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When you don't have $1000 for a Smartphone

When you don’t have $1000 for a Smartphone

Got a spare thousand dollars lying around to buy the latest smartphone or tablet? That’s ok, because there’s plenty on the market for the budget conscious. In smartphones the Huawei Ascend G630 android device with a 5 inch screen that costs around 180 dollars…but if you’re after 4G network connectivity for just over 200 dollars Kogan’s Agora Smartphone is another[Read More…]

PS4 - Fastest selling home video games console in Australian history

PS4 – Fastest selling home video games console in Australian history

Sony’s Playstation 4 is now the faster selling home video games console in Australian history…and according to data from NPD Group Australia, is currently the top selling ‘nex-gen’ console in the country. As Sony Computer Entertainment moves towards 2015 the Playstation brand will also celebrate it’s 20th year in Australia…along with SCE’s managing director Micael Ephraim (Pictured left).   Earlier[Read More…]

Boot to desktop now in Windows 8.1

Boot to desktop now in Windows 8.1

If you miss the look of Windows 7, then you should know that Windows 8.1 comes a very simple but much requested feature – the ability to boot up directly into desktop mode.  Sure those large tiles in the Windows 8 operating system are great if you’re on a touchscreen device, but for desktop users it can feel like an extra[Read More…]

Google Inbox Manager

Google Inbox Manager

10 years ago Google changed the face of email with ‘Gmail’ and it has hundreds of millions of users Google is still looking to re-invent email. Sure there’s nothing new and exciting about email…and frankly for many it can be overwhelming…so Google has started testing out a new email product that’s simply called ‘inbox’. The main goal of ‘inbox’ is[Read More…]

Playstation 4 - Behind the wheel with DriveClub

Playstation 4 – Behind the wheel with DriveClub

If you enjoy racing video games then for XBox consoles ‘Fortza Motorsport’ is top pick and for Playstation the ‘Gran Turismo’ series is also serious business but the latest for Playstation 4 takes follows a slightly different line. The game is Driveclub and while it moves away from real world tracks featured in other games, it still looking spectacular and[Read More…]