Google has announced through the Google Australia blog that we now have access to movie rentals. They have an Android App available to install through the Google Play Store and also a Youtube page as well. New release movies start at $5.99 for standard definition they also offer high definition versions for $6.99 with library titles in Continue reading...

Sony has announced via their blog that owners of the Tablet S should now be receiving the update to Ice Cream Sandwich, next time you connect your Tablet S to WiFi you'll be prompted to do a system update. The Tablet S hardware is quite decent and now the Ice Cream Sandwich update is here it may be time to Continue reading...

Samsung has announced that the CPU to power their 'Next Galaxy' device will be a 1.4GHz Exynos Quad-Core processor. The processor will be based on the ARM Cortex A9 CPU architecture, the 32nm HKMG(High-k Metal Gate) technology is being spruiked by Samsung as offering twice the power but with 20 percent less power consumption. Samsung’s next Galaxy device, which will be officially Continue reading...

NFC or Near Field Communication is something that first appeared on the Android landscape with the Nexus S back in November 2010 when the handset was launched and then was continued in the Nexus line up with the Galaxy Nexus. NFC capable phones like the HTC One X and the Xperia S have recently launched and there are several more slated Continue reading...

Google Drive is here. Google Drive has been rumoured for a an extremely long time, so long in fact that it was seeming like it was never going to come, but this morning it's here and you can access it. The Google Drive service initially offers 5GB to all users who sign up but also allows you to upgrade at Continue reading...

Edit Just hold off on this, I‘m looking into this further awaiting confirmation on the validity of this app, I‘d recommend uninstalling it for now if you have installed it. I will update when I have further information . May 3rd can't come fast enough for most Android lovers, the event has an air of anticipation that has been mostly unrivalled Continue reading...

On May 3rd we fully expect to see Samsung unveil the Galaxy S III and they have held any information regarding their flagship phone very tightly up to and including camouflaging the internal parts in generic cases, but that doesn't mean we have to stop looking right? To that end I've been searching through various certification databases and found Continue reading...

We saw a tease of an updated Android App from ABC earlier this month, now the updated Android App is available to install through the Google Play Store. The app is available to devices running Android 2.2 or higher and is a miniscule 567kb to download. From an initial read through of comments in the Play store most people have Continue reading...

On July 8th last year, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Atlantis(STS-135) in what was the final manned mission for the Space Shuttle program. On-board as well as 4 crew members and supplies for the International Space Station, were 2 Nexus S phones attached to SPHERES (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites), which NASA would use to further NASAs usage of Continue reading...

Soon after launching the Transformer Prime, Asus started receiving complaints from customers regarding the GPS performance of the tablet. Now they have responded by offering customers the opportunity to receive a free external GPS extension kit(Dongle). To receive the dongle you`ll have to sign up as an ASUS VIP and login to their website and register your Continue reading...

Back in December, Google released a product called Currents, which was to put it simply a magazine style layout version of your favourite website. The problem with Currents was that on launch it was only available in the US or via a side loaded APK, but as of this morning you can now download the Currents App from the Continue reading...

Let me start by saying, I love Swiftkey. I had only ever used the stock one since I started using Android, so when the $0.10 sale occured in December and Swiftkey was included, I thought 'Why not?' and haven't looked back. Seriously, it's Amazing! I love the text prediction, Twitter handle prediction in Twitter clients that don`t support it Continue reading...

Last night`s launch event for the HTC One X was held at The Carriage Works where HTC showcases the features of the One X. One of the ways that HTC encouraged people to check out the onsite demonstrations of the One X's Camera and Sense interface was to utilise another feature of the handset, NFC. To this end HTC Continue reading...