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Australian startup Unlockd has today expanded their offerings with the launch of a new app, Unlock Rewards. The app allows you to earn FlyBuys points just by viewing ads when you unlock your phone. If you’re not familiar, Unlockd is a ‘value exchange platform’ – basically you watch ads and …

The Snapdragon 835 is a heck of a mobile processor, and Samsung did well this year securing the first batch for the Galaxy S8/S8+ launch. They’ve now reportedly snapped up the first batch of the yet to be announced Snapdragon 845 processor for the Galaxy S9 (and S9+?). The report …

With the release of Android Oreo today, LastPass has been quick off the mark announcing a public beta with Android Oreo Autofill support. Autofill support is baked into Android O, doing away with the need to rely on accessibility permission. In Android O, Autofill API’s will allow apps like LastPass …

BodyGuardz has announced that they have a new curved, tempered glass screen protector for the Galaxy S8/S8+ now available for $49.95. The new Pure Arc screen protector will ‘protect your screen without compromising on clarity or function’ says the company. The screen protector is made of high grade tempered glass …

In the Coles supermarket weekly specials this week, it looks like you can pick up the Moto C network unlocked for $129 for the next week. The catalogue begins on Wednesday 23rd August 2017 and runs through till the following Tuesday, you can pick up the Moto C for $129 …

I love the smell of Pixel rumours in the morning! This morning it seems that upcoming Google hardware rumours are hot, with an Assistant powered headphone surfacing and now rumours of a new Pixel Chromebook and mini Google Home coming to light. According to an Android Police source, Google will …

Since Google first accidentally revealed a new hardware device string codenamed ‘Bisto’ back in April, we’ve been intrigued. Now it appears that Google is moving ahead with the device and it’s a set of headphones with Google Assistant built-in. The reveal is thanks to a teardown of the Google App …

Google has unveiled Android 8.0 and it’s Oreo – named they say after the most popular cookie in the world. That’s possibly debatable, but the Oreo statue is quite possibly one of the coolest we’ve seen so far. The statue is a super hero style, created as usual by Giovanni …

Google has just finished announcing Android Oreo as the latest version of their operating system, and while they’re busy pushing code to the Android Open Source Project, they’ve updated their Android O developer page with OPR6 (the final build) of Oreo for Pixel and Nexus devices. There doesn’t appear to …

Google’s Android One program hasn’t exactly set the world aflame, it’s still plugging along. A new spark to fan the Android One flame so to speak could be a new Xiaomi branded device. The rumour stems from an article from krispitech, an Indonesian website who is saying that Xiaomi is …

The ABC’s Science News division in conjunction with researchers from Griffith University, Murdoch University and Western Sydney University are conducting Australia’s largest ever smartphone survey and we encourage Ausdroid readers to participate. The survey takes 5min or more to finish, whether you’re asked some questions will depend on answers to …

If you’re looking for something for Fathers Day, a Google Home is a very popular new tech toy that you may be looking at. Harvey Norman is offering a bonus $50 Harvey Norman Gift Card with every Google Home at the moment. The Google Home carries the same $199 price …

Australian broadcaster SBS has today launched an update to their Radio mobile app offering an enriched experience for listeners. If you’re not an SBS Radio listener, as you’d expect from one of the world’s most multilingual broadcasters, the SBS Radio app offers news, programming and information in over 70 language …

Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone has made a lot of people and manufacturers sit up and take notice. It aims to be a market disrupter and innovate to push the market into a more autonomous direction. It was announced nearly three months ago but the good news is that you can …

Plex is a hugely popular third party media distribution platform that allows you to send your own storied media to your devices as well as share with your friends and family through account shares. As part of their continuing improvement to the platform, Plex allows third parties to be involved …