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Getting the Samsung Galaxy S III in Australia

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The amount of hype that has built up around the Galaxy S III launch has been pretty big, I've had a number of people who have shown no interest in mobile phones previously asking me what the Galaxy S III would have hardware wise. So this morning, I was kind of expecting to see a signup page from each of Continue reading...

Dropbox teams up with Samsung to offer 50GB on each new Galaxy S III

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Dropbox and Samsung have joined forces to offer a maximum of 50GB to each new Samsung Galaxy S III user. The storage space will stick around for 2 years before you have to pay to keep it. The normal rate for 50GB is $100/yr, so that's $200 of storage for free with your new device. What's Continue reading...

Compared: Samsung Galaxy S III vs. The Competition

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With Samsung letting the cat out of the bag in the form of the Samsung Galaxy S III -- the successor to the Galaxy S II -- we thought it would only be fair to compare it to two other recently released devices -- the HTC One X and Sony Xperia S -- as well as the Galaxy Nexus and the Continue reading...

Samsung Galaxy S III is official: 4.8-inch 720p display, 8MP Camera, 1.4GHz Quad-Core CPU

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Samsung has confirmed its Galaxy S III just before the launch event over in London. The device's specs aren't as mind-blowing as we expected, but surely don't disappoint either. There's a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED Plus HD display on the front -- it's pentile. The cameras sit at 8MP on the rear and 1.9MP on the front. Storage sizes will start at Continue reading...

Ice Cream Sandwich now on 4.9% of devices

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The most recent update from the Android Developers dashboard shows an increase in devices running Ice Cream Sandwich which access the Google Play Store has risen from 2.9% last month to 4.9%. Probably due in part to Samsungs continued rollout of 4.0.3 to it's Galaxy S II line of phones and also the recent release of the HTC Continue reading...

Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for Vodafone/3 Samsung Galaxy S II available from midday tomorrow

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Vodafone has just tweeted an update advising that owners of the Samsung Galaxy S II from either 3 or Vodafone should start to see the Ice Cream Sandwich update available via FOTA(Firmware Over The Air) for their phone from midday tomorrow(May 2nd). The upgrade will be to Android 4.0.3 and as well as bug fixes Continue reading...

Google Drive for Android was developed in Sydney

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Believe it or not, the Google Drive for Android application was developed right here in Australia -- more specifically: Google's offices in Sydney. The Google Australia team were also behind the social commenting on shared files on Google Drive. The most impressive feature they developed -- I believe -- is the search functionality that allows you to Continue reading...

HTC One X gets initial CyanogenMod 9 release, completely Sense free

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It was only a matter of time before we saw CyanogenMod 9 ported across to the HTC One X, and now thanks to TripNDroid Mobile Engineering the release is available to be loaded onto your One X to make it 100% Sense UI free. A lot of the major features of the device are working in this initial release with Continue reading...

Motorola Australia: Ice Cream Sandwich update for XOOM still coming in Q2

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Motorola Australia has assured users of the Wi-Fi and 3G XOOM that the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich update will be rolled out at some point in Q2. As we've already entered Q2 it will likely be in the late May to early June time frame. Motorola said that although XOOMs in other parts of the world had already Continue reading...

Instagram hits 10,000,000 downloads on the Play Store

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Just over 3 weeks since Instagram launched on Android and it has already mustered up 10,000,000 downloads on the Google Play Store. The app, which was previously exclusive to iOS, currently has a rating of 4.6 out of 5 on the Play Store with over 500,000 ratings. It's solid Continue reading...

Vodafone confirms Ice Cream Sandwich for Samsung Galaxy S II has been approved, roll out imminent

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Vodafone have confirmed via their blog that they have given final approval for the Samsung Galaxy S II Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich update. This means that the update is now ready to be pushed out to devices by Samsung very, very soon. The date has not yet been confirm by Vodafone, however, it Continue reading...

Google Play Movies now available in Australia

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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 Tablet S Ice Cream Sandwich update available now

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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...