Woolies takes byte of Apple Watch
THE familiar Woolworths logo is among the tiny icons of apps clustered on the Apple Watch home screen.
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A tap or a press, iPhone asks
APPLE will add sensors to its next iPhones to detect how hard a user is pressing on the screen, allowing them to switch functions.
Apple Watch: the verdict
YOU get what you pay for, but there’s still so many unanswered questions.
Apple Watch: everything you need to know
ANSWER calls, monitor your health and be fashionable? Apple CEO Tim Cook unveils the much-hyped smartwatch in California.
Apple introduces 12-inch notebook
IN a surprise move, Apple today announced a new style of Notebook — a tiny MacBook that weighs just 920 grams and is just 13.1mm thick.
Timely warning on Apple Watch
DESPITE the hype around Apple’s impending smartwatch launch today, one in four Australians have never heard of it.
Payment is now all in the wrist
WAVING a smartwatch over a shop’s payments terminal can be a challenge, especially when the technology’s new, and you’re in Spain.
200GB microSD card
THE day you can fit the entire contents of your laptop on a smartphone is approaching.
Ready to wear
SMART watches combining brains with beauty stole the show at the global mobile phone congress.
Spending becomes wristy business
SHOPPERS will soon be able to pay for goods by waving their “smartwatch” in front of a retail terminal, under an Optus plan.
Furniture in charge of your phone
PHONE cables could soon be a memory after IKEA unveiled furniture with built-in charging spots, including in bedside tables, lamps and desks.
One M9 is HTC’s most powerful phone yet
THIS phone will automatically organise your apps and take crisp selfies in low light.
Tech giants vie for smartwatch crown
THE latest in consumer electronics was on show in Barcelona this week as Huawei, HTC and Samsung grabbed the headlines.
Make your own virtual reality mask
VIRTUAL reality is child’s play these days with a range of viewers available – all you need is a bit of cardboard and your smartphone.
Microsoft dials up lean approach
MICROSOFT’s latest Lumia phones offer most of the bells and whistles of high-end devices, just not the premium bells and whistles.
Huawei beats Apple to launch Watch
HUAWEI’S stylish smart watch is getting plenty of attention at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Samsung axes plastic to answer iPhone
SAMSUNG has unveiled a new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S6, with its own mobile payment service and a variant with a curved screen.
Look smart
IT could be curtains for a household object that has given pleasure to the vain for centuries: mirrors.
Apple event likely to be Watch launch
APPLE has sent out invitations for a mystery event next month, amid speculation about an imminent launch of its much-anticipated Apple Watch.
The ascent of the robots
WE are being outrun, outgunned and outflanked by today’s increasingly widespread network of digital devices and algorithms.
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