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Koushik Dutta’s Superuser now available on the Play Store
Koushik Dutta, who you might remember from such popular root applications as ROM manager, Carbon Backup, as well as the ClockworkMod Recovery, has just today released his own, open-source superuser application to the Play...
Google Play Store gift cards spreading outside the US?
It feels like only yesterday that the Google Play Store finally made gift cards available, however -- like many things Google -- they were restricted to the US market. We've neither seen nor heard...
Android 4.2.2 being pushed to AOSP
According to a Google Groups update by Jean-Baptiste Queru, Tech Lead for the Android Open Source Project(AOSP), Google is releasing Android 4.2.2 into AOSP right now. The JDQ39 build that has been pushing out...
ACMA on Australian Smartphone and Tablet Usage
Over the last few months, The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have been releasing their "Communications 2011-2012" series of research reports, looking at the many different ways we Australians use the Internet. The...
Rumour: Galaxy SIV to come in 2 colours and 3 storage capacities
In the first of what is sure to be dozens of rumors surrounding the upcoming release of the Galaxy SIV on March 14th, information is coming to light of two colours and three storage...
Nexus 10 Smart Cover 360 Rotation Case — Review
The Nexus 10 has been out on the market for just over three months and in that time we have seen precisely zero official accessories made available to owners either by the manufacturer (Samsung),...
Real Racing 3 — Review
After it launched on iOS a few weeks ago, Electronic Arts yesterday announced that Real Racing 3 has crossed the platform divide and is now available on Google Play. Real Racing 3 was developed...
Google closes #IfIHadGlass promotion – Offers to keep you informed
Google has ended their #IfIHadGlass promotion which allowed US residents to apply via social media to be allowed to purchase a Google Glass Explorer edition. The promotion has brought a lot of interesting ideas...
Machinarium updated with Nexus 7 support
Machinarium is one of my all time favourite games on Android and I loved playing it on my old Acer A200.
For those of you that haven't experienced Machinarium, you play as a cute little...
Aldi Mobile will use Telstra, prices similar to Kogan Mobile
Tonight on A Current Affair, Trevor Long discussed the details of the recently unveiled AldiMobile, and we've captured the details here for your reading pleasure.
Here's what we know:
AldiMobile will be using Telstra's Wholesale 850...
Asus announces the MeMO Pad for Australia
Asus Australia has announced plans for the Asus MeMO pad a 7" Android tablet that looks set to take on another tablet that they produce - the Nexus 7. MeMO stands for "My Mobile....
Super Sync Sports by Google
Google has released a new Chrome Experiment called Super Sync Sports that lets you use your phone to control the action in a game in Chrome on your desktop. It's an experience similar to...
UMI X2: A 5″ 1080P smartphone for $260
One thing that Android brings to the table other than an awesome operating system in its own right, is of course its open source and free to use model. This allows smaller players in...
HTC says One X will be updated to Sense 5
When HTC release a new update to their Sense custom interface, existing handsets are generally left out for various reasons. Apparently, HTC have decided to throw caution to the wind and update last year's...
Motorola ‘Home for Upgrades’ page available in Australia
If you currently own a Motorola device and you care about running the latest version of Android, you may want to head on over to the newly released 'Home for Upgrades' page. This page...