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What’s so sexy about the new Lumia 920? Nokia chief designer Marko Ahtisaari points to the Windows smartphone’s natural ability to fuse what is both physical and digital, creating an advance device that remains in touch with being ‘human and organic’.

Erik Pineda Dec 03, 2012

A report by Malaysian daily The Star on Sunday said that the country logged 24 cases of electronic hacking involving RM3.3 million in losses. The hacking of smartphones took place between January and September 2012. The reports highlights the vulnerability of smartphones to cyber hacking and other malicious threats through the mobile phones' short messaging service (SMS) which is celebrating 20 years of use on Dec 3, Monday.

Vittorio Hernandez Dec 03, 2012

Several smartphone units are now capable of controlling other devices such as TVs, cable boxes and Blu Ray disc players. Usually, smartphones have built-in applications to perform such a task, but in some cases, applications can fill in and only require wireless connection to execute the task.

Vittorio Hernandez Dec 03, 2012

South Korean technology giant Samsung will release the world's first flexible smartphones in 2013, BBC reports. However, Samsung has yet to officially confirm if the new technology would be on the next Galaxy S or Galaxy Note smartphone or if it will roll out a new line of Galaxy Flexible smartphones.

Vittorio Hernandez Dec 03, 2012

Twenty years ago, 22-year-old British engineer Neil Papworth sent the message "Merry Christmas" to an Orbitel 901 mobile phone from his office computer. It was the world's first text message and since then the number of people who use the short messaging service on their cell phones had grown to 4 billion.

Vittorio Hernandez Dec 03, 2012

Sony announced on Thursday the return to store shelves of its Xperia Tablet S after it temporarily pulled out the units due to a technical glitch. With its return, the device's phablet war with a similar device, the Microsoft Windows Surface, is expected to be revived.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 30, 2012

By the end of 2016, at least 17 million mobile phones will be using 4G services in Australia with the spontaneous growth of smartphones and other mobile devices using this kind of network. That means within four years, almost half of all mobile connections in the country will be on 4G LTE.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 30, 2012

By all indications, the Lumia 920 is fast-becoming a hero phone for Nokia, which analysts said represents a much-needed push for a struggling firm that has seen lacklustre product debuts and market battering in the past few years.

Erik Pineda Nov 29, 2012

Toyota Australia has expanded its hybrid family once more with the addition of the new luxury-spec Toyota Prius V i-Tech.

Jamelle Agbuis Nov 29, 2012

Kia Australia believes that its localization program for its vehicles is a huge deal for its on-going success in our market.

Jamelle Agbuis Nov 29, 2012

There is a new tablet on the block. Not that new actually as Sony launched the Xperia Tablet S September this year only to withdraw it from the market a month after due to build defects.

Erik Pineda Nov 29, 2012

The latest smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech released on Wednesday said that Apple regained the lead of smartphone sales in the U.S. market by garnering 48.1 per cent of total sales due to the release of iPhone 5.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 29, 2012

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Balmer disclosed at the company's shareholder's meeting that sales of Windows Phone 8 were off to a great start. He attributes it to the combination of new software and more powerful hardware which resulted in four times as many sales compared to the same period in 2011.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 29, 2012

With the recent release of Windows 8 and record-breaking sales, upgraders should be aware of at least five issues they may encounter as they move from Windows 7 to Windows 8.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 29, 2012

Australian tech retailer Dick Smith is joining the anticipated holiday push of Apple’s iPhone 5 via its exclusive unlocked offering for the popular handset, which starts selling Nov 28 at $788.

Erik Pineda Nov 28, 2012

Without providing specifics, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it has identified the cause of the random reboots reportedly plaguing the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X and a patch to repair the problem is set for a December deployment.

Erik Pineda Nov 28, 2012

Amidst the ongoing management upheaval at Apple, the tech giant took some breather on Tuesday as new research data showed that the iPhone has snatched back the title as the bestselling smartphone, at least in the United States.

Erik Pineda Nov 28, 2012

Windows 8 is just about to replicate the achievements of its immediate predecessor as Microsoft disclosed on Tuesday that around 40 million licenses of the new operating system have been sold a month after it was rolled out.

Erik Pineda Nov 28, 2012

Sold at $99 in Verizon, the LG Spectrum 2 is viewed by tech experts as a good buy for smartphones as mid-range. Expected to be its competition in the mid-range section is Samsung's Galaxy Premier slated for release the last month of 2012, although its price tag is unknown but expected also to be in the mid-range level.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 28, 2012

On the last day of November, iMac 21.5-inch will go on sale in the United Kingdom. Apple announced on Tuesday that the ultra thin 21.5-inch iMac will be available in stores and online shop by Friday. For the larger version, which is the 27-inch iMac, techies would have to wait until December for delivery but could pre-order it also on Nov 30.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 28, 2012

Facebook, the largest social media network in the world with over 500 million members, is cashing in on the Christmas spending mode of netizens by launching in the United States a section called Gifts.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 28, 2012

While Australian retailers felt some form of relief with the apparent success of Click Frenzy on Nov 20, a major retailer forecasts a wave of retail collapses in 2013.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 28, 2012

Will Nintendo’s Wii U fuel the recovery of the limping game console business? While the Japanese game maker would not want to claim that distinction, it reported on Monday that the new product is off to a respectable start – selling 400,000 units in a week’s time.

Erik Pineda Nov 27, 2012

Asha is the reason Nokia remains profitable and recent additions to the series somewhat weaved a clear picture why the handsets, mostly powered by Nokia’s antiquated S40 Symbian platform, were snapped up by close to seven million global consumers as of September 2012.

Erik Pineda Nov 27, 2012

The early holiday sales had been kind so far to Nokia that it left the company’s stocks of Lumia 920s depleted, reports said.

Erik Pineda Nov 27, 2012

Two new feature phones from Nokia will hit selected global markets this holiday season and the Finnish firm is confident that shoppers will love the handsets’ main attraction – the Asha 205 and Asha 206 are wallet-friendly.

Erik Pineda Nov 27, 2012

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 has become immensely popular, especially in China, that its maker caved in to demands voiced out by Chinese consumers – a dual-SIM version of the world’s first commercially successful smartphone-tablet hybrid.

Erik Pineda Nov 27, 2012

Virgin Mobile opened on Monday nominations for individuals who want to be part of the Virgin Mobile Testing Team. Successful team participants who are nominated through a Facebook-dedicated page will be sent a latest handset to test drive and asked for reviews that must include pros and cons in a two-minute video.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 27, 2012

As 2012 winds up, ZTE and Samsung are now planning to have the next generation of smartphones in 2013 with octo-core or eight core processors inside their mobile devices.

Vittorio Hernandez Nov 27, 2012