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Apple offers up full schematics on new iPod Touch, Nano

Apple is helping accessory makers out with a neat new look at its latest iPods. The company recently published the full schematics on its recently announced fifth-generation iPod Touch (PDF) and seventh-generation iPod Nano (PDF). The drawings might not be all that useful for the average consumer, but they’re an important resource for developers and accessory makers. With help from …

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How to use your Android as a Webcam

Webcams are useful for chatting with family, colleagues, or even a client. However, if you want a Webcam right now and don’t have an extra $40 to $80 laying around for one, why not use your Android device instead? You won’t need to worry about having a front-facing camera on your device, since this method will employ the use of …

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Demand for 7

Apparently, it’s a good time for Apple’s rumored iPad Mini to hit the market. Though Apple’s 9-inch-screen iPad is still king of the tablet market, the demand for smaller, 7-inch screen models from other brands is growing quickly this year, analytics firm IHS reported today. The combined demand for tablets, big or small, is projected to reach 126.6 million units …

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Survey results: what you care about most when buying a phone

Several months ago, we posed a series of questions to readers of CNET Australia about the decisions which are most important to you when buying a new smartphone. All up, we collected just short of 2000 replies, and the results are quite interesting. Combine the purple and red bars to find the most popular results. (Credit: Survey Monkey/CBSi) The chart …

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Sniping Samsung ads take aim at iPhone 5

I suppose it was inevitable — you don’t lose $1 billion to your arch rival and just stay quiet about it. But this looks like sour grapes to me. Samsung has launched an advertising campaign that swipes at Apple’s recently announced iPhone 5. “It doesn’t take a genius” reads the tagline on one, followed by a side-by-side spec list comparing …

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iPhone 5 Australian turn

After it was revealed last week that iOS Maps would not offer turn-by-turn navigation in Australia, Apple updated its iOS Features Availability page to say that Australia will indeed be getting turn-by-turn directions in Maps, with an iOS update expected in October. (Credit: Apple) Australia is one of nine countries that Apple expects to cover with voice-guided navigation, after the …

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Sprint offering Samsung Array, an affordable keyboard phone

Initially available on Boost Mobile, the Samsung Array has made its way onto Sprint today. Offered at $19.99 after a two-year contract and mail-in rebate, this feature phone has a sliding four-row QWERTY keyboard, a 2.4-inch screen, and a 2-megapixel camera in the rear. Related Stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 tipped for 5

Supermarkets have already started putting out their Christmas chocolates. If that annoys you, just wait until you hear the first rumours of the follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy S3 — the Samsung Galaxy S4. The first reports have emerged from Korea that Samsung is planning to unveil the S4 in February 2013. Sources say the S4 will make its debut …

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