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Preview: Toshiba's Portégé Z10t Ultrabook-tablet hybrid

Toshiba's forthcoming Portégé Z10t joins the growing ranks of Windows 8 hybrids – part tablet, part Ultrabook – which promise if not the best of both devices, certain...

POSTED 2 WEEKS, 4 DAYS AGO 1 comment
Panasonic preps satellite for Australian, NZ inflight Internet

IN BRIEF | Panasonic Avionics expects to boost inflight Internet across Australia and New Zealand, as well as on the trans-Tasman routes, by offering airlines the use of a satellite with a dedicate...

POSTED ON 9/4/13 0 comments
Vodafone promises Australia’s fastest 4G network

Vodafone will launch its national 4G network in June, and promises a mobile broadband megaboost for business travellers with speeds greater than those of Telstra and Optus. The ‘staged...

POSTED ON 9/4/13 6 comments
Travel tech review: Plantronics Voyager Legend Bluetooth headset

Small, stylish, low-priced or feature-packed: that’s pretty much the matrix for Bluetooth headsets. You won’t get a single headset which ticks all those boxes. The first trait I’...

POSTED ON 12/3/13 1 comment
Should hotels set wi-fi free?

In his High Flyer column for Fairfax Media – appearing in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Canberra Times, Brisbane Times and WA Today – AusBT editor David&n...

POSTED ON 6/3/13 10 comments
Google Glass for airlines: what you'd see wearing 'smart specs'

Google's 'smart glasses' technology, dubbed Google Glass, is causing quite a stir in the tech circles ahead of its rumoured launch later this year. But exactly what would benefits would they deliv...

POSTED ON 5/3/13 6 comments
Vodafone begins 4G network tests ahead of national rollout

Vodafone has begun the first tests of its 4G network, ahead of a nationwide rollout tipped to start by the middle of this year. The third-tier telco follows Telstra and Optus in moving to 4G, afte...

POSTED ON 19/2/13 6 comments
Sydney, Melbourne airports prep Android versions of their handy iPhone apps

Sydney and Melbourne airports are finally gearing up to release Android versions of their handy iPhone apps, which provide live updates on your flight – including the checkin counter, departu...

POSTED ON 19/2/13 0 comments
How to avoid the overseas data roaming rip-off

Business travellers love that their smartphone keeps email, Web sites, apps and online services just a few taps away. But as many have accidentally discovered during an overseas trip, the cost of ...

POSTED ON 14/1/13 12 comments
Travel tech: Kogan's new dual-SIM $149 Android smartphone

Mobile phones with room for two SIM cards instead of just one have long made sense for business travellers who often head overseas. There's no need to choose between keeping your Aussie SIM card t...

POSTED ON 11/1/13 5 comments