Monthly Archives: June 2013
Cygnett announces FitGrip case for Samsung Galaxy S 4
Accessories manufacturer Cygnett has announced the arrival of its FitGrip case for the Samsung Galaxy S 4, a hybrid case designed for users with active lifestyles.
Unlike the other cases in Cygnett's range for the...
Commonwealth bank updates Kaching app with new features
The Commonwealth bank has today updated their popular Kaching banking app for Android to include two major new features, a BPAY QR code reader as well as the ability to change the PIN on...
BlackBerry Messenger for Android rumoured to be released on June 27
While I've personally never understood the appeal of BlackBerry phones, they've been a pretty big deal for a very long time, and a big part of that is BlackBerry Messenger. BBM is a very...
Foxtel Go app for Android delayed for further testing
After announcing that an Android version of their popular Foxtel Go app would be released to Samsung Android devices on the 3rd of June, it appears that the launch date has been and gone,...
HTC to release two handsets – the One Mini and the Butterfly S –...
We've been hearing a lot about two rumoured HTC handsets - a lower-specced version of HTC's One (previously known as the M4) for those who find the 4.7-inch One too large, and a larger...
Chrome developer team working to bring NFC to ChromeOS
It's been a pretty standard feature on the 'other' Google OS: Android since the Nexus S was introduced in 2010 and it looks as though the developers behind ChromeOS are beginning to work on...
Samsung Australia comments on Galaxy Tab 3 availability
Sunday night saw the announcement and release of specs for the new 8" and 10.1" Galaxy Tab 3 models. We approached Samsung Australia for more information on the release of the Galaxy Tab 3...
Sony launches the multi-coloured Dual-Core Xperia M
Sony has just announced the latest in their 2013 lineup of Xperia phones, the Xperia M. With the Xperia M Sony plans to aim the phone at a 'new market and price point' and...
Samsung Galaxy S 4, HTC One, Sony Xperia Z — Wrap
One of the great things about running a tech website like Ausdroid is that the team and I get to play with some cool gear. Where this benefits you, the reader, is that you...
ASUS Australia: ‘no local availability or pricing information on the products announced’
Yesterday we saw ASUS announce a range of new Android products such as the FonePad Note, MemoPad HD 7, MemoPad FHD 10, Transformer Pad Infinity, and Transformer Book Trio. All devices are impressive in...
Web version of Google’s Play Store to receive updated UI within a few weeks
One of the many Google Play-related announcements at this year's Google I/O conference was that the web-based Play Store would be receiving an updated design to match its mobile counterparts.
Droid Life has published some...
Android distribution numbers for May – Gingerbread still dominant
It's now June, so it's time for Google to release the latest statistics on version number usage across Android. As usual the statistics now reflect how many devices actually visit Google Play and it's...
LG Announces Next Generation of L Series Phones
LG Australia, yesterday officially introduced the next generation of their Optimus L series of phones. The Optimus L Series II consists of 5 devices with 3 models available in Australia initially, the L3II, the...
New Gmail version 4.5 for Android starts to roll out
Last week we had a tip that the new Gmail app was to launch within days, and while it seems the projection took a few days longer than predicted to come to fruition, it...
Vine for Android now available for download on Google Play
Twitter's six-second video creation app, Vine, is now available for download on Google Play. The once iOS-only app allows you to create six second videos that loop infinitely. You can either record short snippets...