Finally, Samsung OMNIA, the brand’s touch screen handset released at the same time the iPhone 3G was, is now available in Australia. It will be available through two carriers – Vodafone and Three – on a $79 cap plan for a 24-month lock-in period.

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I can’t say I didn’t see this coming. In fact, I’ve long waited for the day some brave soul would hack an iPhone and attach a physical keyboard to it. While the virtual QWERTY keyboard is good, you really need a physical keyboard sometimes especially when you’re doing something that requires intense typing.

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FastMac has just released the second generation of its famous iV iPhone battery extension pack. The new product can triple or quadruple the iPhone 3G’s battery life depending on what application you use and your settings.

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Optus has had to deal with a lot of beef from customers and the media over alleged outages not only for its 3G network, but also for its phone and internet services. August apparently saw numerous complaints about 3G network interruption in a few of the country’s locations.

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While our very own Mr. Gadget is tearing his hair off because his iPhone 3G has crappy battery life, our friends across the pond in Japan are enjoying the benefits of a second battery. A second battery that comes with a 1-Seg TV Tuner, that is.

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BlackBerry, Palm and Symbian handsets all get Microsoft Office via Documents to Go. I don’t know about you, but for me, Microsoft Office programs are an integral part of my life. Now iPhone users can also get them on their handsets soon enough through the same service.

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As you may have read from my posts over the last 6 months, I have mixed feelings about the iPhone 3G. First, I posted the top 10 things I liked about it and then a few weeks later the 10 most annoying things about the iPhone.  All-in-all though, I would still rate it as the best phone I’ve had to date.

Just when I’ve settled down with my iPhone 3G however along comes another gadget that gets my attention – the HTC TMobile G1 which is the first device that runs on the Google Android platform. It’s only just been made a available through T-Mobile in the U.S.

Features of Google Android OS:

• Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components
• Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices
• Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine
• Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional)
• SQLite for structured data storage
• Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)
• GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)
• Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)
• Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)
• Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE

‘So what?’ you say. ‘Does it stack up to the iPhone 3G?’

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Last week, iWorld Australia sent me the Gear4 Duo iPhone / iPod Speakers to trial and I am sad about the fact that I have to return them!

Ingenius Design
Do you like to share your music wherever you go, yet want rich bass sounds when you groove at home? Well, you can have both with the Gear4 Duo. Its ingenious design allows you to detach the front speakers from the powerful sub-woofer unit quickly and easily – no screws and no fuss. The portable speakers are powered by lithium ion batteries which are charged automatically whenever it’s docked with the sub-woofer unit. Easily tuck it into your briefcase or school bag for audio-sharing no matter where you are.

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For those who think leather is too formal and isn’t right for them, here is a list of Golla pouches for the iPhone 3G boasting a diverse range of designs. The pouches were made to complement various styles so you can choose one to your liking.

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One of the problems that come with the new Apple models—iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 2G, and iPod Nano 4G—is that old ports, docking stations, and car integration systems don’t work with them anymore. Scosche has a product that addresses at least the last of the three I mentioned.

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