Apple has met its November deadline and enabled turn-by-turn directions in Apple Maps for customers in Australia, as promised at the launch of the iPhone 5. The turn-by-turn feature live in Sydney. (Screenshot by Joe Hanlon/CBSi) Voice-guided directions are activated after users install the latest over-the-air update for their devices. To manually check for the …
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Nexus 4 sells out across the globe
Google’s online sales strategy seems to have paid off at last, with the Nexus 4 smartphone selling out quickly in key regions around the world. The sought-after Nexus 4 smartphone. (Credit: Google) The phone went on sale in Australia first, and the 16GB model sold out within the first hour. Stock of the 8GB variant lasted longer, but the status …
Read More »Pocket Filmmaker: smart tripods for stablising your smartphone videos
Now playing: Watch this: Pocket Filmmaker: stabilisation for pocket cameras 3:08 Welcome to CNET Australia‘s new guide to pocket film-making. The Pocket Filmmaker will be showing you how to turn the smartphone in your pocket into a camera capable of shooting video projects that are worthy of sharing with family and friends, online and even with the judges of some …
Read More »Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 now on sale
Google has updated its product pages on Google Play for the Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, now letting customers place orders. (Screenshot by Joseph Hanlon/CNET Australia) The smartphone goes on sale for AU$349 for the 8GB model and AU$399 for the 16GB version. The 10-inch Jelly Bean tablet also comes in two storage variations: a 16GB model for …
Read More »BlackBerry 10 launch locked in for 30 January
The mobile world will welcome the birth of a new mobile OS at the beginning of next year, with Research In Motion (RIM) setting a concrete date for the launch of its BlackBerry 10 OS. The new “peek” feature demoed on a pre-launch device. (Credit: CNET) RIM will host a number of launch events on the same day, unveiling the …
Read More »Shortcuts: cheat at sudoku with Google Goggles
Now playing: Watch this: Shortcuts: cheat at sudoku with Google Goggles 0:53 OK, this isn’t strictly a shortcut — it is closer to cheating — but it could save you a bunch of time, all the same. Google Goggles is a fascinating app that gets better all the time. It can create a new Google search based on what it …
Read More »Pocket Filmmaker: recording great sound
Now playing: Watch this: Pocket Filmmaker: Recording great sound 4:24 Welcome back to CNET Australia‘s guide to pocket film-making. The Pocket Filmmaker will be showing you how to turn the smartphone in your pocket into a camera capable of shooting video projects that are worthy of sharing with family and friends, online and even with the judges of some of …
Read More »Telstra giving away JBL NFC speaker with Lumia 920 pre
Tesltra is now taking pre-orders for the new Nokia Lumia 920, and to sweeten the deal, Telstra is including an AU$200 JBL speaker in the bag for every customer who signs up in advance. The Lumia 920 in white beside the JBL NFC speaker on offer to Telstra pre-order customers. (Credit: CBSi) This speaker is the JBL PlayUp Wireless Speaker …
Read More »Optus offers prepaid 4G to customers with compatible phones
Optus now offers 4G for its prepaid customers, as long as you have your own 4G phone compatible with the telco’s long-term evolution (LTE) network. (Credit: Optus) Plans start at AU$30 per month, and mirror the prepaid plans already in the market from Optus, with the lowest plan returning 250 minutes of calls, AU$30 credit and 500MB of data each …
Read More »Microsoft hogging half of Surface’s 32GB storage with Windows
Microsoft has posted a breakdown of Surface storage allocations between Windows RT system files and user-accessible storage, admitting that half of the available space in the 32GB model is used by Windows and built-in apps. (Credit: CNET) Outlined on the Surface support page, the FAQ document shows how 32GB in the decimal system equates to 29GB of total storage in …
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