Now playing: Watch this: iPad global speed test 3:07 Spread Vegemite on a Weetbix, crack open a VB and proudly wrap the Australian flag around your shoulders like a cape before watching this video. The CNET teams from around the globe have pooled their resources to bring you an exclusive intercontinental iPad speed test. In …
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With HTC’s HTCSense.com it’s out with the old and in with the new, and by old we mean any personal data you have saved on the service. (Credit: Screenshot CBSi) A missive to members posted on the company’s portal site is warning that data including contacts, messages, Footprints and call history will be deleted from the service on April 30, …
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Without the usual fanfare, Telstra has begun selling the 4G variant of the popular Samsung Galaxy S II. (Credit: Samsung) Available through its online store today, the new Galaxy S II looks much the same as the handset released in Australia by Samsung last year, but with several improvements below the surface. Obviously, the handset is compatible with Telstra’s new …
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In line with the announcements from Optus and Virgin Mobile last week, Vodafone will join HTC in launching the One X smartphone, with handsets in store on 3 April. This image is taken from Vodafone’s pre-registration page for the HTC One X. (Screenshot by CBSi) Vodafone Australia has a pre-registration page live on its site now, though there is no …
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Sony today confirmed its newset flagship handset, the Xperia S, will go on sale in Australia from “early April”. (Credit: Sony) Vodafone and Crazy Johns have locked in 11 April for the date of release for the new Android-powered handset. Optus has confirmed it will range the Xperia S, but has not yet settled on a firm date in April. …
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Samsung has today whet the appetite of owners of the Galaxy Note, announcing that its Ice Cream Sandwich update for the device will come with several new applications for its S-Pen accessory, as well as exclusive levels of the new game Angry Birds Space. (Screenshot by CBSi) Fans of the Angry Birds series will be excited to hear that the …
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Optus has joined its subsidiary Virgin Mobile in announcing the imminent availability of the HTC One X, opening pre-orders for the HTC flagship today with delivery of the units scheduled for 2 April. (Screenshot by CBSi) Customers interested in the One X can choose a $0 upfront option on an AU$59 per month plan, which includes AU$750 call and message …
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Telstra and HTC announced the delivery of a major firmware update for the HTC Velocity 4G yesterday, an update that will advance the phone’s firmware from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) to Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). We installed the update last night, and have been genuinely impressed with the improvement in overall performance. Web browsing in particular receives a noticeable boost, …
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Telstra today has begun pushing an update to owners of the HTC Velocity 4G, upgrading the firmware on the device to Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system. (Credit: CBSi) The update also refreshes the version of HTC Sense user interface (UI) installed on the handset, from 3.5 to 3.6, and brings a number of changes to the layout of …
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No less than six months after its first global announcement, Samsung launched the Galaxy Note Android smartphone in Australia last night, sharing that the handset will be ranged by Optus, Vodafone and Telstra, and will also be available for an outright purchase price of AU$899. (Credit: Samsung) Optus and Vodafone customers can purchase Samsung’s Galaxy Note as part of a …
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