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Optus’ smart lounge room (Image: Corinne Reichert/ZDNet) Optus has marked a greater push into the consumer smart home business with the launch of the first of five “experiential” flagship stores aimed at making it simpler for customers to adopt Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in their homes. The store, officially ...

iPhone X: An early first look Apple and Samsung each now have three flagship-caliber smartphones. Apple’s iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X were just announced, and they will become available in the coming weeks (November for the iPhone X), while Samsung’s devices are currently in customers’ hands. Read ...

If you think that it’s just a simple camera taking a picture of your face that’s powering the Face ID biometric system on Apple’s new iPhone X, you’re dead wrong. Must read : Buying a new iPhone just got more expensive There are two hardware components to Face ID (the ...

What to expect from Apple’s iPhone event Over the weekend someone leaked a Golden Master (GM) build of iOS 11 to 9to5Mac, an Apple news website. A few hours later, the site — along with a couple of developers — started reporting on code found within the update, revealing features, ...

Huawei is not hugely popular in the US, but sales in China, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East moved it into second spot behind Samsung in July. (Image: Counterpoint) Seven years after entering the smartphone race, Huawei now sells more smartphones worldwide than Apple — yet none of the ...

Here’s every mistake Apple has made in the past five years There’s a problem facing Apple that the fanboys want to ignore and that the executives in Cupertino won’t acknowledge: Stalled revenue growth. Must read: Apple products you shouldn’t buy (and three that you can’t buy anymore) Business Insider has ...

(Image: ZDNet) I could forgive you for not reading this piece. This is exactly the kind of article I hate reading from other people, because of its introspective and highly speculative nature. I prefer to make my judgments on available facts, not on hearsay or rumors. This happens, of course, ...

Image: Mint SIM There are a growing number of MVNOs and even a few who use the same wireless carrier network to power the service. Mint SIM, from Ultra Mobile, uses the T-Mobile network to provide its service. Earlier this month Mint SIM announced a BestBuy.com partnership that may help ...

Image: Kia/Twitter/Apple iOS 11 has a new safety feature that could help when your back’s against the wall. The iPhone’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor is great for quickly unlocking your device, but it’s also been used by law enforcement to circumvent legal restrictions on demanding a passcode. Reverting to passcode ...

(Image: CNET/CBS Interactive) We’ve been talking a lot lately about the iPhone 8, and how it could come with a hefty $1,000+ price tag. But people willing to pay the big bucks could be subsidizing an iPhone price cut for everyone else. See also: It turns out the iPad was ...