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Sony Xperia Z1S leaks – could launch in late November
The Sony Xperia Z1S has leaked, being photographed next to its larger brother, the Xperia Z1. You may be wondering why you haven't heard of the Z1S before - that's because it is the...
The Practical Meter: a smart way to charge your device
A new product called the Practical Meter shows how much power that your phone or tablet is getting when charging, and can optimise the amount for your device so that it charges as quickly...
Samsung Galaxy Gear gets an awesome update
The Samsung Galaxy Gear will be getting an update that boosts its functionality by quite a magnitude. Previously, getting notifications on the Gear was limited to Samsung apps, and the choice was quite meagre....
Huawei Ascend P6 to get KitKat in January in China
Huawei has announced on their EmotionUI web page that the Chinese domestic version of the Ascend P6 will be updated from Android 4.2 Jellybean straight to Android 4.4 KitKat in January. At this stage...
HTC M8 initial specifications leak
Image courtesy of androidspin.com
The next flagship device from embattled HTC - codenamed M8 - that we first reported on back in July, has had its purported specs leak. Serial news breaker @evleaks is claiming to...
Samsung Experience Home Appliance launched in Australia at Bing Lee
Australia's first Samsung Experience home appliance pop-up store has recently been opened at Bing Lee's Rhodes Shopping Centre store in Sydney. The mini store displays Samsung's premium-end appliances, a number of which are fully...
Extensive List of Google Now Commands
Many of us have been using Google Now voice commands with varying effectiveness and it seems that Google continue to improve it's functions without many of us paying attention to what they are. We...
ASUS Miracast Dongle: Mirror your phone to TV
Google has the Chromecast, though the Australian availability has been limited to importing one from the US. Now ASUS is stepping up with a media caster of its own with the unimaginatively named Miracast...
Nexus 5 appears on Telstra’s website, will cost $69/mo
Well would you look at that, Telstra's website is now showing the Nexus 5 alongside a minimum price of $69/mo. The link to the device's own webpage is dead (for now), however, the pre-order...
Telstra to begin selling the Nexus 5 starting November 26
According to a source of ours, Telstra could be selling the Nexus 5 as soon as November 26th -- a little over a week and a half away. Details remain scarce for now, however,...
Want some KitKat? Nexus 4 and 7 factory images out now
Only last night did we share the news that the OTA (over the air) update files for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 were available, albeit unofficially, to bring your beloved older Nexus devices...
Ausdroid Podcast 93 – The Kogan Missile Crisis
Welcome to the 93rd episode of the Ausdroid podcast!
This week Jason, Scott and Geoff spent as long as possible NOT talking about the Nexus 5... yet still managed to reference it every few minutes.
Topics:
Kogan...
Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) and Nexus 10 OTA links now available to download...
The OTA updates for the Nexus 7(2012 and 2013) and Nexus 10 were announced yesterday by Google and they've been tracked down by zealous Android developers on XDA-Developers and the direct links to the...
Kickstarter AU Focus: Tapshot
With the launch of Australian Kickstarter projects yesterday, we've been looking at what is on offer and there's already a number of projects which either have an Android App or are an Android App...
Unified Nexus Toolkit released – unlock the power of your Nexii
The automated Nexus toolkits from XDA-Developer user Mskip have been enormously popular and spawned many copy cats along the way, with the release of the Nexus 5 he's just launched the Unified Android Toolkit...