Material Science: Australian researchers created a new zero thermal expansion material from 4 to 1400 Kelvin temperatures.

Measurements of the new material were conducted using the Echidna high-resolution powder diffractometer. ANSTO

 New material could find applications in medical implants and aerospace components in advanced aircraft like that being developed by Raytheon

We are always dreaming to fly fast and safely to outer space with a new kind of energy without fossil combustion fuel and a ship that can resist very high temperatures.

We also know scientists are working a long time ago in electromagnetic fields and in nuclear fusion elements that can provide enough energy and gravity for ships to go beyond our space with unthinkable speeds, like the Element 115. (Video below)

Now Australian researchers have created what may be one of the most thermally stable materials ever discovered. This new zero thermal expansion (ZTE) material made of scandium, aluminum, tungsten, and oxygen did not change in volume at temperatures ranging from 4 to 1,400 Kelvin (-269 to 1126 °C, -452 to 2059 °F).

That's a wider range of temperatures, say scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), than any other material, demonstrated to date, and it could make orthorhombic Sc_1.5Al_0.5W₃O₁₂ , a very handy tool for anyone engineering something that needs to work in extremely varied thermal environments.

Examples of where this might come in handy include things like aerospace design, where components are exposed to extreme cold in space and extreme heat at launch or on re-entry. Famously, the SR-71 Blackbird was designed to expand so much at it is Mach 3.4 top speed that it would liberally drizzle fuel on the runway at ground temperatures; the fuel tanks wouldn't even fully seal until they heated up. This new material stays exactly the same volume from close to absolute zero all the way up to comfortably over the heat you'd expect to get on the wing of a hypersonic aircraft traveling at Mach 5.

Or there are things like medical implants, where the range of expected temperatures isn't so varied but even a small amount of thermal expansion can cause critical issues.

The UNSW team made the discovery more or less by accident: "We were conducting experiments with these materials in association with our batteries-based research, for unrelated purposes, and fortuitously came across this singular property of this particular composition" says Associate Professor Neeraj Sharma.

After measuring the material using the Echidna high-resolution powder diffractometer at ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron and the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, the team found an incredible degree of thermal stability. At the molecular level, materials usually expand because an increase in temperature leads directly to an increase in the length of the atomic bonds between elements. Sometimes it also causes atoms to rotate, resulting in more spacious structures that affect the overall volume.

Not with this stuff, which the team observed across that huge temperature spectrum demonstrating "only minute changes to the bonds, the position of oxygen atoms and rotations of the atom arrangements." The team says the exact mechanism behind this extreme thermal stability isn't totally clear, but that perhaps bond lengths, angles, and oxygen atom positions are changing in concert with one another to preserve the overall volume.

"Which part's acting at which temperature, well, that's the next question," says Sharma, who adds, “the scandium is rarer and more costly, but we are experimenting with other elements that might be substituted, and the stability retained,”

The other ingredients, however, are widely available, and bond together using a "relatively simple synthesis," so the team believes this material should present no impediments to large-scale manufacturing.

The paper is available at the journal Chemistry of Materials, and the video below provides an overview of the material.

Source: ANSTO via NewAtlas.com

Element 115 Video:

 

Meet the world’s first rechargeable proton battery. No more lithium.

Researchers say it’s a crucial step towards cheaper and more environmentally-friendly energy storage.

The RMIT-developed proton battery connected to a voltmeter. Photograph: RMIT

Researchers at RMIT university in Melbourne have created the world`s first rechargeable proton battery.

Despite the battery is just a small-scale prototype, it has the potential to be competitive with currently available lithium-ion batteries.

The rechargeable battery uses carbon and water instead of lithium.

The lead researcher Professor John Andrews said  “Lithium-ion batteries are great but they rely on ultimately scarce and expensive resources,” he said. “Hydro is also a good technology but suitable sites are limited and the cost may be very high.

“The advantage is we’re going to be storing protons in a carbon-based material, which is abundant, and we are getting protons from water which is readily available.”

