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Best iPhone apps for Father's Day

Giving gifts doesn't have to be about the grand gestures: sometimes it's the little things that can mean the most.

HTC Desire vs. Samsung Galaxy S

In one of our toughest tech battles yet, we pit the HTC Desire against the Samsung Galaxy S to see which Android reigns supreme.

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SD revamp to triple flash card speeds in 2012

The SD Card Association is working on a revision to its widely used flash memory card technology that should nearly triple the data-transfer speeds of mainstream SDHC and larger-capacity SDXC cards.
Top rated products of the month

Cutting through the also rans, here's a round-up of the best products we reviewed in August.
Huawei set to bring Android phone to Aus

Chinese manufacturer Huawei late yesterday said it was talking to carriers in Australia and New Zealand about local distribution of its new Ideos mobile phone, which runs the latest version of Google's Android operating system.
iOS 4.1 offers new photo features, bug fixes

Though music and entertainment were the focus of Wednesday's Apple press conference in San Francisco, CEO Steve Jobs devoted a few minutes to the next release of the company's mobile operating system.
ANZ: Apple the place to be for security

After quietly slipping a new mobile banking application into the iTunes App Store on Friday, ANZ's group general manager for innovation, Peter Dalton, said that its banking applications work better on the iPhone due to Apple's stringent application screening process.
Take your tablets

On this week's Pulse podcast we head to a 3D film-making masterclass, speculate on the iPod rumours, which you'll probably know about by the time you listen to the show, and get excited about tablets. Again.
Windows Phone 7: what's hot (and not)

Our colleagues in the US have spent a month with Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 and have plenty to say about the new mobile OS. They dug deep to find the hidden gems and irksome shortcomings.
iPhone app for pinball wizards

In a case of old school meets new school, we've found a way to transform your iPhone into a desktop pinball table.
VHA pumps up mobile download quotas

Mobile telco VHA has more than doubled the data download quota included with most of its mobile phone capped plans offered by both its Vodafone and 3 brands, boosting limits by a gigabyte or more in some cases.
Leaked HTC Windows Phone 7 handset features sliding speaker

The HTC leaks are streaming through thick and fast, the latest showing a Windows Phone 7 handset with a slide-out speaker for hands-free conference calling.
Google Earth for Android dives into oceans

A new update to Google Earth for Android adds an ocean layer to its application for surveying our planet.
Father's Day gift guide

Let someone else buy the ties and tool kits for dad. If you really want to win him over, get him one of these tech presents.
Best mobile phones for Father's Day

Whoever your dad is, we have him covered in our best round-up of mobile phones for Father's Day.
Please me, retweet me

On this week's Pulse podcast we discuss the narcissist element to Twitter and social media, get our tablet action on and chat to Indy Mogul creator and film-maker Erik Beck about his work and the secrets to online video.
Telstra talks Windows Phone 7 releases

Telstra and Microsoft gave journalists tantalising glimpses this week of how and when the software giant's upcoming range of Windows Phone 7 handsets might launch in Australia — but without adding any real substantive meat to their local launch plans.
Poll: how do you use Twitter and Facebook?

Twitter has been around for over four years, and Facebook even longer, but are the formats becoming tired and self-serving? Ty Pendlebury argues they are.

Reviews

Samsung Wave 723

With one fairly impressive Bada phone out of the gate, it hasn't taken Samsung long to follow up with its second budget-conscious smartphone.

Specs: Bluetooth, 3G, HSDPA, USB, GPS , microSD , Bada , 5-megapixel
LG Candy (GU285)

If you're looking for a cheap phone, and it just has to be pink, you'll find what you're looking for in the LG Candy.

Specs: Bluetooth, 3G, USB , Slider , Numerical keypad , microSD
Nokia 5250

We're all for budget smartphones, but every smartphone needs 3G. The 5250 might make a decent music player, but with fast connectivity, we're not holding much hope for this model.

Specs: Bluetooth, USB , Symbian , 2-megapixel
Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50

Road warriors will be thrilled with the mix of a great GPS and a decent smartphone, though its dull design will struggle to catch the eye of the fashion-conscious.

Specs: 3G, HSDPA, GPS , GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA , Android , 3-megapixel
BlackBerry Curve 3G

We've been calling for it for the last three generations of the BlackBerry Curve, and finally RIM has delivered. Its budget-conscious BlackBerry is now, finally, 3G.

Specs: Wi-Fi, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, USB, GPS , microSD , BlackBerry , 2-megapixel
HTC Wildfire

The Wildfire is a lot of phone for comparably little money. If you can live without 3D gaming, the Wildfire will tick the rest of the boxes needed by most users from a modern smartphone.

Specs: Next G, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, USB, GPS , GPRS, WAP, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA , Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) , microSD
Creative D200 Bluetooth speaker

The Creative D200 approach is slightly different from the run-of-the-mill speakers. While it lacks basic features such as FM radio, the audio performance is well worth the price.

Specs: 1 , speakers
Nokia X3

A budget-conscious music phone with a mixture of touch and keypad input? The X3 hopes to appeal to a wide audience, and has the feature set to do just that.

Specs: Bluetooth, Next G, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, USB, GPS , Bluetooth , Symbian , 5-megapixel
Sennheiser MM 80 for iPhone

Sennheiser packs a great sound into these tiny speakers, but other design quirks annoy us, and you might find the 3.5mm connection incompatible with non-Apple products.

Specs: In-ear headphones , 3.5mm stereo , 10-18,000 Hz, 1.3 m
AmpliTube iRig

If you're a guitarist with an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, the AmpliTube iRig offers an inexpensive, practical solution for rehearsing over headphones, but it falls short as a song-writing tool.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini

The Xperia X10 mini runs on a smartphone operating system, but is actually more suited for people who want a simple yet robust device that's also a little versatile when it comes to looks.

Specs: 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA , 128 MB, Touchscreen , microSD

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