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It wasn’t quite twelve months ago that Ausdroid first took a look at Arlo, the wire-free security cameras from Netgear. Phil reviewed the first generation product in June, and found the overall experience easy and simple to set up. His only quibble was the subscription pricing which, although optional, is …

Ahead of the launch of the new Nokia 8810 4G, Nokia is clearing the decks with a deep discount on last years retro hit the Nokia 3310 3G, with the handset on-sale this week for $29. The 3310 is normally priced at $79, so it’s a pretty deep discount. You’ll …

In the lead up to the launch of the seventh series of Android Mini figures from Dead Zebra, we’re getting a sneak peek at the Droids in what’s called the ‘robot revolultion’ series. We saw Mix-Bot-04 and Retro V1950 in part 1, now we get to see CatBot and BeatBot …

[Updated] It wasn’t that long we were sitting in the snow in Spain hearing about Nokia’s new phones for 2018, and despite the flurry of excitement back in February, things have been a little quiet since. Perhaps, it seems, they were a little too quiet. Very quietly, Nokia seems to …

Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus has come a long way in a short amount of time, rising to be one of the most talked about brands in the lead up to their launches. That’s mostly due to their slow-drip ‘leaks’ and today OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has spoken about the upcoming …

After teasing the game last August, Next Games has finally launched their new Augmented Reality (AR) game based on the hit TV show, The Walking Dead onto Google Play. The Walking Dead: Our World is location based and is one of the first built using Google Maps, a new feature …

Google has this morning released their Q1 earnings report for 2018, and the news is good for the company with revenue up year over year. In the report, Alphabet reports that they generated $31.15 billion in revenue during the first quarter of 2018, with a net income of $7 billion. …

Google has been recording and sharing places off the beaten track, like their addition of Uluru last year, for some time. Last year they shared their trip to Christmas Island to record the annual migration of the Red Crab population and today the results of that trip are live in …

Analytics company Open Signal has today unveiled their Australian Mobile Networks report update for April, with some new statistics showing the state of the mobile landscape in Australia. The report is based on data gleaned from the Open Signal app which is available on Android and iOS, with measurements for …

Keyboard replacement app, Swiftkey, is still going strong after their purchase by Microsoft and in the latest update have added in support for five new languages including Warlpiri. Swiftkey has added support for five lesser known languages including French languages, Alsatian and Norman, as well as Fongbe from West Africa, …

At an event in China this past weekend, Chinese OEM Meizu has unveiled three new handsets with the Meizu 15 name, adding a Lite and Plus version to cover a range of spec and price points. The Meizu 15 and 15 Lite offer the same size 5.46″ display, but the …

Customers on Telstra’s Cable broadband network are already pretty fortunate – they’ve got now (and have had for years) some of the fastest Internet access available in Australia, and though the NBN is now offering fast access to many more households, Telstra’s Cable is still pretty good (especially where the …

After a successful two year run in Australia, micro-investment company Acorns has today announced they’re splitting with their US-parent company in order to create their own spinoff, called Raiz. The split, which was actually announced in February will see very little change according to Raiz Invest Managing Director, George Lucas. …