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Google+’s automatic image uploading re-branded as Google Photos
As many of you may have known, Google+ introduced automatic image uploading a while back, but in an update rolling out to users right now, this particular service is being renamed Google Photos and...
Small things: Nexus 5 in Australia will display ‘4G’ instead of ‘LTE’
When your Nexus 5 makes it into your hot little hands you will never have noticed the change LG have made to the icon it displays when on a 4G network here in Australia....
Download the Nexus 5 wallpapers right here
After a quick tear down of the Nexus 5 factory image, we've managed to track down the launcher and extract the wallpapers for you to download and enjoy on your own devices. The images...
Don’t want to use Hangouts as your default SMS app? Check out 8sms
As you may have heard, Google+ Hangouts will be the default SMS messaging app on Android 4.4, but it doesn't have to be that way if Hangouts isn't your cuppa' tea. As has always...
US variants of HTC One to receive Kit Kat update within 90 days
Now that Google's finally unveiled Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) and the Nexus 5, the question many of us are asking is 'when will my phone get the update?' We already know that Kit Kat...
Australian Nexus 5 orders now shipping from Google Play
Good news campers, it appears that Google are now shipping out orders for the Nexus 5 that came through early this morning. Instead of waiting till Tuesday the 5th of November as indicated for...
Nexus 5: How the order process works
1 November 2013, the day when Google made the Nexus 5 available to us all. However, judging by the comments on our earlier post about the Nexus 5 availability, not everyone has had the...
A users’ guide to Android 4.4’s new developer features
In the wee hours of this morning, after much speculation and more leaks than you'd find in a Californian bar, Google finally released Android 4.4, more commonly known as Kit Kat. The latest version...
Download: Hangouts with SMS Integration
In the first of what is likely to be many 'unofficial' app updates today, the Hangouts with SMS integration APK has been pulled from the Nexus 5 factory image and made available. You can...
Updated:Android 4.4 heading to AOSP now, Factory Image for Nexus 5 coming today Nexus...
With Android 4.4(Kit Kat) now officially announced, we all want to know when we can get it. Ed Heyl, who appears to be the new JBQ has announced that the Android 4.4 - Build...
Yellow and Grey Nexus 7 sleeve added to Google Play Store
In the flurry of activity on Google Play this morning a couple of new accessories for the Nexus 7(2013) have made an appearance, nothing terribly exciting unless you're in the market for a bright...
Pandora adds Chromecast support and new tablet UI
The amount of Apps that now officially support Chromecast has now grown officially by one, with Pandora announcing that the functionality is now available on both tablets and phones.
The Chromecast function was first promised...
Nexus 5: Limited local carrier availability and Retail availability looking likely
The launch of the Nexus 5 this morning has seen a flurry of orders, with the 32GB Black Nexus 5 seemingly the most popular model, with Google Play reporting the lead time as 'Dispatched...
New Motorola phone Moto G to come with Quad-Core Snapdragon S4 Pro
While we're still getting all the Android 4.4 and Nexus 5 news under control and assimilated, life in the Android world goes on, this time via @EVLeaks who has posted some information received via...
Telstra says “Maybe Google” to selling the Nexus 5
Hot on the heels of the news this morning that Google has announced the Nexus 5 that we've all been waiting for, we've been in touch with Australia's telcos to find out who'll possibly...