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  Welcome to the world of OtterBox, where protection meets innovation! As a leading brand in mobile device accessories, OtterBox is renowned for its rugged cases and durable solutions that keep your devices safe from everyday bumps, drops, and spills. With a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, OtterBox has built a reputation for creating products that not only shield your devices but also enhance your lifestyle. Why Choose OtterBox? Choosing OtterBox means choosing peace of mind. OtterBox cases are rigorously tested to meet military-grade standards, ensuring your device can withstand the rigors of daily life. With a wide variety of styles and colors, there's an OtterBox case to match every personality and preference. Plus, the user-friendly designs make it easy to access all ports and buttons without compromising protection. Special Offer for Event Participants To celebrate your participation in this event, we’re excited to offer an exclusive 20% discount on your next OtterBox purchase! Simply enter the code STEM20 at checkout to take advantage of this special offer. Protect your devices with the best—because with OtterBox, it’s not just a case; it’s confidence in every drop. Thank you for joining us, and happy shopping! Please Note: This offer is only for for all the teachers/staffs/ students from School/Education/university only. We will waive your postage when purchase more than $500.  Any future questions? Do Not hastate to contact with us.  sale@phoneinc.com.au   

Some people may experience in wrong accessories purchased for their iPhone or iPad. You Are Not Alone We've deal with a lots cases for sales return due to the wrong model chosen day by day.   Here we would like to share with you,  "How to identify my "iPhone or iPad "  Let's start with iPhone   For iPhone  Look in Settings Go to Settings > General > About. To the right of Model, you'll see the  Model Name  For iPad or iPad PRO Just flip you iPad and check out the bottom with tiny letter started with AXXXX (X, 4 digital number) Here is the list of iPad/ iPad Pro model number:       Further information you may find in Official Apple Store website iPad: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201471 iPhone: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201296    

iSpin Perfectly Matching with Your Phone iSpin Innovation can be in a small package, this is proven by the Absolute iSpin. iSpin is the most innovative mobile ring. Made with Zinc alloy and industrial grade bearing, it is incredibly strong in structure yet remarkably light. It is a product formed when engineering and production are in perfect unison. The iSpin is by far the best mobile ring in the market. Be inspired Embedded with industrial grade bearing for the smoothest spin feeling, iSpin spin like no others. The Swivel hinge functions as a phone holder ring as well as a kickstand.   Keep your brand on their phone Where else will be better than to keep you logo on your user/client/customer's phone. They use it everyday and shows off your brand when in use. A perfect marketing tool for exhibition, convention, customer reward, Point of Sale material.     Contact Us for a Quote Read next Secret of SmartPhone Photography iPhone Build-in Trackpad You Never knew existed 3 Simple Ways To Ensure Your Mobile Device is Secure

