Skype released a new app for Android devices today, and the update boasts a new design for tablets, the ability to sign in and merge with a Microsoft account, and better audio. This is the 3.0 version of Skype, a popular choice for video chatting and messaging across the Internet for free, and it requires …
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20 November
No. 1 factor in selecting wireless service? Network coverage
You can buy the coolest and most advanced smartphone out there. But if you can’t get a wireless signal, it’s not worth much to you. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I offer some advice to a reader about picking a wireless service provider based on which one offers the best coverage. I also explain to another reader why, even …
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20 November
LG and Samsung TVs score energy
The Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has named some of Australia’s most energy-efficient TVs. The average TV will account for around 7 per cent of a yearly household energy bill. This might not seem like a lot, but it’s a significant chunk, when you consider everything else that gets plugged in around the home. Enter the Super-Efficient …
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20 November
Sony Music Unlimited for $1 a month
Sony has announced that PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to add Music Unlimited Premium membership to their accounts for a limited time at $12 per year. The PlayStation store update is due to go live later today (November 20) and represents a saving of 90 percent based on the regular price of $10 per month, while non-PlayStation Plus members …
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20 November
Apple TV set could be due November 2013
The anticipated Apple-produced TV will be available late next year, according to the same analyst who predicted it arriving next month. Apple TV and a possible TV from Apple: Apple-tastic. (Credit: CNET Australia) Like bareback riding, amateur dramatics and nude wrestling, predicting where the tech industry will head next is a job for the brave, for the confidant and for …
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19 November
Microsoft responds to randomly rebooting Windows Phone 8
Microsoft is looking into claims that new Windows Phone 8 devices are randomly rebooting and freezing. Owners of both the Lumia 920 and the 8X are reporting rebooting issues. (Credit: CBSi) Users have been complaining about the reboots on Microsoft support forums, and it seems that their collective voice has been heard, with Microsoft telling ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Foley that …
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19 November
Sony vows new flagship will challenge iPhone and S3 in 2013
Sony admits it’s failed to challenge the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S3 yet, but promises a flagship follow-up to the Sony Xperia T that will rival the best of the smart phone best. “We will create in the near future a flagship Sony model that can compete with Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S3,” said one of Sony’s mobile phone bosses. Speaking …
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19 November
ZTE Grand X Pro picture leaks, details remain scarce
A new blower from ZTE is on the way, according to the tipsters over at evleaks. The Twitter account has posted a picture of the ZTE Grand X Pro, though sadly it’s pretty light on details. What we do know is that if the name is correct, it’ll be the follow-up to the ZTE Grand X, which the company launched …
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19 November
Samsung to use Apple
Apple and HTC are putting their differences behind them, with a deal that lets them license each other’s patents for the next 10 years. But any hopes of Apple and Samsung calling a similar truce have been thoroughly quashed, as the Korean company is trying to use the deal to stop its own products being banned, The Verge reports. According …
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19 November
The People’s Operator turns your calls and texts into charity
Charity begins at phone. That’s the charitable intention behind The People’s Operator, or TPO, a new mobile phone network that donates a quarter of profits to charities, community groups and other good causes. The People’s Operator uses Orange and T-Mobile’s infrastructure and works like any other phone network, including free calls and texts to anyone also on TPO. And you …
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