Monthly Archives: June 2013
HTC Desire 200 seen in the wild
Earlier this year, we learned that HTC was looking to bring back their Desire brand with two new handsets. The HTC Desire 200 was first spotted in May, being certified by the Taiwan National...
Android 4.2.2 update for Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note II possibly delayed
For those waiting for the 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for their Samsung Galaxy S3 or Note II handset, it appears you will unfortunately be waiting quite a bit longer. According to Sammobile twitter account...
Google expanding retail availability of Chromebooks
Google has today unveiled plans to expand retail availability of Chromebooks in the US and the rest of the world. At this stage only Harvey Norman and JB HiFi are listed as official suppliers...
Netgear PTV3000 Wireless Display Adapter now available
Owners of Miracast certified phones have had very little in the way of options since the announcement of Miracast support in Android, but Netgear has finally made their Miracast certified PTV3000 Wireless Display Adapter...
Google Doodles now live in Google Now
If you've loaded up Google Now this morning, you've probably noticed a new addition. The top image, which has previously been a fairly generic graphic that may vaguely relate to your location is now...
HTC One mini confirmed by UA profile
While the HTC One mini has yet to be officially announced by HTC, we've been hearing an awful lot about it lately, and the latest information comes from HTC's Taiwan website. HTC have user...
Next Generation Nexus 7 hits the FCC (Update: Bluetooth SIG too)
With the one year anniversary of the debut of probably the most successful Android tablet to date - the Nexus 7 - fast approaching, apart from a possible appearance in a recent Google promo...
Vodafone trialling HD Voice
Earlier today, I made a phone call that sounded so clear that I felt like I was actually standing next to the person on the other end. Telstra have had HD voice for a...
Acer say they won’t “rewrite Android” like other manufacturers are doing with their UIs
While manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC, LG, and Huawei are pushing skins for Android, Acer is determined to head in the other direction and leave Android's UI alone. Speaking to TechRadar, president of Acer's...
Samsung to launch a new high end Android camera in London
Samsung's J K Shin has confirmed that there will be a camera launched at the upcoming London event on the 20th of June. Going far enough in his statement to suggest that the...
Leaked photos show that HTC Butterfly S does not look like HTC One
Whereas the HTC One Mini is basically identical to the HTC One, if these leaked photos are to believed, the Butterfly S looks much more like its predecessor, the Butterfly. The Butterfly S has...
Australian generic Samsung Galaxy S4 receiving OTA update, adds apps-to-SD support
If you're the owner of a generic Samsung Galaxy S4 bought in Australia (ie. not from Telstra, Optus or Vodafone) you should find yourself receiving an OTA -- over the air -- update sometime...
Rumour: Android 5.0 to launch in October, come optimised for phones with 512MB+ RAM
According to the site VR-Zone Google are looking to launch their next major version of Android, the elusive Key Lime Pie/Android 5.0, in October. It was thought that Android 4.3 would be the next...
Google Play Music Updated
Last month at Google IO Google released their subscription based streaming music service, Google Play Music All Access. Here at Ausdroid we tested it out and found the new interface and the options included...
More details about the HTC One Mini leak out
We all know that HTC are going to release a lower-end version of the HTC One sometime soon. Firstly, because releasing lots of phones is what HTC does; and secondly because they've told us....