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The Drink Counter App

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

A new iPhone drinks-counter app is being tested to see if it helps young people reduce their bingeing habits. ''It's something they can use in a nightclub, logging what they drink, where and how much alcohol,'' said Angela White, of the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, which is developing the ...

Vodafone Customer Complaints On The Rise

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Vodafone customer complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman in the last quarter have risen by 96 per cent when compared to the previous quarter, the telco ombudsman revealed today.

Animal Cruelty App

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

A professional US football player who was convicted over dog fighting, Michael Vick, has joined with the Humane Society to condemn a new mobile phone application featuring fighting dogs.

Vodafone Service Failure, Again!

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Vodafone will offer customers a day of free text messages to apologise for a fault that strangled services on Sunday. The company said in a statement: ''We apologise for the technical fault that occurred yesterday and resulted in many customers experiencing difficulties in sending and receiving text messages. We know how ...

Samsung Fights Back

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Samsung Electronics said it would take counter-action against Apple after the US firm filed suit alleging that the South Korean giant copied its smartphones and tablet computers.

3D Comes To The iPhone 4 & iPad 2

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

A team of French researchers has brought glasses-free 3D to the iPhone and iPad in an ingenious piece of visual trickery that offers a similar effect to the new Nintendo 3DS handheld games console.

Traffic App For IBM Smartphone

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

IBM is testing smartphone software designed to predict traffic jams and warn motorists before they even take to the roads. IBM said that its employees in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley areas of Northern California have been testing technology that "will ultimately help drivers around the world" avoid fouled traffic.

Nokia Reveals 2 New Smartphones

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Nokia unveiled two new smartphone models running on improved Symbian software, a stop-gap measure aimed at stemming customer defections to rivals like Apple.

17 Year Old Wonder Kid

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Brandon Cowan is in the middle of his HSC year but the budding software entrepreneur is already saving for a house as his company's first iPhone app takes off.

Day Light Savings Glitches

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Daylight saving might be a boon for lovers of sunshine but it causes havoc with technology, as Vodafone customers and some iPhone users discovered over the weekend.