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HTC Velocity 4G – First look

Michael Lewis — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:04:52 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. Not too long ago, mobile phone status was inversely proportional to the size of your phone (ie, the smaller your phone, the greater the status). Then the smart phone came along with touch screens and lots of wonderful and powerful applications. And guess what – the screens started to grow again – this time in parallel to the user’s status.

CES 2012 – A close up view from afar – the washup

Michael Lewis — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:00:17 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. Well the circus has left town for another year – and by all accounts, there were more than enough collective mouth watering product introductions to keep technology watchers busy for many months to come!

CES 2012 – close up from afar part 2

Michael Lewis — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:00:53 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. So the doors have officially opened, with over 3,100 companies showcasing more than 20,000 new products. “The 2012 International CES is”, according to Gary Shairpo, President and CEO, CEA “the world’s largest hub for consumer technology innovation”. Focus will be on ultrabooks, digital health products and connected TVs (as opposed to 3D TVs the previous two years).

CES 2012 – close up from afar

Michael Lewis — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:00:10 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. Welcome to 2012 - a very exciting year for technology. I was hoping to bring you more updates from the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas – but unfortunately was unable to be there in person. Given the literally hundreds of invitations to attend various product launches over the coming week, I thought I would share some of the more interesting ones with you.

Telstra QWERTY- Touch (T60) review

Michael Lewis — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:00:36 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. Stuck for a last minute stocking stuffer? Why not take a look at the (aptly named) Telstra QWERTY-Touch? This $129 prepaid phone packs a lot of punch.

Where are they now – CES 2010 revisited

Michael Lewis — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:00:41 +0000

Author:Michael Lewis. As the invitations to new product releases flow into my inbox, I wanted to provide a short update on some of the products I wrote about at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – January 2010.

First look at the Samsung Galaxy Nexus – Ice Cream Sandwich with the lot

Michael Lewis — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:42 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. Everyone remembers who came first. If I were to ask you to name the second man on the moon, or which horse ran second in the 2011 Melbourne Cup, or who was the second person to climb Mt Everest, I would probably get a “who cares” response. As you know there can be a certain element of risk in being first – especially in unchartered spheres. But there is also glory. No one can ever take the title of “first”.

Remember to be Tech Safe

Michael Lewis — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:05:57 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. We all love our tech toys. Some of us never turn them off. They have become our portal to the greater world. Whoever coined the phrase “news travels fast” probably had no idea exactly how fast that would become.

Technology just waiting to be owned…by me

Michael Lewis — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:00:39 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. I was often reminded as a kid that if you told someone your wish it would not come true. Being just a tad sceptical about the logic of this, I would ask how would anyone know what I was wishing for if I didn’t tell them. Apart from the polite smiles coupled with “there, there” platitudes, I never did receive an answer.

HOW TO: Backup your contacts from an iPhone to Google

Michael Lewis — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:00:27 +0000

Author: Michael Lewis. Have you ever wanted to back up your iPhone contacts outside of iTunes? Popular belief was once you adopted iOS as your platform, your data was forever locked away in the Apple ecosystem.