming Lumia 928 smartphone. The landing page doesn't give any details on specifications or any real detail...

Article | 7/05/2013 Intel introduces Silvermont, the future of smartphones and tablets

A few days before the Computex trade show in Taiwan, Intel has announced the launch of a new processor architecture, called Silvermont, designed to be...

Article | 6/05/2013 LG lodges Australian trade mark for Optimus G Pro

LG has lodged an Australian trade mark application for the Optimus G Pro Android smartphone, despite continuing to deny the device will be released in...

Article | 6/05/2013 Instagram will let you tag friends in photos

Instagram is getting a little bit more like its parent company, Facebook, with a new feature that lets you tag your friends in photos.

Article | 3/05/2013 Virgin Mobile grabs Sony Xperia SP

Virgin Mobile has today announced it will sell the Sony Xperia SP Android phone in Australia. The device is available online and at Virgin Mobile stor...