Choice reduced as phone market narrows
Last week LG said it will get out of the mobile phone business. When the company’s phone business peaked in 2013 LG was the third largest player. It’s doubtful anyone in New Zealand will miss LG. The...
View ArticleChoosing the right mobile phone for 2021
For many people, a mobile phone is the computer they spend the most time with. That makes sense. Phones don’t do everything well, but they are handy. Up to a point they are easy to use. Best of all, as...
View ArticleiPhone, Android: Which is best phone operating system?
Android remains the most popular phone operating system. It has seen-off Blackberry, Nokia Symbian and Windows Phone. It’s polished and complete, yet many will tell you iOS offers a better experience....
View ArticleNew Zealand phone market rebounds
IDC says New Zealand mobile phone shipments for the first quarter of 2021 were up 30.1 percent on the previous year. This is the highest growth in a quarter since 2013. In part the result is because...
View ArticleHuawei’s “I don’t believe it’s not Android” HarmonyOS
To an untrained eye Huawei’s HarmonyOS looks like the Android phone operating system. Officially the company says it is not a copy of Android. But that’s not what your eyes will tell you if you give it...
View ArticleCollabora Office for iOS: Unfinished open source productivity suite
Collabora Office is a promising mobile open source document editing suite based on LibreOffice. There are versions for iOS, tested here, and Android. At the time of writing, Collabora Office Version...
View ArticleNokia G20 review: Big battery, low-price Android
The Nokia G20 won’t win any high performance prizes. Yet at $279, the mid-range Android phone from HMD Global represents solid value. Since HMD Global revived the Nokia brand, the company has push a...
View ArticleOppo stumbles as phone competition bites
Bloomberg reports that Chinese phone maker Oppo says it will cut 20 percent of the staff in its software and device teams. Oppo will merge operations with OnePlus, another phone brand in the BBK...
View ArticleHow long should you keep a phone?
New phone models arrive all the time. The main phone product lines each get an annual refresh. Apple holds its annual iPhone launches all at once. In recent years this has always happened three or four...
View ArticleHuawei Watch GT 3 review
At first sight the Huawei Watch GT 3 is a fitness-oriented alternative to an Apple or Samsung smartwatch. It looks great, performs well and has exceptional battery life. There’s a long list of health...
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Microsoft Surface Duo a curiosity phone
Microsoft has a different take on a folding phone. While models from Samsung and Huawei have a folding screen, the Surface Duo has two side-by-side displays connected by hinges. You will be able to buy...
View ArticleOpen source: Why you should care
To most people open source means free software. Anyone can download this kind of software without paying a fee. It doesn’t break any laws. You have the original developer’s permission to use it. You...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Z Fold2 - luxury foldable phone
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold2 is good enough to be the breakthrough taking folding phones in the mainstream. Or at least it would be if not for the NZ$3500 asking price. Few people reading this can afford...
View ArticleGoogle’s curious Pixel phone strategy
Nikkei Asia reports on Google’s modest Pixel 5 phone goals: “Google plans to produce less than 1 million Pixel 5 smartphones this year, sources told Nikkei Asia, signalling a far more conservative...
View ArticleLG stops making mobile phones
LG Electronics said Monday that its board decided to terminate the company’s loss-making smartphone business, with analysts saying focus is now expected to shift to the more profitable home appliance...
View ArticleChoice reduced as phone market narrows
Last week LG said it will get out of the mobile phone business. When the company’s phone business peaked in 2013 LG was the third largest player. It’s doubtful anyone in New Zealand will miss LG. The...
View ArticleChoosing the right mobile phone for 2021
For many people, a mobile phone is the computer they spend the most time with. That makes sense. Phones don’t do everything well, but they are handy. Up to a point they are easy to use. Best of all, as...
View ArticleiPhone, Android: Which is best phone operating system?
Android remains the most popular phone operating system. It has seen-off Blackberry, Nokia Symbian and Windows Phone. It’s polished and complete, yet many will tell you iOS offers a better experience....
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Zealand phone market rebounds
IDC says the New Zealand mobile phone market was up 30.1 percent on the previous year in the first quarter of 2021 . This is the highest growth in a quarter since 2013. In part the result is because...
View ArticleHuawei's "I don't believe it's not Android" HarmonyOS
To an untrained eye Huawei’s HarmonyOS looks like the Android phone operating system. Officially the company says it is not a copy of Android. But that’s not what your eyes will tell you if you give it...
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