Professional Looking Photos Using Smartphone Camera Review: Bitplay Professional Smartphone Camera Add-on Lens System The biggest job perk of being a phone store manager for almost 20 years is that I get to use any phones I want for as long as I want them. Camera functionality has always been one of the key components when I choose which phone to use day to day. From the early days of the Nokia 12Megapixel N series, to the Sony 21Megapixel Z series and all series of Samsung Galaxy, Apple iPhone, and HTC one with moving photos, to the current Huawei mate and Google pixel AI-enhanced camera phones, I can say the technology under the hood of these phones has come a long way. However, having been a smartphone photographer for all my adult life and taking commercial photos for events, product placement photos for Instagram and Facebook, and the ever-important family holiday photos, I don’t think a day goes by without me opening the camera app on my phone. Some people might think the purposely built action camera and AI-enhanced photographic smartphone technology are overhyped. I can’t help but think the consumer grade point and shoot digital camera’s days are numbered. It's all about lenses Smartphone cameras have always had a limitation in terms of the type of lenses they use. The lens is fixed and cannot be designed as an all-in-one. This determines the quality of close-up macro shots, long-range zoom-in shots, and crowded selfie shots that need the extra width. Some of these issues can be overcome by using software to stitch up multiple photos with panoramic mode or digitally zooming in on the picture, but the final product will not be as good, and this certainly cannot be done when you are shooting a video. That is why phone manufacturers came up with dual or quad lens camera phones for different situations. Now the latest iPhone Xs comes with a f/1.8 wide-angle lens build-in on the back and a f/2.2 wide-angle lens for the front camera, specifically for those crowded selfies. While it is good that phone manufacturers are addressing these limitations by bringing out shiny new devices with lenses that fit, not everybody has the $2000 budget to upgrade. This is where third party lenses come in. There are a few of them out there but they mostly don’t stack up. Blurry images and distortion are the least of the issues. Some have hair line cracks or affect the colour saturation. A few professional brands stand out from the rest. Moment, Olloclip, and ITFIT are all pretty reliable. Now the latest iPhone Xs comes with a f/1.8 wide-angle lens build-in on the back and a f/2.2 wide-angle lens for the front camera, specifically for those crowded selfies. Bitplay Lenses Review Today I got my hands on a set of bitplay lenses and will be focusing on reporting their functionality and the quality of the photos after using them for a trial period. The price of bitplay lenses is nowhere near the Olloclip or Moment lens so it doesn’t feel like buying a new set of equipment to fix an existing one. This is a plus for me. For the sake of comparison, I am taking an iPhone 7 Plus out on this task. For stability control, I used a Snap!7 plus case on the iPhone so I can fix it onto a tripod with its built-in 1/4-20 UNC threads. This takes away the possibility of a shaking movement when the photos are taken that could skew the test result. The Snap!7 case is nicely built, fits the phone firmly and provides a good grip and protection for the device. It has a mechanical shutter button positioned naturally on the top right-hand corner and a thumb stopper where you can place your thumb to complete the grip without touching the screen, a feature no other mobile lens systems have. That being said, although the add-on case makes the phone so much better when using it as a camera, it does make the phone thicker. I wouldn’t use the case on a day-to-day bases, only during a photo session. For stability control, I used a Snap!7 plus case on the iPhone so I can fix it onto a tripod with its built-in 1/4-20 UNC threads. Bitplay has a good range of lenses and lens filters from HD wide angle to full frame fisheye lenses and everything in between. The M52 CPL Filter and the circular polarizer lens filter provide even more ways you can create those dreamy shots that only a DSLR could before. My mission today is to test out the three lenses that are most widely used in different situations. Firstly, the Telephoto lens. I used the HD telephoto lens which has 2x optical zoom. Even though the iPhone 7 plus has its own 2x zoom telephoto lens, the non-plus version does not. Using the lens on an iPhone 6, 7, or 8 gives the phone the extra function it lacks from its plus family. But I want to find out if the image result stacks up with the original plus family equipment. The result was mind blowing. I took a shot using the iPhone 7 Plus’s natural 2x optical zoom lens (the factory build-in lens) of the Sydney Opera House all the way across the harbor from Milson’s Point. At the same position, I used the normal lens (the first built-in lens) with the bitplay HD 2x telephoto lens. Both photos came out nice and clear. The white balance is a bit off using the add-on lens because the cloud moved in, but image is clean and detailed. What surprises me the most is when I blow it up digitally by 100 times, the writing on a building so far away that my naked eye couldn’t even see the building at the time suddently becomes legible. Now, imagine you are sitting in a narrow VIP room in a small restaurant with a dozen of your best friends, and you want to take a photo of everybody including the food on the table. We know this can only be done by placing your friends on top of each other in awkward positions while trying to keep their heads down near the table so the food can be included in the shot. Well, not if you have the bitplay wide angle or the fisheye lens. I can’t replicate the situation for the photoshoot mainly because I don’t have a dozen friends nor a restaurant that’s willing to let me use it’s VIP room for free. But from my position underneath the Sydney Harbor Bridge, it is virtually impossible to get a shot of the whole bridge as well as of the Opera House and a bit of the grassy foreground to add a sense of depth to the picture. Well, I did it with ease using the bitplay HD EF18mm wide angle lens. And if you look closely, you will find there are no visible distortions. There are no crooked edges and all the straight bridge structures are clear and straight as an arrow. Lastly, I took a few shots using the fisheye lens. Normally we don’t see the fisheye photo as we would perceive our surroundings, but I can think of many Instagram and Facebook posts using these photos to show off and let the viewer appreciate the natural surroundings of an open beach or a mountaintop. A full house Taylor Swift concert or school orchestra performance are just some examples. These smartphone photos and videos are not just a picture of a significant object or a place you have been. These photos capture moments of our life we want to cherish. Years from now I will look back at my photos and say to myself, I had a wonderful life. And for now, these bitplay lenses help me capture the extra details I wouldn’t have otherwise.

