Chris Rowland — We speculated a short while ago about the impending introduction of some sort of gaming addition to Google’s array of services for Android. Frankly, it’s perhaps a little past due — while we can of course enjoy games from Google Play, there’s not been a service provided for playing against others, ala Game Centre on...

Darren Kemp — Samsung has recently released a new app called SideSync that allows you to use your Galaxy mobile device and your Samsung PC together, and now Samsung have released a video showing off some of the features. SideSync will allow you to dock your phone to your PC and use your mouse and keyboard to seamlessly...

Scott Plowman — Today, a device that could be the fabled Motorola X Phone (or XFON) has shown up in FCC documents, with sketches that look very similar to last week’s leaked picture of the “ATT XFON”. The FCC lists the device specifications as Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, and LTE capable, although it’s using AT&T LTE bands which are...

Chris Rowland — Now that some of the team have received their Samsung Galaxy S 4‘s from various sources, it’s time that we have a play with some of these cases we’ve received from Cygnett. As we found out the hard way yesterday, the Galaxy S 4 is not exactly the hardiest of phones — Buzz managed to...

Chris Rowland — The 11th annual Microsoft IT Journalism Awards were held at Sydney’s Luna Park last night and three of us — Daniel, Jason and myself — were fortunate to attend on behalf of the rest of the team. We were nominated in the category best independent media, and to our surprise, we were finalists in this...

Buzz Moody — Everybody loves a good analyst, especially when they have solid predictions of technology we love. Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities has released a research note that sets out potential (yes, it’s only a prediction) specs of the refreshed Nexus 7 that’s sure to be announced at Google I/O later this month. The most exciting parts...

Buzz Moody — Samsung are rumoured to be releasing a few new devices under the ‘S4′ moniker, and one of those is the Galaxy S4 Zoom. The device is rumoured to have a 16MP camera with a 10x optical zoom in a smaller form-factor to that of the Galaxy S4. The proof of this device actually existing grew...

Buzz Moody — Just over 48 hours ago I received my brand new Samsung Galaxy S 4. I was super excited to get it out of the box, put the battery in, fire it up, and be on my way to dealing with Touch Wiz. Along with the Galaxy S 4, I had a case coming with it,...

Buzz Moody — If you love Facebook and you love your latest flagship device, you can now make those two seemingly become one thanks to Facebook updating Facebook Home today to make it work on the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4. As we posted earlier today, Facebook is working on bringing more features to Facebook Home...

Michaela O'Leary — Since launching last month and nearing 1 million downloads, Facebook Home is struggling to wow the crowds. On Google Play, the app is rating an average of 2.2 stars, with most users citing the lack of widgets, lock screen dock and folder support as the reason for their low score. Users with phones lacking a...

Scott Plowman — When the first rumour of an “X Phone” made by Motorola as directed by Google surfaced it was late last year.  Since then the rumours have trickled in in dribs and drabs. The X Phone is/was meant to be Google’s “shoot for the stars” device.  A phone that pushes the envelope of innovation, showing the...

Tia Porter — Sometimes retailers do some GREAT deals. It seems that today, Dick Smith, is determined to move some Nexus 7 tablets, of the 32Gb Wi-Fi variety. Please note that the offer is only valid until Friday 10th May, 2013, 5pm AEST, and only availble for home delivery. Check out the Dick Smith Daily Deals page to...

Phil Tann — A couple of weeks ago, Ausdroid and Gadgets 4 Geeks ran a competition to giveaway a heap of geeky goodies. Thanks to our friends at Gadgets 4 Geeks I’m thrilled to announce the winners. 1st prize – Car Mount Kits HTC One version – Raymond Samsung Galaxy S4 version – Harold 2nd prize – Desktop...