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….
…high-end Windows smartphone led by Surface Chief Panos Panay sprung up late last year. Little is known about the device at present, but the same team of engineers who build the Surface Pro and Surface Book are said to be working on the new flagship Windows-powered smartphone. If Microsoft is…
…demand meant some customers had slower than normal data speeds on 4G services, but overall the network performed as designed.” Wright said customers’ data usage was equivalent to downloading 5.1 million episodes of Game of Thrones, or Kanye’s new album 23 million times. With the right smartphone or modem, a…
Large smartphone data allowances are consistently becoming more affordable, but Virgin Mobile is doing its best to beat the competition with a plan offering unlimited talk, text, and 12GB for just AUD$50 per month. AUD$300 of international calls is also included with the plan. There are however a few small…
Huawei is quickly becoming one of the most interesting players in the smartphone arena. Despite having a name that no one can pronounce, the company has been consistently putting out devices that rival the big boys in terms of build and quality. But as nice as Huawei hardware has been…
…one of Samsung’s 2015 flagship smartphones. It’s not going to give you a perfect virtual reality experience, but it will get you excited about the future. If you’re at all curious about virtual reality and already have a compatible smartphone, buy the new Gear VR. You won’t regret it. …
…14th, and run through to 11:59pm. Data used during this period will not count towards a user’s monthly quota. Assuming a Telstra customer has a category 9 smartphone, such as Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5, they could theoretically download as much as 4.8TB over the 24-hour period, provided they are consistently…