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DEFY Mini: Moto's Water Battler
Moto To Defy water with new smartphone


REVEALED: Knock-Off Phones "Booming" Trade
Gray market phones are a booming trade, with the numner of dodgy smartphones also on the rise, analysts IHS warned.


Storage - Its In Cloud...Right?
Storage isn’t all about cloud.


(Sorry Apple): Samsung KING Smart & "Dumb" Phones
Its official: Samsung is now No.1 smartphone and mobile, knocking Nokia AND Apple off their thrones.


iPad To Control Apple HDTV?
iPad to be "channel-surfing tool” for Apple TV


Rivals Sony, Pansonic Unite For TV War?
Panasony: AS Sony and Panasonic struggle in the TV market, the Japs are tipped to unite forces in a bid for survival.


Watchdog: "iPad 4G" Row NOT Over
ACCC vow to continue its fight with Apple, despite it pulling “iPad + 4G" claims


Tab OR Notebook? Asus “Transformer” Hits $499
Its the tab that is a notebook.


iPhone To Use BlackBerry Magic?
iPhone look set to borrow from BlackBerry 10 new keyboard


'iMaps': Apple To Dump Google Maps
Apple are about to ditch Google Maps on iOS 6, according to reports.


Conroy: Tony Abbott “Mislead” On NBN
Yesterday it was Malcolm Turnbull, now Steven Conroy is turning on Tony Abbott, accusing him of "wilfully" misleading the public on NBN.


Its War, Telstra: Optus Appeal TVNow Decision
Telco confirmed all out war against rival Telstra, NRL and AFL over sporting broadcasts.


EXCLUSIVE: Asus PadFone Hits OZ “August”
PadFone is hitting town August, Asus confirmed to SmartHouse today.


Hacked! 55K Twitterers Exposed - Reports
Up to 55,000 Twitter accounts are said to be hacked, reports indicate.


Quelle Horreur: No DVDs On Windows 8
Forget playing DVDs - Windows 8 won’t have disk drive.


One LapTop Per Child Gets $11.7M Boost
The laptop scheme got a boost yesterday with the Labor government giving a further $11.7million to the project


Hey..Where’s The Pilot?
Is it a bird, or a plane? No, its a pilotless plane that is soon to be a reality.


Hello Fibre: NBN Test Phone Service
Keep your phone number and old phone: NBN Co to team up with Primus to test easier migration of phone services to fibre network.


Samsung: No Source Code, Apple
Galaxy maker has refused to reveal its source code, as its battle with Apple continues


iPad STILL King, 'Droid Drop
Its official: iPad still king supremo of tabs after Android failed to shine.


iPhone 5: Longer, Thinner (...A Galaxy Killer?)
As Galaxy S3 is revealed rumours of iPhone 5 are coming fast (and furious).


BlackBerry: Keyboards Aint Dead...But Touch IS Gr8
"It would be wrong, just plain wrong": that’s according to BlackBerry's new chief who reassured the company's faithfuls its Qwerty keyboard isn’t about to be ditched.


OFFICIAL: iPhone Bows, Android IS Smartphone King
The green man is Queen Bee of smartphones, analysts comScore confirmed.


REVEALED: Mac Virus Cost Google $10K A DAY
Apple Mac virus has more casualties than meets the eye and is costing Google up to $10,000 a day.


Apple "10 Years" Behind Microsoft: Guru
Apple users could be facing major software issues in the future if Cupertino doesn't get its act together.


KNÄPPA! IKEA Cardboard Camera 2.3Mp
The cardboard camera, created by designer Jesper Kouthoofd, is IKEA's latest venture into electronics and is powered by 2 X AA batteries.


Samsung "Star Performer" (But Who's The REAL Smartphone King)?
Its official: Samsung now tops the phone league - outrunning Nokia. But WHO is the real smartphone king?


REVEALED: How Apple Dodge $2.4 BILLION Of Tax
Apple is in hot water once again. But this time its not over its China sweat shops - it's the tax havens allowing it to dodge billion dollar tax bills from the US government and others.


NO TVNow: Shock Optus Loss V Telstra, AFL
Telstra, the NRL and AFL are sitting pretty this morning after winning their copyright appeal against Optus.


Facebook Security Police Hit
Facebook adds Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos and Symantec as friends to its Security team.


Its The... 1mm “Super Computer”
A teeny weeny PC with a gargantuan brain developed with a Sydney scientist has been revealed.


Down, Down; Tech Prices Crash 6.3%
Prices are a-falling: prices of PC's, AV technology fell a whopping 6.3% this year, new ABS stats show.


REVEALED: "Dirty Doxen" Email Spammers
Ohhh - the “dirty dozen” spammers named 'n shamed- and India comes out as No.1 culprit of pesky mails.


Facebook Felony: Aussie Jailed For Nude Pics
(Virtual) crime and punishment: the first Aussie ever to be jailed for a Facebook crime has been convicted.


Apple: iPad 3 IS 4G (on 3G)
Apple is insisting the iPad3 is 4G ready, despite the fact it only works on "ultra fast" 3G networks.


Google: Droid NB, Not "Vital"
That’s according Google's CEO Larry Page who is fighting claims it stole Java patents for Android code.


Watch Out LG! Ikea Smart TVs Coming OZ
Ikea to go hell for leather into tech - with help from China’s TCL - a move which should have TV kings Samsung, LG very,very worried.


NBN Satellite “On Track”: UN
Take THAT Turnbull: Global powerhouse United Nations has rowed into the latest NBN fight, defending plans to launch two satellites to deliver broadband to remote regions


Android Tug-‘O-War: Google V Oracle
Its the billion dollar Android tug-‘o-war as Oracle and Google battle it out over patents.


Apple V Watchdog 'iPad 4G' War
When is 4G not 4G? When sold in Oz. The ACCC and Apple are still at odds over the iPad's 4G name, after discussions today failed to come to a resolution.


Macs "Still At Risk" From Trojan: Expert
Apple Mac users are still at risk, warns security expert.


"Scary": Why Google Fears iOS AND Facebook
Google are running scared.. of Internet darlings Facebook and Apple.


Apple E-book Row To Hit OZ?
E-Book prices may head south as Apple are accused of price fixing with publishers.


REALLY Google? 170M "Users" On Goo+
170 million people have updated Google+, it has been claimed.


REVEALED: 3% Droids Eat Ice Cream
Droid Ice Creams are going quick, if figures revealed today are anything to go by.


REVEALED: Data Breach Cost OZ $2.1M EACH
The average cost of a data breach to Australian organisations soared $2.16 million in 2011, warn Symantec.


Cisco $5bn Muddle: HOW To Bury ‘Murdoch TV Pirates’?
Cisco in pickle after its latest $5bn purchase has been immersed into a scandal.


REVEALED: Apple ADMITS Aussie iPad 4G Dud, Offer Refunds
Apple has bowed to pressure from Aus watchdog and admitted iPad 4G claims are a dud.


Mouthy Kyle "Deeply Offensive & Derogatory": Watchdog
Hey Kyle, your comments were “deeply derogatory and offensive”AND you’re in breach of the Radio codes of practice.


Huawei Begs NBN Mercy On Cyber War Fears
Chinese telco with suspected government links has been banned from NBN by Federal Government following fears of cyber attack.



 

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