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  • Facebook suspends Top Friend peephole app

    Facebook has suspended the "Top Friends" application after a Canadian computer technician discovered it allowed anyone to peep through normally inaccessible parts of Facebook accounts.

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    Thanks to e-mail, we all have thousands of "contacts," but in some ways, this newfound popularity makes it harder to keep up with our true friends.

  • Skype makes friends with MySpace

    MySpace and Skype are set to announce that the eBay-owned VoIP client will be providing voice chat services for the social network's instant messaging client, MySpaceIM. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

  • Google signs LG for YouTube mobiles

    Google has thrown in its lot with a major handset maker to bring YouTube to the mobile platform

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    Bloggers on the go will soon have a new tool to help them keep their blogs up to date.

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    Do you really need 16GB on your phone?

    Pronouncing that a given device doesn't need any more storage is a near-foolproof recipe for looking stupid somewhere down the line. However, I'm sceptical that many people need a 16GB mini-SD card for their phone.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    A battery of opinions on the value of data

    As the National Broadband Network pricing debate continues, we should consider which is the most appropriate model for costing a bit that costs virtually nothing to carry.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Carriers in a tether over iPhone capabilities

    One of the more curious aspects of the iPhone phenomenon has been the disconnect between the device's capabilities and carriers' willingness to support them.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Microsoft Wave: By any other name please

    The casual observer could be mistaken for thinking that Microsoft has a preoccupation with the name "Wave".

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Woolworths, the fresh mobile people

    When Coles introduced Fly Buys, Woolworths introduced Everyday Rewards. When Coles introduced petrol discount vouchers, Woolworths introduced petrol discount vouchers. It's a bold plan, but can it and Coles' inevitable copycat product change the prepaid mobile world for the better?

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  • Gates sees big dollars in little devices

    Microsoft chairman claims mobile phone makers have to catch up to the power of his company's software.

  • Windows Phone: Everything you need to know

    After months and months of waiting, Microsoft has finally kicked its latest mobile operating system out of the nest to see if it can fend for itself in the big, bad world of smartphone rivalries. Alongside the OS itself, Microsoft also rolled out a bunch of new web-based services as well.

  • iPhone: Should I dump Optus for Telstra?

    Is it finally time to ditch Optus' buggy network and go back to the dark side? Is it time to take my iPhone to Telstra's Next G and hang my head in shame?

  • Are clueless politicians holding IT back?

    The level of ignorance from Australian politicians about technology can be staggering. Here's some of the worst examples we've seen, and a short recipe for resolving the issue.

  • McAfee Total Protection 2010: Photo gallery

    McAfee Total Protection 2010 is the latest in McAfee's security stable to offer all the bells, whistles and options that the company can squeeze into one security suite. This program is nothing if not extensive, as the following screenshots show.

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  • Samsung BlackJack

    Samsung's BlackJack is a utilitarian PDA-phone which has some consumer-friendly features that aim to balance its workhorse disposition.

  • Turn on, tune in, rock out

    Embed URL Embed on your site Post to... * del.icio.us * Digg * Reddit * Slashdot * StumbleUpon E-mail to a friend To send to more than one person, separate e-mail addresses with a comma. * To * From Comments Send message With most mobile phones now sporting cameras of 2-megapixel resolution or higher, concerts have become fair game for fans keen on capturing the experience for sharing with fellow band devotees. But is the resulting footage any good? We took a phone to a gig to find out.

Reviews (366)

  • Samsung HD Icon

    If you have a desktop hard drive full of media files that you wish you could take with you on the train to work, there is no better phone than the HD Icon.

  • LG KF390

    Take out the Next G reception and you end up with a low quality handset at a mid-range price point. Still, it's great to see another blue tick phone for our friends in the bush to consider.

  • LG KF700

    Tossing the KF700 into a mobile market obsessed with the iPhone could be a tough pitch for LG. HSDPA data speeds and multiple methods of input could be what's needed to turn a few heads away from the competition.

  • Windows Mobile 6

    Though it doesn't offer earth-shattering new features and interface issues remain, Windows Mobile 6 brings a collection of noteworthy improvements that makes its mobile devices easier to use and equips mobile professionals with more robust productivity tools.

  • Samsung Z510

    The days of the 3G brick are numbered, with Samsung's Z510 joining the Motorola v3x in the slim and sexy category.

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