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BlackBerry 10 and new devices to be revealed January 30
Research in Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry, will be launching its brand new operating system and two new handsets on…
Windows Phone 8 new features and smartphones unveiled
Windows Phone 8 smartphones will be available in Australia from next month after some of the latest features of the operating…
Mobile phone complaints to Ombudsman increase by nine per cent
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has recorded a rise in the number of mobile phone complaints in 2011-2012 while…
157m smartphones sold in Q3 with Samsung increasing lead at No 1
Worldwide smartphone shipments exceeded 157 million in the third quarter of 2012 with Samsung increasing its lead in the number one…
Australia has some of the cheapest iPhone 5 plans in the world
Australian has some of the cheapest iPhone 5 plans in the world according to a new report by comparison website WhistleOut.…
New app to avoid food and drink queues at sporting events
A new mobile app has been launched so people can avoid long queues at sporting stadiums and order and pay for food and drink from…
App Store and iTunes in worldwide crash
Apple’s popular iTunes and App Store has gone down in several countries including Australia – cutting off mobile users from…
iPad Mini to be unveiled on October 23
The much-rumoured iPad Mini – a 7.85-inch version of the popular full-sized 9.7-inch iPad – will be revealed in a special event on…
Virgin Mobile’s Sweet Gig offer adds extra 1GB of data
Virgin Mobile has announced a “Sweet Gig” offer with a free 1GB of extra data for every month of their 24 month plan with a Samsung…
Apple CEO Tim Cook extremely sorry about Maps
Apple has made the extraordinary move of apologising to customers over its disastrous new mapping application included with iOS6…
New report reveals Australian mobile and tablet habits
Our mobile habits have been laid bare in the latest Australian Mobile Phone Lifestyle Index (AMPLI) and it’s no surprise we love…
iPhone 5 sales top five million in first three days
Apple has announced sales of the new iPhone 5 have topped five million just three days after Australia kicked off the worldwide…
Most iPhone 5 buyers upgrading from an older iPhone
The majority of customers who purchased the iPhone 5 on the opening day were existing iPhone users upgrading from an earlier model.…
Australia first in the world to get the iPhone 5
Australia became the first country in the world to release the new iPhone 5 with crowds stretching around the block at Apple’s main…
iPhone 5 pre-orders exceed a record two million
Apple has officially announced pre-orders of the iPhone 5 has exceeded two million – eclipsing the one million record set by the…
Optus expands 4G mobile network
Optus has extended its 4G network to Melbourne with coverage up to 10km from the CBD and enhanced its existing 3G network for…
Australians can buy the iPhone 5 before the US
The iPhone 5 goes on sale at 8am on Friday making Australia one of the first countries in the world where you'll be able to buy it.…
Telstra offers bonus data on iPhone 5 plans
Telstra has revealed its iPhone 5 pricing with plans between $67 and $137 a month with an offer of an extra 1GB of data for the…
Vodafone and Optus announce iPhone 5 plans and pricing
Vodafone and Optus have just announced their iPhone 5 plans and pricing ahead of the highly anticipated September 21 launch of the…
Cygnett and STM already showing off iPhone 5 cases
Australian case and accessories companies Cygnett and STM have wasted no time with the release of its range of cases designed to…