Nikon Announces D610 – New Full Frame Body
Nikon Australia have just announced the D610 body. Essentially an upgrade to the year-old D600, the new body offers an upgraded shutter in an economical full frame body. This will be a camera well suited to those who already understand how to use a camera, and who want to get...
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Oct
2013
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Huawei Ascend Mate – Roadtest
In keeping with today’s trends towards making our mobile phones bigger and bigger, Huawei recently introduced their Ascend Mate into the Australian marketplace. This is large phone – that’s the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 with it in the photo – and as you can see,...
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Jun
2013
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Samsung Galaxy S4 – Unboxing and First Impressions
Last week I took delivery of a new Samsung Galaxy S4 mobile phone. This is a phone that, if Samsung has its way, will out iPhone the iPhone. First impressions are quite positive: it has a nice metal band around the edge, and feels quite thin, even though it’s not...
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May
2013
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Jawbone Up – Review
I’ve now been using the Jawbone Up for a couple of weeks. In terms of overall usage, there’s probably not too many devices that are easier to use than this: you just make sure the battery is charged (a full charge should last about ten days) and pop it onto...
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May
2013
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Review
For the last couple of months, I’ve been very fortunate to have been using the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 mobile phone. I was very impressed with the original Galaxy Note last year, and its successor does not disappoint. This phone comes with Android 4.1 (jelly Bean) installed. First of all...
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May
2013
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Installing The Magellan Cyclo 100
Before you can use the Magellan Cyclo 100, it needs to be installed onto your bike. This is a very easy task, and the Cyclo 100 comes with everything that you need to complete this task. The “everything” means that there’s a mount that you install onto the bike using...
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May
2013
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Ahem …. Fitness.
I’ve never been a fit person. I’ve found that the process of getting fit – you know, having to partake of exercise and that sort of stuff – to be boring. Intensely so. However, here I am, 61 years young, overweight, type 2 diabetic, three stents in my heart arteries,...
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May
2013
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Wirelessly and automatically save, organise and share photos and videos with Eye-Fi
Sydney, Australia, 29 May 2012: Eye-Fi, the maker of the world’s first wireless SDHC memory card, has today announced the Australian launch of its wireless X2 series. Featuring built-in WiFi, Eye-Fi memory cards simplify photo and video upload, sharing, organisation and back-up. An Eye-Fi card is used like a regular...
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May
2012
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HTC One XL – Updated Pricing
Pricing and Pre-Orders Customers can pre-order HTC One XL from today for shipping of approved orders from 1 June. Pre-orders can be placed by heading to www.telstra.com/htcone. The first 300 customers who pre-order their HTC One XL online will receive a set of Beats™ Solo™ High Performance On-Ear Headphones with...
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May
2012
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HTC One XL Smartphone Coming Exclusively To Telstra
29 May 2012 — Telstra customers will soon get their hands on one of the most advanced smartphones to launch in 2012 – the super-thin and ultra-fast 4G powered HTC One XL. HTC One XL is available exclusively to Telstra customers and arrives in-store on 5 June or can be...
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May
2012
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HTC
19 January 2012 – Australians in 4G coverage areas will soon be able to surf the mobile internet on their phones up to five times faster, with Telstra and HTC today confirming Australia’s first 4G smartphone – the HTC Velocity 4G – will launch next Tuesday 24 January. Powered by the Telstra Mobile Network – Australia’s first and only 4G LTE-enabled network – The HTC Velocity 4G features a massive 4.5 inch touch screen, a 1.5 GHz dual core processor for fast multi-tasking and an 8 megapixel camera. From today customers can head online to pre-purchase HTC Velocity 4G and...
Strategic investment to result in Beats integrated HTC phones Taoyuan, Taiwan & Los Angeles, CA – August 11, 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of mobile devices, today announced a strategic partnership with Beats™ Electronics LLC, the company redefining the audio market with its iconic Beats by Dr. Dre™ audio experience. The two fast-growing brands will focus on bringing high performance sound to HTC phones. “The HTC and Beats by Dr. Dre partnership is an opportunity for two world-class companies to redefine the smart phone industry and define the future,” said Jimmy Iovine, Chairman of Interscope Geffen-A&M Records and...
Sydney, Australia, 12 July 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today unveiled the HTC Sensation which will be available exclusively on the Telstra Mobile Network powered by Next G® from 12 July. Crafted with premium design elements, the Android™ powered HTC Sensation features the company’s latest HTC Sense™ experience that puts people in the centre by making the smartphones work in a more simple and natural way. “The HTC Sensation is the ultimate multimedia smartphone,” said Ben Hodgson, Country Manager, HTC Australia and New Zealand. “With its premium industrial design, look and feel, an...
Sydney, Australia – 1 July, 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today unveiled the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa built entirely to be social, combining the simplicity, ease-of-use and depth of HTC SenseTM with the power and connectivity of Facebook®, launched exclusively on the Vodafone network. “HTC understands the growing value of social media and has taken that to a whole new level by introducing HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa. These two new devices bring customers a refreshingly easy user experience and a more immediate way to engage with Facebook through a mobile device,” said Ben Hodgson,...