The battery itself produces no carbon emissions and it can store electricity from zero-emissions renewables.

Andrews said it could be commercially available within five to 10 years.

“When it is commercially available, it would be a competitor to the Tesla Powerwall and then eventually we’d hope we might find applications at the scale of the huge Tesla battery [in South Australia] and even larger.”

The Guardian

Australia: First iPhone X owners.

At Apple store in George Street in Sidney , Australia you can see the first happy customers who got the new iPhone X at 8 a.m November 3, 2017 local time.

The iPhone X is arriving in stores around the world.

Apple

Australia: Marketing material reveals Galaxy Note 8 specifications.

The above marketing material panflet comes from Samsung Australia for the Galaxy Note 8.

Australia will have two colors available Black and Gold, with 6.3" QHD + Super AMOLED Infinity Display, Intelegent S Pen, Dual camera with 2x optical zoom and dual OIS. Samsung mentions that in the low-light conditions, the f/1.7 aperture and Dual Pixel Sensor will enable you to capture stunning photos with lightning fast autofocus, Secure Iris scanner technology, Water and dust resistant, Fast wireless charging, connect with SmartSwitch to transport your phone content to the Galaxy Note 8.

The S Pen lets you write messages and share them as a GIF with friends. Also you can write a note with the screen off.

Samsung will officialy unveil the Galaxy Note 8 in a NY event in August 23.

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Australia: LG G3 4G LTE 16GB available for pre-order $799.95

Francisco De Jesùs.

MobiCity australian retailer is now offering the LG G3 4G LTE 16 GB 2GB RAM for pre-order at $799.95 EU545.- in Gold, White and Black colors, and it is SIM Free, unlocked.

AusDroid points out, the smartphone is not compatible with Optus 4G+ network (2300 MHz), but it won’t have any issues on the LTE networks of Telstra, Vodafone and Optus (1800 MHz).

According to MobiCity, the LG G3 should arrive in stock in late July.

MobiCity via Softpedia

   

 

LG G3 prices 16GB US$690.- and 32GB US$740.-

Francisco De Jesùs.

The LG G3 was unveiled this May 27 and the countries were it was priced first were Australia, Singapore and South Korea.

2GB RAM 16GB version

Singapore S$868.-

Australia AU$799.-

equivalent to US$690 or £410.In South Korea to cost KRW650,000 (almost $635)

3GB RAM 32GB version.

Singapore S$928

Australia AU$799.-

around US$740, £440. In South Korea is KRW 899,800 which makes it to around USD 880.-

In the European market, only the pricing in Finland is known – EUR 599 for 16GB, EUR 649 for 32GB variant. 

Amazon Germany which lists the G3 16GB model for EUR 549, while Belsimpel, the dutch retailer has listed the device for the same price for the 16GB model and EUR 599 for the 32GB model. 

Above LG G3 prices are for off-contract versions.

Availability:

Customers in Singapore will have to wait until June 28. In the UK, the phone will only go on sale on July 1.

The availability in Europe is said to be during early June,

In the US, no dates have been confirmed.

geeky , CNET and AndroidAdvices

LG G Pro Lite Dual D686 White (Factory Unlocked) Dual Sim , 5.5" IPS Screen ,8gb:

Australia: Amazon launches Kindle store.

Australia: Amazon launches Kindle store.

The new Australian Kindle Store offers over 2 million eBooks sold in Australian dollars, the most English language best sellers including 9 of the 10 best sellers from the Sydney Morning Herald list and more than 400,000 Kindle-exclusive titles 

The Australian Kindle Store is seamlessly integrated with the new Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX--customers can search for a book directly from the device and start reading in 60 seconds or less

Kindle books are “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” with free Kindle reading apps for the most popular devices and platforms

The Kindle reading app will be available on Telstra Android devices via the TelstraOne app.

