Monthly Archives: May 2014
The $299 Chinese smartphone that could change everything
It has taken the smartphone world completely by surprise: a “flagship killer” packed with high-end specs, all for an asking price that dramatically undercuts the high-end Android competition.
At $USD299, the OnePlus One smartphone costs less than half the price of Android handsets such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 ($929) and HTC One M8 ($899) — and from the processor to the display, it is a no compromise smartphone that blows the price-to-performance ratio wide open, in keeping with the company’s message of “the best and latest technology for everyone”.… Read more --->
Big savings for taxpayers by cutting the city commute
After 14 years of commuting to the city from Kellyville, Raymund Manio now saves up to 2½ hours of travelling time each day by working at a “smart work centre” at Rouse Hill for two to three days a week.
“Being five minutes from home .… Read more --->
Japan’s already starting 5G trials
NTT DOCOMO has enlisted the likes of Samsung and Nokia to embrace the future of wireless data speeds.
Ready for next-generation cellular data speeds? It won’t be anytime soon, but Japanese carrier NTT DOCOMO has recruited international phone makers to begin 5G trials.
Google launches standalone Google Docs and Google Sheets app for Android
Google has released standalone apps for viewing and editing text documents and spreadsheets through its Google Drive service.
The key difference marking out these standalone versions from the more comprehensive Google Drive app is support for offline editing of files.
Internet Explorer Tab for Chrome
Use Internet Explorer to display IE-only web pages in a Chrome tab
There’s a lot to like about Google Chrome: a clean and simple design, convenient tab management, and of course its blistering speed. But if you visit a page that can only be displayed with Internet Explorer then none of this will be of any use at all, and you’ll be forced to fire up a copy of IE to view the site properly.