This is the 73st episode of the Ausdroid podcast. After taking a week off, this week we spent a while looking at the new products that have been announced (or in some cases, rumoured) by Samsung, HTC and Motorola. Production Note: We’ve had some issues with our audio recording again, and have had to use [...]

Kogan have put the Nexus 7 32GB 3G on sale for today only at a price of $289 (+ postage) which puts it $60 cheaper than buying it from the Play Store — postage from both is ~$19. Kogan have placed a limit of 3 per person and they will ship in 2-3 weeks. So [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

After almost nine months of being teased on the Australian Google Play store and being available freely at retail stores for nearly seven months, Google has finally made the Nexus Travel covers available for purchase in Google Play. The hard-wearing rubberised cover which fits snugly around your Nexus 7 is available in three colours – [...]

Yes, it appears the rumour-mill is at it again.  No, this time it is not the Motorola X phone, but the second coming of the Nexus 7. News agency Reuters have reported that two different sources have confirmed to them that a new Nexus 7 is in the works.   Well, no kidding I hear you [...]

The Nexus 7 dock has just become available for order on the Google Play store in Australia. The dock will set you back $49.99 with a $19.99 delivery fee and has a status of ‘Ships in 1 – 2 weeks. The dock has a requirement that you have a Nexus 7 Tablet and Charger although [...]

According to a Google Groups update by Jean-Baptiste Queru, Tech Lead for the Android Open Source Project(AOSP), Google is releasing Android 4.2.2 into AOSP right now. The JDQ39 build that has been pushing out to Nexus devices OTA for the last couple of weeks is now being merged with the existing source. Matching binaries are [...]

Machinarium is one of my all time favourite games on Android and I loved playing it on my old Acer A200. For those of you that haven’t experienced Machinarium, you play as a cute little robot exploring the steam punk world around you. There is no introduction to the game, so to begin with, you [...]

In what seems like a case of someone at Google getting too trigger-happy with the ‘publish’ button, a new ad for the Nexus 7 was uploaded to the Google Nexus Youtube channel, with the cryptic title “130220 WomensTower TypeFix”. The video was immediately pulled, but not before eager fans were able to download and re-host [...]

Want the Android 4.2.2 update on your Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 Wi-Fi/3G or Nexus 10 right now? Well reports are hitting that people in Australia are seeing the update right now after performing a brief workaround. To force your device to udpate you’ll have to go to Settings > Apps > Scroll across to All [...]

The Nexus 7 Dock has long been the Unicorn accessory for one of, if not the most popular Android tablet ever and according to one sharp eyed Ausdroid reader the dock has started appearing in Harvey Norman and the Good Guys stores. Asus advised us last month that the retail price on the dock is [...]

Looks like some users over on Reddit are reporting that they are receiving an update to Android 4.2.2 (Build JDQ39) on their GSM Galaxy Nexus and also their Nexus 7. The only information supplied on the update is from one of the users -WeeManFoo who advises that the Bluetooth streaming from his Car Stereo seemed [...]