Tag: mobile phone

Vodafone cuts price of wireless plans

Just a day after Optus said that it was reducing the quotas of its prepaid wireless plans, Vodafone has announced it is rolling back prices on its post-paid mobile broadband plans.

Firefox gets geographic plugin

Mozilla has revealed plans to announce a plug-in called Geode that would give the Firefox web browser a better ability to understand and use geographic information on the web.

Rock out with your tech out

If you're heading to the Fat as Butter music festival in November don't forget your Wi-Fi enabled mobile phone.

OLED, 3D displaying the future

Ceatec exhibitors show off prototype displays for our mobile devices and televisions, including a display measuring just 0.3 millimetre thick.

Report: Norway says 'nei' to iTunes DRM, again

Two years after initially making a stink about the extensive copy protection in Apple's media marketplace, Norwegian authorities re-raise threats of legal action against the company.

Aussie couple sets world record for around-US fuel economy

With thrifty feet and more than a little bit of planning, an Australian couple has driven across all of the lower 48 US states and achieved a remarkable 3.99L/100km in a diesel Volkswagen.

Archos debuts two 'internet media tablets'

Two high-res, Wi-Fi toting, high-capacity handhelds from Archos will be hitting shelves in October. Just don't call them media players.

Hold the phone: Nokia's Tube is the Nokia 5800

We last discussed Nokia's "Tube" back in June, after details first surfaced a few months earlier. Now, we know a heap of extra details.

Nissan adds car keys to mobile phone spec sheet

In the latest move by convergence, your car keys are about to be swallowed up by your mobile phone.

Travellers don't want mobiles on planes: survey

Four in five travellers say the introduction of mobile phones on planes would drive them crazy, a survey has found.

Skyfire mobile browser bulks up for open beta

California start-up Skyfire has announced its Web browser for Windows Mobile devices has gone into public beta, making the latest version available for download.

Moko wants you!

Australian mobile social networking site Moko is in the process of electing its first President and wants you to get involved.

Armani and Samsung joins forces again

Remember the Giorgio Armani-Samsung phone? Well, the fashion house and Korean phone-maker are at it again.

Nokia's N96: Now with built-in BBC

Having class leading features isn't enough for Nokia's new flagship mobile; the N96 now comes with a full BBC television series.

Paranoid Android: Did they forget Oz?

Dozens of phone calls and emails today made one thing clear: none of Australia's telcos or handset manufacturers has briefed their staff on when mobile phones running Google's Android system will be made available locally, if they are at all.

iPhoners are online junkies, sleep early

Australian owners of Apple's iPhone 3G download significantly more than users of other mobile phones, and for some reason they log off earlier too.

Sony Ericsson announces PlayNow music service

Mobile phone company Sony Ericsson announced on Tuesday that it will launch a new music service called PlayNow Plus, which will feature unlimited music downloads.

Windows Mobile 7 delayed

Microsoft has informed some of its partners that it has had to delay Windows Mobile 7, a much anticipated update to its handset operating system.

Aussie telcos can't talk Android

Australia's top four mobile carriers were unable today to say whether they had plans to locally sell phone handsets based on Google's Android operating system.

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