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Navman gets smart for an Android-based GPS

Leigh D. StarkMarch 6, 2014

So much of what we do can connect to social media, and GPS navigation is now included in that category too, as Navman finds a way to make social media work when you’re driving with a GPS running on a not-quite-phone....

Aussie eyes Otto to assist your automobile experience

Staff writersNovember 20, 2012

As more and more laws come into play preventing you from touching your phone while you drive, it's likely that we'll see more integration for our phones and car dashboards in the near future. With that in mind, an Aussie is looking at installing Android into cars and controlling it solely with your voice....

3.7

Review: Anti-aquaphobic: we review the Sony Xperia Go, a phone that likes water

Leigh D. StarkOctober 19, 2012

Not everyone stays on dry land. Some people actively seek adventures and activities that take them into the water, and Sony has made a new phone just for those people, that won't, you know, stop working, when water comes in contact....

Google holds a sale: who doesn’t love cheap apps?

Staff writersSeptember 27, 2012

If there's one thing that users of Android have over their iOS counterparts, it's that Google loves sales, with the company discounting several apps and making it easy for anyone to afford....

Telstra adds to the budget fray with a $99 prepaid

Staff writersAugust 15, 2012

Not everyone wants to spend over $500 on a smartphone, and Telstra knows this, with the company getting behind the budget devices and releasing an Android-powered handset for $99 on prepaid....

Nikon rumoured to be making an Android-based camera

Staff writersAugust 9, 2012

What if you could Instagram the photos taken on your compact camera, not just the ones shot with your smartphone camera? That's a possible route that Nikon is looking at, according to a new rumour circulating about an upcoming camera....

Telstra unveils the T-Hub 2, connects the tablet with your home phone

Leigh D. StarkJuly 16, 2012

One hundred years since the first telephone was introduced in Australia, Telstra is parading a new version of the telephone for use in Australian homes, with the integration of a seven inch tablet with home phones and entertainment systems....

3.0

Review: The new $99 phone: Huawei’s Y100 reviewed

Leigh D. StarkJuly 12, 2012

Last year was the first time we had seen smartphones drop to a point where pretty much anyone could afford them, as Huawei and ZTE both joined in and provided Australian telcos with cheap handsets. So what does $99 get you in 2012?...

3.5

Review: The fashion phone returns: LG’s Prada reviewed

Leigh D. StarkMay 15, 2012

LG has once again collaborated with design icon Prada to ask the question: can phones really be a fashion item?...

4.1

Review: The first true Sony smartphone is here: Sony’s Xperia S

Leigh D. StarkApril 11, 2012

Sony's first smartphone to drop the "Ericsson" branding not only seeks to revamp its handsets, but also make it cream of the crop, with features such as a 12 megapixel camera, NFC, and a display that promises better clarity than Apple's own Retina screens....

4.0

Review: Size matters: Samsung’s Galaxy Note reviewed

Leigh D. StarkMarch 30, 2012

Samsung's Galaxy Note is the biggest phone we've ever held to our ear, pushed in our pockets, and held on a bus. With a 5.3 inch touchscreen, it's positively huge. Does bigger mean better?...

Samsung updates Galaxy S2 with 4G, NFC, bigger screen

Leigh D. StarkMarch 27, 2012

While the world awaits Samsung's next smartphone, the electronics giant has been at work updating its previous premium phone to tour the web at even faster speeds....