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Nokia 925 — Review
Ausdroid takes on the Nokia Lumia 925
This is a little out of the norm, we normally stick to the Android based handsets and devices that are available in Australia, but a recent challenge by...
A Morning With Google sees updates for Hangouts announced including inline animated Gifs and...
This morning at around 3:30am - late due to a power failure - Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President, Engineering for Google took to the stage for the 'A Morning with Google+' event, to announce...
Sony Smart Watch 2 — Review
Want a new wrist based accessory? The Smart Watch 2 could be it.
The Sony SmartWatch 2 (SW2) is Sony's third generation smart watch, and the successor to what Sony simply called the Smart Watch....
Dick Smith starts selling Galaxy S4 in Blue, Pink and Purple!
This morning Dick Smith Electronics has shown that 'Dick Does' care about colours by announcing that they are now exclusively selling three new colour variants of the Samsung Galaxy S4.
You can now purchase your...
While you wait for Android 4.4, Kit Kat would like to share some magic
With no sign of an Android 4.4 launch from Google, the Kit Kat social media team are continuing to mess with Android Fans - either that or they're just plain having some good old...
Google’s own smartwatch centred around Google Now to launch within months
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Google's acquisition of WiMM Labs will bear fruit within months, with the launch of its own smartwatch centred around Google Now's at-a-glance services.
The Journal's source...
Sennheiser Adidas OCX685i Sports Earbuds
For years I have had issues finding some good earbuds for walking, jogging, cycling or just at the gym to drown out the garbage music they play there. Several times I thought I...
Motorola announces an open modular smartphone platform called ‘Project Ara’
The yearly, or even sooner for some, upgrade cycle for mobile phones has left Motorola with an idea on how to mitigate the seemingly wasteful practice, by announcing 'Project Ara' an open hardware ecosystem...
Canada definitely getting Nexus 5 according to pictures of pallets of Nexus 5 stock...
The Nexus 5 has nothing really left to give in terms of specs, looks and even camera samples, the only thing left is availability which according to a pre-order page on Canadian carrier Wind...
LG G2 Australian availability announced – on contract with Optus and outright through retailers
LG has just announced availability for the highly anticipated LG G2 in Australia. The G2 will be launching on Optus as the exclusive carrier and through selected Australian retailers in Black and White on...
Boost pre-paid now offering the ZTE T790 “Tango smartphone” for $49
Boost pre-paid is offering the ZTE T790 "Tango" 3G Android powered smartphone from their website or licensed re-sellers for the low price of just $49. Previously sold by Boost Mobiles parent company Telstra as...
Nexus 5 Spigen cases now available
Sprigen has not been shy with promoting a Nexus 5 case, but now they have updated their site with much more specific details regarding their Nexus 5 cases.
They have gone early and displayed the...
Amazon hosting a huge Halloween app sales, but only through the Amazon Appstore directly
Amazon are looking to cash in on the Halloween holiday with their own halloween themed app sale, but the catch is the sale is only available through their own Amazon AppStore directly.
The sale does...
Microsoft releases Remote Desktop application for Android
Microsoft, in their transition to a ‘devices and services company’ (whatever that means), seem committed to getting their software onto every device owned by everyone. I for one am all for it – I’m...
Nexus 5 Camera Sample pops up on Google+
In February this year, Senior Vice President, Engineering for Google commented on upcoming camera quality in Nexus devices, indicating that Google was aware of the lacking quality of cameras on current and previous generation...