Monthly Archives: April 2013
Ausdroid Podcast 066 – 30/04/2013
Featuring: Lucas Burnett, Geoff Fieldew and Jason Murray.
Topics:
Samsung Galaxy S 4 — First Impressions
Optus stores will have Samsung Galaxy S 4 stock tomorrow, despite online sell-out
Telstra opens pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy S 4 –...
HP Confirms Pricing, Availability, Specs for Australian Slate 7 release
HP has confirmed that its budget-conscious Slate 7 tablet is heading to Australian shelves mid-May.
As previously suggested, the devices will appear from mid-May. Retailers confirmed by HP today include Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, The...
New Huawei phone spotted in China – world’s thinnest smartphone
A new phone manufactured by Huawei, known only by the identifier 'P6-U06' has made an appearance before the Telecommunication Equipment Certification Centre, the Chinese version of America's FCC, which French blog NowhereElse are tipping...
Rumour: HP working on 10″ Android tablet running Tegra 4
With the HP Slate 7" due to launch any day now in Australia, it seems that one of the biggest PC Manufacturers in the world may also be looking at having a go at...
Matias Duarte talks Facebook Home
There's a lot of differing opinions on Facebook home, mostly surrounding how it's implemented and whether Facebook is secretly launching an assault on the Android homescreen, but Matias Duarte has spoken with ABCNews in...
Cygnett tests out its cases by dropping a Galaxy S4 from height
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4PrO6mn-N4
We spoke about this a little while ago -- Cygnett have sent us a few different cases to try with the newly-released Samsung Galaxy S4, and while they certainly look sturdy, we'd be a...
Twitter ‘Glassware’ reportedly being developed for Google Glass
Services for Google Glass also known as Glassware - a term coined by the Google Developers behind the Glass project - are starting to appear beginning with the New York Times and it appears...
Water-proof, dust-proof Samsung Galaxy S4 releasing soon
During the Samsung Galaxy S4 announcement in Dubai, the President of Samsung Gulf Electronics Mr Young Soo Kim mentioned that a ruggedised version of the Galaxy S4 will be released in the coming months.
The...
Rumour: Samsung preparing more tablets, including Nexus 11
Samsung are a big player in the Android market, and have received a lot of attention recently owing to the release of the Galaxy S 4. Yesterday, a rumour about one of their lesser-recognised...
Samsung tells the story behind designing the Galaxy S4
If you're interested in finding out about what went into the design process behind the Galaxy S4 then Samsung has just released this video which features Vice President of UX Design, Sungsik Lee as...
Samsung announces Galaxy Tab 3
Samsung has just announced the successor to the Galaxy Tab 2, launching the Galaxy Tab 3. While it is a very quiet launch in comparison to the recent gala launch of the Galaxy S4,...
Asus Transformer TF300TG receiving Android 4.2.1 update OTA now
The Asus update train moves ever forward, this time delivering Android 4.2.1 to the Transformer 300TG. Thanks to a tip off from Boulton who advised that his TF300 received the update over the air(OTA)...
Samsung Galaxy S 4 — First Impressions
Last week saw the launch in Australia of the Samsung Galaxy S 4, and let me tell you, they are absolute hen's teeth at the moment. Unless you've pre-ordered, your chances of getting your...
Have you found your ideal Android phone yet?
I’m talking about a perfectly fitting glove or a well worn shoe. It’s the phone that you will always come back to. But maybe it doesn’t yet exist for you?
We now have 2013's flagships...
Google employees respond to ‘easy’ root access on Glass
Recently it's been reported that hackers had gained both ADB and root access on Google Glass. In response to this, Google employees Dan Morrill and Stephen Lau have both had "their say" about...