Phone stories

Hands-on review: Aspera AS8 smartphone
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Testing the Aspera AS8-a minty fresh budget smartphone that defies its price tag.

RingCentral completes global first, rolls out compliant cloud phone services in India
Wed, 5th Jul 2023
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"India is a key strategic market for us, and adding this country as our 46th country for global availability of RingCentral MVP is an important milestone."

Ribbon Communications launch Ribbon Connect for Zoom
Fri, 26th May 2023
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Ribbon Communications Inc. (RBBN) announces a significant extension to its Ribbon Connect for portfolio, Ribbon Connect for Zoom.

400+ million used smartphones to be shipped worldwide in 2026
Tue, 10th Jan 2023
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According to IDC, trade-in programs continue to be the driving factor for the new and used smartphone market globally.

Hands-on review: TCL 30 SE mobile phone
Thu, 28th Jul 2022
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TCL continues to provide consumers with budget phones that still pack a punch with the TCL 30 SE mobile phone.

How MSPs can add value with Teams Phone
Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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As a Managed Service Provider, you know the Microsoft suite better than any telco ever will. But how do you retain ownership of the ecosystem, ensure system security, and minimise churn risk?

Hands-on review: Obsbot Me AI-powered mobile phone mount
Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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The Obsbot Me is an independently controlled portable mobile phone mount that can track its target without the need for software or a connection to a phone.

Does your business’ phone system have the “IT” factor?
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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Why it's time to upgrade your communication system - the success stories and the cash incentives currently available to you.

Live Payments to use Visa’s Tap to Phone tech for merchants
Mon, 11th Jul 2022
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Live Payments has announced a new partnership with Visa to help small businesses and taxi operators accept digital payments securely and conveniently using Visa technology.

Hands-on review: Samsung S22 Ultra
Tue, 14th Jun 2022
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I have been impressed by the functions Samsung packed into this phone. I did actually make one phone call on this phone, in between trying out as many of its other uses that I could pack in.

Phone, internet complaints increase for first time in five quarters
Thu, 26th May 2022
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Phone and internet complaints have increased for the first time in five quarters, according to a new telco report from the Ombudsman.

Best looking phone survey reveals surprising market trends
Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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The survey not only found the best looking devices, but revealed some interesting facts about the cellular phone market on a whole.

Thank you for your service! Phone and internet complaint numbers are down in Oz
Wed, 9th Feb 2022
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Australian consumers are becoming increasingly more satisfied with their internet and phone service providers, with new research seeing a record drop in complaints.

2degrees launches new business product to tackle hybrid engagement problems
Tue, 14th Dec 2021
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2degrees has launched its new Group Text business product to help solve many of the challenges that have come from hybrid work and engagement.

Samsung outlines cybersecurity strategy for devices
Thu, 2nd Dec 2021
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"While we are generally more mindful today of the dangers posed by hackers to our laptops and computers, we also need to recognise that smartphones are prone to cyberattacks as well."

Hands-on review: Nokia X20
Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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Unless you are a device snob, you will be more than happy to own a device that won’t cost the price of a high-spec laptop but will provide you with reliable and future-proofed usage.

Vodafone's copper landline network to be axed next year
Tue, 5th Oct 2021
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10,000 customers are still using its copper phone network, but they will need to move to voice over fibre, wireless, UltraFast HFC, or copper broadband (VoIP).

Zoom partners with Poly & Yealink to launch phone appliance range
Thu, 10th Jun 2021
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The traditional workplace is evolving and adapting, and our goal is to empower the workforce to accomplish more by blurring the lines between voice and video.”

Poly integrates antimicrobial protection into wireless phones
Thu, 18th Feb 2021
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The Poly Rove family of phones are built with an antimicrobial technology developed by Microban.

Smartphone sales to reach 1.5 billion this year — Gartner
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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The rebound reflects the consequences faced by the industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a year in which smartphone sales declined by 10.5%.

NZ telco industry's two golden rules for avoiding phone scams
Tue, 17th Nov 2020
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“If something doesn’t feel right it probably isn’t. Hang up and report the call to your phone provider.”

2talk provides SIP services that put your business in charge
Mon, 7th Sep 2020
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2talk is a provider that is committed to providing solutions to small and medium enterprises in Australia and New Zealand.

The case for cloud-based business phone systems
Tue, 18th Aug 2020
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With the pandemic overhauling the means of business communication and collaboration, the time has come to consider Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems.

Hands-on review: Oppo Find X2 Lite
Fri, 17th Jul 2020
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If you're in the market for a new phone and do not want to pay a full fortnight’s paycheck, the Oppo Find X2 lite is a great option.