…sort of gaming console, although it’s library is fairly limited at the moment. In most cases, your smartphone acts as your controller and the game is displayed on the connected screen. I tried Angry Birds Friends, and while it was okay to play, visual quality was very hit and miss. Sometimes…
…Apple’s give you cleaner software, the Nexus 6P gives you better value, and all three have a better camera. It’s always fun to see manufacturers cram cool tech into new devices, and while a 4K screen in a smartphone certainly fits that bill, it’s just not practical at the moment….
…and AUD$91 per month with a Galaxy S7 Edge, respectively. At the high-end, Virgin has an AUD$130 plan that gets customers either smartphone, unlimited talk and text, and 15GB of data. New or upgrading customers (not coming from Optus) get a bonus 6GB of data per month, an additional 15GB…
A “dislike” button may very well be Facebook’s most requested feature, but it’s not something the social networking giant is too keen on adding. Instead, Facebook users worldwide now have five reaction emojis available alongside the traditional like button. These include “love”, “haha”, “wow”, “sad”, and “angry”. On a smartphone,…
HP is getting back into the smartphone game with the Windows 10 Mobile-powered Elite x3, its first flagship handset since 2011’s ill-fated Pre 3. While the all-new 6-inch Windows phone is predominantly designed for corporate and enterprise customers, it has a few interesting features that set it apart from other…
…last year, and in the United States since September. When Samsung Pay launches in Australia, it will be available to all American Express cardholders who had their cards issued directly through American Express. “With Apple and Samsung making up the majority of the smartphone population in Australia, American Express is…
Smartphone manufacturer Alcatel is best known for wallet-friendly devices, but its newly revealed Idol 4 and Idol 4S show the company is more than happy to try its hand at premium. Boasting a metal frame and a glass front and back, the Idol 4 family is more reminiscent of Samsung’s…
Two-in-one devices are all the rage these days, so much so that Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is taking on the likes of Apple, Microsoft, HP, and Samsung with its own Windows 10-powered convertible. The MateBook’s standout feature is a 12-inch 2,160 x 1,440 display packed into a bezel-light form factor….
Goodbye leather, hello aluminium. LG today announced the LG G5, it’s first flagship smartphone to feature an all-metal body, eschewing the plastic and leather combo used by its predecessor. While aluminium phones typically mean users aren’t able to remove their device’s battery, the G5 is an exception to the rule…
Facebook is taking on Twitter’s live streaming app Periscope with a brand new feature called Live Video, allowing users to create real-time broadcasts using their smartphone‘s camera. While Live Video was first unveiled months ago, Facebook has taken its time rolling out the feature. At first, it was only available…
Following a successful Kickstarter that raised over USD$1.3 million, Nextbit has begun selling its cloud-powered smartphone – the Robin – directly to customers. The Robin differentiates itself from other Android smartphones by bolstering 32GB of internal storage with 100GB of cloud-based storage. Unlike other devices that include online storage, the…
…a mirroring solution, Chromecast’s secret sauce is that content streams directly to the device itself (at least, after a smartphone or tablet is used to select what a user wants to watch or listen to). This frees up the user’s smartphone, and should typically result in a lower latency experience….