…number of new features coming to Windows 10 PCs. These will include the following: Android smartphone notifications on your PC Microsoft will tell you that a Windows 10 PC and a Windows-powered smartphone is a match made in heaven, but the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will also strengthen the bonds…
…away from its tethered smartphone, or follow its owner at a distance of around 3 metres when using the ‘follow me’ function. By tethering it to a smartphone, ROAM-e can take pictures with its 5 MP camera. It’s equipped with a single axis gimbal, allowing for panoramic shots. ROAM-e’s removable…
In a seemingly unending tide of “smart” devices, a smart frying pan called Pantelligent completed its Kickstarter shipping late last year. It pairs with a smartphone or tablet running the Pantelligent app to deliver temperature information from a sensor in the pan. The app then can tell you when to…
Nintendo today announced it will launch Miitomo – its first ever app for smartphones and tablets. The app arrives on stores tomorrow, and is a “free-to-start” social experience using Mii characters. After downloading the app, you can create a Mii or import one from your Wii U or 3DS system….
…apps supported on the operating system. BlackBerry launched its first Android smartphone – the BlackBerry Priv – in Australia early last month. The device evokes BlackBerry OS phones with a physical keyboard and a heavily modified version of Android Lollipop focused on security. BlackBerry is putting its operating system on…
OLO is a Kickstarter project that pairs with your smartphone to make a 3D printer. The product uses light from a smartphone’s display to react with a photosensitive resin which then hardens, creating an object. As a layer is finished, a mechanism in the printer lifts up the model, allowing…
A new app called Perch allows you to use any Android device or laptop as an internet-connected camera. After downloading the app, simply set up the device to view what you’d like to monitor, hit record and you’re done. Using another smartphone or computer, you can then view the camera…
Freeview, Australia’s umbrella brand for free-to-air TV networks, will soon launch a smartphone app allowing users to stream any local free-to-air channel for free. In addition to offering online live streams of local channels, the FreeviewPlus mobile app will aggregate ABC’s, SBS’s, Nine’s, Seven’s, and Ten’s catch-up content. “It’s clear…
Other rumors include a home-button based fingerprint scanner similar to those found on Samsung’s offerings, a Snapdragon 820 chipset (also found in some Samsung Galaxy S7 variants), 4GB of RAM, and expandable storage via microSD card. The phone will reportedly ship with Android 6.0.1, with HTC’s Sense 8.0 overlay. The…
Optus is now ranging OPPO’s latest smartphone, the wallet-friendly OPPO F1, for just AUD$199, AUD$100 under its typical retail price. At AUD$299, the OPPO F1 was already great value, but it’s almost a steal at AUD$199. There is however one small catch: the AUD$199 is locked to Optus’ network. As…
…but disappears when you have to put a sticker on the back of your phone, or open up an app to make the payment. I can’t see myself going wallet-free any time soon, even if smartphone payments take off, but I’m certainly looking forward to ditching a few more cards. …
…could be as simple as arming the cameras when a master smartphone leaves the area, or setting up a WeMo switch to toggle them between on or off. Netgear has discussed expanding the Arlo ecosystem since it first unveiled the cameras at the beginning of 2015. Initially, the company planned…