August 20, 2012
Optus has just announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the HTC Incredible S has begun to roll out. It’s a staggered roll out with all users expected to get the update over the next couple of weeks. The update is sized at 300MB so we’re going to urge you to download [...]
August 20, 2012
Two years after Samsung said that they’d launch the projector-toting Galaxy Beam here in Australia, it’s finally available through Dick Smith stores (and online). Dick Smith are asking for $585 for the 1GHz Dual-Core, Android 2.3, and of course, 15 lumens projector device, which can apparently display a 50-inch image. The Galaxy Beam packs a [...]
August 19, 2012
Friend of Ausdroid, and regular Podcastee, Scott, sent out a tweet to ASUS Australia asking about Nexus 7 sales figures, and while ASUS couldn’t get into anything specific, they did say that every shipment has sold out here in 1-2 weeks. Impressive. If this doesn’t show that the Nexus 7 is a winner, then I [...]
August 19, 2012
When Sony launched the Xperia S running Android 2.3, we were pretty disappointed, as were most of the tech industry. Sony promised that it would be updated to Android 4.0 in the coming months — that roll out has already happened across most of the world — but now they’ve announced a new device, the [...]
August 18, 2012
Google’s influence over Motorola is finally beginning to bear fruit, this time through the introduction of a bootloader unlocking service simply dubbed “Unlock My Device”. The unlocking process is very much the same way HTC have been doing it for a while. The website guides you through all the steps, along with the now-obvious “say [...]
August 13, 2012
Motorola is looking to steamline its business through job cuts and focusing on fewer phone releases each year. 20% of Motorola’s staff are expected to lose their jobs in the move, with a third of them coming from inside the US, leaving the rest in Asia and Europe. Motorola is also going to cut some [...]
August 10, 2012
Gameloft have unveiled their upcoming game for Android and iOS called Wild Blood which is powered by Unreal Engine making the game look pretty awesome — as you’ll see in the video below. The release date for Wild Blood is not yet known, however, Gameloft are expected to announce more information in the future via [...]
August 10, 2012
Renders of what could possibly be Sony’s next Android tablet have leaked on to the internet thanks to a user on XDA-Developers. This new design is riffing off of the Tablet S but Sony have removed the wedge design in favour of a more flat overall look. According the post on XDA, the tablet will [...]
August 9, 2012
Telstra have updated their “software updates” forum post which now tells us that they’re expecting the rollout of the Android 4.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy Note to happen on August 27th. Should testing be completed without problems arising then users should see the update in just over two weeks time. Although Telstra is a [...]
August 9, 2012
Remember the original Android device, the HTC Dream (or G1 in the US)? Well thanks to a pre-alpha build of CyanogenMod’s Android 4.1.1 ROM, you can now run it on the hardware of the past. The performance is far from what Google would hope to see with ‘Project Butter’, however it is pretty cool to [...]
August 6, 2012
Vodafone have updated their blog mentioning that the Android 4.0.4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” update for the Samsung Galaxy Note will begin rolling out to users from tomorrow afternoon. Not all users will receive the update at the same time, it will instead be a staggered release with a portion of users getting the update over [...]
July 31, 2012
If you’re looking to jump on the ASUS Padfone bandwagon then your time has almost come. On August 14 ASUS will launch the phone + tablet combination here in Australia — almost a year and a half since it was first announced back in early 2011. For $999 at Harvey Norman you’ll get both the [...]
July 23, 2012
Telstra have launched a new app dubbed “Telstra 24×7″ which helps you manage your Telstra service. You can check your usage/balance, recharge, find stores and get in contact with support. The app doesn’t give you notifications when your data or allowance is running low as Telstra provide this service via SMS already. However, the ability [...]
