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iPhone 5 Scheduled For Release In September

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Apple plans to introduce a new iPhone in September that boasts a stronger chip for processing data and a more advanced camera, according to two people familiar with the product.

The Nokia N9 Revealed

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Finnish mobile maker Nokia has unveiled its N9 button-free smartphone, the company's first and only bet on the Linux-based MeeGo platform. Nokia Australia said in a statement that the phone, which has no keypad or home buttons, would be available "later this year", with pricing still to be announced.

Charge Your Mobile Over A Camp Fire

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

A Japanese company has come up with a new way to charge your mobile phone after a natural disaster or in the great outdoors - by heating a pot of water over a campfire.

Apple The New Fun Police

Monday, June 20th, 2011

iPhone users may be prevented from photographing or filming live concerts and sports events if a new Apple patent is anything to go by. The company is developing software that is capable of sensing when someone is trying to record a live event and then switching off the device's camera. It ...

Bus App Shut Down By NSW Government

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

Ben Hosken took 1½ days to create an application about Sydney Buses that people wanted to use. It took the government two weeks to close it down. In February, Mr Hosken was given access to live traffic information that provided, at two-minute intervals, live updates of where State Transit buses sat ...

Do Not Call Register

Friday, June 17th, 2011

The latest email scam doing the rounds is a message claiming mobile phone numbers will be released to telemarketers next month and users will be charged for the incoming calls. There are two major flaws in the email: it has been around since 2009 and it is not true.

Australia Ranks No3 In Global Roaming Rort

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

A new OECD report released this month analysed pricing plans for 68 operators in 34 OECD countries and found Australia was the third most expensive country in the world when it comes to data roaming, with Aussie travellers paying an average of just under $US12 per MB.

Nokia Wins Patent Battle Against Apple

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia says its competitor Apple has agreed to pay royalties for using Nokia technology in its devices, ending all of their ongoing patent disputes.

Stolen iPhones Recovered With Tracking Technology

Monday, June 13th, 2011

A US youth baseball umpire struck out at a man he thought had taken his iPhone and was arrested on charges of simple assault and disorderly conduct, a media report says.

17 Year Old Hacks iOs 5

Friday, June 10th, 2011

The teenager who hacked into Apple's latest mobile operating system said he is sharing how he did it in order to get Apple's attention and show the company the problem in its software.