Claire Reilly

Optus brings more mobile connections underground on Sydney trains

A year after the New South Wales government announced a plan to upgrade mobile coverage in Sydney’s inner-city rail tunnels, Optus has announced that its customers will now be able to stay connected underground from Redfern to Bondi Junction. (Cityrail Millennium Train image by Jason Antony, CC BY 2.5) The telco switched on network coverage …

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Microsoft’s new voice control not due in Australia until 2015

While Microsoft was making plenty of noise about its new Windows Phone 8.1 update at Microsoft Build overnight, some of the more unique selling points won’t be making their way to Australia until next year. Microsoft Australia has revealed that it’s new Siri-esque Cortana voice assistant won’t be in Australia this year. One of the key features highlighted at Microsoft’s …

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Nokia joins the Windows Phone 8.1 party with 3 new handsets

Nokia is rolling out its bright style to three new Lumia handsets, including the brand’s first ever Lumia dual-SIM model. The Nokia Lumia 930. (Credit: Nokia) Alongside a raft of announcements to come out of Microsoft’s Build conference overnight, including the launch of a new Windows Phone 8.1 operating system with a dedicated voice assistant Cortana, Nokia announced a suite …

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