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Google is adding links to install apps from Google Play directly into your mobile...
Google is playing with their search results again, this time introducing a way to install apps for Android directly from Google Play just by...
Rumour: HTC might be getting back into the Nexus phone game in 2016
It’s early days in 2016, but already there’s 2016 Nexus phone rumours, this time pointing at the maker of the original Nexus: HTC.
According...
New diagram all but confirms new LG G5 to debut at MWC 2016
There's been a steady stream of rumours about LG, Samsung and others leading up to MWC 2016, but nothing especially concrete -- that is,...
Rumour: Huawei possibly to expand into the hybrid tablet market?
Based on reports coming from Chinese blogging platform Weibo the internet is abuzz with rumours today that not only is Huawei looking at entering...
Inbox adds easy photo sharing to the web interface
Inbox has changed the way that many of us deal with email; the ability to "one touch" snooze emails and have them reappear when...
Oppo’s R7s is now available in Australia at $529
Oppo's newest phone, the R7s, launches in Australia today. It'll be available online from Oppo's website soon and is already available at Dick Smith...
Sony will have a press event at Mobile World Congress
With CES now behind us, the next big show on the tech and indeed mainly the mobile calendar is Mobile World Congress which kicks...
WhatsApp will drop the subscription model and won’t introduce ads.
Popular messaging service, WhatsApp, has announced this morning that they will be dropping their 99c subscription fee.
With almost a billion users, the now...
Ausdroid Podcast 152 – High-Grade Astro Turf
Welcome to episode 152 of the Ausdroid podcast!
It's the first episode of 2016, and what a doozy to kick it off! This year was...
Google Drive update makes it easier to organise your files
Google have some outstanding products available to consumers and Google Drive; their collaborative workspace is certainly one of them. Despite being a very strong...
Give your Nexus 5X a new lease on life with a new ROM
So you’ve purchased a Nexus 5X and you’ve found (like many of us) that the performance is significantly lacking and steadily gets worse as...
LG to take on Samsung directly with G5 launch at MWC 2016
Last year we couldn't help but be slightly disappointed that LG didn't launch their 2015 flagship at MWC, and though it was a brilliant...
Opinion: The Nexus 5X, and why it is considered by some to be a...
When Nexus time comes around in the latter half of each year, it's a special place for real lovers of Android; we get to...
Pocket Weather 5 brings Material Design
We're quite lucky at Ausdroid, often being privy to information before public release and treated to an early look at apps and for the...
Check out this crowd sourced list of Android apps on Google Play that support...
Google's implementation of fingerprint security in Android 6.0, called Nexus Imprint, has been adopted fairly slowly by developers, but support is growing. Exactly which...