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Offering the screen size and resolution of four 42-inch Full HD LCD TVs squeezed into one gigantic panel, LG ushers in a new 'UD' era.]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:42:48 +1000 http://apcmag.com//coming-soon-ultra-tvs-promise-cinema-resolution.htm http://apcmag.com//coming-soon-ultra-tvs-promise-cinema-resolution.htm

You may think your brand-new Full HD TV looks good, but the future looks way, way better. It’s called 4K, looks like 35mm cinema, and is five times the resolution of 1,920 x 1,080.]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mwc-2012-sees-new-smartphone-directions-from-htc-sony-and-lg.htm http://apcmag.com//mwc-2012-sees-new-smartphone-directions-from-htc-sony-and-lg.htm

It's on again. MWC, the year's biggest mobile expo, is underway in Barcelona, and every mobile vendor worth its salt (well, except one of course) is spruiking its agenda for 2012.]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:16:57 +1000 http://apcmag.com//her-telephone-conspicuously-htc-entices-the-fairer-sex-with-rhyme.htm http://apcmag.com//her-telephone-conspicuously-htc-entices-the-fairer-sex-with-rhyme.htm

With perhaps the most overt mainstream fashion smartphone yet, HTC is outwardly pandering to female Android users with the HTC Rhyme, launching in the US next week. ]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:42:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google-is-buying-motorola-androids-knight-in-shining-armour.htm http://apcmag.com//google-is-buying-motorola-androids-knight-in-shining-armour.htm

You can insure almost anything these days. But in buying Motorola, Google not only purchases peace of mind and a bevy of patent protection: it also gets a hardware platform.]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:19:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-australias-first-3d-smartphone-lg-optimus-3d-review.htm http://apcmag.com//hands-on-with-australias-first-3d-smartphone-lg-optimus-3d-review.htm

Avatar has a lot to answer for. Almost single-handedly it reignited interest in 3D, spurning a revolution in cinema, TVs, monitors, gaming and now... smartphones.]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:10:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dual-core-smartphone-showdown-lg-optimus-2x-vs-motorola-atrix.htm http://apcmag.com//dual-core-smartphone-showdown-lg-optimus-2x-vs-motorola-atrix.htm

2011 is shaping up to be the year of the dual-core smartphone, and today we're pitching two of the first heavy-duty dual-core models to hit the local market head to head.]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:42:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top-10-mwc-2011-moments-nokia-microsoft-htc-and-all-the-mobile-action-from-this-years-event.htm http://apcmag.com//top-10-mwc-2011-moments-nokia-microsoft-htc-and-all-the-mobile-action-from-this-years-event.htm

Mobile World Congress is over, and in a world that's increasingly mobile-focused the pace of innovation was more frenetic than ever. Here's 10 things to know from this year's show.]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:16:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//five-killer-tablets-coming-in-2011-facts-on-the-ground.htm http://apcmag.com//five-killer-tablets-coming-in-2011-facts-on-the-ground.htm

The iPad's would-be killers will soon be off the leash, offering a diverse array of tablet tech for gadget lovers. The only questions left for Aussie buyers now: when & how much?]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:50:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lg-launches-worlds-first-dual-core-smartphone-the-optimus-2x.htm http://apcmag.com//lg-launches-worlds-first-dual-core-smartphone-the-optimus-2x.htm

Hear that? It’s the sound of LG prancing around and giggling in triumph, having launched the world’s first dual-core smartphone ahead of its competitors.]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:49:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hd-movie-downloads-now-on-lg-bluray-players-tvs.htm http://apcmag.com//hd-movie-downloads-now-on-lg-bluray-players-tvs.htm

Finally, LG and Telstra have come up with a good reason for people to buy BluRay players -- and it has nothing to do with BluRay discs!]]> Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:58:11 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-optimus-android-phone-from-lg.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-launches-optimus-android-phone-from-lg.htm