Nov 13, 2013.- Amazon today launched the Australian Kindle Store, offering over 2 million eBooks, the most English language best sellers, more than 400,000 Kindle-exclusive titles, best-selling illustrated children’s and young adult books, cookbooks, comics and graphic novels, and more. Amazon also announced that in addition to Kindle Paperwhite, the all-new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX tablets are now on sale locally in Australia at Dick Smith and Big W stores--for more details, visit www.amazon.com.au.

“Millions of Australians are already Kindle customers, and we’re delighted to make it even easier for them to enjoy the Kindle experience,” said Neil Lindsay, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “The new Kindle Store is customised for Australian customers, with local best sellers and curated lists relevant to Australians, and many titles from local publishers and authors such as Tim Winton, Karly Lane and Kate Morton.”

Australian Kindle Store

The new Australian Kindle Store offers over 2 million eBooks with over 26,000 free English-language titles; the latest best sellers such as At the Close of Play by Ricky Ponting, Eyrie by Tim Winton, Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough and Doctor Sleep by Stephen King; best-selling illustrated children’s books including the Mr Men series and Hard Luck: Diary of a Wimpy Kid; cookbooks including Asian after Work by Adam Liaw and Hungry Campers Cookbook by Katy Holder; comics and graphic novels like Batman: Earth One and The Walking Dead and exclusives from authors such as Germaine Greer, Karly Lane and James Duigan. In addition, Australian customers will find a broad selection of content from local authors including Rachael Johns, Sally Morgan and Kim Scott; Australian classics from Text Publishing; and titles from Indigenous publishing house Magabala books. Australian customers will also enjoy over 700,000 books priced at AU$3.99 or less and over 1.4 million priced AU$9.99 or less. In addition, Amazon today announced that independent authors and publishers are now able to make their books available and earn a 70% royalty in the Australian Kindle Store using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) (http://kdp.amazon.com.au).

All new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX now on sale in Australia

Amazon also announced that the new Kindle Fire HD is available starting today at a suggested retail price of AU$189 at Dick Smith and Big W stores. The 7” Kindle Fire HDX will be available starting November 26 at a suggested retail price of AU$329 and the 8.9” Kindle Fire HDX will be available starting December 10 at a suggested retail price of AU$479. Read the press release about the new Kindle Fire HDX at amazon.com.au/hdx-press-release.

Kindle Paperwhite 

Amazon recently announced the availability of Kindle Paperwhite in Australia at Dick Smith and Big W at a suggested retail price of AU$159. Kindle Paperwhite is seamlessly integrated with the new Kindle Store--customers can search for a book directly from the device, and start reading it in under 60 seconds. Learn more at: Kindle Paperwhite.

Free Kindle Reading Apps--“Buy Once, Read Everywhere”

With free Kindle reading apps, customers can read their Kindle books on the largest number of devices and platforms. The Kindle reading app will be available on Telstra Android devices via the TelstraOne app. Kindle reading apps are available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android phones and tablets, Windows 8 PCs and tablets, PC, and Mac. Whispersync automatically syncs your place across all devices, so you can pick up reading where you left off. Plus, with Kindle Worry-Free Archive, books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon.com.au, where they can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime.

For high resolution images and video of the Kindle family, visit www.amazon.com/pr/kindle.

Amazon Kindles Fire HDX 7 and 8.9 inches tablets:

Australia: Big W and Dick Smith stores to sell Amazon`s Kindles Fire HDX. Details and prices.

Australia: Big W and Dick Smith stores to sell Amazon`s Kindles Fire HDX.

All-new Kindle Fire HDX--stunning new 7” or 8.9” HDX display, quad-core 2.2 GHz processor with 3x the processing power, 2x more memory, 11 hours of battery life, and dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio.

New HDX display goes beyond HD--exceptional pixel density, perfect 100%sRGB colour accuracy, reduced glare, dynamic image contrast and improved brightness for the best viewing experience indoors or out

Powerful quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor running at 2.2 GHz delivers over 3x the processing power for fast and fluid performance--the only tablets with a processor over 2 GHz.

Lightest large-screen tablet--Kindle Fire HDX 8.9” is startlingly light at 374 grams.

