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Automatic travel journal created by tracking mobile phone

Automatic travel journal created by tracking mobile phone

Online travel communications retailer Telestial recently launched its Travel Journal feature, an online service that automatically creates an online trip journal based on the location of the user's phone.

18/08/2008 05:16 PM

Palm Treo Pro plays peek-a-boo

Palm Treo Pro plays peek-a-boo

An image of Palm's latest smartphone, the Treo Pro, has appeared briefly on the company's website before being taken down, but not before a screenshot was snapped.

15/08/2008 02:30 PM

Asus P750

Asus P750

The Asus P750 may be chunky, but it packs in a huge array of features. Combined with an equally impressive software bundle, the result is an excellent multifunction handheld that should appeal to a wide range of mobile professionals.

12/08/2008 11:51 AM

Top PDA phones with QWERTY keyboards

Top PDA phones with QWERTY keyboards

If you're a road warrior who receives and sends plenty of email, then these mobiles with full keyboards will make your life much easier.

11/08/2008 03:09 PM

BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Bold 9000

The Bold is what BlackBerry fans have been waiting for. It's feature-rich and sharply designed, let down in small measure by some cumbersome software.

11/08/2008 03:08 PM

Inside Apple's new Chatswood store

Inside Apple's new Chatswood store  Image Gallery

Apple selected a shopping centre in suburban Sydney as the location for its second retail outlet in the Asia Pacific. Our photo gallery takes you to its grand opening.

11/08/2008 10:09 AM

Nokia E71

Nokia E71   Editors’ Choice

With its combination of excellent features and performance, matched with sleek design and its affordable price tag, Nokia's E71 manages to outshine recently released smartphones as our business phone of choice.

06/08/2008 12:34 PM

Sydney's Chatswood to get Apple store

Apple announced today that it would open a second official retail store in Sydney at 9am this Saturday (9 August), in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood.

04/08/2008 10:53 AM

HTC Touch Diamond

HTC Touch Diamond

It's hard to hate the beautifully designed and feature-rich HTC Touch Diamond, though its frequently laggy interface did test our patience, and its battery life is a concern.

01/08/2008 03:11 PM

BlackBerry Bold lands in Australia

Canadian phone company Research in Motion (RIM) launched its first HSDPA BlackBerry in Sydney today, the BlackBerry Bold, with Vodafone, Optus and Telstra confirming they will carry the handset.

29/07/2008 03:17 PM

BlackBerry 8707g

BlackBerry 8707g

The BlackBerry 8707g is reasonably zippy and easy-to-use, but lacks many common smartphone features like Wi-Fi and microSD memory expansion.

02/07/2008 03:39 PM

HTC Touch Diamond lands Down Under

HTC Touch Diamond lands Down Under

HTC has announced the Australian availability of the Touch Diamond in Sydney today, with the phone set to hit these shores between the end of July and early August.

25/06/2008 01:12 PM

Asus' Lamborghini phone takes design award

Asus' Lamborghini phone takes design award

Ferrari may preen for the most attention, but Lamborghini is the auto house that gets the bragging rights for now.

24/06/2008 04:11 PM

Palm Centro

Palm Centro

Not the flashiest phone around, but its jaw-dropping price, ease of use and vast software ecosystem, make it a good choice for first time smartphone buyers and Palm OS aficionados alike.

18/06/2008 06:33 PM

Poll: Has the 3G-capable iPhone killed the GPS as we know it?

Poll: Has the 3G-capable iPhone killed the GPS as we know it?

Just two months ago I questioned the rush to add GPS navigation to mobile phones and smartphones. Now I've had a change of heart and not just because of Steve's new iPhone 3G.

10/06/2008 03:29 PM

Samsung i900 sneak peek

Samsung i900 sneak peek  Image Gallery

Samsung has been hinting at a hot new release and our friends at CNET Asia managed to get a bit of face-time with this sexy new model.

06/06/2008 04:17 PM

i-mate JAMA 201

i-mate JAMA 201

The JAMA 201 smartphone looks the part of a smartphone, but it's not good enough to be the real deal.

06/06/2008 03:08 PM

Hands-on with Samsung's i900

Hands-on with Samsung's i900

Leaked images and specifications have led to much speculation about the new Samsung SGH-i900, a Windows Mobile 6.1 PDA-phone. We had one in our hands for a few brief moments, and bring you this quick and dirty hands-on description.

06/06/2008 12:00 PM

Windows Mobile 6.1: making phones fun?

Windows Mobile 6.1: making phones fun?

Microsoft is intent on "making phones fun" and Windows Mobile 6.1 is the company's first step to realising this goal.

03/06/2008 05:48 PM

HTC Touch Diamond with keyboard

HTC Touch Diamond with keyboard

The HTC Touch Diamond hasn't even gone on sale in most countries and already, another new version has been announced.

30/05/2008 11:21 AM

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