Monthly Archives: April 2013
Checker Plus for Gmail – Extension Review
Checker Plus for Gmail is possibly the most useful extensions I have come across to date. Developer Jason Savard has done a brilliant job taking the knowledge that a huge number of users do...
WordPress for Android updated with new Holo look
WordPress is huge. It's one of (if not the) most popular news and blogging software packages available, and it powers many of the most widely read websites there are. It also powers Ausdroid funnily...
Android Open Kang Project AOKP reaches 1 million users
The developers of the Android Open Kang Project (or AOKP to those in the know) are celebrating today, as their custom Android ROM has reached an exclusive milestone -- it is only the third...
Asus Fonepad on sale via eBay Daily Deals for 350 USD
We're not all that afraid of giant phones anymore. The time when the Galaxy Note seemed big has passed, Huawei is bringing the Ascend Mate (a 6" phone) to market soon, and we've previously...
Microsoft updates Outlook.com app, partners with SEVEN
Microsoft and SEVEN Networks have released a new version of the Outlook.com application for android today with a huge update pushed to Google Play. The name SEVEN might sound familiar to you; they've previously...
Google Glass Explorer editions begin arriving
Google Glass Explorer editions have begun finding their way into the hands of the lucky few who won the #IfIHadGlass competition and this has meant that unboxing videos have now begun appearing on the...
Net Market Share report shows low adoption numbers for ChromeOS
Market Share Statistics company NetMarketShare has only recently begun monitoring the worldwide usage of ChromeOS and after one week have released their first report which does not include ChromeOS. ZDNets Ed Bott queried the...
Foxtel Go app coming to Android on June 3 – Exclusive to Samsung devices
Foxtel will finally be releasing their Foxtel Go app for Android. The app will be available from June 3 but only to Samsung phones and tablets. The exclusivity arrangement will be in place until...
Huawei launches the Ascend Mate
Huawei held a press briefing event in Sydney this morning to take the wraps off its new smartphone, the Ascend Mate.
Huawei reminded us that they're always pushing technology forward - their equipment is running...
Amazon Appstore will launch in Australia in the coming months
Today Amazon announced that developers can now submit their apps to the Amazon Appstore -- Amazon's competitor to Google's Play Store -- for distribution to almost 200 countries. Australia is lucky enough to be...
Android was originally destined for cameras, not phones
Andy Rubin, who has (until recently) been the driver behind the Android platform has told Japan's New Economy Summit that ten years ago, before Android was the smartphone behemoth that it is today, Android...
Kickstarter: MiiPC giving power to the parents
The MiiPC is a wonderful concept that's gone out to crowd funding at Kickstarter. The device is pretty simple -- it's a small form-factor PC that runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Processor: Marvell® New...
Google updates Tablet App Guidelines and Screenshots for the Play Store
In an update posted today on the Android Developers Blog, Google has announced that it will be even easier from today to show off tablet-optimised apps to users and easier for developers to understand...
Google: Our Goal With Android Is to Reach Everyone
In news from across the pacific today, Google's Eric Schmidt has told the Dive Into Mobile conference that Google's goal with Android is to reach everyone. Not just most people. Everyone.
Schmidt predicts that Android's...
Community: Help us assist Shoeshine Brian
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Update 1: Within the space of 24 hours, we've already hit our initial target of $500. We're now raising our target to $1000...