Telcos and the NSW government have worked together to upgrade mobile reception across Sydney’s City Circle tunnel line. (Cityrail Millennium Train image by Jason Antony, CC BY 2.5) Sydney commuters who are used to reception blackspots when travelling the City Circle tunnel line will find themselves pleasantly surprised, according to AAP. The NSW government has …
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The device will begin shipping to the early-access “Glass Explorers” within the next few days. Glass Explorers will get their units any day now. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Google has made the interesting decision to not wait until enough products are in supply to meet the demand of its Explorer community, but to begin shipping in waves immediately. A letter obtained …
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HTC roped in James Van Der Beek and Funny or Die for an ad campaign that parodies The Bachelorette. (Screenshot by CNET) HTC’s CEO Peter Chou has spoken at length about how he feels the company let itself down with poor marketing. So we assume that getting Funny or Die to make an ad with James Van Der Beek for …
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Samsung’s worst-kept secret is now out in the open: two new big-screen phones are on their way. On the left is the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3, and on the right, the Galaxy Mega 5.8. (Credit: Samsung) Samsung has formally confirmed that two new handsets under the brand of Galaxy Mega are on their way. As previously reported, the Galaxy Mega …
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It’s no longer just a rumour: Panasonic is leaving the plasma TV development market, although plasma sales will continue to 2014. The ZT60 at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) It’s been rumoured for a while that Panasonic will shift away from the plasma TV market, reflecting the decline in sales for the panel technology. Now, …
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Budget mobile service provider Vaya is now offering 4G connectivity via the Optus network. (Credit: Vaya) There are a number of budget mobile telcos on the market, including offerings from Aldi and Kogan, but Vaya is the first to offer data via a 4G network. The SIM-only provider is using the Optus 4G network to offer both standard mobile plans …
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More detailed specs have appeared online for one of Samsung’s super-sized Mega smartphones. (Credit: Samsung) Last week we noted that rumours were surfacing about two new large-screen phones from Samsung the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and 6.3. SamMobile now has more information regarding the Galaxy Mega 5.8, and the specs point to a mid-range offering from Samsung. As the name suggests, …
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Sony’s new 55- and 65-inch 4K TVs will be available in the US from 21 April, with the US$699 4K player coming later in the year. Sony’s new, smaller-sized 4K TVs. (Credit: Screenshot by CNET) We noted at the end of 2012 that this would be the year that Ultra HD or 4K TVs would drop in both size and …
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According to Samsung, Australian Galaxy S4s will have the Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor. The Samsung Exynos processor model will be mostly kept for international 3G versions of the Galaxy S4. Australian users will not be getting an Exynos processor in their Galaxy S4. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) We’d noted before that it was still unclear which CPU version of the Galaxy …
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opinion HTC’s “Facebook phone” suggests that the company has learned nothing from its past mistakes. Why? (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Back in 2011, HTC was a company on the move. The year before, Fast Company had named it number 31 in its list of the world’s most innovative companies, and the Taiwanese handset manufacturer formerly known as the High Tech Computer …
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