Secret iPhone build-in trackpad you always wanted Ever run into the situation that you wanted to add a few words or letters in your email or SMS on your iphone or iPad but doesn’t matter how accurately you try to touch the spot, the cursor just won’t go where you wanted it to go? Did you ever wanted a touch pad that you can move the cursor on your iphone screen to help you navigate and make correction or changes on your documents? There is a secret function most do not know it have on iOS. That is the turning your on screen keyboard into a touch trackpad and move the cursor like you would with a laptop trackpad. Want to know how to work it? It’s actually very simple. You simply needed to press and hold the space bar on your on-screen keyboard and until the letters key blank out, You can then move the cursor like you would using a laptop trackpad by sliding your finger from the space bar without lifting it to the direction you wanted the cursor to move. Or alternatively just press and hold anywhere on the document until the magnifying circle appear and you can slide and move the magnifying cycle and the cursor will move into the circle when it is able to. READ NEXT Smartphone photographic replacing DSLR

Image quality has come a long way since the early days of the iPhone’s 2-megapixel camera. Today, your iPhone’s camera can produce some spectacular photos. However, as with a conventional DSLR camera, you can take your photography to a whole new level by simply adding a telephoto lens. Enter the Bitplay Clip With 3X Telephoto Lens. Unlocking Your iPhone’s Photographic Potential Even though there are times when it feels like your iPhone’s basic is holding back your creativity, now there is a third-party accessory that holds the key to fully unlocking your iPhone’s photographic potential. Truly the hottest accessories for your iPhone are the new generation of external lenses. These are designed specifically to transform iPhone photography by attaching flexible lenses commonly used on mainstream DSLR cameras, whether it’s a telephoto, macro or wide-angle lens. While many die-hard traditional photographers still resist embracing the iPhone phenomenon, it’s becoming harder with the advent of lens options like the Bitplay 3X telephoto lens for the Apple iPhone. This is an option that can really change the way you shoot. Bitplay enjoys a reputation for excellent lens optics and this newest addition promises incredibly low distortion in such a tiny package. Adventure And Landscape Photographers Rejoice If you’re a landscape or adventure photographer, have a passion for street photography or a fondness for shooting cityscapes, this is the lens for you! Just as Moment and Zeiss changed the way photographers worked their iPhones, Bitplay’s new telephoto lens offering promises a similar revolution! While there is little doubt smartphones still have some way to go before truly giving DSLR cameras a run for their money from a professional perspective, Bitplay’s new telephoto lens is closing that gap. For the everyday average consumer, smartphone cameras are now at a point where one really has to wonder about the need for a conventional multi-lens camera. Even more so now iPhone add-on lenses such as Bitplay’s new telephoto lens are becoming both more popular and delivering higher quality. It’s now more than just a convenience thing. Bitplay has announced their innovative CLIP for iPhone, which makes using their range of accessory lenses way easy and super simple. The clip is more than just the name of the product. It is the description of how it works too.   All you simply do is clip the CLIP onto your iPhone and then screw in your Bitplay 3X telephoto lens onto the Clip. It’s that simple, and it works for both the iPhone’s front and rear-facing cameras, so you can use your CLIP in whichever way is convenient for you. Moreover, the CLIP’s interior is lined with a soft silicone finish to ensure the case doesn’t cause any damage to your precious iPhone. With the CLIP being priced under $20 and telephoto lens at $64.95 it also won’t cost you an arm and a leg either. Pros Great good build quality Small Lightweight Magnified zoom (3 times magnification) without adjusting your iPhone Minimal distortion Cons Slightly prone to fingerprints Gear Used We tested the 3X telephoto lens for the iPhone with the newest edition of their CLIP and our Apple iPhone 6s. Build Quality The Bitplay 3X telephoto lens is made from solid metal and glass. It’s large enough room to handle it easily without it feeling clumsy or fragile. Your iPhone's Photographic potential Ergonomics The true magic of the Bitplay 3X telephoto lens shines through with its use. The lens itself becomes much smaller when you remove the lens hood and the cap. However, that may not be the optimum way to use this little gem as the front element is prone to collecting fingerprints even when being handled normally. Focusing With the 3X telephoto lens, the focusing is handled through the iPhone. So, focusing is a breeze. Remember, your scene is now so wide and the sensor is already so small that it’s almost impossible to get a shot out of focus. Yeah! Image Quality The Bitplay 3X telephoto lens has an admirable image quality with a character that wouldn’t be out of place on a DSLR camera lens. This lens provides sharp, clear contrasting images and most importantly copes with flare in a subdued fashion. Overall Ease Of Use BitPlay has their own bespoke app although you may end up not bothering with their app. However, the Bitplay 3X telephoto lens’s overall ease of use is as impressive as what this miniature marvel of a lens can do. The only mildly tricky part is avoiding getting the lens glass dirty when you are mounting it. It helps not to have fat fingers! Spot a moment without your DSLR Final Observation If shooting images with your iPhone is your passion then I really can’t recommend the Bitplay 3X telephoto lens highly enough. It offers a truly fantastic image quality and is remarkably easy to use. You’ll soon discover a lens option like the Bitplay 3X telephoto lens for the Apple iPhone is an affordable option that really will change the way you approach your photography. For that alone, I recommend you give it a shot! Written by Jaymi Stacey who receivd finicial benefit for this blog post.

