LG’s next flagship phone, the G2, is likely to hit Australia in November, where it’ll be an Optus exclusive. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Until then, LG has produced a video designed to show off the phone’s 13-megapixel camera in style. A team used a weather balloon to get the LG G2 to around 30km …
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Over in Berlin, the IFA show was filled with innovations in home entertainment, with LG bringing out the big guns with its 77-inch Ultra HD curved OLED. (Credit: Andrew Hoyle/CNET) LG is claiming it as the world’s largest Ultra HD OLED, and it joins a growing crop of TVs sporting 4K resolution on an OLED screen. LG hasn’t made any …
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Is Samsung’s 85-inch Ultra HD S9 just not cutting the mustard when it comes to your big-screen needs? (Credit: Sasmung) Well, dry your eyes, gentle reader, because over in Berlin, the company is happily touting a 98-inch version of the same TV. There’s no pricing, but with the 85-inch model costing AU$40,000, we assume it’ll be priced at what might …
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Despite only being launched at the IFA Expo in Berlin overnight, Panasonic has shown off its 65-inch Ultra HD TVs in Sydney. (Credit: Panasonic) The 4K UItra HD Viera TV (TH-L65WT600a) is being called “second generation” by Panasonic. Key features include HDMI 2.0 support, Display Port functionality, 4K playback via USB 3.0 or SD and Panasonic’s Swipe and Share technology …
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Sony certainly seems to be banking on 4K Ultra HD taking off soon, with the company adding two new units to its growing line-up of 4K Bravia TVs. Sony’s new Bravia on display at IFA in Berlin. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) The X8504A range is pretty much identical to the X9004A series, with one quite visible difference — the side-mounted magnetic …
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The Galaxy Gear is no longer just a rumour. The Android-powered smart watch is real, and Samsung has said it will be available around the world on 25 September, with the US and Japan waiting until October. The Galaxy Gear with Samsung smartphone. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) The Gear has a 1.63-inch, 320×320-pixel super AMOLED screen surrounded by a metal frame, …
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“This should brighten everyone’s day.” (Screenshot by Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Those are the words gracing the invite Apple has sent out to the media. The event is scheduled for 10 September, and will take place at Apple HQ in Cupertino, California. It’s expected that Apple will reveal two new iPhones: the top-end iPhone 5S and the lower-end iPhone 5C. The 5C …
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LG has set Australian pricing for its highly anticipated curved OLED TV, as well as announcing a changed pricing structure for its 55- and 65-inch Ultra HD TVs. LG’s 55EA9800 Curved OLED TV. (Credit: LG) The Curved OLED TV (55EA9800) will retail for AU$11,999, while the 55-inch Ultra HD TV (55LA9700) will cost AU$4999 and the 65-inch version (65LA9700) will …
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The iPhone 5C could come in a variety of colours if leaked images of the phone’s packaging are to be believed. The possible packaging for the rumoured iPhone 5C. (Credit: iApps.im) Although the 5C has yet to be confirmed by Apple, photos published by iApps.im show iPod-style plastic packaging, with the iPhone 5C name printed on the side. The packs …
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As part of today’s announcement, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will step down from his role and return to Microsoft to be executive vice president of Devices and Services. Steve Ballmer and Stephen Elop at a Microsoft-Nokia event in New York in September 2012. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) In an email to all staff, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who recently announced his …
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