Cell Phones

By Stephen Lambrechts Things are finally looking up for Aussies desperate to get in on the streaming media craze with the Australia Day launch of Stan, a homegrown service that’s looking to get an early foot in the door before Netflix hits our shores later in the year. StreamCo began sending out invitations for a…

By Ben Stinson Introduction and design If you’d looked at the smartphones available on the market available 18 months ago, those with a minimal budget would have had a limited choice consisting of the highly-commended original Motorola Moto G, or a range of low-spec Android handsets from Huawei, Alcatel or Samsung. Following the success of…

By Gareth Beavis Samsung’s a good brand for trying things out. After the mixed reviews to the Galaxy S5 it needed something big, as the Galaxy Alpha and Note 4 both accelerated the design story while keeping up with the high-power internals. But that doesn’t mean the South Korean giant wasn’t looking to keep things…

By Gareth Beavis Samsung’s a good brand for trying things out. After the mixed reviews to the Galaxy S5 it needed something big, as the Galaxy Alpha and Note 4 both accelerated the design story while keeping up with the high-power internals. But that doesn’t mean the South Korean giant wasn’t looking to keep things…

By Matt Swider There’s an older generation that still prefers to say they’re capturing a “Kodak Moment” and wouldn’t even know what “Instagram it” means, and for them there’s the Kodak IM5. Kodak IM5 is an extremely simplistic Android smartphone from the rebounding photography brand and mobile device manufacturer Bullitt. It’s nothing special, but that’s…

By Matt Swider There’s an older generation that still prefers to say they’re capturing a “Kodak Moment” and wouldn’t even know what “Instagram it” means, and for them there’s the Kodak IM5. Kodak IM5 is an extremely simplistic Android smartphone from the rebounding photography brand and mobile device manufacturer Bullitt. It’s nothing special, but that’s…

By Lily Prasuethsut The latest from Misfit is undoubtedly its trendiest fitness tracker yet. Misfit has always strived for fashion, similar to the approach Withings has taken with its Activité and Activité Pop, but with the new Swarovski partnership, Misfit has taken it one step further. By combining the Shine with nine different accessories, the…

By Lily Prasuethsut The latest from Misfit is undoubtedly its trendiest fitness tracker yet. Misfit has always strived for fashion, similar to the approach Withings has taken with its Activité and Activité Pop, but with the new Swarovski partnership, Misfit has taken it one step further. By combining the Shine with nine different accessories, the…

By Matt Hanson Introduction and design The ZTE Kis 3 Max is a budget Android smartphone with an incredibly low price of just £54.99 SIM free. It can even be had for less, with Argos offering the handset with a Virgin Media SIM card for just £30, though you do need to buy a £10…

By Melissa Perenson Storage comes in all shapes and sizes. But even knowing this, the Samsung Portable SSD T1 impresses. Sure, we have USB key-sized flash drives, and we have flash cards. But often these devices lack the complex algorithms for optimal flash management; for that matter, often these drives use lesser grade flash. And…

By Melissa Perenson Storage comes in all shapes and sizes. But even knowing this, the Samsung Portable SSD T1 impresses. Sure, we have USB key-sized flash drives, and we have flash cards. But often these devices lack the complex algorithms for optimal flash management; for that matter, often these drives use lesser grade flash. And…

By Duncan Bell How about this for a plethora of innovative features? The Parrot Zik Sport, designed by Philippe Starck has an unusual, slightly alien shape that gives great grip, noise cancelling, but with a “Street Mode” option that allows ambient sound through (thereby reducing your chance of being run over by a bus while…

By Duncan Bell How about this for a plethora of innovative features? The Parrot Zik Sport, designed by Philippe Starck, has an unusual, slightly alien shape that gives great grip and noise cancelling, but with a “Street Mode” option that allows ambient sound through (thereby reducing your chance of being run over by an unheard…

By Gareth Beavis The main thing to note about the Samsung Galaxy A3 is that it’s one of the first widespread phones from the South Korean firm that brings an all metal unibody. That fact alone should be enough to make a few of you take a look at this hands on review, given this…

By Gareth Beavis The main thing to note about the Samsung Galaxy A3 is that it’s one of the first widespread phones from the South Korean firm that brings an all metal unibody. That fact alone should be enough to make a few of you take a look at this hands on review, given this…