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Pocket Patrol app wants to save lives on the beach this summer
It's an unfortunate fact that every year people lose their lives at the beach, and Surf Life Saving Australia was specifically started to address...
Google announces new partnership for same day Pixel repairs, USA only
The Pixel, Phone by Google is here, it's great and it's relatively expensive. Part of the justification provided for the premium price --apart from...
This video was shot entirely on a Pixel by Google; amazing cinematic 4K demo
When I first saw 4K content, I was reminded of the first time I saw Doom 3D on a PC back in the early...
OnePlus 3T Leaked Online
Earlier this year we saw the OnePlus 3 released and it definitely looked to be a great phone for a very low price, as...
More Huawei Mate 9 Renders And Price Leaked
In the past couple of years I have reviewed both the Huawei Mate 7 and the Mate 8. The Mate 8 was a beautiful...
SafetyNet Check Bypassed For Unlocked Bootloaders
The other day I was writing about root access with Nougat and the Pixel and how it had now changed. I also mentioned how...
GoPro Karma goes on sale tomorrow from $1,195 at GoPro.com
If you're in the market for a new drone but you don't fancy the size of the fuller-framed DJI Phantom or those of its...
Report: LG to abandon modules in next year’s LG G6
As much as I liked LG's 2016 flagship, the G5, it seems no one much else did. What was a technically capable phone inside...
2017 GM Holden Colorado Z71 — Ausdroid Drives
I never thought I'd be the kind of guy to want to drive a utility ... much less a journalist with the opportunity to...
Google Pixel Roll-up: How do they go in water, being dropped and destroyed?
It's now been three days since the release of the Pixel and Pixel XL (from herewith to be known collectively as Pixels) and a...
Root Access for the Google Pixel and Pixel XL: Is it possible?
When the Pixel Phones (I'm just going to call them Pixels from now on for sake of ease but when I do so I...
Opinion: The Google Pixel phones are more important than people realise
So the Google phones for 2016 have launched - the 5” Pixel and the 5.5” Pixel XL, so far so good. They're getting great...
GoPro Hero 5 — Ausdroid Review
GoPro have earned themselves a name -- if not the name -- in action cameras with their range of compact, powerful cameras that you...
iFixit unceremoniously tears the Pixel asunder
Getting the iFixtit teardown treatment is almost a rite of passage for a smartphone these days, and Google's latest devices have just had theirs....
Flexi Gel cases for your new Google Pixel or Pixel XL are now in...
If you're looking for affordable, minimally styled protection for your new Pixel or Pixel XL, then look no further than the Ausdroid Shop. We've...