GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Kogan jumps on ‘phablet’ bandwagon with $149 smartphone Kogan Technologies has launched a budget 5in ‘phablet’ running Android Ice Cream Sandwich priced at $149. Agora 5.0″ Dual-core Smartphone was unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Amazon notches partial win over Apple in trademark lawsuit A U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that Amazon.com did not mislead consumers by calling its own applications marketplace the “Appstore,” a name that Apple alleged is too similar … Read More
Thanks to Bubble for their song at the end of this episode ‘Christmas Here on Mars’ GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Samsung ends Nokia’s reign as top mobile maker marks the end of a 14-year reign for Nokia, which has occupied the … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Kogan’s telco push shrouded in mysteryKogan this week launched pre-paid mobile services but no wholesale providers have been willing to come forward as Kogan’s supplier. Telstra Wholesale publicly distanced itself from the offering Kogan similarly declined to … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Apple suffers biggest share drop in 4 years Apple shares tumbled more than 6 percent today, chalking up their biggest single-day loss in four years as fears grow about intensifying competition in the mobile device market. The … Read More
GLENN Gangnam Style becomes YouTube’s most-viewed video It has notched up more than 808m views since it was posted in July.The video pokes fun at the consumerism of Gangnam, an affluent suburb of the South Korean capital Seoul. Gangnam Style, … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Carbonite is no longer distributed by Avalanche 21st November 2012, Carbonite Australia Pty Ltd (Carbonite.com.au) will cease to distribute Carbonite Inc’s range of Online Backup software. Your backupYour files will continue to be backed up by Carbonite Inc … Read More
GLENN’S SHOWNOTES ACCC wins $7 million in three months The ACCC won almost $7 million in court penalties and recorded 46,000 complaints and inquiries in the three months to September 30 this year. One case involved the local operation of … Read More
GLENN’S SHOW NOTES Microsoft ditches Messenger Microsoft currently has 100 million Messenger users, which will be merged into Skype’s user base of around 280 million, according to The Next Web. Messenger will be retired in the first quarter of next … Read More
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