Want to take photos around corners like a real spy? Scope out the Smartphone Spy Lens. (Credit: Photojojo) We love the idea of a smartphone periscope letting you use your camera as a way of peeking sneakily around corners and even snapping photos from a different angle. (We don’t recommend you do this without the …
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Google has announced that Android 4.4, the next version of the mobile operating system, will be named after the Nestlé snack KitKat. Although Google had never said anything even vaguely confirming it, everyone expected the next version of Android, following in the dessert naming tradition of the operating system, to be called Key Lime Pie. Overnight, the web giant surprised …
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Xperia Blog has got its hands on the press release for Sony’s upcoming “Honami” IFA announcement, revealing the phone’s full spec list. (Credit: Xperia Blog) Sony is leakier than a barbed-wire boat right now, with press images and the full press release for the Xperia Z1 arriving ahead of the Japanese tech company’s announcements tonight at IFA in Berlin, courtesy …
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New images have emerged of Sony’s snap-on smartphone lenses, the DSC-QX10 and DSC-QX100, which each pack an entire camera inside. The DSC-QX100. (Credit: PhotoRumors) With Sony due to hold its IFA press conference tonight, one rumoured product (or, rather, two) has us tremendously excited: the DSC-QX10 and DSC-QX100, a pair of lenses that you snap on to your smartphone, each …
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Google’s second-generation Nexus 7 tablet has launched in Australia, with two models available in local stores. (Credit: Google) The second-generation Nexus 7 is available in Australian stores from Thursday morning, hitting JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith and other retailers in a 16GB version for AU$299 and a 32GB version for AU$339, Google has announced. Apart from the storage difference, …
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The first products off the ranks at Berlin consumer electronics show IFA are from Acer: a 10-inch Iconia tablet and a 6-inch smartphone that can record video in 4K. Acer is first cab off the rank, with a smartphone capable recording video in 4K. (Credit: Acer) The ball has started rolling at consumer electronics trade show IFA, and Acer has …
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Electronics retailer Dick Smith has launched post-paid mobile plans via Think Mobile. (Credit: Dick Smith) Dick Smith, which is currently undergoing an image overhaul under new CEO Nick Abboud, has launched in-store post-paid mobile plans as part of its campaign to become a one-stop shop. Available for a range of phones, the plans will be through Think Mobile: the Think …
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Before Christmas, Kobo will be launching the second e-reader in its Aura line, as well as three new Arc tablets in different sizes. The new Kobo Aura. (Credit: Kobo) With the launch of the Aura HD E Ink e-reader last year, Kobo made a shift toward a more premium device. The company’s latest range of devices will further cement that …
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Sony’s rumoured snap-on lenses for Android and iPhone will pack in an entirely separate image sensor, according to Sony Alpha Rumors. The DSC-QX10. (Credit: Sony Alpha Rumors) Two rumoured upcoming lenses from Sony will deliver an upgrade to your Android or iPhone camera, Sony Alpha Rumors has reported, by packing in its own image sensor and using your phone as …
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Kogan Mobile has today announced to customers that in two days’ time, its services will significantly increase in price. (Credit: Kogan Mobile) Kogan Mobile launched its prepaid mobile plans in December last year, with highly competitive pricing. That’s all set to change. The company has announced today via its website and an email to customers that its pricing is going …
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