It has been revealed that some Android-powered products are vulnerable to a browser-based exploit that will hard reset the phone and wipe all of your data. The exploit has come to our attention via a demonstration posted to YouTube shot at Ekoparty 2012 (video above), showing how a direct-dial feature in the stock Android browser …
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Now playing: Watch this: Shortcuts: awesome iPad gestures 0:47 If you’re still using the Home button on the iPad, you’re doing it wrong. Check out the easiest way to navigate around Apple’s tablet.
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New road fatalities statistics show that up to one third of car crashes in Queensland are caused by drivers using mobile phones. This is from an Indian Government campaign, flipping the focus away from drivers and onto those who care about them. We could be seeing similar ads in Australia shortly. (Credit: Advertolog) As reported by the Courier Mail, Queensland …
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Apple’s iPhone 5 is now available in stores across Australia, with Apple, Telstra and Optus opening their doors early to accommodate immense interest. The front of the crowd queuing for iPhone 5 in Sydney. (Credit: Joe Hanlon/CNET) Sydneysiders gathered on George St in the CBD, most of whom queued at the Apple flagship store. Telstra also attracted a solid turn-out, …
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Optus is now selling its first 4G smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S3 4G, with prices starting from AU$51 per month. (Credit: Samsung) The telco’s subsidiary, Virgin Mobile, is also offering the Samsung handset. Both carriers offer the new handset on a range of plans, starting from AU$30 per month, up to and including unlimited plans on both services. Both have …
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Gameloft has just released a major update to its space shooter title NOVA 3 on iOS, adding a new voice chat feature in multiplayer, and other new multiplayer features. With the latest update, live voice chat is now available for players on iPhones and iPads, and from the demo video posted to YouTube, it looks like it could be a …
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While the tech-loving world weighs up Apple’s latest iPhone, today we have a glimpse of a phone we’re not expecting until next year — BlackBerry’s new touchscreen super-phone. Is this the new BlackBerry 10 London handset? (Credit: blackberryitalia.it) There isn’t any official information about this phone yet, but it certainly looks like the touchscreen phone we’ve been expecting after seeing …
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CNET is among the first to publish a full and detailed review of the new Apple iPhone, awarding Apple’s efforts with an Editor’s Choice award. (Credit: Apple) US reviewer Scott Stein has completed testing, and the review awards the iPhone 5 an Editor’s Choice award, scoring it four out of five stars. “The iPhone 5 is the iPhone we’ve wanted …
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Several months ago, we posed a series of questions to readers of CNET Australia about the decisions which are most important to you when buying a new smartphone. All up, we collected just short of 2000 replies, and the results are quite interesting. Combine the purple and red bars to find the most popular results. (Credit: Survey Monkey/CBSi) The chart …
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After it was revealed last week that iOS Maps would not offer turn-by-turn navigation in Australia, Apple updated its iOS Features Availability page to say that Australia will indeed be getting turn-by-turn directions in Maps, with an iOS update expected in October. (Credit: Apple) Australia is one of nine countries that Apple expects to cover with voice-guided navigation, after the …
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