Not to be outdone, Huawei has let loose its own smartphone flavour by image leaks that tech blog sites quickly picked up. It is a supersized 6.1-inch smartphone that numerous blog reports said will be known as Ascend Mate.
Giant Chinese telecom firm ZTE is all set to play the high-end smartphone game with a slew of devices that the company plans to unveil come the 2013 CES gadget showcase next week in Las Vegas.
Chinese resources company, Hanlong Group, will have a greater say in global iron ore prices in 2013 as the firm completes the buy-in process of the Mbalam iron ore mine in Africa from Australian miner Sundance Resources (ASX: SDL).
Rooting Motorola RAZR M is now easy and unrooting the device is simple too. Users are always warned about rooting any device due to warranty void but unrooting it will definitely restore back the warranty as if nothing happened.
Gaming before was exclusive to console devices such as Xbox and Playstation and then later to PC units with multiplayer features too. However, in the last decade, games flourished in portable devices including smartphones and Android is becoming more prominent in the gaming world today.
In 2013, more Android devices will receive Jellybean updates, but most likely will have 4.1 firmware versions instead of the 4.2.1. HTC One X+ users will not expect just an update yet of Jellybean 4.2.1 version, so Cyanogen mod developers provided a stable Jellybean 4.2.1 firmware.
The new Samsung Galaxy S4 will have thinner shell and wider screen, likely reaching 5.0-inch mark, based on a rendering video prepared by a Russian website.
Google’s Nexus 4 remains out of reach but fans of the popular but hard to get smartphone have devised ways to make the waiting a bit easier. If you are one of the many wanting to own the LG-manufactured handset, head out to Google Play store now.
Beijing will introduce tough new laws as well as an "accountability system" to crackdown on rampant food safety violations, the official Xinhua news agency reported, a significant move aimed at the elimination of food scandals that have claimed several lives in recent years.
The Australian sharemarket continued on its strong run, rising for the third straight session and for the 12th time in 14 trading days. Local equities are still at 18-month highs. Global market ended mixed overnight, with the Dow easing by 0.1 per cent, Germany's DAX edged higher by 0.3 per cent while France's CAC40 jumped by 0.6 per cent. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) rose by 0.5 per cent or 23.9 pts to 4685.3.
Transactions paid through credit cards may soon become a bygone era in Australia as telco carriers in the land Down Under study the possibility of enabling consumers to pay for purchased goods by using one's very own mobile phone or tablet.
Despite falls on Wall Street overnight, local stocks are holding onto 17 month highs in thin trade.
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and South China Sea Institute of Oceanology researchers blamed China's economic boom for the shrinkage by at least 80 per cent of coral reefs in the region over the past three decades.
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) reactivated its plan to boost its production target of iron ore to 155 million tonnes a year due to improved prices of the commodity in global markets.
Mac and iPad uses their internal hard drives for both running and storing data. The best way to avoid piling up data inside these devices is by using an external hard drives and transfer them if not usually used. The internal hard drive, like any other smartphones or computers, records traces of programs, applications and other tasks and stores cache memory for faster access the next time a user accesses it.
Samsung has finally announced the upcoming update for the Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 with the Android Jellybean Premium Suite.
Apps are very important to any smartphones, and without it, the device appears like the old technology mobile phones sold before. Tablet computers have the same needs for new apps to maximise its use as well as make it an enjoyable experience for iPad owners.
Trent Martin, an Australian research analyst, was indicted on Wednesday in the U.S. over alleged insider trading linked to International Business Machines' (IBM) purchase of SPSS for $1.2 billion. SPSS is an analytics software company.
After two days of rest, investors cautiously returned to their computers to place trades. It was around four times quieter than a typical session, as expected. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) still rose by 0.3 per cent or 15.8 pts to 4661.4 making it the 11th session of gains in 13 trading days.
Australia's new plain tobacco packaging law seems to have been implemented just in the nick of time to persuade smokers to come up with a healthier New Year 2013 resolution after having been exposed to the vivid graphic images of the potential effects of smoking to one's health.
The Australian share market has resumed trade following the two day Christmas break on a subdued note. US markets closed in the red overnight as concerns over the looming "Fiscal Cliff" deadline again dominated, while weaker than expected holiday sales figures prompted selling in retail stocks.
Santori, the largest livestock importer in Indonesia is moving its operations to China. The move was prompted by Jakarta's restriction on live cattle importation following Canberra's own live export ban in 2011.
Users of iOS devices such as iPad and Mac are mostly joyful once they get their hands on these Apple-made gadgets. Most of the users who have switched from Windows or Android to iOS come to that realisation with a pleasant surprise from the new experience.
New Year 2013 will begin with a bang for all users of Android and iOS as they all wait for the upcoming new releases in May and March, respectively. Android will likely release the new version of its open-source OS platform called Key Lime Pie and iOS is rumored to have a new iPad device.
There are hundreds of thousands of apps available for the iPhone that are considered secure and very useful. Although awesome to download, some of these apps are for purchase with corresponding price tags.
Obviously, the world didn't end on Dec 21, 2012. After recovering from all the media frenzy the non-event generated, the question in many people's mind is what's next until the next cuckoo predicts another Doomsday and candles, shelters and miniature Noah's ark become bestsellers again?
As expected, Australian shoppers filled up shopping malls on Wednesday, Boxing Day, for reduced prices of items which saved buyers an estimated $600 million across the country.
The Australian sharemarket continued on its strong run to improve for the 10th time in 12 sessions and is still trading around 18-month highs. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) edged higher by 0.2 per cent or 10.4 pts to 4645.6. All sectors managed to rise modestly, with the utilities the biggest improvers in percentage terms. The local market will be closed on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
The state of Queensland's Barrier Aviation airline has been grounded by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) after the airliner has been found to contain "serious and known defects." Effectively immediately, the suspension will last for five working days.
Android lovers would agree: Firmware updates from handset manufacturers remain its weakest link but the best in this woeful lot, that is to provide the most current Android patch cycle, is HTC.
