By the end of this week, subscribers to Foxtel on Xbox 360 will have three extra channels to choose from. Two channels are being added today: Cartoon Network and ESPN2. Cartoon Network is part of the basic AU$19.50 per month subscription package that everyone using the service must have. ESPN2 is part of the sport …
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February, 2012
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12 February
Samsung Galaxy Mini may get low
It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 might soon be getting a low-end sibling. The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500–codenamed Jenna–could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image sent to GSMArena. The specs attached to the image shows some improvements over the original; the new device sports …
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10 February
Pink Samsung Galaxy Note en route, looking rosy
A pink version of the Samsung Galaxy Note could be coming soon, delighting anyone who loves both massive phones and the Financial Times. Word of the rose-tinted goliath comes via GSMArena, which claims it’s been sent an image of the pink Note by an industry insider, showing the cheery-lookin’ blower alongside the sombre black and white versions. Unfortunately that image …
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10 February
How to send annoying callers directly to voice mail on Android
We’ve all been there: you give your number to someone who has no idea when to quit calling you. It might be someone who wants to sell you a new car, smartphone, or even some home improvements. Perhaps it’s a disgruntled ex who just can’t let go. Whomever it is, there’s a way to bring back the silence you once …
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10 February
Presumed Droid Incredible 3 spied in wild
For a company that’s expected to take a more cautious approach in the new year, HTC appears to have plenty of unannounced products in the pipeline. Today sees yet another smartphone finding its way into the wild, this time in the form of an LTE-ready model with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. PhoneArena has obtained a number of images and …
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10 February
Buying a tablet on a budget: Android or iPad?
Thanks to Google Android, there are more tablet choices on the market than you can shake a stick at. But with a weak supply of apps to choose from and some buggy software, are these iPad knockoffs worth it? Or should consumers just pony up a few extra bucks and buy the iPad? With the iPad 3 just around the …
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10 February
Acer CloudMobile Ice Cream Sandwich phone ready for MWC
Well, well, well. Acer has already won an award for a phone that few in the mobile industry knew existed. The electronics maker issued a press release today sharing its iF design award for the Acer CloudMobile, an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone that the company plans to launch later this month at Mobile World Congress. Although it’ll pack …
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10 February
ICS updates slowed by complex hardware, says Motorola exec
Frustrated the latest version of Android is taking an age to come to your phone? Don’t blame Google, or even the manufacturer for putting its own UI on top of the Android operating system. No, the complexity of modern hardware is to blame. According to a Motorola executive, that is. Christy Wyatt, senior vice president and general manager of Motorola’s …
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10 February
New ‘Star Wars’ app: These are the Droids you’re looking for
At first blush, Star Wars Pit Droids might seem like a hasty attempt to cash in on the theatrical re-release of “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” Instead, it’s merely the appropriately timed app version of a Windows game that debuted almost 13 years ago. And you know what? It’s as terrific now as it was then. The droids …
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10 February
Is the Acer A200’s utter dullness justified by its $330 price? (First Take)
Editors’ note: The Acer Iconia Tab A200 ships with Honeycomb, but, according to Acer, will receive an over-the-air update to Ice Cream Sandwich within the next few days. We’ll post a full review of the tablet after Ice Cream Sandwich hits, but in the meantime, check out this exhaustive first take. There’s really nothing special about the Acer Iconia Tab …
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