Before Christmas, Kobo will be launching the second e-reader in its Aura line, as well as three new Arc tablets in different sizes. The new Kobo Aura. (Credit: Kobo) With the launch of the Aura HD E Ink e-reader last year, Kobo made a shift toward a more premium device. The company’s latest range of …
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Google has updated its policies for how apps work in its Play store. The new policies change how companies can advertise to us, and could lead to fewer free apps being available through Google Play. Google alerted developers to the changes via email, The Next Web reports. They’ll have to adhere to the new policies in the next 30 days, …
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Samsung’s next slab of hotness is set to capture 4K Ultra HD video — the Galaxy Note 3 will have a 4K camera, according to industry insiders quoted by the Korea Economic Daily. Due to be unveiled next week, the Note 3 is the heavily rumoured but so far unannounced sequel to the enormous, powerful and generally not to be …
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Now playing: Watch this: Classy Nokia Lumia 925 goes metallic 3:22 AT&T is next up to get its hands on the Lumia 925. The companies on Tuesday announced that the Lumia 925 will be available on AT&T’s 4G LTE network starting on September 13. The handset will be available to customers for $99.99 with a two-year agreement. The Lumia 925 …
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The final season of Breaking Bad is underway in the US, with the usual minefield of online spoiler concerns for people watching from Australia. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Newly minted no-contract video-on-demand service EzyFlix has announced that it will have the remaining episodes available for purchase “within 24 hours of US broadcast”. The popular show split its fifth and …
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Samsung has confirmed that its 55-inch curved OLED TV will be available to buy in the UK from 5 September. It hasn’t said how much it’s going to cost yet, but it’s safe to assume that it’s not going to come cheap. The S9C, to give it its official name, will be available to buy only from “specialist retailers”. Samsung …
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A new ad from LG seems to be more than just hinting that it’s coming out with a LG G Pad 8.3 tablet. The company has yet to announce that it’s launching a smaller tablet, but a new YouTube ad posted on Monday is book-ended with banners that say: “LG G Pad 8.3.” Not a lot is yet known about …
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Has the Wii era come to an end? If Wii U sales are any indication, America’s love affair with the popular game console looks to have petered out. But that hasn’t stopped Rolocule Games from borrowing the Wii concept for an intriguing iPhone game: Motion Tennis ($7.99). Forget flicking tiny onscreen players; Motion Tennis pairs with your living-room TV by …
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Vodafone has launched new post-paid mobile plans branded “Red”, with an emphasis on unlimited calls and texts and locally based customer services reps. (Credit: Vodafone) The three Red plans are 24-month contracts priced at AU$65, AU$80 and AU$100 per month. Each plan comes with what the telco is referring to as “infinite” national calls, along with infinite local and international …
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While the Q10 may have formally launched back in July, that was just the boring old black version of the latest keyboard-equipped phone from BlackBerry. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Interested parties will be able to get their hands on the white-coloured Q10 exclusively from Harvey Norman. You can pre-order from the Harvey Norman website, and the unit will be delivered to …
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Samsung isn’t known for its software, but maybe that will change if it can generate a good head of steam among developers. One big log on the fire will be the electronics giant’s first-ever developer conference coming up in October, for which Samsung officially opened up registrations on Monday. The event is intended to foster the creation and cultivation of …
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The Samsung Galaxy S5, or whatever the next generation of Samsung Galaxy S smartphones will be called, could feature a 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization, according to a new report. Related stories Galaxy Note 3 reportedly to pop up in black, white, and pink Samsung’s next Galaxy Note to debut September 4 Galaxy S5 could go the aluminum route, …
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According to industry publication Twice, Samsung has joined Sony in reducing the prices of its 55-inch and 65-inch 4K Ultra HD televisions by US$1000 and US$1500, respectively. Samsung’s F9000 4K TV gets a US$1000 price drop. (Credit: Samsung) The new price of the 55-inch Samsung UN55F9000 is US$3998, while the 65-inch UN65F9000 is US$5498. Both TVs just started shipping in …
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You can finally get a 4K TV from a major brand for $4K. According to industry publication TWICE, Samsung has joined Sony in reducing the prices of its 55- and 65-inch 4K Ultra High-definition-resolution televisions by $1,000 and $1,500 respectively. The new price of the 55-inch Samsung UN55F9000 is $4,999, while the 65-inch UN65F9000 is $5,999. Both TVs just started …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is proving popular it would seem, as Samsung boasts that its 5.5-inch giganto-phone has hit the 3 million sales mark. We knew that the quad-core, palm-filling Note 2 was a cracking device, but although its predecessor proved a surprise hit, there was no way of knowing whether shoppers were lapping up the stylus-sporting smart phone. …
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