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Article | 23/05/2013 Samsung has already shipped 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones

Samsung has today announced that it has shipped 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones globally, less than a month after the device officially went on sale ...

Article | 23/05/2013 Leaked Galaxy S4 Active shown off in video

A device purported to be the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 Active has been shown off in a video published by US blog MobileTechReview.

Article | 23/05/2013 No Nexus-like Galaxy S4 for Australian users

Australian Android fans won't be able to enjoy the pure Google experience on Samsung's Galaxy S4 smartphone - at least not yet.

Article | 22/05/2013 App development not keeping up with device updates

App development teams in companies are unable to keep up the updates rolled out by device vendors, according to a survey conducted by Vanson Bourne, a...

Article | 22/05/2013 Would you pay $US30 for a waterproof Android smartphone?

If you've ever dropped, broken or drowned your mobile phone, Kyocera Wireless has a deal for you: two new waterproofed Android phones, one of them rug...

Article | 22/05/2013 Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says

Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple.

Article | 21/05/2013 New pink phone has liquid-cooled processor so women don't burn their delicate lady hands

Japanese manufacturer NEC recently introduced a gender-specific mobile phone that will go on sale at the end of June. The Medias X 06E, which is avail...

Article | 21/05/2013 Top four: the best Twitter clients for each smartphone OS

In March, Twitter announced that it would be shutting down its TweetDeck iOS and Android apps. That's bad news for TweetDeck devotees, but good news f...

Article | 21/05/2013 Opera's new Android browser hits Google Play, rebuilt from the ground up

After three months of public beta testing, Opera is finally ready to take on Google's Chrome with its rebuilt Android browser. On Tuesday, Opera relea...

Article | 20/05/2013 Smartphones take center stage in two-factor authentication schemes

We all know that relying on a simple user ID and password combination is fraught with peril. One alternative is to use one of the single sign-on solut...

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 | 20/05/2013 Jolla announces first Sailfish-based smartphone

Finnish startup Jolla has announced its first smartphone, which shows off its Sailfish OS on a 4.5-inch screen.

Article | 20/05/2013 Samsung launches $US800,000 app contest for Galaxy S4

Samsung will host a $US800,000 contest for developers that build apps for the Galaxy S4 using the company's peer-to-peer software interface.

Article | 20/05/2013 US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks

Devices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department move...

Article | 18/05/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup for the week ending May 17

There's nothing like exclusive, high resolution, leaked photographs of arcane internal iPhone components to trigger the gaga reflex in the iOSphere. I...

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 | 17/05/2013 Android retains lead over Apple

Android has remained at the top of the leader board when it comes to smartphones, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report...

Article | 16/05/2013 Windows Phone claims third place in the smartphone wars, but challenges await

Microsoft's Windows Phone may be struggling to gain a foothold in the US, but the software giant and Nokia are starting to see results on a global sca...

Article | 16/05/2013 Samsung Link to replace AllShare Play multimedia-sharing app

Samsung's AllShare Play application, which allows file sharing among the company's mobile devices, has been renamed Link, and it has a new user interf...