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We all know about the importance of recycling in general but not many of us know about mobile phone recycling. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Australians are hoarding approximately 23 million unused mobile phones, About 98% of mobile phones can actually be recycled. However figures show that only approximately 13% of mobile phones are currently being recycled. This means there are a lot of materials available that could be recovered simply through recycling. There are 29 million mobile phone subscribers in Australia. About 9 million new handsets are shipped here every year, and most Australians upgrade their handset every 18-24 months. The good news? It's easy to do the right thing. All you have to do is recycle your old mobiles and accessories, and encourage others to do the same. Why recycle you may ask. Recycling your mobile phone helps : Reduces pollution caused by hazardous materials from mobile phones entering the environment from landfill or incineration. It reduces the effects of global warming by reducing the amount of CO2 and methane gas entering our environment from decomposing waste in landfill. It reduces the waste and habitat damage associated with the extraction of raw materials like plastics. It prevents the reformation of environmentally damaging compounds such as dioxins and furans in the exhaust gas stream. It reduces disposal rates and impact. Besides saving the environment mobile phone recycling could also help you earn extra cash for yourself or your business. We at PhoneInc can assist you with mobile phone recycling. If you’re interested in earning side income for your business or just interested in recycling your old mobile phones to save the environment do contact us at sales@phoneinc.com.au today and ask us how.

Every now and then, we get asked this question: " Why is there a xxx symbol appear on my iphone and how do i get rid of it?" Some symbols makes logical sense for first time users but some can be a bit of a mystery even for engineers and graphy designers.  Here is what they mean and most of them can be turn on or off in general setting once you know what it means. If you still have trouble figuring out how to turn if off, refer to the page indicated in the table of your apple user guide.  

COMMENT The Samsung Galaxy S6 might currently have the best smartphone camera there is, but it has competition. Photo: Samsung Earlier this year, HTC updated its flagship phone, the HTC One. The new model was a stunning piece of hardware, a beautifully moulded slab of aluminium and glass. The software matched the hardware; the operating system and built in apps had a gorgeous, cohesive design. The HTC One had only one flaw, but it was a deal breaker; the camera sucked. A few weeks ago HTC released a firmware update to fix the camera, but it's still not good enough. In perfect lighting situations, photos from the HTC One are as good as any point and shoot. Outside of perfect conditions, photos look like they were shot through a bowl of soup.Today, the best camera in a smartphone may well be inside the Samsung Galaxy S6.  The dud camera inside the otherwise great HTC One was a damn shame but, until now, Android cameras have largely been pretty hit and miss. Thankfully this is changing. In 2015, flagship Android devices are finally shipping with flagship cameras. The camera on the LG G4 improves on Samsung's entry in every way on paper, but it's yet to be fully tested in the real world. Photo: LG Today, the best camera in a smartphone may well be inside the Samsung Galaxy S6. The Verge's Dieter Bohn writes, "There's probably no greater source of complaints with Android phones than their cameras. Samsung has always managed to float above the sea of Android photographic disappointment, but never really soared. With the S6 and its optically stabilised, 16-megapixel sensor, it's really starting to fly." Tom's Hardware calls it the "best smartphone camera on the market right now". I'm no camera expert, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 camera is a joy to use. The S6's relatively wide 1.9 aperture allows more light to enter the camera, allowing for a faster shutter. In simple terms, this means better low light performance and clear, crisp shots in most other conditions. On a recent trip to Hobart, the camera's performance rivalled the best point and shoot cameras I've used. The S6's reign as top smartphone camera may be short lived. The LG G4, released this week, is receiving even better reviews for its camera. With more advanced optical stabilisation and an even lighter 1.8 aperture, it may emerge as the new king once the dust settles. A first for smartphones, the G4 even lets you capture images in the RAW format as well as JPG. A new Sony flagship is rumoured for release this year, to follow the pictured Xperia Z3+ (called Z4 in Japan). Could the new phone raise the bar for cameras once again? Photo: Sony Gizmodo's Campbell Simpson writes: "For a smartphone, the G4's camera can't be beaten. Sorry, iPhone, that's just the way that it is now – this might sound like hyperbole, but it's not." I'm surprised it has taken Android manufacturers this long to challenge the iPhone for camera superiority. The iPhone has long been the most used camera on Flickr. Not just camera phone, the most popular camera of any type. Camera quality has long been one of Apple's key selling points for the iPhone. It makes sense. I don't know anyone with a point and shoot camera these days, the market has been in a steady decline for years. Meanwhile, smartphone cameras have been "good enough" for most people. It was the iPhone 4S that made smartphone cameras exceptional and, since then, Apple continued to improve the camera while Android cameras were still just good enough. Apple  has always focused  its efforts on the tangible qualities of  its products. Rather than spruik the specs – megapixels, processor speed or RAM, the things most people do not understand – Apple focuses on what the average person can see and feel. And the average person can see when a photo looks great. They know it's their iPhone that always grabs the perfect shot of their son or daughter. Apple's recent ad campaign for the iPhone, Shot on iPhone 6, ignores all other aspects of the phone to simply showcase the camera inside. This ad campaign went on to win the Gold Lion at Cannes. That's why the Samsung Galaxy S6 was such a revelation. For the last few years, I'd begun to prefer the Android experience over the iPhone. Since the release of KitKat​, Android's last major update, Android  is a better fit for how I used my mobile device. Notifications were easier to deal with, the OS was faster to navigate, it all felt like an operating system far better designed for use in small bursts. But until the Samsung Galaxy S6, I'd still carry an iPhone with me to use as my camera. The S6 finally brought a camera to rival and, I think, beat the iPhone. Interestingly, the manufacturer of the camera inside the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Apple iPhone is Sony. Sony's next flagship phone is looking likely for September and I'm hoping Sony will raise the bar for Android cameras again. 2015 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for Android users. Finally, their cameras are some of the best in the business.

