This morning I was on the Today Show putting the toughest smartphones and the toughest smartphone cases on the market to the test. If you didn’t see the segment, you can watch it in full on Jumpin. All the devices we tested stood up to the abuse, but we didn’t…
…to beam video from their smartphone or tablet app to their television. Today’s news follows an announcement last week where the company said it was on track to 200,000 sign-ups, with the aim of reaching between 300,000 and 400,000 subscribers before the end of the year. Stan currently boasts Australia’s…
…smartphone that not only takes great photos, but also packs a punch,” said John Featherstone, Sony Mobile’s local managing director. “Benefiting from Sony’s camera expertise, the 5MP front-facing camera with wide-angle lens lets you capture perfect selfies, while its quality display and performance features provide an all-round advanced smartphone experience.”…
…reality space. Smartphone manufacturer HTC is working on its own virtual reality headset – dubbed the Vive – in partnership with videogames developer Valve, while Sony is building a headset known as Project Morpheus for use with the PlayStation 4. HTC is aiming to release Vive in November, while Sony…
Uamp Uamp co-founder Joseph Chehade doesn’t believe people are getting the most of their music when they’re listening to it on a smartphone, laptop or MP3 player; manufacturers are restricted by size and cost limitations, so the amplifiers built into these devices are often less than ideal. Bridging the connection…
The main reason we tie ourselves to two year contracts with a telco is the free phone. Well, it’s not quite free, but it feels it when compared to the alternative of buying an AUD$1,000 device outright. Fortunately, cheaper handsets are now better than ever before, with devices like the…
…like the version of PowerPoint you’d see on a PC, because it in fact is the same code as the version of PowerPoint you’d download from the store and see on a PC.” Users will be able to continue using their smartphone as a second screen while Continuum is running,…
…white. The plastic itself feels closer to the quality of a smartphone like the Nexus 5, rather than some of the flimsier devices on the market. That being said, there’s a teensy bit of flex in the case due to its interchangeable nature. In my time with the Lumia 640,…
LG today unveiled the LG G4 – its latest flagship smartphone – highlighting a curved screen, f/1.8 aperture rear-facing camera and leather backing as the device’s key features. The G4’s 16 megapixel camera boasts an aperture of f/1.8, f/0.1 wider than the camera in Samsung’s Galaxy S6. The wider aperture…
Our iPhones and Android smartphones have a useful feature not many of us know about: call blocking. Here’s how to turn it on….
…smartphone or tablet. The Nexus Player also includes a remote control with built-in voice search functionality, which can be used for tasks such as browsing their media libraries and searching for YouTube videos. The remote itself can be used to control simple games, but an on optional wireless gamepad is…
Sony today announced its newest flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, but has yet to confirm its international availability. Unveiled in Japan, Sony’s homeland, the Xperia Z4 is almost identical to Sony’s previous flagship, the Xperia Z3. While the two handsets are almost aesthetically identical, the Z4 is 6.9mm thick and…