Optus also has competitive end of financial year offers – 25% off on 12...
It isn't just Vodafone making with the incredible end of financial year offers on mobile services; Optus also has some pretty decent offers this June, including 25% off plan fees on 12- and 24- month contracts -- with a...
Vodafone just made it nearly impossible not to switch carriers
In the cut-throat world of SIM only plans Vodafone is normally a hot contender, however, today they have just blown the competition out of the water. Until the end of the month, Vodafone is offering tonnes of data plus...
Google Photos will now auto-suggest photos for you to archive
Google Photos just keeps getting better, with Google applying more machine learning to the photos you put in more neat applications are being discovered. Now, the assistant within Google Photos will start suggesting which pics you can archive.
Google Photos...
Into the Wild: Comparison of Iridium vs Inmarsat vs Thuraya in the field
We've been looking at satellite communications for the last few weeks as part of our Into the Wild series, and we thought what better way to compare the options available than to grab three of the leading satellite phones...
Vodafone asks the Federal Court to review the ACCC ruling on domestic roaming
Vodafone Australia is escalating its campaign to have regulated domestic roaming established in Australia, by filing judicial review proceedings with the Federal Court of Australia today. Vodafone is asking the Court to review the process by which the ACCC...
Only 42 Android Device Models Have Recent Security Patch
Ausdroid readers will not be surprised to hear that many Android phones and tablets currently sold retail and through mobile carrier channels in Australia have not been patched with recent security updates.
Disappointingly but not surprisingly Google's Android Developers Blog has...
Google’s Chrome browser will start blocking bad ads from early next year
Last month, a rumour ran amok regarding Google building an ad-blocker into their Chrome browser. Today the ad giant revealed that it's doing exactly that.
Before you fetch your torches and pitchforks or firmly secure your tin foil hat, let's...
Motorola announces the Moto Z2 Play overnight alongside new Moto Mods
Get ready for more Moto Mods, as Moto has announced a new Mod-compatible phone overnight from its phone roadmap, the Moto Z2 Play. The launch was rumoured for 1 June, and as it ticked over in the US (which...
Google acknowledges the launch of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy tournament with a cool...
Google loves acknowledging little things, and the Google Doodle team is back with a neat cricket game to celebrate the launch of the one day international 2017 ICC Champions Trophy tournament.
The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy tournament is a tournament...
Allo continues to get meaningful updates this time “Selfie Clips”
While Allo isn't yet the messaging app of choice for many of us, Google continues to make small incremental feature updates to the app ahead of more meaningful updates. Today, that feature update is 'Selfie Clips'.
Announced by Head of...
ASUS Zenfone AR — Australian Hands on
There is so much to see and do here at Computex, but one of the toys I actively sought out today for a look at was the Zenfone AR. Initially it came to our attention in January and now...
Samsung retires My Knox in favour of Secure Folder on all phones going forward
Samsung has announced that they will be retiring their My Knox security product in favour of the new Secure Folder application in an email being sent out to My Knox users.
My Knox, which debuted on Samsung devices in 2014,...
BlackBerry announces the launch of the KEYone in Australia
At MWC in Barcelona earlier this year, the new BlackBerry KEYone Android Powered smartphone was unveiled to the world. In our initial impressions of the device both at the event and then for the few days we got to...
Google Arts & Culture team partners with Search and Street View teams for better...
Google's Arts and Culture team has announced some new improvements to both Search and Street View which will make searching for Art a more informative and helpful process.
To start with Search has been improved using Google Search smarts to...
The YouTube Android app is getting a redesign moving the nav bar to the...
Do you think the YouTube Android app needs a new look? Well, it's getting one, which YouTube says 'provides a consistent layout across mobile and allows for easier navigation'.
So, what does it mean? Well, the major change is that...