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Buzz Moody

Buzz founded Ausdroid in March 2010, and while he has stepped back from active responsibilities around here to focus on his education, Buzz brings us some of our biggest news stories, reviews and latest rumours. We hope to have him back on board more fully around the end of 2012.

Buzz gives our tech savvy readers all the latest news from within the Android world.



Current Phone: Galaxy Nexus ... for now
Current Tablet: Nexus 7

Buzz has posted 1347 articles and reviews on Ausdroid.




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Telstra scores exclusive on white HTC One XL, arrives October 2nd
Telstra first scored the exclusive on the original grey HTC One XL — the 4G cousin of the One X — earlier this year, and now they’re adding another One XL family member in the form of the white One XL. Specs wise, both the grey and white One XLs are exactly the same. You’ll [...]
Exploit: Samsung Galaxy S II and III can be factory reset from the browser, dialer via USSD code
Update: Don’t go to strange links on either device, kids. Woah, we’ve got some crazy news here that’s just come from the depths of the internet. The Samsung Galaxy S II can be exploited super easily allowing anyone to possibly factory reset your device from inside the browser using a USSD code. Basically, what can [...]
Was this photo taken by the next Nexus device?
Remember the Samsung GT-i9250? Y’know, the Galaxy Nexus? Well its possible successor, the GT-i9260, has been floating around the blogosphere for almost a month now, but for the first time we have something that may have come from the device: a photo. It might not be much, but it could be the start of the [...]
Matias Duarte feels he’s only a third of the way done with Android’s polish, consistency and responsiveness
Android’s lead designer, Matias Duarte, has commented on a Google+ post which celebrated his recognition as being one of the 50 designers shaping the future. He stated (as shown above) that he feels as though he’s only a third of the way to where he’d like Android’s polish, consistency and responsiveness to be. That comment [...]
Kogan offering 8GB, 16GB Nexus 7 for $30 less than Google Play until midnight (update: finished)
If you were waiting out for a deal on the 16GB Google / ASUS Nexus 7 then you’re in luck. Thanks to today’s free shipping over at Kogan today, you can get the 16GB Nexus 7 for $289 instead of the $319 it costs over at Google’s Play Store, and the 8GB model for $239 [...]
Motorola and Intel launch the Motorola RAZR i, 2GHz Intel CPU inside (updated: video)
Motorola and Intel have today announced a device that they’ve called the biggest device since the launch of the original Motorola RAZR — wow, what a call. The Motorola RAZR i features 4.3-inch edge-to-edge AMOLED display with zero touch-response time. The device is powered by a — as far as we can tell, it’s single [...]
Galaxy S 4 rumours debunked by Samsung: “this is not true”
There has been a rumour floating around the blogosphere the past day or two regarding the possible launch of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 (or IV, depending on what conventions Samsung would go with) early next year. While that may well and truly happen, Samsung have put it on record that this isn’t happening — [...]
Vodafone: Android 2.3.6 “Value Pack” update now rolling out to the original Samsung Galaxy Tab
While the Android 2.3.6 “Value Pack” update for the original Samsung Galaxy Tab might not bring with it every that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has to offer, it will give you an experience that is semi close. Performance will increase; you’ll get face unlocking; menus have been arranged to that of Android 4.0. So [...]
Vodafone: Android 4.0.4 update for the Sony Xperia Ray is now available
As we reported last week, the Sony Xperia Ray would be getting Android 4.0.4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” in the near future, and that near future is now. Vodafone have just announced the availability of the update over on their blog this afternoon. To get started with the update, you’ll need to download Sony’s PC Companion [...]
Box users in Australia will see upload speed increases thanks to Box Accelerator
While cloud storage service Box might not be as widely used as competing services such as Dropbox, it’s still a massive player in the cloud storage industry, with many large scale businesses using it and between 1-5million Android users according to its Google Play page. Now all Box users will notice large upload speed increases [...]
Motorola RAZR MAXX HD won’t be launching in Australia
If you were hoping to get your hands on the Motorola RAZR MAXX HD — the extra battery loaded RAZR HD — then you’re all out of luck for the time being. Motorola Australia has announced that the device won’t be launching here in Australia due to incompatible frequencies, which really means that no carrier [...]
Samsung fires directly at Apple’s iPhone 5 in new ads promoting the Galaxy S III
Samsung have launched a new ad that doesn’t hold back against Apple’s brand new iPhone 5. The ad, shown below, aims to inform people that the Galaxy S III is already the best of the best, so don’t even bother with this new bit of technology. The specs listed for the Galaxy S III are [...]
Carbon for Android supposedly launching in the next few days says developer
Remember the hype months ago about the upcoming launch of Carbon for Android — a kick-butt Twitter client? Well after long period of delays, the lead developer is assuring future users that the app will indeed be launching in the next few days. Matter of a few dayz now…yea, still alive and kicking! Next up [...]