HTC Desire and Sony X10 Mini Pro coming to Vodafone

June 24th, 2010 | 28 comments
Now we’re talking. Finally a “real” Android device is being released in the New Zealand market. The HTC Desire is a wicked fast phone with the latest (well, almost, but let’s not quibble), Android software. HTC also have a reasonable [...]

Hypotheatrically: Windows Phone 7 versus iPhone 4 versus Android

June 9th, 2010 | 10 comments
At the risk of furious fanboy vengeance, let me lay this out. A while back, Microsoft decreed a minimum hardware standard for all Windows Phone 7 devices. How does that minimum base compare to the just-announced iPhone 4? To avoid being [...]

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Sony XPERIA X10 available in New Zealand from June

April 9th, 2010 | 21 comments
My enthusiasm for the original XPERIA phone was dampened by the warty Windows Mobile OS. The new (to New Zealand) X10 is running the Android OS. To be honest, I have no idea which version of fork of Android, but [...]

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Get out of my background

April 9th, 2010 | 5 comments
Back when Windows Mobile 6 was the best mobile operating system (uphill both ways, in a box, etc.), I had this little dance I performed a few times a day. It went something like Settings –> System –> Memory [...]

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Windows Phone 7: Is it any good?

March 24th, 2010 | 3 comments
First things: huge thanks to my wonderful employers (Datacom), and Microsoft for helping me get to MIX10 in Las Vegas. Is it any good? When I first saw the Windows Phone 7 UI, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s not like Microsoft to [...]

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Apple Event Official: 27th January

January 19th, 2010 | 4 comments
By the looks of the invitation, I’m guessing it’ll be called the iPalette and will have a thumb hole in the side to make it easier to hold. The event is booked for 10am Pacific time on the 27th, which WolframAlpha incorrectly [...]

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Kiwi Apple Reseller Confirms March Tablet Release

January 9th, 2010 | 2 comments
It’s all a bit third-party, but we have a tweet from a fellow New Zealander who states that a local Apple reseller has “confirmed” a March release date for an Apple tablet: A apple reseller in new Zealand has confimed a [...]

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2010 Kicks Off: CES, Apple Tablet, Nexus One

January 7th, 2010 | 1 comment
January is always a bumper month for gadgets. There’s the inevitable orgy at the altar of CES, and almost always a major Apple announcement. This year Google have also slipped in early with their Nexus One Android phone. CES As is customary, [...]

Paid Applications Finally Available on NZ Android Market

October 16th, 2009 | 1 comment
Free applications from the Android Market have been available since at least day one of the HTC Magic release in New Zealand. Apparently local currency conversion has stopped paid applications up until now. Today, our dedicated Android forum member, Rob, has [...]

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Apple’s iPod Update

September 10th, 2009 | 1 comment
Skeletor Overall, if you were expecting something huge from Apple’s “Only Rock and Roll” event, you’re going to be disappointed. The biggest shock was FM radio in the new iPod Nano. Even the video camera in the device had been widely [...]

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