Mobile Phone News
Will Jennifer Lawrence nude photo scandal end the celebrity iPhone love affair?
After losing their private data to a shameful hacker, will celebrities exposed in nude photo dump turn away from their favourite smartphones?
Lenovo's Yoga Book is a two screen tablet
Lenovo's Yoga Book is a new kind of tablet. While it's similar to a two-in-one or convertible PC, the Yoga Book eschews a keyboard for a second touchscreen, although surface may be a more appropriate phrase.
Vodafone drops price of Sony Xperia XA to $199 on prepaid
Vodafone has dropped the price of Sony's entry level Xperia XA to just $199 in the lead up to Christmas.
Pandora to take on Spotify with Pandora Premium early next year
Pandora will challenge the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music for the likes of streaming music supremacy with its newly unveiled service, Pandora Premium, from early next year.
Good deal: 10GB of data for $50 per month from Telstra
Telstra is now offering 10GB of data on its $50 per month BYO phone contract, up from a regular inclusion of 5GB. Other inclusions include $1000 of talk, unlimited text, and a six month Apple Music membership.
B&O's new noise-cancelling H9 headphones look super plush
Luxury audio manufacturer Bang & Olufsen has unveiled its first-pair of wireless over-ear noise-cancelling headphones, the Beoplay H9. Based on Beoplay H7, the Beoplay H9s look almost identical to their predecessor, but with the addition of a small microphone to facilitate noise-cancelling functionality.
Good deal: 10GB of data for $50 per month from Telstra
Telstra is now offering 10GB of data on its $50 per month BYO phone contract, up from a regular inclusion of 5GB. Other inclusions include $1000 of talk, unlimited text, and a six month Apple Music membership.
Aussie telcos to extinguish Note 7 connectivity
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will have their network connectivity snuffed, starting from December 15. As a result, the device will no longer be able to connect to Australian cellular networks used to make phone calls and access data.
Netflix finally adds offline viewing to smartphone and tablet apps
Netflix subscribers are now able to download movies and TV shows to their smartphones and tablets for offline viewing.
NSW: No phones for P-Platers while driving from today
If you're a P-Plater or learner driver in New South Wales, you're no longer allowed to use your phone while driving.
Vaya has a new way to sell you a smartphone
Budget telco Vaya wants to sell you your next smartphone. But rather than offering phones on a traditional telco style contract where the phone and plan are bundled into one monthly price, Vaya is keeping its telco business and phone business separate.
40GB for $15/mth for first 4mths! Ultd data banking, $200 international calls & no excess data charges!
5G BYO mobile eSIM plan with data rollover. No short term discounts; 130GB data for $40/mth
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