Trend Micro releases Titanium 2014
Anti-virus software is something that might be a bit of a foreign concept to smartphone users. For those whose first impressions of a smartphone came from iOS land, with Apple's nice locked down, safe and sound infrastructure, the concept...
Tablet Optimised version of Twitter App leaks
After first showing up at the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), the upcoming Tablet optimised version of the Android Twitter App certainly drew a bit of excitement, and now the APK has found its way...
Google Earth now shows your geotagged Google+ photos
Google Earth is a pretty neat application already, but Google has gone ahead and made it even more awesome with the latest update, which pulls geotagged photos from your Google+ account, displaying them on the map as thumbnails,...
Google Play web store brings back ability to filter reviews
As pretty as the new Google Play web store looks, when its redesign was introduced, a few features were left behind, including the ability to filter and sort reviews.
Google have just brought the feature back, adding three drop-down boxes...
FX File Explorer Plus
Several weeks ago in the app roundup of the Ausdroid Podcast I mentioned that I've been using FX File Explorer Plus. It's without a doubt the most comprehensive file explorer I've discovered for Android yet.
The options for the...
PayPal updated with new design
I use PayPal for as much as I can these days. It is just a simple way to pay for things online. Today we are being treated to a nice new update of their Android app.
The new design uses...
Buy me a pie – Review
Buy me a pie was released onto Android a couple of weeks ago and since then I have been putting it through its paces to see what this app has going for it over the numerous other shopping list...
Is a new tablet optimised version of Twitter on its way?
I know a lot of users have been crying out for a tablet optimised version of the official twitter app, me included, but to date we have been stuck with using the stretched phone UI or find an alternative...
Minecraft Pocket Edition update brings external server support
For Minecraft addicts, the biggest drawback of the Pocket Edition (and most requested feature) is to have external server support. While it was possible to log into external servers previous to this update, it wasn't easy and caused...
Nexus 7 (2013) to start selling through Google Play in Australia on September 10th
After being announced as being on-sale at retailers across Australia last Thursday, we have yet to see a single retailer actually receive stock into their stores, but fear not, they are on order. But, if part of the process...
Google Play Gift Cards going head to head with iTunes vouchers in Woolworths and...
The introduction of Google Play Gift Cards into Australia has been fairly quiet so far, but a memo that was photographed and sent to Ausdroid by Alexei shows that Woolworths definitely sees massive potential in the sale of Google...
Google Play Store Gift Cards Competition — Winners announced!
Last week we ran a competition to give away some Google Play Store Gift Cards, to celebrate their arrival in Australia (finally!) We've received some interesting entries, but we thought these best captured the essence of why these cards...
Pocket Casts to support Chromecast, as soon as Google allows it
Ausdroid got the opportunity today to drop in at the offices of developers Shifty Jelly today, to take a look at some of the latest developments in Pocket Casts, specifically the streaming capabilities that they've built-in using the Chromecast...
Shazam launches a new app for Android
One of the worlds leading media search applications Shazam has just announced the launch of version 4 of their Android app which features Lightning Fast Recognition, Beautiful Modern Design and Streamlined Purchasing on Amazon.
Available in over 200...
Google Australia officially announces Google Play Gift Cards on-sale
After we broke the news last week that Woolworths and Big W would be selling Google Play Gift Cards and found that 7-Eleven would be selling them as well last night, it seems Google has finally acknowledged them.
The Google...