May 20, 2010
Here is my review of the HTC Desire that I received from Telstra through their Social Review Competition. These are my thoughts, and my thoughts only. I was not paid by Telstra to do this, I have nothing officially to do with them, besides being selected for the Social Review. But a big thank you [...]
May 19, 2010
It has come to our attention that the HTC Magic has been removed from sale on the Vodafone online store (Link). Now take this with the usual dosage of salt, but we’ve been told the HTC Magic is an “End of life” device at Vodafone, meaning that once they run out, it’s gone. With that [...]
May 19, 2010
Now here’s a device that has just popped up out of no where. The Motorola Quench or the Cliq XT has made it’s way into Optus with hardly anyone noticing. Which probably isn’t a bad thing, the last time they threw a launch party, the two devices were terrible. The hardware is very much the [...]
May 19, 2010
Finally, some Vodafone-X10 news you don’t have to take with a grain of salt. Sony Ericsson have contacted me today to clarify that the Xperia X10 has not been cancelled by Vodafone, only that the launch date has been postponed. Their statement: The Australian launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 on the Vodafone network [...]
May 17, 2010
Update: Vodafone have not cancelled the X10, only delayed it. See Link Now there has been talk that there is an error with the Xperia X10 on Vodafone, when approached they said they didn’t know when they’d have more stock. Now comes more.. Vodafone have completely pulled the Xperia X10 off both their shelves and [...]
May 16, 2010
How do you prefer to purchase your Android Device? Thanks to everyone who placed their votes in this weeks poll. It’s good to see who you guys trust & prefer to give your money to for an Android Device. I left the poll pretty broad, but I think I covered nearly everything. Be sure to [...]
May 16, 2010
Just thought I’d let you know about the Android Australia User Group. Despite having the same -awesome- name, we’re separate entities. The Android Australia User Group (Link) is all about promoting local Android Developer activity and bridging the information gap between Australia and technology hubs like the United States. So if you’re a local developer, [...]
May 14, 2010
There is no word more official than this ( ) that a new Android release is about to be rolled out. Google has had another treat delivered to the front of their offices, a Frozen Yoghurt. Although still packaged up, it is partially visible from the sides. So.. Anyone else starting to get excited for [...]
May 14, 2010
I’m glad I can finally let this out. Telstra have put up the names of the 25 contestants that won the ‘Social Review’ contest. Even better news, I was one of the winners! So thank you very much to Telstra for letting me be able to review the HTC Desire in all it’s glory and [...]
May 14, 2010
The LG Eve is in store at Crazy John’s, but not yet on the shelf. So keep on the lookout for it in the next few days. The Eve is a low-end Android Device running Android 1.5 with a 528MHz CPU, 3″ Resistive Capacitive Touchscreen & 5MP Camera w/ Flash. Our tipster said that it [...]
May 14, 2010
According to Allphones the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will be available on the $49 Rollover Cap + $10 phone re-payments over 24 months. Still no launch date at this time. Google+
May 13, 2010
According to a recent post by TechCrunch, Android Froyo (2.2) will have WiFi Tethering included as a part of the actual OS instead of being an usually “hacked” extra. The Tether allows you to set an SSID (Network name) as well as secure the network with WEP or WPA. It will certainly be a very [...]
May 12, 2010
After contacting Vodafone today, they have shed some more light on the Nexus One rumours. The email received from one of our readers, reads: Our agreement with Google to stock the Nexus phone covers all geographies. The offer will initially be introduced in Europe starting with the UK. Further countries will be introduced during 2010. [...]