Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro — Australian specs, pricing and availability
A sizeable contingent of the Australian technology media is in London this week, for what is – arguably – one of the most exciting phone launches of 2018. After watching the smartphone space rapidly develop over the last eight...
Palm is back…sort of, with a 3.3-inch ‘companion’ device
The prospect of a new Palm phone got an old Treo fan a rather excited, but it's with barely a splash that the new Palm phone has been announced as a US carrier Verizon exclusive.
The new Palm phone,...
Ninety7’s Jot battery for your Google Home Mini is coming to Australia in November
Most of us here have a Google Home Mini either because it is cheap, or we got it in some form of giveaway at Woolworths -- I fit into both categories. Unfortunately the small speaker is tethered to...
Google Pixel 3 XL first impressions
Each year Android fans look forward to the Made by Google event where Google announce all their new hardware products for the year. This year all eyes were on the Pixel 3 phones and what Google could spring...
Montblanc launches Summit 2, the first Snapdragon Wear 3100 Wear OS Smartwatch
When Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon Wear 3100, we knew that Montblanc was going to being the first manufacturer to use the new processor. Today, Montblanc has announced the new Summit 2 starting at $995 USD, making it one...
The greatest gaming show on Earth, PAX 2018 is coming to Melbourne next week
PAX is a convention dedicated to gaming -- wall to wall gaming. It is a "huge gathering of everything gaming with tens of thousands of passionate gamers making the pilgrimage to Melbourne to play games, meet friends, cosplay...
eBay and Stan partner up for a shopping and streaming bundle with eBay Plus
Online marketplace eBay has today announced a new partnership with Australian streaming service Stan offering a bonus for both new and existing eBay Plus members.
The new bundle will see both new and existing eBay Plus members benefit not...
Facebook finally comes clean on the recent hack
Finally, after reporting a recent hack where "up to 50 million accounts may have been exposed" more than two weeks ago, Facebook have spoken publicly confirming around 30 million accounts have been breached with unauthorised access.
The post on Facebook...
Ausdroid’s best plans for the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL from Google
The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are almost here, and up for pre-order right now. While past Pixel devices have Telstra carrier exclusives, Vodafone and Optus are also ranging the latest "made by Google" smartphones this time around.
If...
JBL’s Android TV powered Link Bar has been delayed
When the JBL Link bar was announced earlier this year there was a surprisingly high level of interest around the market, but it appears its expected arrival this month has been delayed.
The Android TV powered JBL Link Bar was...
Possible OPPO R19 leak appears, could this also be the OnePlus 7?
OPPO are one of the most innovative companies around at the moment. Their design and hardware innovations have led to them slicing themselves a large slab of the world's smartphone market share. 2019 looks to be no...
The Google Home Hub is neat, but I don’t want one in my Kitchen...
The Google Home Hub offers a lot of promise when it comes to using Google Assistant in a new way - but I'm still not sold on having one in my kitchen.
When Google announced the Home Hub on-stage in...
Huawei Watch GT information accidentally published by Huawei ahead of launch
Unlike Google, which managed to leak every single thing about it's Pixel 3 launch event, Huawei has remained somewhat more tight-lipped about its Mate 20 launch scheduled for this week in London.
However, I use the term somewhat, because it...
Google may upgrade your Play Movie purchases to 4K for free
When it comes to media, Apple has a lot going for it with iTunes (not the software because that's a dumpster fire), they offer great content including special features, and in October 2017, they upgraded all the movies in...
Sony is starting to roll out the Android Pie update to the Xperia...
After announcing they would begin rolling out their Android 9.0 (Pie) update to the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact handsets 'from November', they've jumped the gun and some handsets are receiving it now.
The Over-The-Air (OTA) update clocks in at...