Following consumers trial in 2013, Coles announced the launch of its Mobile Wallet, a contactless payment system combining a smartphone app and near field communication (NFC) Pay Tags. Follow @CyberShack Following consumers trial in 2013, Coles announced the launch of its Mobile Wallet, a contactless payment system combining a smartphone…
…between us right now. It’s not you, it’s me. Actually, it’s Cortana, and I’m just not sure if there’s room for two digital assistants in my life. I hope you’ll understand. Cortana is the latest voice activated artificial intelligence to be featured in a smartphone, and Microsoft’s answer to Siri…
…titles as well for when you need for that nostalgia fix. The microconsole will also allow those who already own a PlayStation 4 to remote play on a second television within their home. The PlayStation TV will be available in Spring for $149. Samsung Gear VR Samsung’s smartphone driven approach…
…to dock their Galaxy devices into the headgear, not unlike Google Cardboard. Gear VR will then make use of the smartphone‘s accelerometer, gyroscope and processing power to track head motion. The Gear VR features a touchpad for navigating through the docked smartphone‘s interface, and a “see-through button”. The see-through button…
…for everyone. Not every smartphone user will have a smartwatch, I’d honestly be impressed if 50% of smartphone users had a smartwatch one day. I guess this comes down to the fact smartwatches don’t do anything new. Sure, they let you read your email from the comfort of your wrist,…
…says the Australian smartphone market is still up for grabs. “Roughly a third of those intending to buy a new smartphone in the second half of 2014 have not decided on the platform they intend to purchase and around a third intent to switch platforms”. Source: Telstye, News.com.au, Mac Rumours…
Microsoft’s Lumia 930 is making its way to Australia before the month’s end, along with the Lumia 635. The Lumia 930 and Lumia 635 are among the first commercially available devices to run Windows Phone 8.1 Follow @CyberShack Microsoft’s Lumia 930 is making its way to Australia before the month’s…
…$179 smartphone, will be available through retail stores from early July, the manufacture announced. The Moto E features a 4.3″ 256ppi display, two SIM slots, a 1.4 GHZ dual core CPU Snapdragon processor, a 5 megapixel camera and runs stock Android 4.4. The smartphone comes with 4 gigabytes of internal…
HiSense has just announced its first Windows Phone device – the Mira 6. The smartphone is built around a 5.0-inch HD display and comes packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, an Adreno 302 GPU, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of built-in storage that can…
…more out there. The G Watch also has a changeable wristband, so you can easily up the device’s style quotient. These are definitely some of the more smart watches currently available. Three reasons not to buy an Android Wear Device Can only be run on smartphone running Android 4.3 or…
…where to download the Cardboard’s experimental SDK and libraries. The VR headset works with a smartphone in order to project the images into the user’s eyes. It will work with several handset models at the moment including the Nexus 4 and 5, the Moto X, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and S5…
Nokia has just announced the successor of its first Android smartphone – the Nokia X2. And just like what the rumours have previously suggested, the second generation X phone packs a few upgrades. For starters, screen real estate has been increased from 4.0 inches to 4.3 inches. The resolution is…