Wednesday Jul 25, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

Ah, the age-old gadget dilemma - if you get your shiny new phone now, what if something amazing comes out soon after? Click here to find out why the Internet is buzzing about the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and if you should wait.

Also in this edition: the Galaxy Nexus 7 is the hottest new tablet and you can see it below, getting on the Xero bandwagon, and is this the letter the PM should have sent Australia about the carbon tax? Click below to read it.

William Maher
BIT (Business IT)

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2: should you hold off on that new phone?

By William Maher | Jul 24, 2012

Well, it depends on a few things. Here’s why the Internet is losing its mind over a rumoured Samsung Galaxy Note and what you need to know.

Luring Australian Facebook users back into shops

By William Maher | Jul 25, 2012

A startup company is hoping to drive Australia’s 11 million Facebook users into shops using gift cards.

Plan ahead for your 05 mobile phone number

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 24, 2012

If your business starts with J, K or L now's the time to think about getting a vanity mobile phone number that makes it easy for your customers to remember you.

Why the iPhone's rumoured new dock connector is bad news

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 24, 2012

Here's a great way to really annoy your customers. Anthony Caruana explains why he thinks a changed dock connector on the iPhone 5 would be a really bad idea.

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Optus 3G outage hits national users

By Staff Writer | Jul 24, 2012

Optus engineers have worked to fix core routers in the Global Switch facility in Sydney after an outage took out mobile data access to thousands of services nationally today.

Xero online accounts gain popularity

By Anthony Caruana | Jul 23, 2012

Online accounts are gaining momentum with Xero announcing rapid growth

Plain speaking on the carbon tax and electricity prices

By Gujji Muthuswamy | Jul 23, 2012

Opinion: Confusion continues on how the carbon tax will hit the electricity bills of Australian households.

Reviewed: Samsung Galaxy Note

By Nic Healey | Jul 24, 2012

Big, and definitely beautiful – the Samsung Galaxy Note pushes the smartphone in terms of size and functionality. Here is our review.

Unboxed: Photos of the Google Nexus 7 in our office

Jul 23, 2012

Google's Nexus 7 is cheaper than the iPad, much easier to carry around and is getting a lot of attention. It's landed in our office and here are the photos.

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