Tag: wi fi

Nokia N79, N85: N-Series twins

Nokia's R&D team must really be scratching their heads and wondering what to do next, as the company has announced two new phones with very little difference between them.

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.

BlackBerry Javelin plays little brother to Bold

BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion is to release a pared back version of its recent BlackBerry Bold smartphone, known as the Javelin.

3G iPhone gets Gartner approval

Apple's iPhone 3G smartphone is fit for business use, according to analyst house Gartner.

Hands-on with the Samsung INNOV8

Our colleagues in the US got a chance to play with the new Samsung INNOV8 in San Francisco and have reported back with their impressions.

Telstra to revamp iPhone plans

Telstra has announced a rejig of some of its iPhone-associated data pricing, increasing the amount of data customers will be able to download without incurring excess fees, in the wake of Optus' success in the market.

Aussie Wi-Fi lost with Starbucks' stores

Starbucks plans to close 61 of its 84 coffee shops in Australia stores, which will likely result in at least half of its Telstra wireless broadband hotspots dropping off the radar.

SA to fill Adelaide's ADSL blackspots

The South Australian government has gone to market for a telecommunications carrier to fill Adelaide's ADSL black spots until the $4.7 billion national fibre-to-the-node broadband network (NBN) gets underway.

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.

Samsung unveils 8-megapixel camera phone

Samsung announce the Innov8: an 8-megapixel feature-packed camera phone for release in the fourth quarter.

Electronics heavyweights unite to develop wireless HD video

Sony, Samsung and other consumer electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home.

Best free iPhone apps

If you're like us the first button you pressed on your brand-spanking new iPhone read "App Store". Check out our top free iPhone apps.

Centrino 2 launches in Australia

Centrino 2 is among us — with three laptops already on the shelves, and significantly more due by August.

iPhone remote: Controlling iTunes from bed

Have you reached the point of ultimate laziness and can't even be bothered to control iTunes from bed? Use your iPod or iPhone instead.

Chrysler's Uconnect lets you take the internet on the road

Chrysler is turning its US cars and trucks into wireless hot spots. No word when, or if, such a service will be made available in Australia.

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.

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.

Motorola ZN5: Kodak and Moto in tag-team shocker

Motorola and Kodak, two brands that are losing their once almighty grip in their respective fields, enter the ring together to make up lost ground on their heavyweight opponents.

Aussies beat out in Navteq Global LBS Challenge

Mapping mogul Navteq announced the winners of this year's third Global LBS Challenge at CommunicAsia 2008, with two Australian companies in the pool of semi-finalists missing out on the top honours.

Sony Ericsson launch C905: 8-megapixel camera phone

Other manufacturers are very close, but Sony Ericsson is the first to show off its 8-megapixel camera phone: the C905. Armed with a range of tech, this latest Cyber-shot is more than a phone with a camera stuck to its back.

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