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Skype 4.5 for Android brings new tablet features
From humble (read: not very functional) beginnings, the Skype app for Android is coming ahead in leaps and bounds, and for the second time in a row, Skype has focused on bringing a better...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition also receiving Android 4.4.2
So, just moments after we post about the HTC One Google Play Edition receiving the Android 4.4.2 update, we're bringing the expected counterpart for the Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE as well. Samsung released a...
Android 4.4.2 rolling out to HTC One Google Play Edition
For those who have either managed to order an HTC One Google Play Edition from the US, or those who've converted their store-bought Australian HTC Ones into Google Play Edition handsets, you'll be happy...
Successor to HTC One, HTC M8 or One Two, passes WiFi certification
Without doubt, the HTC One was one of the highlights of 2013 for Android, and HTC doesn't seem to be backing off the momentum it has built up, with a fairly secretive device just...
Poco’s Sydney store selling a 7″ Phablet from December 15th for $179
Poco Sydney have advertised in the local Christmas Catalogue a 7" all-in-one Android based tablet that is also a smartphone rolled into, well a phablet I guess you can say.
Now, whilst there was no...
Retailer Round-Up: In-store Weekly Specials
With only 13 days left till the jolly big fat man in the red suit makes his way around to all the good boys and girls, retailers are ramping up their last minute gift...
Telechoice taking orders for the Motorola ‘Moto G’
The Moto G, announced last month in São Paulo, Brazil is slated to come to Australia in January according to the official rollout schedule. While Motorola Australia have not yet announced any details for...
Revised Nexus 5 hardware shipping to some customers
The Nexus 5 has only been shipping for just over a month, but it appears that hardware revisions have begun hitting the flagship Google device already.
A user with the screen name infa89 has...
Gmail images Now Showing on desktop, on Gmail Mobile soon
Google has done some work behind the scenes improving the way in which Gmail shows embedded images in emails, which allows your email to automatically display images in future instead of having to manually...
Google announces the winner of the 2013 Players’ Choice Awards
Google has announced the winners of their 2013 Players' Choice Awards, placing a feature listing the winners on Google Play. There were over 1 million votes cast in this the first Annual Players' Choice...
Swiftkey releases new Beta with Emoji support and optional number row
Since the introduction of OS-wide Emoji support in Android 4.4, there's been a fair clamouring for the Emoji support in Swiftkey and today, the company has announced the release of the Swiftkey 4.5 Beta...
New Google Maps 7.5 integrates information from your email
Google has begun the rollout of Google Maps 7.5, and while initial impressions were that nothing significant had changed, it seems that there's been a few "under-the-hood" changes which may (or may not) greatly...
Burg Smart Watch 16 now available from Big W for $178
It seems wearable devices are becoming all the rage, with a few different makes of smart watches now available within the market place. With Samsung's Galaxy Gear, Sony's Smart Watch 2 and the Pebble...
Instagram introduces a new way to share video and photos – Instagram Direct
Instagram introduced a new feature to their massively - with over 150 million users, massive is the right word - popular photo and video sharing service - the ability to share video and photos...
Ausdroid Podcast 97 – Sixteen whole dollars
Welcome to the 97th episode of the Ausdroid podcast, and the final episode for 2013!
This week Jason, Dan, Geoff and Scott talked about the week - and year's - Android news.
Topics:
Nexus 5 updates
White Nexus...