The 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) market in Australia is getting a boost, with Chinese brand Hisense launching three new models, as promised late last year. The 84-inch XT900. (Credit: Hisense) The company’s flagship is the 84-inch XT900, an edge-lit LED panel with a 3840×2160 resolution. The XT900 has built-in Wi-Fi, time shifting and PVR functions, as …
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Three of the four major telcos in Australia have 4G coverage available, with Vodafone beginning the rollout of its network this month. The Optimus F5 comes in both black and white. (Credit: LG) However, 4G functionality has tended to stay in the realm of the higher-end smartphone market. With the Optimus F5, LG is hoping to reach a wider audience, …
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Local mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Vaya has bought out competitor Live Connected for an undisclosed sum, according to Whistleout. (Credit: Vaya) The purchase will add all of Live Connected’s 25,000 users to Vaya, creating a subscriber base of around 70,000. Vaya has confirmed that it will move Live Connected’s operations from Sydney to Queensland but otherwise the shift should …
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According to LG, one in four Australians don’t know whether the TV they own is a smart TV or not. The part needs the internet to work. (Credit: Sony) Now, according to research from Analysys Mason, that might not even matter as less than half of smart TV owners actually even connect their device to the internet anyway. Analysys Mason …
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Launching its 2013 TV line-up, Sony has shown its commitment to 4K Ultra HD, with two new smaller-sized TVs joining its 84-inch Bravia. The X-Series 4K TV. (Credit: Sony) Sony is calling the range the X-Series and will be offering the TV in 55-inch or 65-inch models. Both TVs will be bundled with eight of Sony’s current 4K movie line-up, …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is on target to surpass the 10 million units shipped mark sometime this week, according to Samsung co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun. (Credit: Samsung) Speaking to journalists at an industry function in Seoul, Shin noted that the S4 has beaten all previous shipment records for the manufacturer. “Samsung spent 50 days to pass the 10 million sales mark for …
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Google has revealed a “pure Android” version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Google version of the S4 as revealed at Google I/O. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Over at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco, the company has announced that it will be selling its own variant on the popular Samsung Galaxy S4. The model will be almost identical …
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Anti-piracy lawyers are telling suspected pornography pirates that they’ll be contacting neighbours and family to “investigate” the downloads. The Anti-Piracy Law Group website. (Screenshot by CNET Australia) TorrentFreak has uncovered a new tactic in the supposed war against piracy in the US: the threat of exposure. According to the site, a legal entity calling itself the Anti-Piracy Law Group has …
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The Nokia Asha 501 will go head to head with low-cost Android phones around the world. (Credit: Nokia) While Nokia’s Lumia range gets all the news, its run of Asha phones is actually out selling the Lumia nearly double. The low-end touch phones, which run a variation of the Symbian OS, hit 9.3 million total sales in Q4 last year, …
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A new clip shows how the Lumia 928’s video capture compares to the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S3. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Nokia has updated the landing page for the Lumia 928, adding a few details about the camera, as well as a YouTube clip showing video footage taken by the 928 in low-light conditions. The Lumia 928 …
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