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Huawei NovaPlus Available From Harvey Norman and Officeworks “Now”
It was just Thursday morning that I wrote up that Huawei were bringing the mid-range NovaPlus to Australia "very soon". It seems they weren't...
Amaysim announces that it’s reached a million customers; 400k growth in 18 months
Amaysim has reached quite a milestone today, announcing that it now has more than 1 million customers across the Amaysim Group. This comes after...
Parrot announces new follow-me feature for Bebop 2 drone
A drone isn't competitive these days unless it does more than just fly around with a camera attached, and Parrot is keeping up the...
Huawei releases new Huawei Fit with continuous heart-rate tracking
Huawei is announcing a new fitness tracker today called the Huawei Fit, shown above. Designed as a watch-style fitness tracker with a round face,...
Tech Showdown: Holden’s Colorado Z71 vs Ford’s Ranger Wildtrak
If I was to sit down and compare two cars, you'd probably be wondering er... why? Just about anyone can compare cars, and reading...
Samsung Australia will update all Australian Note7s to mitigate risk of battery failure
The writing is on the wall for owners of replacement Samsung Note 7 phones with the electronics giant announcing today that they will be...
Can’t afford a Google Pixel? Get the phone HTC made before it with $100...
Everyone, including us here at Ausdroid, is all gaga about the Google Pixel phones. The Pixel phones, while some people seem to think they...
IFTTT sports a redesigned app with Recipes now called Applets
IFTTT, which re-branded as IF, and now seems to be back to IFTTT again, is one of those online bits of glue that's really...
Pixel demand is outstripping supply in the US, but the marketing effort continues
There can be little doubt that Google is finally marketing their Android Phones in a big way. The Pixels have seen more pre and...
Lastpass just made multi-device password management free for everyone
Having good online security habits is no longer just a good idea, it's an essential part of being online. In what I consider to...
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 — Let’s take a look
Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 does not run Android. It's arguably a tablet, sort of laptop like thing, but it is most definitely not an...
Android is now “pretty much” as secure as iPhone, claims Google
Google's Director of Security at Android, Adrian Ludwig, gave a talk at a security conference in Manhattan on Tuesday, and in a brief interview...
Huawei bringing the NovaPlus to Australia “very soon”
It seems to be a busy time for Huawei: not only are they launching the Mate 9 in Munich today (Munich time) but they...
Vodafone announces $5 Roaming for six new countries including Canada
Vodafone has announced today that it is expanding its class-leading $5 Roaming deal to another six countries, including Canada, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tonga,...
ALDImobile updates customers ahead of Telstra’s 2G switch-off on 1 Decembr
If you're an ALDImobile customer (or indeed, a Telstra customer) then this news could be important for you. Telstra will be closing the doors...