Battery life is related with CPU usage. Close all unnecessary applications. Some applications may not be shown on running program list. 1. Some applications running in the background may cause unwanted battery consumption. To close an application, use the back key rather then the home key. (The back key will close most applications, while the home key will place applications in stand-by mode.) 2. You can view the number of current running applications with Program monitor widget. (Some applications may not be shown.) Be cautious when installing unknown or unsecure applications, as this may cause excessive battery consumption.  3. After setting up a Google account, data communication takes place in the background. To extend stand-by time, deactivate Auto sync under Settings > Accounts and sync, and synchronise manually when necessary.  4. Keeping Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on is often the main acuse of battery drain.  5. In the event of excessive battery consumption or phone malfunction, restart the phone by pressing the power key for 8 seconds, or by pressing and holding the power key and selecting Power off.  If any of these do not work you can alternatively purchase a XiaoMi external power bank from our store. 

How Blue-light is harmful and where is it from? Our eyes detect a narrow band of wavelengths referred to as the “visible light spectrum”, which consist of the three primary colours: Blue (380–490nm), Green (490–590nm), and Red (590–780nm). These wavelengths transmit through to Retina, a light-sensitive layer of tissue lining the inner surface of the eye, and are ultimately sent various visual centres of the brain.As mentioned, blue-light (380–490nm) is being shorter in wavelength, thus carries more energy compare to other visible light. If light is allowed to reach retina directly without any protection mechanism, blue-light can inflict more damage on retina than the other colour. Research has determined that the lens inside our eye is able to filter out Red and Green light as they carry less energy. However, it is not able to filter out the high energy blue light. Adolescence and prepubescence are more vulnerable to such damage than matured adults, which permits more light to impact on the sensitive retina. Light from electronic devices is the light source we are most exposed to in our daily activities, only second to light from natural sources. Because of the wide spread and heavy use of electronic devices nowadays, such as monitor, TV screen, tablet and smart phone, it has drastically increased our exposure to the dangerous blue-light.   Consequences of chronic exposure to Blue-light The biggest threat of blue-light to our vision is the development of age-related macular degeneration. Macular Degeneration Sight without impairment Sight with Macular Degeneration   Eye Fatigue Long period of working with electronic devices increase the burden on our eyes are will result in eye fatigue and hamper on individual productivity Myopia Early development of Myopia Red Eye Syndrome Eye with sufficient rest and average exposure to blue-light Eye after enduring exposure to blue-light Sleeping Quality Exposure to blue-light research has shown that inhabit melatonin secretion and disrupt our sleeping quality Presbyopia Early development of Presbyopia