Been looking forward to picking up a new Windows Phone 8 device? It looks like you’ll have to wait a few weeks more. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft officially unveiled its Windows Phone 8 platform around the world over night, including an Australia announcement this morning, where the software giant shared the stage with Nokia, HTC and …

Now playing: Watch this: Shortcuts: search SMS, apps and more in Android 0:57 Google’s search bar in Android seems like it’s just for web surfing, but it is capable of a lot more. With a few simple tweaks, it can be used to look up apps, contacts and even specific messages that you have received.

(Credit: BriefMobile) What do we have here? Someone has taken a photo of an old HP TouchPad … hold on, apparently this is the new Google Nexus 10! According to Brief Mobile, this is the new Samsung-made 10-inch Nexus tablet that Google will announce as soon as Hurricane Sandy diverts from its course toward New York, New York. The site …

Ladies and gentlemen, it is, officially, on. Google has enjoyed modest success with its 7-inch Nexus tablet, thanks mostly to its absurdly low price. Not to be outdone, Apple has stepped into the ring with a smaller tablet of its own. Is this a death match, or is there space for two pint-sized tablets? We take a closer look. Matters …

After several years of sitting on the sidelines, Microsoft is joining the tablet fray this year, and all signs are pointing to one massive tech stoush between two of the biggest tech companies in the world. Apple’s iPad is still the unflinching king of the slates, but Microsoft’s Surface is expected to make its present felt after its launch on …

The second phone in Motorola’s revised Razr line-up will be on sale next week, with Motorola confirming today that the Razr M will be on shelves on 30 October. (Credit: Motorola) Motorola is calling the Razr M the edge-to-edge-screen phone, referring to its far thinner vertical bezel, which gives the appearance of the screen reaching all the way across the …

Virgin Mobile is adding a bonus 1GB data a month for Samsung handsets sold on 24-month contracts between now and the end of November. The Sweet Gig promotion applies to the Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3 and Galaxy S3 4G. (Credit: Virgin Mobile; CBSi) There are currently three Samsung phones in the Virgin post-paid range; the Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3 …

Woolworths Mobile has launched a new global roaming SIM, claiming to save up to 90 per cent for customers who choose to use the new service, rather than roaming on their standard mobile phone accounts. (Credit: CBSi) The new SIM costs AU$29 dollars and includes AU$10 credit. The service includes calls, SMS and data, and can be used in 230 …

(Credit: Capcom) One thing that I love about working as a technology journalist is that we are always moving forward. The industry is always maturing; devices get faster, screens are larger, brighter and sharper. New things become old things, Walkmans become cavemen. This, dear reader, is why the effect of 4G on battery life bothers me so much. Because worrying …

The decline of BlackBerry has been well documented over the past two years, from its disintegrating market share and its public change of management to its wide lay-offs and the fact that it has now been 18 months between major product releases. Despite these setbacks, Research In Motion (RIM) has stuck to its guns, and forged ahead in designing a …