…unlimited talk and text for AUD$70 per month. Each plan is sold as a 24 month contract with a smartphone (potentially adding extra repayment fees to the total monthly bill). New subscribers can choose from a range of Samsung smartphones including the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy…
After years of development (and a couple of failed stage demos), Google’s modular smartphone dream will finally become in a reality in 2017. Dubbed Project Ara, the initiative aims to make smartphones more like desktop PCs, in the sense that components can be removed and upgraded. While the initial Project…
With an asking price of AUD$599, the OPPO R9 is a steal. In terms of value for money, it’s up there with the best. If you’re after a smartphone that feels like a thousand bucks without costing it, the R9 represents a strong choice. You will make a sacrifice when…
On the smartphone side of the equation, a number of manufacturers – including Samsung, HTC, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, ASUS and Alcatel – are building handsets optimised for virtual reality. Dubbed “Daydream-ready” smartphones, the devices will be built to a minimum specification that encompasses “high performance sensors” for accurate head-tracking,…
Developers have been able to get a taste of the upcoming update to Android – Android N – since March, but it wasn’t necessarily something you’d want to install on your primary smartphone. If you want to see what’s new Android N, Google has now released a new public beta…
…faster than the Fast.com result). While this hasn’t yet been a problem in Australia, some internet providers in the United States have been known to intentionally slow traffic to Netflix. Fast.com works on desktop, smartphone, and smart TV web browsers, and doesn’t rely on third party plugins such as Flash….
…smartphone frustrations in the country at the moment,” said head of product Jephix Liu. “Mate 8 comes with a massive 4,000mAh battery inside.” For comparison, the iPhone 6s has a 1,715mAh battery, and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has a 3,600mAh battery. Liu says users should comfortably get two days…
…colour space, which means images displayed by the TVs aren’t just capable of going brighter, they’re also more vivid. In short, a HDR TV is all about providing a more detailed, true to life image. While it’s not quite the same, think about HDR photography on your smartphone. If you’re…
Google’s latest smartphone app, Spaces, is miniature social network designed for group sharing. Available for iOS, Android, and on the web, Spaces is essentially a messaging app with tightknit Chrome, YouTube, and Google Search integration. On mobile, spaces users can share content from any of these sources without leaving the…
…and white balance. While some people just want to point and shoot, granular manual controls are a heaven send when dealing with low light situations, and give you room to be a lot more creative with your smartphone photography – especially if you’ve got a tripod mount for your iPhone….
…3G or 4G connection. Typically, if an action cam owner wants to broadcast from their camera, a smartphone is needed as an intermediary. This can be prohibitive when dealing with environments a smartphone isn’t normally designed to handle. One wouldn’t normally take their smartphone surfing or dirt biking. The LG…
…One A9. The One A9 was unveiled toward the end of last year, pitched as a premium midrange smartphone. Much ado was made about the One A9’s design, and understandably so, the handset is almost a dead ringer for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s. It’s different enough to not…