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Alcatel’s upcoming Idol 4 and 4S specs leaked ahead of suspected Mobile World Congress...
Alcatel OneTouch is in the middle of a resurgence in the Australian market after relaunching their brand last year, and delivering a very well...
Huawei reaches a milestone with over 16 million shipments of the P8 series phones
Look, we don't often talk about sales figures here, because quite often they're just not that interesting; we talk about Android distribution figures, with...
Huawei celebrates Chinese New Year with discounts and bonuses at Huawei Zone stores
Huawei announced today that it's transforming its Huawei Zone stores for Chinese New Year, and offering deals and bonuses on some purchases to boot.
From...
Microsoft set to purchase third-party keyboard SwiftKey for US$250 million
Popular third party keyboard SwiftKey is set to be purchased by Microsoft for US$250 million according to a report in the Financial Times.
Microsoft has...
Did Samsung just confirm the Galaxy S7 Edge on their website?
We're less than a month away from the announcement of Samsung's latest and greatest mobile handset line up, which it's safe to assume will...
BlackBerry’s Priv launches with Optus tomorrow
BlackBerry's first Android phone will be available in Australia tomorrow through Optus, with a focus on business customers - don't worry if you're a...
Coles gets an exclusive on the Android 4.4 packing ZTE Chat
ZTE has launched another low-cost handset, partnering with Coles to launch the ZTE Chat in Australia.
The handset isn't high-end, and at its normal price...
Google Play’s weekly App and Game Deals are now live.
Google has updated their weekly app and game deals, offering Thomas Was Alone and Twilight Pro for just 20c each.
Google Play App Deal of...
Podcasts could be arriving on Google Play this month…in the US. Still no word...
Google announced in late October last year that they would begin offering podcasts through Google Play. Google, at the time didn't have any specifics...
Android distribution numbers released – Marshmallow finally is the 1%
It's time for the monthly look at Android version distribution across the world - specifically the Google Android version distribution, because these numbers don't...
Alphabet by the Numbers – Q4 2015 Earnings Report
Alphabet - the parent company of Google and all their other ventures - has today announced their 4th quarter earning and we're going to...
WhatsApp tops 1 billion monthly active users
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is a big player in the messaging arena - in fact, one of the biggest, and this morning they've announced - moments...
Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge have a curvy rear end in this...
Samsung is due to announce their latest Galaxy S handsets this month at Mobile World Congress on the 21st of February and as usual,...
February Security Patch for Android has been released – new Nexus factory images availabled
It's February, so that means Google has released a new set of Android security patches that have been found and fixed in the last...
Dick Smith Electronics lists Oppo’s new F1 phone releasing February 8 at $299
It appears the first new "F series" phone from Oppo - the F1 - is due for release in Australia next Monday, February 8.
Oppo...