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Phil Tann

Phil is an Android enthusiast who spends most of his time reading up on U.S. Android news so he can get the low down on what could possibly hit Australian shores. Coming from a background in IT & T sales, he’s in the perfect position to give an educated view on hardware and software.



Current Phone: Samsung Galaxy S III on Vodafone
Current Tablet: Nexus 7

Phil has posted 219 articles and reviews on Ausdroid.




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Falcon Pro hits Twitter token limit again, resets tokens
Falcon Pro, the popular Twitter app by Joaquim Vergès has once again hit Twitter’s 100,000 limit on user tokens, as also occurred earlier this year. Vergès has reset the application token, invalidating existing user authentications, and has released an update to the app with the new token. Falcon Pro users will need to login to [...]
Samsung to launch a new high end Android camera in London
Samsung’s J K Shin has confirmed that there will be a camera launched at the upcoming London event on the 20th of June. Going far enough in his statement to suggest that the camera will be a high end optics, Android powered device that will have interchangeable lenses as well as other features such as [...]
Samsung release Galaxy S4 Zoom video
Samsung’s obsession with creating a phone and tablet in every possible size and with every conceivable built in accesory has taken a very curious twist with their announcement of the Galaxy S4 Zoom. The device has a built in 16MP camera with 10 x optical Zoom. As is evident from the picture, rather than a [...]
Galaxy Note 8 on sale at Kogan
It’s always nice to save money on a big purchase, even nicer to save big money! Recently after our review of the Galaxy Note 8, a number of readers agreed that the tablet is about $100.00 too expensive at $539.00 to really be competitive in the market it’s aiming for. Kogan have come to market [...]
Leader Tab 10″ — Review
Leader offers a breath of fresh air into a rough and stale market with their 10-inch Jellybean Tablet. When you’ve tested, reviewed and owned top end tablet devices, it can sometimes be tempting to dismiss tablets that aren’t in this same category. However, Ausdroid always offers honest reviews on all devices, with criticism and praise [...]
Vodafone updating the Samsung Galaxy SII to Jelly Bean 4.1.2
After a bit of a false start a couple of weeks ago, Vodafone and Samsung are now pushing the 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update to Galaxy SII owners. While most of these users are likely coming to the end of their contract, there’s still a huge number of users out there sporting the once flagship of [...]
Falcon Pro 2.0 Beta
Falcon Pro is currently in Beta for one of the biggest user issues on their request list: multi-account support. While it’s currently in beta, the testing is going extremely well and a wider release through the Play Store won’t be far away at all. For anyone keen to have a look at the Beta, you [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (Wi-fi) — Review
Can the Galaxy Note 8 stand up to Samsung’s high standards? In the last few years, Samsung has created an amazing success story with their Galaxy S phones, and more recently the Galaxy Note range – the first Galaxy Note phone was popular, and the Galaxy Note II was nothing short of a genuine success. [...]
HTC set to release a 7″ tablet in September
Remember the HTC Flyer? No, you’re not alone. It was the first venture into the 7″ tablet market that HTC made in May 2011. Probably too soon to market with a 7″ tablet, HTC is now trying the other end of the scale by releasing one way too late. Adding to the list of prayers [...]
Today in Samsung news and leaks
With a Samsung event set for June 20th, the rumours surrounding upcoming devices that could possibly launch at this event aren’t going to stop. The device currently speculated at launching at the event is the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, however there are definitely other devices within the Galaxy range which could possibly launch and today [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note III rumours strengthen
The rumour train surrounding the expected release of the Samsung Galaxy Note III is gathering momentum. The latest rumours or leaks are around the specs of the device; firstly it’s going to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor which is leading the way in processing power while still remaining battery friendly. The more interesting of [...]
Nokia files complaint with ITC seeking US import ban on the HTC One
HTC just doesn’t seem to be able to catch a break right now, they’ve suffered one of their worst financial quarters to date and a steady stream of top executives have left the company recently, now Nokia have filed a patent infringement claim with the International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking to ban imports of the [...]
HTC One with stock Android reported to be announced next week
The rumour of a ‘Google Edition’ HTC One has been doing the rounds since the announcement of the Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 at this Google IO, the existence of which was debunked immediately by HTC. In the last couple of days however, the rumours have been gaining momentum and there’s certainly been more and [...]