The Google Nexus 4 is a powerful phone with a great screen — but it has even more up its sleeve. A teardown by iFixit reveals that LG’s Nexus phone contains an LTE chip — the gubbins required to get 4G super-fast web connection speeds on your phone. Unfortunately, it’s turned off. That’s because the …
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22 November
Free Tube Wi
Wi-Fi is coming to a bunch more Tube stations this year, and Virgin Media has revealed how much you’ll have to pay to surf the Web when the current run of free connection ends. Yesterday Virgin Media and EE anounced they’d teamed up to give free Web access on London Underground to anyone on EE, Orange or T-Mobile. Virgin Media …
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22 November
Pocket Filmmaker: moving pictures
Now playing: Watch this: Pocket Filmmaker: moving pictures 4:04 Welcome back to CNET Australia‘s guide to pocket film-making. The Pocket Filmmaker 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 of some of Australia’s …
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22 November
Leaked press shots give better look at HTC Deluxe
If there was any lingering doubt about what HTC would be doing next, it has evaporated with the latest round of photos leaked on the internet showing its 5-inch HD monster, the HTC Deluxe. (Credit: GSMArena) Ee may need to add a few letters to that moniker, though, according to a source for GSMArena, who believes that the name we …
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22 November
Sony Xperia TX film shoot: behind the scenes
This week on CNET Australia, we’ve kicked off an exciting partnership with award-winning film-maker Jason Van Genderen to create a brand new video project using the Sony Xperia TX. Jason will be working over the next few weeks to put his new film together, and will be taking us behind the scenes as he gets to know the new smartphone …
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22 November
New iPad is first Optus 4G tablet
Optus today announced that it has introduced its first 4G tablet to its range: Apple’s fourth-generation iPad. The latest iteration of the iPad is now available on contract through Optus, with both 12-month and 24-month repayment options complementing the telco’s data-only SIMs. Buying an iPad through Optus comes with a minor subsidy by the telco, with a 16GB model costing …
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22 November
Samsung Galaxy S4 to have bendy screen, 13
Rumours are swirling that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be packed with more nips, tucks and improved features than Pete Burns and Lindsay Lohan’s joint birthday party. Could the S4 boast a bendy 1080p screen, a 13-megapixel camera, or even an eight-core processor? The hotly anticipated S4 will be the sequel to the Samsung Galaxy S3. The S3 sports a 4.8-inch …
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22 November
‘Xbox TV’ tipped to be set
Microsoft is tipped to be cooking up an Xbox-branded set-top box, that would deliver movies, TV shows and casual games, without the hefty price tag associated with a full console. The Verge cites “multiple sources” who reckon the mysterious device is due to be released at some point next year, and will be powered at its core by Windows 8, …
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22 November
Is casual gaming the future of Xbox?
Microsoft is said to be making an Xbox-branded set-top box along with an Xbox tablet, so where does that leave the actual Xbox? (Credit: Microsoft) Yesterday, The Verge broke the big news that Microsoft is working on an Xbox set-top box. The device is apparently set to be a low-cost alternative to the full Xbox, focusing on casual gaming and …
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22 November
Gift guide: Blu
Looking for a Christmas gift for the movie or TV fan in your life? Here are some box sets that are worth checking out. Shorty got Game of Thrones. (Credit: HBO/Warner) (Credit: Paramount) The transfer of Star Trek: The Next Generation on to Blu-ray — with the painstakingly re-created special effects — continues, with season 2 landing on 12 December …
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