Stay connected and productive with updated email, calendar and Silk browser, plus seamless integration with Facebook and Twitter.

Enterprise-ready with support for encryption, Kerberos Intranet, secure Wi-Fi connections and VPN integration

Nov 13,2013. Amazon today announced that the third generation of Kindle Fire--The 7” Kindle Fire HDX, at a suggested retail price of AU$329, will be available November 26 and the 8.9” Kindle Fire HDX, at a suggested retail price AU$479, will be available December 10 at Big W and Dick Smith stores. The new Kindle Fire HDX tablets combine groundbreaking hardware, the latest version of Fire OS and exclusive new features and services. Learn more about the new Kindle Fire HDX family at www.amazon.com.au/KindleFireHDX. 

The new Kindle Fire HDX family features:

• Stunning exclusive HDX display--beyond HD with exceptional pixel density (323 ppi for 7”, 339 ppi for 8.9”), perfect 100%sRGB colour accuracy, reduced glare, dynamic image contrastand improved brightness for better viewing in any lighting conditions.
• Powerful quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor running at 2.2 GHz provides over 3x the processing power compared to the previous generation, plus the latest graphics engine and 2x more memory for fast and fluid performance. These are the only tablets with a processor over 2 GHz.
• Startlingly light design--at just 374 grams, the 8.9” Kindle Fire HDX is the lightest large-screen tablet.
• Powered by the latest version of Fire OS--Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito”--with hundreds of new and upgraded features, platform updates and Amazon-exclusive services.
• All-day battery life--up to 11 hours of mixed use and 17 hours of reading.
• Updated email, calendar and Silk browser to stay connected and productive.
• New enterprise features including Kerberos Intranet, secure Wi-Fi connections, VPN integration and wireless printing.
• Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus audio and virtual 5.1 multi-channel surround sound--the standard in high-end audio.
• Front-facing HD camera makes it easy to stay in touch with Skype, plus a new 8 megapixel wide- aperture rear-facing camera on the 8.9” Fire HDX offers crisp photos and 1080p HD video.
• Deep integration with the Amazon content ecosystem--millions of apps, games and books.
• New Origami covers feature an innovative design that allows you to position Fire HDX in both portrait and landscape.

“It’s been just two years since we introduced the first Kindle Fire, and we are grateful for the overwhelmingly positive response from customers. The team is innovating at an unbelievable speed, and we’re excited to bring our new Kindle Fire HDX to Australia,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO. “2.2 GHz processor, 339 ppi display, new 34 per cent lighter design, Fire OS 3.0 and new exclusive features and services. We’ve worked hard to pack this much hardware, innovation and customer obsession into these prices.”

Here’s what reviewers in the US have to say about the new Kindle Fire HDX:

• “As it is, the Kindle Fire HDX is a lightweight, sharp-screened, superfast pleasure.” - New York Times
• “HDX hums with nary a hiccup or UI stutter.” - Wired
• “It's got a sleek redesign, blazing fast guts, and a few new tricks. Most of all, though, it's the best small tablet you can buy.” - Gizmodo
• “Spending the weekend with Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch tablet, it’s easy to see why Amazon has built a commanding lead in the Android tablet space.” - Mashable
• “There’s a lot to like about the Kindle Fire HDX. The screen is superb, the form-factor sober but sturdy, and the processor cutting edge for the market.” - SlashGear
• “For the first time, truly, the company has made a product that won't make some users feel like they're compromising an excellent user experience for a cheap price tag. Because now, Amazon's tablet line has both.” - Fortune

World-Class Hardware 

First-Ever, Exclusive HDX Display--Beyond HD 

Amazon’s exclusive HDX display brings together exceptional pixel density (1920x1200 at 323 ppi for 7”, 2560x1600 at 339 ppi for 8.9”) and perfect colour accuracy (100%sRGB), resulting in images and videos that display as the photographer or videographer intended. The new display also features dynamic image contrast, a unique algorithm that adjusts the colour of each pixel depending on the ambient brightness in order to maximize contrast. This makes images and videos even easier to see in any lighting conditions, including outdoors. See a video: www.amazon.com.au/display.

