Apple has finally made the news official. The next iPhone is going to be introduced on October 4th during one of its typical media events with the location being Apple headquarters at 1 Infinite Loop. The confirmation comes in the form of the official invite being sent out to selected people Apple likes and wants [...]
So many times in my life, I have encountered parents who have said “I barely understand how this works, but my kid is a whiz at it”. Children who are exposed to technology at a young age often fit this profile very nicely. From that exposure, they have a better chance to become more than [...]
Original story: This is not a drill. The PlayStation Network, which was sporadically going offline and online last night, is now completely down.
Just like last time, Sony is expecting the gaming network to be back in two hours. But remember, last time they said a few days it turned into a month.
When a tablet or smartphone accessory is described as “universal”, it’s usually not very good. There’s just just too wide a difference between all the smartphones and tablets for many of the peripherals described as universal to be especially effective. For some, this is actually a deciding factor when thinking about switching to a new [...]
Google is turning 13 years old today. As the company says goodbye to its childhood and enters its formative teen years, it’s hard to remember what life was like without Google. As with other major events, like deaths, birthdays, and important dates in history, Google has posted a celebratory Google Doodle showing the Google logo [...]
Set your alarm clocks everyone. Apple’s finally decided to hold their iPhone 5 event. The conference, which usually occurs in June, will instead be happening next Wednesday at 4AM AEST on October 5. And no, that isn’t a typo. 4AM in the morning.
Mozilla has today released version 7 of the Firefox browser, and with it come a number of changes/additions that make it a worthwhile update. Top of the pile is improved memory handling. One thing that surprised me with Firefox 5 and 6 is a spike in memory usage again. I was regularly topping 1GB of [...]
Wireless transfer of data is becoming ever more important in mobile devices. We already have WiFi, 3G and 4G connections, but with the exception of WiFi, such data transfers eat into your data allowance every month. WiFi gets around that problem, but transfer speeds are typically limited based on the kit you are connecting too. [...]
Last night Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Tab 8.9, the Galaxy Player 4 and the Galaxy Player 5. These are all devices we’ve heard about and seen before, but this is the first time that Samsung has shown them off in the United States, and the first time that we’ve finally gotten pricing information and [...]
Apple has finally made the news official. The next iPhone is going to be introduced on October 4th during one of its typical media events at 1 Infinite Loop. The confirmation comes in the form of the official invite being sent out to selected people Apple likes and wants to attend. You can see what [...]
An explosion and fire broke out at a Foxconn factory around 10:20am this morning (around 10pm EST last night) in the northeastern city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China. The exact cause of the explosion is unknown, but it happened in the area of the factory tasked with color spraying devices and has been labeled as [...]
Japanese manufacturer Kyocera has decided to enter the smartphone market with a handset to cater for those who insist on using their phone in very wet conditions. The Kyocera Digno ISW11K is a waterproof handset which also manages to be thinner than an iPhone 4. At 8.7mm thick, the Digno can claim to be the [...]
Want to play Minecraft on your phone, but don’t own an Xperia Play? Well, if you own an Android phone you’re in luck! This week on Friday 30th (AEST), Minecraft will be available for any Android device. The game will, like all mobile games, use on screen touch controls, unlike the physical controls of the Xperia Play, and presumably be available for the same price of $6.54.
Never heard of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron? Well, that means you been living under a rock for the last couple of months. The latest game from little known developer Ignition and distributed by Konami is out in Australia, after being first released in America and Japan. But is this game actually any good?
Telstra has announced that it will start offering products under its new 4G LTE service, that will see speeds ten times faster than those on 3G. The public offering comes after months of trialling the service with a small number of customers.
