LG trademarks some additional G6 variants in The Netherlands, will we see more?
According to trademark filings in The Netherlands, LG appears to have taken out the trademarks for a range of plausible LG G6 variants, though it's entirely possible that not all of them relate to actual products, and instead may...
FCC chairman has no issue with carriers’ zero-rating of data, drops inquiries
We were talking just the other week about the practice of carrier's zero rating data for particular services, and in particular, Telstra partnering with Apple to offer unmetered access to Apple Music for Telstra Mobile customers. Zero-rating is a...
Mark your calendar: Android Wear 2.0 and LG Watch Sport/Style launch moved to Feb...
Mark your calendars, the rumoured February 9th launch of Android Wear 2.0 and the LG Watch Sport and Style has been moved up a day to February 8th.
The change in plan is still rumoured, with Google's last communique...
More pictures appear of the LG G6, and doesn’t it look amazing?
Yesterday I wrote a piece about a non-staged photos of the G6's back that had been leaked. Now, less than 24 hours on it seems that even more LG G6 pictures have leaked, and I have to say they...
Google Now Launcher will be discontinued at the end of Q1 this year
Google will be removing their vaunted Google Now Launcher from the Play Store in the next few weeks, if an email being sent to Google Mobile Services (GMS) partners is correct.
The email which was leaked to Android Police...
If you’re an Android Snapchat user, you’re definitely getting a raw deal
Snapchat yesterday released its long awaited IPO Filing in the US, and contained in the filing is some interesting news: Snapchat confirmed the long held suspicion that Android users aren't getting the same experience and features compared to iOS...
Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes now available to download from Google Play
It's not the game we want, but Nintendo has released another game onto Google Play (and the iOS app store), with Fire Emblem Heroes now available to download.
The game isn't based on their more well known titles -...
Progressive web apps now function more like installed apps on Android
In March 2015 Google added the ability for web app developers to both install shortcuts to the home screen and allow push notifications on mobile. Today they have announced a major enhancement to those features being released to the...
LG G6 Actual Photo Leaked
LG had a lean year in 2016 with the G5 not selling well at all but ended the year with a modicum of success with the impressive V20 and this year are hanging their fortunes on the G6. ...
Chrome 56 for Android release brings a couple of neat new features like long...
It's a quiet week on the app update front, but Google has a new update for Chrome for Android bringing version 56 (56.0.2924.87 for those playing at home) to the Play Store from today.
Chrome 56 for Android has a...
Samsung launches Samsung Pay Mini in Korea for any Android device running Android 5.0...
In their home market of Korea, Samsung has today announced the impending launch of Samsung Pay Mini, a modified version of their payment service but available for non-Galaxy devices.
The new service which will launch this quarter with a...
Huawei kicks off the Mate 9 in Sydney, ahead of launch next week
Ausdroid attended a briefing in Sydney today, at the beautiful Pier One at Dawes Point. What a fantastic location. Anyway, the purpose of this endeavour was to become familiar with Huawei's new Mate 9, which launches in Australia next...
Telstra connection issues? There’s a good reason
Given their far too publicised connection issues over the last 12 months, the last thing Telstra needs was another problem, but a fire at one of Telstra's exchanges in Sydney is causing just such a problem for many customers...
Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 have reached End of Life; won’t be upgraded past...
Google's Nexus 6 and Nexus 9, which launched a bit over two years ago in October 2014, have basically reached end of life status, with confirmation from Google that neither device will advance beyond Android 7.1.1. While both will...
Samsung will show off Galaxy S8 teaser at Mobile World Congress
While the Samsung Galaxy S8 will not be making its debut at their 2017 Mobile World Congress press event that the company announced yesterday, it seems it will be getting a teaser.
In their report on the MWC press announcement,...