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Android 4.3 leaks for the Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-i9300)
Samsung has promised to bring Android 4.3 to its Galaxy S III (GT-I9300), and true to their word, a pre-release version has been leaked.
Sammobile has tested this version and report that it's quite stable,...
Nexus 5 completely out of stock on Australian Google Play Store
If you've been hemming and hawwing about whether to purchase the Nexus 5 through Google Play or not, then the decision just got a whole lot harder with the Google Play store now listing...
Nexus 4 8 GB now out of stock in Australian Google Play store
The popular Nexus 4 has recently been superseded by the Nexus 5, but the Australian Google Play store has still been selling it. That might be about to change, as the 8 GB version...
New Nexus Rumour: the Nexus 8
Just when you thought that you were safe from the barrage of leaks and rumours that was the Nexus 5, we have a new Nexus rumour for you. A Verge forum member, Britoid, has...
October Android platform distribution numbers released – Jelly Bean reaches 50% of devices
A new month, a new version of Android and now we get to review the last months worth of Android distribution, while we won't see any numbers regarding Android 4.4 until next month, we...
Photo Spheres updated again in Android 4.4
Google has been continuing to improve Photosphere technology with every iteration of Android since the feature was first introduced in Android 4.2 in October last year. Improvements were seen in Android 4.3 when it...
CF-Auto-Root for Nexus 5 released by Chainfire
Being a Nexus device, the steps to root it are almost ridiculously simple, however some people like to have an automated process to complete the whole process. Noted Android developer and hacker Chainfire has...
Big W goes Kid Friendly offering the Kurio 7S kids and Laser Kid Smart...
In the latest catalogue offering from Big W beginning Monday 28th October two kid friendly tablets starting with the Kurio 7S Tablet for $198 and the Laser Kid Smart 7.
The Kurio Tablet, aimed to...
Paranoid Android release pure AOSP ROMs for the Wi-Fi Nexus 7 (2012) and (2013)...
With the Android 4.4 now pushed to AOSP, with Android the next step is of course developers will begin building ROMs and first out of the gate, at least for the 2012 and 2013...
Android 4.4 AOSP ROM for Galaxy Nexus now available on XDA
Despite the claims from Google that the latest Android release is designed to run on phones with as little as 512MB of RAM, support for the Galaxy Nexus has been dropped with Google advising...
Nexus 5 Poll – Did you purchase a Nexus 5? Which Model?
It was a massive day for Android and Google yesterday with the launch of the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4. So, how did it pan out?
The Nexus 5 was announced at 5am(AEDT) and went...
Gameloft release Thor: The Dark World movie tie-in game
With the new Marvel movie Thor: The Dark World sliding into cinemas this week, Gameloft yesterday launched their newest movie tie-in game based on the movie in to Google Play (as well as iOS).
The...
Moto G specs confirmed in brochure
It's still not guaranteed to be released outside of the US, but with Motorola earlier this year at the launch of the Moto X promising they had future plans for a portfolio of products...
Ausdroid App updated to version 2
A bit over a week ago, we took the beta wraps of our own Android app, Ausdroid News, and released it onto the Play Store. We've had over 500 installs since, and we think...
Current Nexus 5 Google Play stock levels – 16/32GB Black Sold Out
The Google Play launch of the Nexus 5 yesterday, saw a massively improved customer experience compared to that which faced customers just under 12 months ago when the Nexus 4 went on-sale - selling...