…version of the operating system. The 5.2-inch Nexus 5X is built by LG and the successor to arguably one of the most cherished Android smartphones, the 2013 Nexus 5. The 5.7-inch all-metal Nexus 6P is built by Huawei, and is billed as the most premium Nexus smartphone yet. As rumoured,…
…messages to any iOS or Android smartphone with a Wi-Fi or data connection. Strone Technology Founder and CEO Tas Tudor said the device is predominantly designed for international travellers who want to keep using their own number while overseas. Provided the receiving device is online, messages and calls can be…
The iPhone 6s isn’t the only smartphone to go on sale this week, but the new Telstra’s Tough Max could easily be described as its polar opposite. As the name suggests, the Telstra Tough Max is rugged handset, pitched squarely at tradies, farmers, and outdoor adventurers. Boasting an IP67 water…
Samsung overnight unveiled a new version of the Gear VR, its smartphone-powered virtual reality headset. While the design is fairly similar to the original “Innovator Edition”, Samsung has made a few subtle changes including a lighter build and a revamped side-facing touchpad. The new Gear VR will be compatible with…
…for a PC or Mac, one for a tablet, and one for a smartphone. An Office 365 Home subscription retails for either AUD$119 per year, or AUD$12 per month. This can be installed on five PCs or Macs, five tablets, and five phones. Outright, Office 2016 starts at AUD$178 for…
…watchOS 2 will be made available “soon”. Owners of iOS 8 devices as old as the original iPad mini and the iPhone 4s can download iOS 9 by opening the Settings app on their smartphone or tablet, tapping General, and selecting Software Update. The iOS 9 update is reasonably large…
The smartphone‘s ever growing ubiquity has led to the rise of public kiosks for recharging smartphones. These have been appearing in airports, malls and food courts, and come in both free and paid-for variants. The question is, are they safe to use? After all, putting a strange jack in your…
Following the introduction of Vodafone and Optus’ 20GB post-paid smartphone plans, Telstra is offering a new “Premium Mobile” option with a monthly data allowance of 25GB. As with Vodafone’s and Optus’ new supersized plans, Telstra’s offering is made up of a base quota, and a sign-up bonus. The plan’s base…
Vodafone over the weekend introduced a new offer allowing customers on month-to-month SIM only plans buy a smartphone outright and pay it off over the course of as many as three years. Customers purchasing a smartphone outright through Vodafone will have the option to pay for it in monthly instalments…
…features a button for performing in game actions. Pokémon Go will be available for free on iOS and Android in 2016, and will be supported with in-app purchases. While smartphone apps are a radical new direction for Nintendo, Pokémon Go won’t be the first time the long running series appears…
…single user Office 365 Personal subscription is priced at either AUD$89 per year or AUD$9 per month. This includes three licenses: one for a PC or Mac, one for a tablet, and one for a smartphone. An Office 365 Home subscription retails for either AUD$119 per year, or AUD$12 per…
iOS 9 – the latest version of Apple’s smartphone operating system – will be released as a free upgrade for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users on September 16. First announced at WWDC, iOS 9 is an update focused on usability and performance, rather than features. iOS 9’s flagship feature…