Samsung has released an official 3000mAh extended battery pack for the popular Android phone. The new battery kit, as revealed by The Droid Guy. (Credit: The Droid Guy) Love your Galaxy S3, but wish its battery life was just a little longer? Samsung is listening, and now there’s an official extended battery kit, boosting the …

Although ZTE is pouring more money into high-end phones like the ZTE Warp Sequent, the Chinese manufacturer is still releasing entry to mid-level handsets as well. Related stories Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE Equipment From Its Telecom Networks Biden signs law to restrict Huawei and ZTE gear in US FCC against Huawei, Snapchat removes speed filter Today, the prepaid carrier, …

You’ve followed my simple instructions to root your mighty HTC One X — it’s prepped and ready for cybernetic implants. Here are the best five ROMs I found for the Android powerhouse, with a wide spread of extra features and better efficiency. Each of the download links leads to a forum page that includes the files you need and instructions …

Life of Pi, Yann Martel’s ‘unfilmable’ adventure tale about the boy and the vicious pussycat who went to sea in a little white boat, has been ripped from its pages by Oscar-toting director Ang Lee, and thrust onto the big screen — and in 3D, no less. Lee has received praise the world over for his adaptation, but does the …

What are we expecting for TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for 2013? OLED, OLED and OLED, with a little Ultra HD on the side. Still waiting … LG’s 55-inch OLED. (Credit: LG) CES 2013 is just a fortnight away, and CNET Australia will be there, bringing you all the coverage from before and during the show. But as …

Editors’ note: This article originally posted on April 8, 2012, and was updated on December 19, 2012. Open up your wallet today and there are no fewer than five smartphones you can buy running on quad-core processors. Seven months ago, there was one, the HTC One X, and only if you bought the international version, which lacked the 4G LTE …

Nokia announced today that, along with Microsoft, it will roll out a software update that address user complaints about battery life, Bluetooth connection, and startup. Starting today, the over-the-air update will cover the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 for all AT&T customers in the U.S. and Rogers subscribers in Canada. Among the changes, Nokia says, users will see: More …

Sprint announced today that it’s now offering the rugged handset Sonim XP Strike for $129.99 after a two-year carrier agreement and mail-in rebate. Related stories T-Mobile Laying Off More Workers Post-Sprint Merger Mint Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, Google Fi, Visible: Which Wireless Networks Do Smaller Providers Use? I’m Racing My Own Son for $1,000 Because I Am an Idiot The XP …

Deep within its cavernous mountain headquarters, Amazon’s army of orcs are rumoured to be forging a smart phone that could fight the likes of Samsung and Apple with a dirt-cheap price tag. Having found tablet-shaped success with the Kindle Fire, the online bookseller has apparently booked iPhone-maker Foxconn to produce a mobile phone, Taiwan Economic News says — a claim that chimes …

It’s rare that The Onion manages to scoop other news outlets, especially when it comes to tech, but it happened today: Apple will soon unveil the iPhone 5C, a new model with a special feature designed especially for college girls. And forget grainy leaked snapshots; The Onion has actual video of the 5C, as shown in the below exclusive news …

Samsung plans to fix a potential security risk for a number of Android smartphones that feature specific Samsung-made Exynos processors. The security exploit, first uncovered earlier in the week, opens the door for hackers and other ne’er-do-wells to take control of the system RAM and root the device. Once rooted, the phone or tablet would be susceptible to a variety …

Apple’s released a new version of iOS, designed to squash a Wi-Fi bug that’s been frustrating owners of its shiny toys. But the update is seemingly only applicable to the iPhone 5 and iPad mini. If you’ve heard about the update and are gazing, brow furrowed at your older iPhone or iPad, don’t be alarmed as it appears that Apple …

The Android operating platform is now the top mobile OS in Australia, according to research firm Telsyte. (Credit: Fraser Ntukula/Google) In new data released today, Telsyte has calculated that Google’s mobile OS accounts for 44 per cent of the Australian smartphone market, just a per cent more than Apple’s iOS. Of the 10 million-plus handsets being used across the country, …

Nokia may be jumping into the tablet fray with a Surface RT alternative, if the not-always-reliable site Digitimes is to be believed. The mobile company is in talks with Qualcomm and Microsoft to begin development of a 10-inch Windows RT-based tablet, Digitimes reported yesterday, citing supply chain sources who claim to have knowledge of the discussions. The company plans to …

Shipments of 4G LTE smartphones will triple next year, research firm Strategy Analytics predicts. The research firm sees shipments rising to 275 million next year from this year’s 91 million, a rise of 203 percent resulting in a record year for LTE phone vendors. Companies that stand to benefit the most include Apple, Samsung, and LG, with the iPhone 5 …