Recently, we asked the question, “if the iPhone has a smaller port, does Apple owe you an adapter?” The answer, according to Apple, is no; instead, the adapter will set you back AU$35. Apple’s new AU$35 Lightning port adapter. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) For some people, this will be of little concern. After all, if you’ve …

Aussie electronics retailer Kogan is hoping to share some of Apple’s limelight today, announcing that it will sell all three iPhone 5 SKUs at AU$100 cheaper than Apple’s RRP. Interested parties can pre-order the new smartphone from today, with the 16GB version priced at AU$699, the 32GB model at AU$799 and the 64GB handset at AU$899. Apple announced the iPhone …

Samsung’s hugely popular Galaxy S III will hit Aussie shores with 4G radios soon, joining Telstra’s growing LTE range and becoming the first 4G phone for both Optus and its subsidiary, Virgin Mobile. The Galaxy S III in Titanium Grey. (Credit: Samsung) None of the telcos have offered a firm release date for the handset yet, but Optus has given …

Motorola’s latest releases continue to move away from the company’s unsuccessful customisations of the Android platform, and closer to a pure “Google Experience”. The new Razr HD and Razr M feature surprisingly few user interface customisation compared with Motorola’s nearest competitors in the Android space. After recently being acquired by Google, Motorola will become the face of the Android experience, …

Motorola and Telstra will join forces to launch two new 4G handsets in the last quarter of the year: the Razr HD and the smaller Razr M. The new Razr HD and Razr M are coming to Telstra in Q4. (Credit: Motorola) In an effort to meet the needs of two distinct segments of smartphone shoppers, Motorola will release two …

Nokia unwrapped its flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone overnight, delivering its PureView imaging technology to the Microsoft-made mobile platform. the new Nokia Lumia 920, in delightful banana yellow. (Credit: Nokia) “The Nokia Lumia 920 captures better images and video than any competitor smartphone,” said Nokia’s Jo Harlow at the phone’s launch event in New York. The camera doesn’t have the …

Optus will soon offer a Top Up option for customers who are concerned that they will exceed their monthly plan allowance, in addition to introducing a new alerts system. (Credit: Optus) To be available in “the near future”, the Optus Top Ups will apply to both calls and messaging, and data usage. AU$5 and AU$10 Top Ups will add either …

Archos has just announced a new Android-powered device that was designed with Android gamers in mind. (Credit: Archos) The GamePad delivers as its name describes, offering dedicated game controls to replace the on-screen controls that most Android gamers struggle with. These controls include a four-way directional pad, four action keys (ABXY) and two analog control sticks. It also has a …

Telstra revealed today that it would launch five new 4G smartphones by the end of the calendar year, and that a majority of the new phones offered next year will also use the next-generation data service. (Credit: Telstra) Telstra’s executive director for Mobile Products, Warwick Bray, passed on the information during a press briefing today, saying that the new phones …

Samsung is tipped to announce its follow-up to the Galaxy Note, the company’s surprisingly successful smartphone of last year. While we try and pin-point the secret to the success of the Samsung “phablet” (half phone, half tablet), we want to ask Note owners whether you use the stylus or not. If you don’t own a Note, but you’re considering one, …