LG’s quad full high-definition TV will be launched into the local market in the coming months, taking on Sony in the 4K space. LG’s ultra-def TV at its recent launch in Korea. (Credit: LG) The 84-inch TV, which was launched in Korea late last month, will be competing against Sony’s similarly specced Bravia 4K, which …
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September, 2012
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17 September
What HDTV model numbers mean
One of the things I take for granted as a TV reviewer is the translation from model number to things like screen size, model line, display type, and so on. I’ve gotten a few e-mails lately from people looking for help trying to decide between similarly priced models, with radically different model numbers. Are they similar? What does the alphanumerical …
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16 September
Poll: is the Nokia Lumia 920 on your radar?
September has seen a flurry of new smartphone news, with Apple, Motorola and Samsung all announcing new models, and LG expected to add to the list on 19 September. But perhaps no announcement was more critical to the success of a company than Nokia’s new Lumia launch was in New York on 5 September. Many see this as the company’s …
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16 September
Yahoo’s free phone offer snubs RIM’s BlackBerry
Research In Motion is getting no respect from Marissa Mayer. Yahoo’s new CEO informed employees yesterday that they would be getting the new smartphone of their choice from Apple, Samsung, Nokia, or HTC. Through the program, Yahoos will have access to the industry’s newest and hottest phones, including the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC Evo 4G LTE, and Nokia …
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16 September
Telstra posts iPhone 5 plans, sold out of pre
Telstra has posted its iPhone 5 pricing on its website, but is also reporting that it is currently out of stock of all iPhone 5 pre-order inventory. Telstra is currently sold out of pre-order stock for the iPhone 5. (Credit: Screenshot CBSi) Plans for the iPhone 5 will stick with Telstra’s new size-based pricing scheme. The Small plan comes with …
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16 September
Optus 4G goes live in Melbourne
Optus today announced that the Melbourne expansion of its 4G network is now live, covering the city for approximately 10km from the CDB. Optus 4G coverage in Melbourne. (Credit: Optus) The telco is claiming to have the largest 4G footprint in the Melbourne metro area, with a block of coverage stretching from St Alban’s to Doncaster, and north to Campbellfield. …
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16 September
Samsung ad aims at iPhone, fanboys fire back
Samsung has wasted no time in responding to Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement, with its US marketing team knocking up an ad approaching the debate from the angle Samsung knows best: specifications. Unsurprisingly, Apple has not responded in kind, but loyal iPhone fans have jumped onto Photoshop to return fire. We’ve added the blue box to point out what was added …
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16 September
Netflix executive compares broadband caps to a ‘human rights violation’
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos has blasted Canadian internet service providers (ISPs) for their low caps and excess usage charges — the same models that are still used in Australia. Canadian broadband plans are hurting Netflix business. (Credit: Netflix) Speaking at the Merrill Lynch Media, Communications and Entertainment conference in Los Angeles last week, Sarandos minced no words when …
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15 September
Alibaba: Google just plain wrong about our OS
Chinese search giant Alibaba is disputing Google’s claim that Alibaba’s new Aliyun operating system is a forked and incompatible version of Android and thus can’t be used by phone maker Acer. In a blog post yesterday, Google’s Andy Rubin said “the Aliyun OS incorporates the Android runtime and was apparently derived from Android.” CNET asked Alibaba’s John Spelich about Rubin’s/Google’s …
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14 September
Vodafone, Optus reveal iPhone 5 pricing
Vodafone and Optus have revealed iPhone 5 pricing on the same day pre-orders for the new device begin, virtually matching one another with comparable monthly plan rates. (Credit: Apple) Both telcos will offer the iPhone 5 on numerous plans, each with a flat plan fee plus a corresponding handset repayment option for plans under AU$80 per month. This handset cost …
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