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Rumour: Google Experience – Android 4.4 Launcher?
On Google Play you can download almost everything to make most Android devices look and feel just like a Nexus. From Chrome Browser, the Google Keyboard, Play Music/Movies/Books to Google Drive and Keep, plus...
Nexus 5 Rumour Roundup
Around this time for the last 4 years Google has announced a new version of Android and along with it a new reference phone, a Nexus Phone. The last 2 years the announcement has...
Nexus 5 shows up in HD video hands-on demonstration
A brand new video has just surfaced of a hands-on with what appears to be a prototype phase Nexus 5 running an early build of Android 4.4. It's not your usual blurrycam affair either,...
Bubblegum Interactive releases Cake Bake Blitz with Tango integration
Australian developer Bubblegum Interactive, who we've previously seen release Jetpack Jinx, has released a new game for Android - Cake Bake Blitz - which they describe as 'the most delicious game on mobile'. The...
Pre-orders for the Sony Xperia Z1 go live on Telstra
For those who've been waiting patiently, it appears that Pre-orders for the Sony Xperia Z1 are now live on the Telstra website. Due to launch on October 15th, Telstra are giving a pre-order bonus...
Google to up the ante for Tablet Apps in Google Play on November 21st
Google has been ramping up the focus on Tablet apps for a fair while now, going as far back as a year ago when they first announced a tablet app checklist. Earlier this year...
More Nexus 5 pictures surface along with further Android 4.4 leaks
It appears that Italian site Tutto Android has gotten themselves quite the source on the Nexus 5 and Kit Kat, with more information being published which reveals more about the look and feel of...
More Android 4.4 and Nexus 5 rumours and another possible release date
Android 4.4 - Kit Kat. It was announced as the next version of Android over a month ago, but with no feature set or indication of what it would include. The single 0.1 step...
Google TV being phased out in favour of ‘Android TV’ branding
Google TV has never really had much of a chance to start here in Australia, the only official release we've actually seen here was the Sony Internet Player with Google TV (NSZ-GS7) and from...
WeMo Light Switch makes its way down under
Back in June when Belkin belatedly released an Android App for their exiciting home austomation system WeMo, in the US they were busy launching the WeMo Light Switch. The WeMo light switch was unfortunately...
New App ‘Me In a Storybook’ puts your child into the story
A new app from Australian developer Andrew Dittmer of Appic Win, the same dev behind my favourite retro LCD game Plunder Bros. has branched out into childrens books with his new app Me In...
Amazon addresses brief glitch which allowed Chromecast to be purchased internationally
A flurry of excitement hit Australia the other day, when it appeared that Amazon had beaten Google to the international punch and opened up orders to international customers for one of the hottest items...
Brand new Camera Packaged App coming soon – try it out now
If you've grown tired of the current camera app on ChromeOS, then you're not alone, Craig Tumblison has noted that a new Camera packaged App is in the works and you can actually try...
Acer announces the Acer C720 Haswell based Chromebook in the US
When Google announced four new Haswell based ChromeOS devices at the Intel Developer Forum last month they neglected to announce any official details such as specs, but now the US arm of Acer has...
M.O.J.O from Mad Catz available to pre-order in Australia
The new Android console from Mad Catz which was announced back in June is set to make an appearance in Australia with local supplier The Gamesmen listed as the exclusive official retailer of the...