2.2 GHz, Quad-Core Processor and 2x the RAM

Kindle Fire HDX tablets are the first tablets powered by the most advanced quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor. These are the only tablets with a processor over 2 GHz--the four cores can each run at 2.2GHz, providing 28 billion instructions per second--over 3x the processing power of the previous generation Kindle Fire HD. Fire HDX also doubles the RAM to 2 GB, resulting in faster app launch times, faster website load times, smoother multi-tasking and better overall performance.

New Graphics Engine Perfect for Gaming

The new Adreno 330 graphics engine on Kindle Fire HDX delivers 4x the graphics performance of the previous generation Kindle Fire HD. This combination of a new graphics engine, HDX display, quad-core processor and 2x the memory creates a more immersive, high-frame rate HD gaming experience.

Lightest Large-Screen Tablet--374 grams

Amazon integrated the capacitive touch layer directly into the glass display on Fire HDX, leaving a lighter single layer instead of the typical 2-layer display stack. The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9” frame is a single-piece of machined magnesium with a blend of glass and nylon molded onto the unibody to create openings for the antennas and maximize signal strength without sacrificing sturdiness. The result is the lightest large-screen tablet--at just 374 grams, it is 34%lighter than the previous generation large-screen Fire HD tablet.

11 Hours of Battery, Up to 17 Hours for Reading 

Even with all this additional power, Fire HDX still delivers 11 hours of mixed use battery life. When you are reading, Fire HDX automatically powers down the CPU and any unnecessary system components and stores the displayed text in dedicated, low-power memory--the result is up to 17 hours of battery life for reading.

8MP Rear-Facing Camera for Kindle Fire HDX 8.9”

Both the 7” and 8.9” Kindle Fire HDX feature a front-facing HD camera to help you stay in touch with friends and family with Skype. Fire HDX 8.9” features an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera that allows for high-resolution photos and 1080p HD video, plus an LED flash, Electronic Image Stabilization and a wide-aperture 5P f2.2 lens that lets in more light, reducing exposure times and producing sharper images. See a video: www.amazon.com.au/fire-camera.

New Origami Covers 

New origami-style cover design provides a simple stand for both portrait and landscape positions, and attaches magnetically so it’s easy to take on and off. The cover for the 8.9” Fire HDX features a custom slide feature that quickly exposes the rear-facing camera and automatically launches the camera application so you won’t miss a great photo opportunity. See a video: www.amazon.com.au/origami.

New Features and Services

Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito”

Kindle Fire HDX is powered by the newest version of Fire OS - Fire OS 3.0 “Mojito”, which introduces hundreds of new and upgraded features, Amazon-exclusive services, platform updates and more. Fire OS starts with Android and adds cloud services, a content-first user interface, built-in media libraries, productivity apps and low-level platform enhancements to integrate Amazon’s digital content and improve performance for Kindle Fire tablets. If an app runs on Android, it can run on Fire OS. Fire OS includes new features like Quiet Time, which lets you mute all incoming notifications or calendar reminders, and can be tied to a particular activity such as reading. Fire OS also adds a grid view in addition to Carousel view, plus Quick Switch which makes it easy to go between multiple apps and unlike standard Android, works with individual content items like different books without navigating home. Read more: www.amazon.com.au/fireos.

Display Mirroring

You can now wirelessly mirror apps, games and photos from your tablets to your big-screen TV with Miracast-enabled accessories or TVs. 

Stay Connected with Expanded Email, Docs and Printing 

With the new email on Fire HDX, it is easier than ever to set up your accounts, group conversations by subject, sync your email and more. Reading and managing documents on Fire HDX is simple: email them, sync them from a computer with Cloud Drive, clip them from the web with Send to Kindle, or transfer them via USB. Coming later this month as part of the free, over-the-air Fire OS 3.1 update--print documents, photos, emails and calendar events directly from Kindle Fire to compatible wireless printers.

