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As you maybe aware of by now, on Tuesday, Apple has announced a range of new products at their annual iPhone event from their new Apple Campus in California. There was much anticipation  as it is 10th anniversary of the iPhone and here is some of the details of the products. The Phone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are updates to the existing iPhone range, that feature: Wireless charging  A all glass design Available in two screen sizes 4.7 and 5.5 inch   iOS 11  Has 64GB and 256GB storage models Available to pre-order tomorrow from 5.01pm from Optus, Telstra and the Apple store and starts at $1079 for the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus from $1,129 and is available on 22 September. image from CNET.com (iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus with wireless charging) The iPhone X a premium version of the iPhone to commemorate the iPhone's 10th anniversary. The expensive iPhone made. It features: Almost full front screen with no home button  Wireless charging S...

As you may be aware by now, Samsung has recently announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. After last year's Note 7 debacle Samsung has to come up with something amazing and they have the new phone features some amazing tech under the hood and best of all it is the safest phone yet in the Note series. It has: A 6.3 inch AMOLED Infinity display much like the S8, but larger and is the largest ever in the Note series New S Pen features Dual cameras that have 2x optical zoom 12 megapixels dual pixel sensor 8MP Front camera  64GB Storage (expandable up to 256GB with a Micro SD card) The Note 8 is available in midnight black and in maple Gold and you can pre-order it now from Samsung or any provider such as Telstra, Optus or Vodafone and get a bonus wireless charger. It is available outright at $1499 and will be available on 21st September. Visit Samsung Australia's Website  for more information on the Galaxy Note 8. Image from www.androidcentral.com ...

Panasonic has a new 4K Ultra OLED  TV available on the market. The EZ950 series and it comes in two sizes 55'' and 65''inch. It features:  4K Ultra HDR support Freeview Plus  Smart TV apps  Electronic TV Guide ( standard feature) Built-in Speakers with surround sound The 55 inch model is $4199 and 65 inch is $6599. The new flagship series Z1000 comes in November and is available in 65 inch and 75 inch models. For more information on the new OLED TVs , see this  Sydney Morning Hearld  article. The Panasonic EZ950 Series (Image from panasonic.com/au) The New EZ1000 Master Series (Image from news.panasonic.com/au)

As you may have heard by now, Microsoft revealed their new Xbox One X, marketed as the most powerful​ console in the world. It was revealed ahead of the annual E3 Expo in Los Angeles. The new Xbox has support for full 4k gaming. It is also more power than the PS4 pro as it has 12 GB RAM and is the smallest Xbox made. It also features a 4K UHD Blu Ray Player for movies.  Image from theverge.com It is available on November 6 at $649. For more information on the new Xbox One X see  Microsoft's Xbox Website . 

Apple has announce a number of product enhancements and new products at their annual Developers Conference in Cupertino overnight.  Highlights include a new iMac Pro - a higher powered iMac designed for Virtual Reality and 3D Graphics, new product called HomePod( Apple's new Wireless Speaker) , an update the iPad Pro and new MacOS High  Sierra  a nd iOS 11 operating systems  for Macs and iPhone and iPads and as well as an update to the iPhone to support Augmented Reality. Some of the features of each product are listed below: iMac Pro Features - 5K Retina Display - 4TB SDD -8, 10 or 18 core Xeon Processor Image from apple.com HomePod Features: - Six array Microphone - Siri voice activation - Compatible with any HomeKit device image from apple.com For more information on all the Announcements and the cost of each product announced at WWDC see this  Sydney Morning Hearld  article.

As you may of heard of by now Microsoft is releasing a new device in their Surface range of devices It is called the new Surface Pro. The new Surface Pro was announced last week(22 May) in Shanghai. The new Surface Pro is a step up from the Surface Pro 4  and is marketed as a hybrid laptop and it has the following features: No Fan noise available with an 7th Generation m3, i Core 5 or i Core 7  processors with either 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of RAM New surface pen New hinge that lets the device go completely flat into Studio Mode Has 13.5 hours of battery life  The new Surface Pro is available from JB Hi Fi , Harvey Norman, the Microsoft Store and other retails from the 15th June and is priced from $1198 and available to pre-order now. Note: not all features listed here. For more information go to  Microsoft's Surface Website . Image from anandtech.com

Microsoft has announced overnight their first real laptop the Surface Laptop. It was unveiled at a Microsoft EDU event in the US. The new Surface Laptop is specifically aimed at the education market to take on Apple's Macbook Pro range that has largely dominated the education market up to now. The new Surface Laptop has some impressive features these include: A new version of Windows 10 called Windows 10 S ( A streamlined version of Windows 10) it can be upgraded  to Windows 10 Pro for free until Dec 17 2017. This will allow you to download non Windows Store apps Available with solid state drive storage of 128GB, 256GB and 512GB Memory options : 4GB, 8GB and 16GB RAM Processor: iCore 5 or iCore 7 Fast boot up time Standard USB 3.0 13.5' pixel Sense touchscreen It is available from the 15 June from AU$1499. With education discount it AU$1349.10. For more information including full specifications and features see Microsoft Australia's Website . Where you can p...