The more I travel around the world the more appreciate Australia: the blue skies, rugged mountains, never ending coastlines, diversity of people, Four ‘n’ Twenty meat pie on a cold winter’s day… To all my fellow Australians out there, Happy Australia Day!
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What kind of gadget site would this be without a blog post on the upcoming iPad 3? To make it easy for our readers, we thought we’d scour the web for all the latest rumors and put them all here for one quick easy reference. As mentioned this is a list of rumors – with Apple being Apple, the cat doesn’t really get let out of the bag until announcement day or when they “accidentally” leave test iPhones in bars where news-hungry tech bloggers happen to congregate…

…continue reading "iPad 3 Rumor Roundup (January 2012)"

Still deciding on whether or not the new Motorola RAZR is for you? As mentioned in my Motorola RAZR launch post a couple of weeks ago, I think it’s a fantastic Android smartphone. Don’t  just take my word for it though, our friends at @slashgear have a nine minute video review of the Motorola RAZR – even comparing it against some of its rivals : iPhone 4/4S and Samsung Galaxy S 2, to name a few.

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It doesn’t take long for one living in Hong Kong to become immersed in Chinese culture and their calendar. Today is bigger than Christmas and the western calendar’s January 1st countdown – it is the start of the Chinese Lunar Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, this year is particularly special year – the Year of the Dragon.

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In a simultaneous launch at the CES in Las Vagas and the Opera House, Sydney, Dell has unveiled it’s new Ultrabook: the Dell XPS 13. Weighing in at under 3lbs (1.35 kg) with a carbon fibre base and only 6mm at its thickest, this new addition to the XPS range is aimed squarely at the prosumer market – targeted at professionals but sold through consumer channels.

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Canon has just launched its most advanced digital still camera to date – the Canon PowerShot G1 X. I’ve watched the Powershot G Series evolve over the last 10 or so years (having personally owned a G3, G10 and now G11) so I’m excited to see this next step.

…continue reading "Canon unveils The Master Compact – the revolutionary PowerShot G1 X"

One of the best features about the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus is its huge 4.65″ Super AMOLED display. As I mentioned in my Samsung Galaxy Nexus review a few days ago, with the brighter screen and increased visibility in direct sunlight,it is a sight to behold. As always, the logical thought that always enters my mind after acquiring a new smartphone like this is “I need to protect the screen!”. That’s where the Mr.Gadget Samsung Galaxy Nexus Screen Protector comes into play and the good news? We’ve got stock!

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This is a good day for professional / hardcore digital photographers especially those who are taking advantage of HD video capabilities of their digital SLRs – today Lexar announced an industry-first 256GB Compact Flash card. The new Lexar 256GB compact flash card provides enormous storage capacities and impressive performance for capturing more high-definition video content. The card comes with a minimum guaranteed transfer speed of 60MB a second (400x) and includes the latest version of award-winning Image Rescue software.

…continue reading "Lexar Introduces Industry-First 256GB CompactFlash Card"

A few days ago, I posted my quick review on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. In short, it’s a superb phone (in my opinion 2011′s best) however one of its major downsides is its battery life. Thankfully there has been an improvement in battery time when compared with the Samsung Galaxy S 2 out of the box, yet when using it with my normal operational style, I found the battery only lasted till around 1pm (fully charged at 7am). This is totally unacceptable in this day and age of what are supposed to be power-efficient dual core processors and higher capacity lithium ion batteries!

…continue reading "19 Tips To Improve Samsung Galaxy Nexus Battery Time"

Just wanted to wish you and your family all the best for this new year! May it be filled with joy, peace and much success!

The photo that I took above using my iPhone 4S at Williamstown Beach, Victoria, Australia symbolizes the close of a challenging but still fantastic year for Mr.Gadget.

…continue reading "Happy New Year from the MRGADGET.COM.AU Team!"