This afternoon, Ausdroid attended a launch event of sorts (see below) for Sony’s 2013 flagship, the Xperia Z. The lunch event, held in the Jørn Utzon room at the Sydney Opera House, was wonderful — the venue was perfect for the day, with nice harbour views complemented by a nice glass of white wine, a [...]

Last night at Moore Park, Samsung held a launch event featuring the Galaxy Note II. We were also treated to first looks of other products including a range of Windows 8 convertible laptops and tablets and the new Android based Samsung Galaxy camera. Samsung Galaxy Camera After an hour of pre-event drinks and chatter with [...]

Optus has just announced the latest in their 4G plans, introducing pre-paid options for customers who own their own 4G compatible handset or as of Friday they will be be able to choose from two prepaid 4G mobile broadband device bundles a 4G USB dongle as well as a 4G portable WiFi modem that can [...]

With all this talk of LTE not being included on the Nexus 4 and a number of people pointing out the lack of coverage being a factor in this NOT being an issue for them, Optus has today advised that they are expanding their 4G network to include customers in Surfers Paradise on the Gold [...]

Since the last news of a Samsung store in Sydney, things have come a long way. This evening, Ausdroid attended the Samsung Experience Store launch event in Sydney, along with representatives of various other media outlets, and lets just say, it looks like a great idea, well executed, and it will no doubt increase Samsung’s [...]

We’ve received a number of photos from our savvy, awesome, and quite honestly, sexy readers showing Samsung Galaxy S III ads popping up around Sydney. There doesn’t seem to be a specific area they’re targeting as all the photos came from different parts in and just out of the city centre. The ad does show [...]

The great team over at PC World Australia are reporting that Samsung Australia has sent out invites to the media for a launch event happening on May 31st. What might that event be for, you ask? Well I think this blanket statement from Samsung Aus sums it up nicely: “Samsung Electronics Australia is pleased there [...]

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 [...]

Alright Ausdroidians, we know you love phones, especially free ones, so here’s your chance to win yourself a Huawei X1. There’s two ways to do this, the first: Each day this week there will be a clue for where the Huawei X1 will be hidden in both Sydney and Melbourne and you have to search [...]

So, it seems as anticipation of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1‘s arrival grows, so too does the advertising of said device’s arrival. One Ausdroid reader alerted us to a promotional event being held in Sydney this morning. Sounds like a Samsung gig, as they’re advertising both the Nexus S and Galaxy Tab 10.1 – and [...]