The name sounds exciting; the phone, unfortunately, not so much. But it is cheap, at least.]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:14:55 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lg-teams-up-with-telstra-for-big-pond-iptv.htm http://apcmag.com//lg-teams-up-with-telstra-for-big-pond-iptv.htm

LG’s latest flat-screen tellies will include Internet access to BigPond Movies out of the box, along with other BigPond video content for Telstra subscribers.]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:59:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-unveils-new-atom-platform-for-home-servers.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-unveils-new-atom-platform-for-home-servers.htm

Intel’s newest platform for the Atom aims to make it the chip of choice for home server manufacturers.]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lg-x300-ultra-thin-notebook-gets-ship-date.htm http://apcmag.com//lg-x300-ultra-thin-notebook-gets-ship-date.htm

LG's X300 ultra-thin is thin, sexy, and silent.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-goes-back-to-the-drawing-board-with-windows-phone-7.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-goes-back-to-the-drawing-board-with-windows-phone-7.htm

Windows phones should no longer look and work like Windows PCs, says Microsoft, as it overhauls its mobile OS in a ‘last chance’ catch-up to Apple and Google.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:38:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lg-pushes-skype-on-tv.htm http://apcmag.com//lg-pushes-skype-on-tv.htm

CES 2010: LG talks Internet TVs and 3D Blu-ray. ]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:26:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//app-stores-converge-at-app-planet-2010.htm http://apcmag.com//app-stores-converge-at-app-planet-2010.htm

App stores are where it's all happening – so much so that the annual Mobile World Congress is launching the App Planet 2010 expo to claim slice of the action.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tv-deal-time-again.htm http://apcmag.com//tv-deal-time-again.htm

Free BluRay players, digital cameras, PVRs... it must be the silly season again, where TV makers are competing savagely for your Christmas dollar.]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:45:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lg_renoir_kc910.htm http://apcmag.com//lg_renoir_kc910.htm

With every new generation of camera-phone comes the inevitable question: can it replace a standalone point-and-shoot camera? Finally, yes it can.]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//lcd_bigwigs_busted_for_price_fixing.htm http://apcmag.com//lcd_bigwigs_busted_for_price_fixing.htm

No wonder big LCD screens cost so much: multiple execs have confessed to a "global LCD-price-fixing conspiracy" and now face the prospect of watching crappy CRT TVs in prison.]]> Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:07:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nvidia_disaster_thousands_of_gpus_faulty.htm http://apcmag.com//nvidia_disaster_thousands_of_gpus_faulty.htm

NVIDIA has admitted to a major manufacturing screw-up, which is seeing thousands of its GPUs overheating, burning out and failing.]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:10:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//its_a_touchphone_tsunami.htm http://apcmag.com//its_a_touchphone_tsunami.htm

This week sees LG and HTC join Samsung in unleashing touchscreen smartphones. Up next: BlackBerry ‘Thunder’ and Nokia’s ‘Tube’.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//LG_secret_divx_playing_mobile_phone.htm http://apcmag.com//LG_secret_divx_playing_mobile_phone.htm

Native DivX playback on a mobile sounds tasty to us. Re-encoding downloaded TV shows and movies for handheld players really blows. ]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best_performer_for_1000.htm http://apcmag.com//best_performer_for_1000.htm

Essentially, it’s a cheaper version of the MSI PR600 with XP Pro installed instead of Vista, which many will find appealing.]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:23:11 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hd_dvd_or_bluray_how_about_both.htm http://apcmag.com//hd_dvd_or_bluray_how_about_both.htm

LG’s BH100 combination Blu-ray/HD DVD player lets you to dive into high definition without the risk of backing the wrong horse, but with convenience comes great sacrifice.]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:01:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//stylish_but_dont_watch_sd_on_it.htm http://apcmag.com//stylish_but_dont_watch_sd_on_it.htm

When the main feature being promoted by the maker of a new HDTV is its stylish black pearl finish, you automatically become suspicious that the underlying technology isn’t strong.]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:02:01 +1000