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If your iPhone drains faster than usual while accompanying a known hacker, the ...

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/apples-strong-q1-results-fueled-by-iphones/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Apple’s strong Q1 results fueled by iPhones Apple recently announced the financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter, which stretched for 14 weeks and ended 31 December 2011. The Cupertino-based maker of the iPhone posted record quarterly revenue of USD46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of USD13.06 billion, or USD13.87 per diluted share. These results are significantly larger compared to revenue of $26.74 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, ...

Apple recently announced the financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quart ...

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/htc-velocity-runs-at-high-speeds-through-australias-4g-network/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST HTC Velocity runs at high speeds through Australia’s 4G network Australia telecom Telstra last year launched its 4G LTE network, but its mobile phone users started enjoying the speedy new service only this week, thanks to the arrival of the HTC Velocity, Australia’s first smartphone to use the network. Ausdroid, an Android enthusiast website, was able to

Australia telecom Telstra last year launched its 4G LTE network, but its mobil ...

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/nokia-penalised-for-text-spamming-in-australia/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Nokia penalised for text-spamming in Australia The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has imposed a fine on Finland-based Nokia Corp. worth USD58,000 (AUD55,000+) for spamming its customers without providing the option to unsubscribe from said messages. According to Reuters, Nokia has now suspended the service in Australia, and is said to be &ldquo ...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has imposed a fine on ...

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/4/1/all-bets-are-on/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST news Sports betting is exploding. But where there is betting on sports, corruption is not far away. Jason Dowling reports on a growth industry to watch. BY THE time the siren blows on the Hawthorn-Melbourne match at the MCG on Sunday, more than $25 million will have been bet on AFL matches during the weekend. Sports betting is exploding throughout Australia. More than a dozen bookies, some in partnership with leading clubs, now take bets on almost every contingency in AFL matches. For example, TAB Sp ...

Sports betting is exploding. But where there is betting on sports, corruption is not far away. Jason Dowling reports on a growth industry to watch.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/4/1/customers-who-turn-into-advertisers/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST news JUST because someone says they like your brand it doesn't automatically follow that they are going to recommend it, as researchers have found.The gap between people saying they are likely to recommend a brand or a product and doing so was significant enough for researchers at Ipsos to question how much effort companies were putting into word-of-mouth promotion.The managing director of Ipsos's loyalty division, Brett Tucker, said the findings of the survey of 2000 people challenged how much empha ...

JUST because someone says they like your brand it doesn't automatically follow that they are going to recommend it, as researchers have found.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/4/1/speed-leeway-seen-as-a-death-trap/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST news A ROAD safety expert has warned that the directive from the Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner, to increase the secret leeway given to speeding motorists will cause more fatalities.Raphael Grzebieta, a professor of road safety at the University of NSW, said the maximum tolerance limit should be 3km/h and anything above that was "trading off tolerance over people's lives".Professor Grzebieta said Victoria used "world's best practice", which was a 2km/h tolerance for fixed speed cam ...

A ROAD safety expert has warned that the directive from the Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner, to increase the secret leeway given to speeding motorists will cause more fatalities.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/4/1/overheard/ Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST news "Welcome to the 2.55pm Mosman Ferry service. This ferry stops at Cremorne Point, South Mosman, Old Cremorne and Mosman Bay. If you want to stop anywhere else, you had better get off now."A PA announcement at the Number 4 wharf at Circular Quay (from John, Bayview).Female teenager: "You're f---ed — I'm not f---ed ... I love you, bye."A bus passenger overheard on her mobile (from Mark T).Usher: Who is my number-one female fan? I want her to shar ...

"Welcome to the 2.55pm Mosman Ferry service. This ferry stops at Cremorne Point, South Mosman, Old Cremorne and Mosman Bay. If you want to stop anywhere else, you had better get off now."

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/31/greater-leeway-for-speeding-drivers/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news IN ONE of his first acts as New South Wales Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner has not only ordered the state's Roads and Traffic Authority to reinstate the leeway given to speeding motorists, but has asked for it to be increased.Mr Stoner met the RTA chief executive, Michael Bushby, and directed him to axe a decision by the Labor government to remove the leeway, which would have allowed motorists to be fined for exceeding the speed limit by only 1km/h.A Keneally government cabinet document leaked ju ...

IN ONE of his first acts as New South Wales Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner has not only ordered the state's Roads and Traffic Authority to reinstate the leeway given to speeding motorists, but has asked for it to be increased.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/31/channel-yourself/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news Now your favourite television programs can follow you wherever you go, writes Garry Barker. PHONE and tablet owners who have risked bankruptcy watching streaming video need worry no longer about expensive network access. Rescue is at hand — mobile TV for free to an iPad or iPhone; no bandwidth charges.Elgato, the firm that brought TV to computers with its now well-established USB tuners, will have a mobile digital TV tuner on the Australian market before the end ...

Now your favourite television programs can follow you wherever you go, writes Garry Barker.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/31/speed-buffer/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news IN ONE of his first acts as Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner has not only ordered the Roads and Traffic Authority to reinstate the leeway given to speeding motorists but asked for it to be increased.Mr Stoner met RTA chief Michael Bushby on Tuesday and told him to axe a Labor decision to remove the buffer.It would have allowed motorists to be fined for exceeding the speed limit by just 1km/h.A Keneally government document leaked before the state election last weekend revealed the previously secret ...

