A leaked video of Motorola’s Moto X has revealed that the phone will have always-on voice commands, and will be released in August — at least, in Canada. (Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) A leaked video by Canadian telco Rogers Wireless surfaced over the weekend, showcasing features of the upcoming Moto X smartphone and showing …

Headphones fitted with a stylish solar panel restore the power lost when playing music on your smartphone. (Credit: Andrew Anderson) Even the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and everyone has experienced that moment of dread upon seeing the red zone in a smartphone battery bar. Portable charging devices can help — although not if you’ve forgotten …

Peak consumer body ACCAN has made a submission to the federal government calling for the ban on what it is calling “Telstra charging for privacy”. (Hungarian Telephone Factory 1937 image by Takkk, CC BY-SA 3.0) If you want an telephone number to be unlisted in the White Pages directory in Australia through Telstra, it will cost you extra money on …

Sony Japan has announced the biggest E Ink reader to hit the market, with a 13.3-inch flexible display. Sony’s new 13.3-inch e-reader.(Credit: Sony) The e-reader will be the biggest E Ink display we’ve seen. Previously, the biggest was the Amazon Kindle DX, at 9.7 inches, discontinued last year. The display, called “Mobius”, has been created by E Ink and uses …

Sony has finally opened its Reader ebook store in Australia, available from the web and Sony e-readers. (Credit: Sony) It’s only taken six or seven years, but the Sony Reader Store, through which Sony sells ebooks in a number of locations around the globe, has finally opened in Australia. The first Reader Store opened in 2006, with the arrival of …

Kogan Mobile has claimed a victory today in its court case against Telstra wholesaler ISPOne. (Credit: Kogan) Kogan Mobile launched earlier this year, and was plagued by complaints from customers whose accounts had been suspended from the supposedly unlimited service for making too many calls or using too much data. Kogan, which took ISPOne to the Victorain Supreme Court on …

JB Hi-Fi has quietly launched its very own ebook store in Australia, along with its own e-reading app for iOS and Android. (Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) Tech retailer JB Hi-Fi has been moving into the digital space, first with music-streaming service JB Hi-Fi Now last year — and now with its very own ebook store, called JB Hi-Fi Now …

Optus has announced a new range of mobile plan options for customers who already have a network-unlocked phone. (Credit: Optus) Optus is now offering a variety of SIM-only plans for customers who are happy with their existing phone or who have inherited a recycled phone. The plans are available in two options: month-to-month post-paid in two pricing tiers, or a …

The Pebble smartwatch has finally started to arrive in the hands of its buyers, only for some customers to find that their watch is having problems — not the least of which is bricking after shutdown. The glitch-screen issue.(Credit: Bill Adler) After many fits and starts, the Pebble smartwatch has finally started arriving in the hands of eagerly awaiting customers …

(Credit: Vlambeer) If you’re looking for a new app to fill your interstitial time, Ridiculous Fishing is almost impossible to put down. There are some activities that you wouldn’t think would make a fun game. Waiting for a bus in the rain. Painting a house. We would have added fishing to that list, but years of fishing in Japanese video …