Lumia 820 and 520 owners can now print their own customer cases using a 3D Development Kit on MakerBot’s Thingiverse. MakerBot’s customiser will allow users to create their own design flourishes. (Credit: MakerBot) Back when the Nokia 3310 was king of the mobile phones, custom cases became a cottage industry, with front and back cases …
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Law firm Piper Alderman has “plans to proceed” with a class-action suit against Vodafone Australia. (Credit: Vodafone) Sydney law firm Piper Alderman has sent a media alert advising that it will make an announcement tomorrow regarding “plans to proceed with a class action against Vodafone”. No other details will be known until after the 11am AEDST conference tomorrow, but the …
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The quad-core long-term evolution (LTE) smartphone will be available on Telstra’s 4G network from 12 March. (Credit: CBSi) While LG is showing off the Optimus G Pro at Mobile World Congress (MWC), Australians will get their first taste of the 4.7-inch Optimus G from 12 March, when it launches exclusive to the Telstra network. The device is now available for …
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A short video shows off the power of Intel’s Clover Trail + platform on the Lenovo K900. A still from the video. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Intel’s Clover Trail + is still a bit of a mystery, with more details expected to be revealed at Mobile World Congress (MWC) next week. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, …
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Nvidia hopes to challenge Qualcomm in the smartphone space with its Tegra 4i chipset. The Tegra 4i.(Credit: Nvidia) It’s no secret that flagship phones are getting faster and faster as processor speeds previously only seen in the likes of tablets make their way onto smartphones. At the moment, the market is mostly dominated by Qualcomm and the Snapdragon series of …
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The rumour mill is running hot with the suggestion that the next Samsung Galaxy phone will be announced by mid-March. The successor to the S3 might see the light of day on 14 March. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Samsung seems to be approaching Apple levels of consumer hype, with big rumours arriving regarding the Galaxy S4 just days after the possibility …
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The high-end networked speaker dock from Marantz has hit Aussie stores for AU$1650. (Credit: Marantz) Marantz has been making high-end audio devices for 60 years now, and the Consolette is part of its anniversary celebrations. With a design that takes cues from the original Audio Consolette for LP records, the dock is made of solid walnut, with its stereo speakers …
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The telco has begun early tests of its 4G network in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, showing off speeds up to 67Mbps. (Credit: Vodafone) According to a post on Vodafone’s blog, the battered telco has begun testing its LTE network in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, hitting up to 67Mbps in speed. Alexandria, Bronte and Randwick were the three suburbs used for …
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Snuck into the background of an otherwise unremarkable Samsung press shot might be a reveal of the Galaxy Note 8.0. Is the device in the background possibly the 8-inch Note? (Credit: Samsung) Earlier in the year, Samsung’s head of mobile confirmed that the company is working on an 8-inch Galaxy Note that would probably be launched at Mobile World Congress …
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A video of a transparent smartphone prototype raises hopes for the technology to arrive as early as this year. A still from the Mobile Geeks video. (Screenshot by CNET Australia) Despite being a popular concept in films, the transparent smartphone seemed destined to linger in the domain of science fiction. But Polytron, a Taiwanese tech company, seems to have made …
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