Mobile phone accessory stories

  • Best in-car Bluetooth hands-free kits

    12 Nov 2009 4:43 PM

    It's illegal to hold a mobile phone and drive; we pick the best Bluetooth hands-free car kits, so you can inform friends that you'll be late or chat about what so-and-so is doing with you-know-who and not be nabbed by the boys and gals in blue.

  • Best FM transmitters for the car

    12 Nov 2009 10:39 AM

    Not all iPod FM transmitters are created equal — some have dodgy cradles that fling your iPod around the cabin, others roll over at the first sign of interference. We pick three of the best, so you have your tunes everywhere you drive.

  • Hands-free heaven: Bluetooth headset round-up

    03 Nov 2009 11:41 AM

    Bluetooth headsets are the way to go for anyone spending a lot of time chatting on a mobile. We look at four top contenders.

  • TomTom iPhone car kit now in US, UK, EU

    26 Oct 2009 2:10 PM

    TomTom's car mounting cradle for iPhone has been quietly snuck into the Apple Store. Unfortunately for us antipodeans, though, that's overseas Apple Stores, not the local version.

  • Best portable mobile phone speakers

    23 Oct 2009 2:40 PM

    People love sharing their music when they are out and about. We check out the best portable speakers to use with your music-playing mobile phone.

  • Optus Wireless Broadband: Now cheaper, sort of

    22 Oct 2009 4:54 PM

    Optus is now offering its wireless broadband plans cheaper, but only for the first 12 months.

  • Navigon's iPhone car cradle revealed on Facebook

    07 Sep 2009 12:08 PM

    With its turn-by-turn navigation software, MobileNavigator, successfully launched on the iPhone, Navigon is preparing to release a car kit for everyone's favourite fruity phone.

  • SanDisk announces 32GB Class 10 SDHC

    29 Jun 2009 12:13 PM

    SanDisk chose the Photo Marketing Association show in Sydney to debut its latest-generation SDHC card, the fastest 32GB card available.

  • Choose the right Bluetooth headset

    24 Apr 2009 3:17 PM

    Bluetooth headsets have become essential for anyone who spends a great deal of time on the road — here's how they work and what to look for when you're choosing one.

  • Bluetooth 3.0 on its way

    14 Apr 2009 12:48 PM

    The upgraded wireless spec will be significantly faster and will enable the transfer of entire media libraries at the touch of a button.

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