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Following Huawei’s launch of the P20 and P20 Pro late last month, we’ve been keenly awaiting news of the smartphones’ arrival in Australia. Though we’ve not heard from Huawei on carrier plans just yet, we’ve heard directly from amaysim – and it’s (James May voice) good news! Rather than waiting …

The future of ZTE as an Android phone maker is in flux at the moment, with the company facing a ban on purchasing components from US companies after they admitted to violating sanctions against both Iran and North Korea. The ban on ZTE being able to purchase goods from US …

The upcoming OnePlus 6 could be their best device ever and considering how good the OnePlus 5T was it would be an impressive feat. With specs to match any of the high end flagships and a design that looks stunning it should be a success for the fledgling company. Just …

I’ve recently become interested in gardening after moving into a new apartment with a sunny balcony and big north facing windows with empty floor space in front of them. Deciding which plants to buy is hard but the free PictureThis plant identification app has made the task easier by letting …

This is going to cost me a small fortune. Google has today launched a new sale on Google Play with their 80s Throwback Hits offering movies from the 1980’s from just $4.99. There’s a lot of movies to grab here, with classic titles like Labyrinth, Blade Runner, The Goonies, Lethal …

Google’s San Francisco based incubator, Area 120, has launched their next project, called Grasshopper, which aims to teach you how to code by making it fun and easy. Grasshopper is able to be installed on your Android or iOS device and helps everyday people to learn to code real JavaScript …

Google’s Family Link for Android helps parents to monitor and control what their children are doing online, allowing them to protect their kids when using mobile devices. Overnight it seems that Google has added Family Link support for Chrome OS devices, to allow parents to protect their kids on their …

Amazon has today announced that the Echo Spot is arriving in Australia next week, with pre-orders for the device, which will cost $199, now able to be placed. The Echo Spot offers users all the functionality of the Amazon Echo, including controlling your smart devices around your home, or playing …

Data inclusions are constantly on the rise, which is great news for your phone plan. It’s also great news if you’re after a data-only SIM to use in a tablet or a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. At the lower end of the price spectrum, you can now get a 5GB data-only …

The upcoming new series of Android Mini’s from Dead Zebra which has been titled ‘robot revolution’ will have a new twist on the 3″ minis, with Andrew Bell, the artist behind the Android minis showing a tease of deconstructed Androids. The ‘robot revolution’ Androids will launch in May, featuring designs …

If you’re an ING Australia customer who’s be waiting on the Dutch banking group to bring fingerprint to unlock to their Australian Android app then today is your lucky day, relatively speaking. The new app version is already available in the Play Store so if you’re anxious to get the …

After the decline of Root Explorer, the file explorer of choice on Android for Ausdroid and many other people has become Solid Explorer and it’s about to get better with official support for Chrome OS users and an Android TV version in the works. The announcement was made to the …

Pennytel has been around in Australia for many years, and today exists as a mobile provider offering affordable plans on Telstra’s network. They’re making a pitch for new customers with full page advertisements in regional papers at the moment, offering new customers a month’s free service to try them out. …

Boost Juice has today announced a sequel to their ‘Free the Fruit’ game which launched in 2016, with the new game, called ‘Find the Fruit’ offering users the chance to win free Boost drinks and discount vouchers just for playing. Find the Fruit is a free to download from both …

Mobvoi, the company behind the Google Assistant powered Tichome Mini and Wear OS powered Ticwatch E and S are now trying their hands at truly wireless earbuds, launching their TicPods Free wireless earphones on IndieGoGo this morning. This isn’t the first time the company has gone down the crowd-funding route …