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UK chip designer ARM is pushing technology designed to turn PDAs and mobile phone handsets into sophisticated gaming devices
Telstra has withdrawn its appeal against a Court ruling which found that it engaged in "misleading" and "illegal" conduct in its Next G advertising, following a decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) which disputed claims about the coverage of the network.
Australia's top four mobile carriers were unable today to say whether they had plans to locally sell phone handsets based on Google's Android operating system.
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With the OPEL bid cancelled and procedural questions dogging the FTTN bid, Australia is currently in something of a technological limbo.
Given the hype around anything with a single-letter prefix m-commerce, e-learning, iPhone last year's speculation over a Google "gPhone" sent the blogosphere into overdrive. The Android mobile phone platform that Google actually launched, however, took things in quite a different direction.
With the Australian release of two Android powered smartphones coming closer to fruition, it's time to chuck these Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots in the ring.
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The 3Com 3108 is well worth considering in environments where workers spend much of their time away from desks without resorting to expensive to run GSM or 3G dependent mobile phones.
A simple to use wireless VoIP handset for Skype users that doubles as a music player.
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It's been a long time between 3G phones, but RIM has finally unveiled the successor to the Bold 9000. This new Bold is smaller, lighter and makes use of an optical trackpad instead of a jogball.
With so many excellent phones to choose from, Nokia hasn't done nearly enough to make the 6720 desirable. It does the basics well, but struggles to justify its price.
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