Click through to find out where the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 falls on the list. We spend a lot of time evaluating tech around here, looking at both the hardware and the software sides, and telling you which products we think are worth your hard-earned dough and which are best avoided. Behind the scenes, …
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Months after Google began selling the LG-made Nexus 4 Android 4.2 smartphone, it (finally) has a wireless charger to offer as well. Related stories: Nexus 4 smartphone has the smarts (review) Google’s Nexus Q media streamer Toyota Avalon charges Qi-enabled phones without chargers The charging accessory, available in the Google Play store, resembles a sheared-off Nexus Q and costs $59.99. …
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The rumours concerning Apple working on a TV set have gone a little quiet of late, but this is sure to stoke the coals. Apple has hired an expert in OLED screens who previously worked at LG and Samsung. Now why would it want him I wonder? The man in question is Dr. James (Jueng-Gil) Lee, 9to5Mac reports, citing the …
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The dead are so hot right now. Teen romance “Warm Bodies” was No. 1 in the box office a week ago, and “The Walking Dead” just broke a basic cable record for the most watched show at 12.3 million viewers. Amid this undead fervor, the fertile, tasty brains of Montana’s residents have fallen foul of a hoax alerting them that …
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Now playing: Watch this: Pocket Filmmaker: tiny pocket cameras 2:36 Welcome back to CNET Australia‘s guide to pocket film-making. The Pocket Filmmaker, Jason van Genderen, will be showing you how to turn the smartphone in your pocket into a camera capable of shooting video projects that are worthy of sharing with family and friends, online and even with the judges …
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Congratulations to Ron Au, the winner of our Sony Xperia TX pocket film-making competition! Watch his winning film, Slow Down, Technology right here. Ron caught the attention of the judges with his personal narrative around a technology theme. Well done to Ron and congratulations. Ron is the winner of a Sony Xperia Tablet and a Sony Vaio notebook. Our runner-up …
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The FBI might hate pirates, but it turns out that they don’t mind a few pirated shows, including Australia’s own Home and Away. (Credit: Channel Seven) Over at TorrentFreak, some clever use of a program called ScanEye has revealed a number of torrents being shared from IP addresses belonging to the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Homeland, Dexter and …
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The Netflix-produced show has received rave reviews, but when will Australians be able to legally watch House of Cards? (Credit: Netflix) House of Cards stars Kevin Spacey, and is a remake of a British TV show of the same name — a look at the seedy underside of politics and the people who work in it. So far, critics have …
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said that the company’s much-beloved iPhone is “somewhat behind” on rival gadgets from the likes of Samsung. In an interview published on German publication Wirtschafts Woche and spied by MacRumours, the outspoken Apple originator said, “Currently we are in my opinion somewhat behind with features in the smart phone business. “Others have caught up,” Woz continues, …
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Is Nokia getting ready to launch Lumia 520 and 720 smartphones? A regulatory filing seems to point in that direction. The Lumia 520 and 720 were both on the list of a regulatory filing in Indonesia picked up by blog site PhoneArena.com. The 520 would be the likely successor to the current Lumia 510, while the 720 would take over …
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