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Reviews

Moto X Force review: Leading features from a mid-range phone

But Moto’s brand new wonder phone is almost a year old already

Is this the best value phone on the market? Moto G4 Plus review

High-end performance from a mid-priced phone

Sony Xperia X Performance review: Sony’s most disappointing product in years

Sony's entire Xperia X series is outclassed by the current market and even it's own previous range

Bose QuietComfort 25 review: A traveller's companion

Over ear headphones you could spend a whole day wearing in quiet comfort

Keynote for iPhone

Apple Keynote review: This app remains a work in progress

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mobile in pictures

Once again, Google I/O was held at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, May 28 and 29. As Google's annual confab for third-party developers, engineers from across the world attended the show to hear about Google's latest products and services. This year, Google revealed, among other services, Android Pay, a new way to purchase items in brick-and-mortar stores using Android smartphones; a developer preview of "M," the next version of the Android operating system; Brillo, a new OS based on Android to control devices in the home and let them talk to each other; and a new photo sharing app called Google Photos.

In Pictures: 11 top tools for Android road warriors

Heading out on the road? Be sure you have these critical business apps on your Android device

In Pictures: Google's new Nexus 4

Googles LG-made Nexus is a powerhouse. Here's a first look at the latest entry in the company's Nexus line.

Android apps: 9 best, free social networking choices

Share, save and savor all things social with these nine free Google Android apps, hand-picked by CIO.com's mobile maestro, Al Sacco.

News about mobile

Microsoft tasks Defender anti-malware with securing corporate Android and iOS phones

While malware writers have attacked PCs because of their popularity and large attack surfaces, Android and iOS phones aren’t immune.

News Feb 21
Vaya launches mobile plans featuring up to 60GB of data

Vaya has unveiled new plans that start from as low as $16 per month for 2GB of data, ranging up to 60GB for $56 per month.

News Nov 07
Nokia announces new Nokia 5.1 Plus

HMD Global has announced the release of the Nokia 5.1 Plus on Android One in Australia.

News Oct 31
Telstra customers can now pre-order the Google Pixel 3

Telstra customers can now pre-order the Google Pixel 3 and the Google Pixel 3 XL.

News Oct 12
Kogan Mobile offers prepaid phone deal

Kogan Mobile is making its latest bid to lure in new customers, offering a 17GB for $14.90 prepaid phone deal.

News Oct 12

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Tutorials about mobile

How to sort your Facebook feed by time on mobile

Weddings. Job promotions. News articles. Facebook thinks it knows what the best stories are to drop in your news feed. But some users might want to see things their own way.

Tutorials May 24
Secure location sharing with smartphone app

Running late for a meet up with friends or an appointment? Share a location securely and for a limited time period with smartphone application Glympse. It's a free download for Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry.

Tutorials Jul 12
Control your TV with your smartphone, tablet

Using your smartphone or tablet to control your Tivo box is easy and offers a lot of flexibility in recording shows and channel surfing.

Tutorials Jan 22
Make text more readable on your iPad mini

Struggling to read small text on your iPad mini? There's a fix for that.

Tutorials Dec 07
Troubleshoot sluggish or non-working Wi-Fi

I'm a big fan of working at offsite locations--meaning my local Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shop. In fact, I'll often spend the afternoon hunkered down at Panera Bread, iced tea in one hand and a French Toast bagel in the other. (It's bad form to set up sh...

Tutorials Jul 29

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Features about mobile

Top 10 best Android and Apple phones for under $600

Mid-range phones are increasingly becoming the best value proposition in the smartphone category. We’ve put together a handy list of the best smartphones you can buy for under $600, right now.

Features May 06
Cheap mobile plans

It is important to have enough data but it is also just as important to not be paying for data you don’t need.

Features Jan 25
Tethering tutorial: How to use your Android smartphone as a modem

Knowing how to share your smartphone’s Internet connection can get you out of sticky situations.

Features Oct 09
Editor's Choice Awards 2018, Part Two - Mobile

Here are our Editor’s Choice picks for the best mobile devices you can buy in 2018.

Features Dec 11
Editors' Choice Awards 2017, Part Two - Mobile

These days, smartphones aren’t just a device you use for one or two things. Nowadays, they’re the devices you use for pretty much everything. So it only makes sense that we mull over our choice of smartphone so much. Here are the best smartphones 201...

Features Dec 19

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Whitepapers about mobile

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on vblock systems

This whitepaper discusses how organisations can use VDI to reduce costs and complexity, increase security and provide a consistent user experience when managing their growing number of end user devices. • Data security and availability take on new dimensions with so many out-of-office devices. • User experiences can be managed through the deployment of uniform high performance architecture. • Purpose-built solutions simplify purchase, streamline provisioning, and lower deployment risk.
MDM eBook
Managing the consumerisation of IT: Mobile access for the BYOD world
2014 trends in international business communication

Videos about mobile

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Brand Post

Shining a light on creativity

MSI has long pushed the boundaries of invention with its ever-evolving range of laptops but it has now pulled off a world first with the new MSI Creative 17.