TEAC Australia found the going tough in the highly competitive LCD TV marketplace, but with the newly acquired backing of Singapore-based consumer electronics distributor TT International, it is reapproaching the industry with some clever niche products at entry level price points. Acknowledging that there’s still a strong demand for sharply priced CRT TVs, TEAC is …
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There’s a whole lotta Android love from Samsung this morning, with a white version of the Samsung Galaxy S smart phone available from the Carphone Warehouse, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab pictured with a brand-spanking new Super AMOLED screen. The white Galaxy S is available for pre-order from Carphone. The Android 2.1 handset, which will be bumped to 2.2 with …
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Vodafone will soon be offering the Google Nexus S to its lucky customers around the world, with the Android phone now being outfitted in a pretty new white dress. Vodafone is a little late to the game with the Nexus S — the smart phone was released late last year and sold exclusively through Carphone Warehouse. Patience is evidently a …
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NEW YORK–After weeks of teasing an “industry first,” Sprint finally took the wraps off its secret project and unveiled the Kyocera Echo, the first dual touch-screen smartphone, at a special event in New York today. Available later this spring for $199.99 with a two-year contract, the Kyocera Echo boasts two 3.5-inch WVGA touch screens and a “pivot hinge” that allows …
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Sprint’s New York event is today and the carrier promises to reveal another “industry first.” For weeks, the tech community has tried to guess what that industry first might be but for once, it looked like a company was going to escape the usual leaks and spoilers. But not so fast. A new report by Wall Street Journal says Sprint …
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The smartphone that Nokia has been touting as its new “flagship” business model will finally reach consumers this week. Nokia’s E7 business smartphone. Nokia Following its unveiling last September and a long delay coming to market, the E7 will have a small, initial launch in the next few days, with a broader launch to follow soon, Nokia announced today. Nokia’s …
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The Federal Communications Commission is planning to overhaul the $8 billion phone subsidy program to include funding for broadband in underserved communities. The FCC is expected to vote on an order tomorrow that will open comments for revising the Universal Service Fund, or USF. In a speech today at the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation in Washington, D.C., FCC Chairman …
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Now playing: Watch this: HTC Thunderbolt 1:13 Best Buy announced today that it will have an exclusive on the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt for Verizon Wireless. Though it won’t arrive in stores until the middle of this month, customers can preorder the Android smartphone starting today. The Froyo-powered Thunderbolt, which first saw light last month at CES 2011, will be Big …
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The PlayStation Phone — or Sony Ericsson Xperia Play as it’s formally called — has been the subject of constant leaks in the last couple of months. Now it’s official, with Sony Ericsson confirming the device will make its debut on Sunday at Mobile World Congress. Sony Ericsson chose Facebook rather than a traditional press release to reveal the news. …
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On the first episode of Pulse TV, we ask if technology is skewed towards men, plunge head-first into a man cave and wrap up the latest news. Your hosts are CNET Australia editors Lexy Savvides, Ty Pendlebury, Joe Hanlon and Derek Fung. For more photos from the Man Cave, check out our photo gallery.
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Sony Ericsson is busting out all over in the run up to Mobile World Congress. First, the company teased us with a peek at the long-awaited Xperia Play, and now we catch a glimpse of another handset called the Xperia Neo. Android Community posted photos today of a candy bar smartphone that looks not unlike the new Xperia Arc. Like …
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Editor’s note: This live event has concluded. You can replay our full coverage of the announcement–including the David Blaine magic show Sprint used to warm up the crowd–in the Cover It Live module at the bottom of this post. Or, for details on the new Echo device and hands-on photos, check out this summary post. NEW YORK–Sprint Nextel will take …
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The latest version of Symbian made its debut last year with the Nokia N8 smart phone, and has since found its way into the company’s C7 and C6-01 mobiles. Now Nokia has released a software update for all three phones, which promises to fix some of the buggier elements of the Symbian software, while also offering a couple of new …
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No sooner is the PlayStation phone officially revealed than the first UK network confirms it’ll be offering the hotly anticipated gaming blower. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will come to O2 sometime this year. O2 revealed the news with a tweet on its official Twitter feed, exclaiming, “Awesome news — the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is coming to O2.” The …
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Last.fm is introducing a charge for the streaming functions in its mobile app. We had a chat with Matthew Hawn of Last.fm to find out what the change means. The various versions of the mobile app stream a personalised music feed of your favourite music and related recommendations. Up until now, this has been free, but it will soon be …
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