Complete Enterprise Support

Fire HDX is ready for work, with support for Kerberos authentication so corporate users can browse secure intranet websites; the ability to connect to secure enterprise Wi-Fi networks as well as corporate networks via a native or a 3rd party VPN client; and Mobile Device Management solutions from 3rd party vendors like AirWatch, Citrix, Fiberlink, Good Technology. Some of these features will be delivered as part of the Fire OS 3.1 update.

Cloud Collections

Organize your books and apps in customized collections for easy reference and Amazon’s Whispersync technology synchronizes the collections across your Kindle devices and reading apps so they’re available on all of your devices. Cloud Collections will be available as part of the Fire OS 3.1 update.

Goodreads on Kindle Fire

Join over 20 million other readers and see what your friends are reading, share highlights and rate the books you read with Goodreads on Kindle, available exclusively from Amazon. Goodreads on Kindle Fire will be available as part of the Fire OS 3.1 update. See screenshots: www.amazon.com.au/goodreads. 

All the Content 

The Kindle Fire family offers a wide selection of digital content--millions of apps, games and books--including:

• The most popular apps and games including:
• Games: A variety of customers’ favourite games including Asphalt 8, Angry Birds Star Wars II, FIFA 14, Plants vs. Zombies, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Temple Run 2.
• Entertainment and Social Apps: Get the must-have apps including Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest, as well as enjoy music, movies and more with TuneIn Radio, Spotify and Quickflix.
• Personal Organization Apps: Stay organized with popular apps such as Evernote and Jamie’s 20 Minute Meals.
• Apps are tested for the Amazon Appstore and Kindle Fire.
• Millions of books, including 400,000 titles that are exclusive to the Kindle Store; the latest best sellers such as At the Close of Play by Ricky Ponting, Eyrie by Tim Winton, Bittersweet by Colleen McCullough and Doctor Sleep by Stephen King; best-selling illustrated children’s books including the Mr Men series and Hard Luck: Diary of a Wimpy Kid; cookbooks including Asian after Work by Adam Liaw and Hungry Campers Cookbook by Katy Holder; comics and graphic novels like Batman: Earth One and The Walking Dead and exclusives from authors such as Germaine Greer, Karly Lane and James Duigan. In addition, Australian customers will find a broad selection of content from local authors including Rachael Johns, Sally Morgan and Kim Scott; Australian classics from Text Publishing; and titles from Indigenous publishing house Magabala books.
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• Over 700,000 titles are AU$3.99 or less, over 1.4 million are AU$9.99 or less.

Pricing & Availability

The 7” Kindle Fire HDX is at a suggested retail price of AU$329 and will be available November 26 at Big W and Dick Smith.

The 8.9” Kindle Fire HDX is at a suggested retail price AU$479 and will be available December 10 at Big W and Dick Smith.

Amazon Kindles Fire HDX 7 and 8.9 inches tablets:

LTE: Australia: Telstra introduces 4G Advanced Hotspot.

LTE: Australia: Telstra introduces 4G Advanced Hotspot.

Australia's Telstra has switched on its 3,000th 4G base station in Dalby Queensland today. In addition, operator has introduced the Telstra Wi-Fi 4G Advanced , a battery-powered mobile hotspot that can operate continuously for up to 10 hours and share a 4G connection with up to ten devices at once.

Telstra Wi-Fi 4G Advanced is LTE Advanced-compatible products and it will operate in this mode in some locations where operator has a lower 4G band in place for coverage or capacity. 

Telstra is now just 500 base station upgrades shy of providing 4G coverage to 85 per cent of the Australian population.

4G Category 4 and 3G Dual Channel technology capable, Telstra Wi-Fi 4G Advanced has a 2.4-inch color screen that displays information such as data usage, Wi-Fi name, signal strength, number of devices connected and battery level at a glance. The touch interface allows owners to read SMS notifications and change setting such as Wi-Fi range and band direct from the device without having to connect to a PC interface.

