Jason Cipriani/CNET Upgrading from an older, slower, not nearly as good-looking Android device to a newer, faster, better-looking Moto X isn’t a bad decision. Often the only drawback to changing devices is the process of transferring important information such as text messages and call logs to the new device. Fortunately for Moto X owners who …
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A new Sony Reader is on the way, according to documents pertaining to compliance testing on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website. (Credit: FCC) It’s official: e-reader season is now open. Kobo and Amazon have announced their 2013 offerings, and now we’re only waiting on Sony as the last of the local “big three” e-reader triumvirate. Apparently, it’s coming …
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The decision to sell Nokia’s devices and services division to Microsoft for $7.2 billion was a difficult choice, but market dynamics meant it was the only practical one, the Finnish company’s outgoing CEO Stephen Elop and interim CEO Risto Siilasmaa said Tuesday. “We need more combined muscle to truly break through with consumers,” Elop said in a press conference in …
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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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Apple is set to launch a trade-in scheme that gives you money off your next iPhone in return for your old blower. The news comes ahead of Apple’s anticipated iPhone event on 10 September. An Apple representative confirmed to me that reports out of the US saying the scheme is starting today were accurate, but added it isn’t yet coming …
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Apple’s low-cost new iPhone, widely known as the iPhone 5C, has popped up again in new leaked pics from China that appear to show the budget blower in its final retail packaging — and a charming shade of pink. The pic was spotted by Apple blog 9to5Mac on Chinese site iApps.im, which subsequently posted iPhones in the same boxes, but …
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Electronics retailer Dick Smith has launched post-paid mobile plans via Think Mobile. (Credit: Dick Smith) Dick Smith, which is currently undergoing an image overhaul under new CEO Nick Abboud, has launched in-store post-paid mobile plans as part of its campaign to become a one-stop shop. Available for a range of phones, the plans will be through Think Mobile: the Think …
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I don’t know if you’ve heard or not, but apparently there’s a new iPhone being announced the week after next. I know, the Internet has kept pretty quiet about it. Seriously though, as if we needed more fuel to chuck on the rumour fire, Apple is now said to be blocking support staff’s holiday between 15-28 September. Which hints we …
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Despite Apple and Android smartphones dominating global sales, Windows Phone devices are steadily being snapped up by new users. In fact, new data shows that Windows Phone sales reached a record market share for the three-month period ending in July. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reported that at the end of July Windows Phone dominated 8.2 percent of the five major European …
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The first products off the ranks at Berlin consumer electronics show IFA are from Acer: a 10-inch Iconia tablet and a 6-inch smartphone that can record video in 4K. Acer is first cab off the rank, with a smartphone capable recording video in 4K. (Credit: Acer) The ball has started rolling at consumer electronics trade show IFA, and Acer has …
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Microsoft is set to acquire Nokia’s devices and services business — including the Lumia smartphone range — and also license and use Nokia’s mapping service. (Credit: Nokia) The deal will see Microsoft pay Nokia €3.79 billion for the business purchase, and a further €1.65 billion in license fees for the maps. The whole deal will be worth €5.44 billion (approximately …
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If you’ve been to the footie recently, you may have noticed getting decent 3G reception is a bit of an issue. Well one British club has teamed up with its local uni to provide a solution. Brighton & Hove Albion FC has developed the Digital Stadium app in collaboration with the University of Sussex, Stuff reports. The app lets fans …
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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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After years of talks and speculation, Verizon Communications has reached a deal to acquire Vodafone’s stake in their Verizon Wireless joint venture for $130 billion. The deal is the third largest corporate acquisition ever, behind Vodafone’s $183 billion deal for Mannesmann AG in 1999 and AOL’s $164 billion deal for Time Warner the next year. Under the terms of the …
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Acer has announced a new 10-inch Android tablet, the Iconia A3, kicking off a week of big announcements from trade show IFA in Berlin. The iPad rival has a 1,280×800-pixel screen and Dolby Digital Plus speakers for beefing up movie sound and music. Inside the silver-trimmed 0.39-inch thick casing is a quad-core 1.2-GHz cortex A7 processor. It boasts a Micro-HDMI …
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