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HTC, one of the first names associated with Android hardware, this afternoon appointed a new CEO in Yves Maitre. Maitre, formerly a longstanding senior executive with Orange, has worked with HTC for a number of years and was involved in the rollout of some of the first Android devices in …

eSIM isn’t exactly new technology – it’s been around for a while now – but until more recently, it hasn’t really been embraced in Australia. We first saw eSIM in Australia with earlier iPads, and then Apple Watches and Samsung’s Galaxy Watch as well. There have been mobiles that incorporate …

It seems the company behind Australia’s national broadband network might have come to its senses, with NBN Co ruling out a mooted “Netflix tax”, and instead proposing some new plan / pricing options in a pricing consultation paper released today. Previously, NBN Co had floated the idea of changing the …

Google announced its Live Captioning feature earlier this year at I/O, a great initiative that’ll help users with different hearing abilities understand what’s happening in videos presented on their screens. Today, Google has announced on its G Suite Updates blog the feature is making a debut in Hangouts Meet, the …

We’ve seen on multiple devices in the past 24 hours that users have been unable to set up new partner home control devices via the Google Home App. What does that mean? If you’re trying to pair a new device to your system, say a light bulb, the Google Home …

Niantic’s Pokémon Go is one of the company’s three AR location-based games, but it’s the one that really put them on the map so it’s good to see they’re continuing to evolve it with new characters and features. Today, they’ve announced the arrival of Pokémon from the Unova region as …

On a day when Google announce the date for their next Made By Google event OnePlus have sent out a teaser for their next event — the OnePlus 7T series unveiling. We all know / knew that that the OnePlus 7T was on the way but this is the first …

We suspected that the Google Pixel 4 would be announced on October 15 thanks to a leak from Evan Blass and today it has been confirmed. With an official media invite being sent out to US media stating that the hardware event will take place in New York City on …

Huawei’s got an event scheduled at the back end of this week to launch a smartphone in Munich, but if you’re in Australia, you’d hardly know about it. The Huawei Mate 30 series is very definitely coming, but with strong suspicion that we mightn’t see it in Australia for a …

It’s been a while since Google dabbled in laptops with any measure of success; the Google Pixelbook was – by most acceptable measures – a pretty decent device, and then last year, Google went a bit sideways and introduced something a little less successful. Some people bought them – not …

Foxtel’s product strategy has seen some twists and turns over the year, with various spin-off streaming services, some which have lasted, and some which have disappeared. Presto lasted a little while before fading out, and many were a little confused when Foxtel Now popped up alongside the existing Foxtel Go …

Last week Apple were heralded by some for finally including an 18W fast charger in the box for their iPhone 11 Pro smartphone. Welcome to 2010 Apple users. OPPO have always had one of the best fast charging solutions around and with the Reno Ace they are set to improve …

It’s Pixel leak season, so we lead this story with an apology for being the first of many likely stories you’ll read on Ausdroid about the Pixel 4 this week — but, what if I told you this story might be about the Pixel 4a? Over the weekend, 9 to …