The Telstra Wi-Fi 4G Advanced is available from Tuesday 12 November on a range of 24 month consumer and business plans.

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LTE: Australia: Telstra Network has 3.2 Million 4G active devices.

LTE: Australia: Telstra Network has 3.2 Million 4G active devices.

Australian operator Telstra has announced that more than 3.2 million 4G devices are now operating on its 4G network. This includes more than 360,000 4G smartphones since June 30 this year, or more than 25,000 per week. Telstra launched 4G mobile network two years ago.

Telstra has launched 15 new 4G devices since January. Last week operator launched shared data plans, where customers can share their monthly mobile data allowance between their devices - including tablets and laptops - all in one package. 

Operator had switched on its 2,500th 4G base station in Young NSW to mark the second anniversary of 4G. According to operator, It currently has more than 100 construction teams across the country building out 4G network at a rate of up to 100 new sites per week and will switch on another 1000 4G base stations by Christmas 2013 which will take 4G to 85 per cent of the population, including 300 regional towns and holiday hotspots. 

Telstra has also launched a new device swap, replacement and restoration service, Telstra StayConnected and StayConnected Plus, which allows customers to swap or replace their device for any reason up to twice per year and back up key data from the cloud so they can get back up and running right away.

Australia: Apple store goes on sale for the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S already.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Australia: Apple store goes on sale for the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S already.

In Australia, the local time is now 8:51 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, meaning the iPhone has officially gone on sale at the country's local Apple Stores. The country is the first to officially launch the handset ahead of an 11-country worldwide rollout.

Apple's iPhones will be rolling out around the world on Friday, with 11 countries taking part in the launch, up from 9 in 2012's iPhone 5 debut. Following Australia, customers in Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK and US will be able to place orders through the Online Apple Store, or brave lines at brick-and-mortar locations.

Some pictures of the Apple store in Australia in September 19, before going on sale:

AppleInsider

Australia: Mobicity Google`s Nexus 10 tablet for pre-order.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Australia: Mobicity Google`s Nexus 10 tablet for pre-order.

Google Nexus 10 32GB ships with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box and packs a dual-core Exynos 5250 processor clocked at 1.7 GHz.

The slate sports a 10.1-inch Super PLS capacitive touchscreen display that supports 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution, and features Corning Gorilla Glass 2 coating. It also embeds 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory.

The device will be launched with Mobicity and has just announced that Google’s Nexus 10 32GB tablet is now available for pre-order for $599/€485 with a $19/€15 shipping fee.

Specifications below and more information on:  Mobicity

Manufacturer	Samsung
Model	Google Nexus 10 32GB
Condition	New
Similar Models	Google Nexus 10 16GB
What's in the box?	Tablet
Network Band	N/A
Recommended Networks	N/A
Sim Size	No SIM
Handset Branding (Logo)	None/Not Recorded
3G	No
Next G Compatible	No
Telstra/Optus 4G Compatible	No
Form Factor	Tablet, Touchscreen
Height	263.9 mm
Width	177.6 mm
Thickness	8.9 mm
Weight	603 g
Screen Size (Diagonal)	10.0 inches
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Screen Technology	True RGB Real Stripe PLS
Touchscreen Type	Capacitive
Input Type	Touchscreen QWERTY Landscape, Touchscreen QWERTY Portrait
CPU	Dual-core, 1.7GHz, Exynos 5250, Cortex-A15
Internal Memory	32GB, 2GB RAM
Expandable Memory	No
Camera	5MP
Camera Flash	Yes
Secondary Camera	Yes
Operating System	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or above
Messaging	Email, Instant Messaging
Bluetooth	Yes
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
Speakerphone	Yes
WiFi	Yes
GPS Hardware	Yes
Standby Time	Up to 500 hours
Battery Capacity (mAh)	Li-Po 9000 mAh
Download Manual	Click to Download the Google Nexus 10 Manual / User Guide