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Ausdroid Podcast 060 – 12/03/2013
Welcome back to the Ausdroid Podcast - this is episode 60!
It wasn't a huge week of news except for some Samsung Galaxy S IV leaks and videos. The Motorola X Phone was in the...
Samsung Experience store opens in Maribyrnong, and Galaxy Note 8 hands on
This morning was the opening of Melbourne's 'Samsung Experience' store, the second such store in Australia, located in the Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong. Ausdroid were fortunate enough to be invited, and to celebrate...
Huawei Ascend Mate available to pre-order from Harvey Norman
Looking for something in a phone with a large screen but the Galaxy Note isn't quite doing it for you? Meet the Huawei Ascend Mate. Announced at CES in January this year, the Ascend...
Chromebook Pixel coming to Australia through The Good Guys in April
With Google looking to bring Chromebooks to Australia, it appears The Good Guys are willing to try and beat them to the punch, with the Chromebook Pixel no less.
This morning, The Good Guys held...
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 available to pre-order today for $459
This morning, Samsung opened their Melbourne Experience store in the Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, and also announced the Australian release of the much-anticipated Galaxy Note 8.0. I was fortunate enough to be able...
Google wants to bring Chromebooks to other countries
We're all pretty excited about ChromeOS in general and that extends to Chromebooks and ChromeBoxes as well. Whilst initially limited in function, the fundamental security of the platform as well as the launch of...
Google wants to bring Chromebooks to other countries
We're all pretty excited about ChromeOS in general and that extends to Chromebooks and ChromeBoxes as well. Whilst initially limited in function, the fundamental security of the platform as well as the launch of...
LG Optimus G — Launch Event Wrap
On Wednesday morning, LG invited members of the Australian media to Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art for the launch of their new flagship device, the Optimus G.
Take a second and read that back again...
Google announces Google Reader will ‘retire’ on July 1st
Google has made a second big announcement today via the official Google Blog, amongst a smattering of minor products such as Google Building Maker and Google Cloud Connect they've announced that Google Reader will...
Nexus 4 Bumper no longer for sale on Google Play
Love it or hate it, got one or not the Bumper was an accessory that was at least available - for some - when the Nexus 4 first launched back in November last year....
Andy Rubin steps down as head of Android – Sundar Pichai head of ChromeOS...
It's been a big morning for Google and Android as well, with IO selling out once again and now over on the official Google Blog, Larry Page, CEO of Google has just announced that...
Google IO Sells out in 45 Minutes
At 1am this morning, the tickets for Google IO went on-sale on the Google Developers homepage. The event which is hugely popular and has sold out in increasingly quicker numbers every year. In 2009...
Google Glass at SXSW – Prescription Glasses, Path integration and more
This week at SXSW, Google again took some time to demonstrate and explain some functions of Google Glass. This is the latest public appearance and demonstration of the increasingly-high-profile technology - Google is guiding...
Google Maps for Android moves indoors in Australia
Google this morning announced that they have released an update which will allow you to use Google Maps for Android to navigate your way around the internal layout of over 200 locations within Australia.
The...
Sony Xperia Z now available to pre-order from Telstra
Telstra has announced their pre-order arrangements for the Xperia Z, Sony's latest flagship device.
The phone is available in Black or White, as well as Purple - exclusive to Telstra, but only available online. Telstra...