IN ONE of his first acts as Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner has not only ordered the Roads and Traffic Authority to reinstate the leeway given to speeding motorists but asked for it to be increased.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/31/stoner-brings-back-room-for-error-on-speeding/ Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news IN ONE of his first acts as Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner has not only ordered the Roads and Traffic Authority to reinstate the leeway given to speeding motorists, but he has asked for it to be increased.Mr Stoner met the RTA chief executive, Michael Bushby, on Tuesday and directed him to axe a Labor cabinet decision to remove the leeway, which would have allowed motorists to be fined for exceeding the limit by just 1km/h.A Keneally cabinet document leaked days before the state election last wee ...

IN ONE of his first acts as Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner has not only ordered the Roads and Traffic Authority to reinstate the leeway given to speeding motorists, but he has asked for it to be increased.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/30/cash-payments-out-of-favour/ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news CASH is quickly falling out of favour, the use of cheques is fading away, debit cards are gaining, but Australians have not quite made the leap to paying by mobile phone.These are the initial findings of the Reserve Bank's strategic review of the payments systems. A full report is due in the middle of the year.The RBA late last year tracked the payment habits of 1200 Australian households and confirmed that the use of cash had fallen sharply since the previous study in 2007.Cash now makes up onl ...

CASH is quickly falling out of favour, the use of cheques is fading away, debit cards are gaining, but Australians have not quite made the leap to paying by mobile phone.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/30/consumers-are-not-ringing-in-the-changes/ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news CASH is quickly falling out of favour, the use of cheques is fading, debit cards are gaining, but Australians have not quite made the leap to paying by mobile phone.These are the initial findings of the Reserve Bank's strategic review of the payments systems, the full report due for publication midyear.The bank tracked the payment habits of 1200 households nationwide last year, confirming the use of cash had continued to fall since the previous study in 2007. Cash makes up only 30 per cent of th ...

CASH is quickly falling out of favour, the use of cheques is fading, debit cards are gaining, but Australians have not quite made the leap to paying by mobile phone.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/29/exploring-science-through-film/ Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news Australian school students are being challenged to make a short film with a chemistry theme for the international science film competition Scinema.Scinema started in 2000 and is described as an "internationally competitive festival of science film in all its forms". It was conceived as a way to forge links between the sciences and the arts.In past years it has attracted entries from every corner of the globe, according to director Chris Kennedy."Over the years we have received ent ...

Australian school students are being challenged to make a short film with a chemistry theme for the international science film competition Scinema.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/27/continental-drift/ Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news Once the domain of the rich and famous, more of us are living overseas as global citizens. but, as Rachel Hills discovers, there is a price to be paid for all that jetsetting.Trying to line up an interview with Jessica Hart is like trying to get a meeting with a world leader or track down an undercover CIA operative. In the four weeks we exchange emails, text messages and play phone tag, Hart - at 25, one of Australia's most successful international models, having worked with Guess, Sports Illus ...

once the domain of the rich and famous, more of us are living overseas as global citizens. but, as Rachel Hills discovers, there is a price to be paid for all that jetsetting.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/27/green-fuel-tax-angers-cabbies/ Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news TAXI fares will rise by up to 10 per cent if the federal government continues with a plan to tax the environmentally friendly alternative fuel LPG, the industry warns.Taxing alternative fuels - ethanol and LPG - has been the federal government's intention since last year's budget, and legislation to implement the excise was due to be introduced to Parliament last Thursday.But the government was forced to withdraw the legislation after independent MPs withdrew their support.The government has bee ...

TAXI fares will rise by up to 10 per cent if the federal government continues with a plan to tax the environmentally friendly alternative fuel LPG, the industry warns.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/27/socceroos-calling-youth-home/ Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news ANTE Seric. Josip Simunic. Ivan Ergic. Joey Didulica. Christian Vieri. Tony Dorigo. Craig Johnston — all players either born or brought up in Australia who went on to play for other countries at the highest level. Could they have been Socceroos? Would they have preferred to have been Socceroos?Well, the first four certainly could have played for Australia but chose not to. They came through the system in the 1990s, had exposure to state and national soccer develo ...

ANTE Seric. Josip Simunic. Ivan Ergic. Joey Didulica. Christian Vieri. Tony Dorigo. Craig Johnston — all players either born or brought up in Australia who went on to play for other countries at the highest level. Could they have been Socceroos?

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/26/party-like-its-1999/ Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news Along with the rest of the world, Australian companies are being swept up in dotcom 2.0, ith more than $300million in deals in the past six months. But 11 years after the first tech bubble burst, is anything different this time? Michael Evans reports.In late January as the tensions grew in Tahrir Square in Cairo, a protester took out a mobile phone and wrote a short message to the social media website Twitter."Police throws rocks @ deomstrtrs while we raised our arms," TravellerW Mo-h ...

Along with the rest of the world, Australian companies are being swept up in dotcom 2.0, ith more than $300million in deals in the past six months. But 11 years after the first tech bubble burst, is anything different this time? Michael Evans reports.In late January as the tensions grew in Tahrir Square in Cairo, a protester took out a mobile phone and wrote a short message to the social media website Twitter.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2011/3/26/rebound-ace/ Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST news Andrew Bogut is bouncing back from a horror injury, writes Emma Quayle. IT'S LUNCHTIME in Milwaukee and after a long morning practice session Andrew Bogut is done for the day. As he drives from the Bucks' big, suburban base towards a downtown cafe, he uses his long left arm to steer his white porsche along the freeway, cradling his right arm, horribly hurt almost one year ago, against his body. It's an image that says plenty about both success and sacrifice: here's what six seasons of NBA basket ...

Andrew Bogut is bouncing back from a horror injury, writes Emma Quayle.