T9 dialler finally added to AOSP with Android 4.3
Normally, one small feature of a new version of Android wouldn't deserve a post of its own, but this has been a huge issue that many people have had with AOSP for a long time. In fact, while there...
Gameloft announces Thor: The Dark World movie tie-in game is coming
With two Marvel movie tie-in games - Spiderman and Ironman - under their belt already, Gameloft has announced that they will be releasing the official movie tie-in game for the next Marvel movie to be released Thor: The Dark...
Rumour: Moto X in testing with Telstra, could end up in Australia after all
Way back in March we had a source at Motorola inform us that Motorola would not be bringing one of the most anticipated phones ever to Australian shores, after Telstra passed on it. Since then the rumour mill for...
Swiftkey offering online backup and more with Swiftkey Cloud
Swiftkey has announced a brand new beta version of their popular keyboard alternative called Swiftkey Cloud, that offers some fantastic new features which some users will recognise as coming straight from top of their want lists.
Swiftkey Cloud is offering...
Emergency ID app saves your ICE information to your lockscreen
Emergency ID Australia, the current leader in Medical Jewellery and Emergency ID products has designed and released a new App which displays your In Case of Emergency(ICE) information as a background wallpaper on your phones lockscreen.
The new app...
Samsung ditches media and music hubs, combines them all into one App
If you have ever owned a Samsung device, you would have been familiar (or not) with Samsung's own marketplace app, affectionately called Samsung Apps and it's own music hub (aka Samsung Music Hub) which were separate from each other,...
Optus Now app will now collect anonymous data to help improve the network
If you have an Android phone from Optus, then you´re most likely one of the 300,000+ users who have installed the Optus Now App from Google Play. The app has up till now been delivering news, weather, games and...
Weapon of Choice: Headset Button Controller
You've started using Google Music. You've queued up a playlist ready to blast away on your commute. You throw your headphones on, hit the play button and walk out the door. Google Music magically whisks you away to your...
Chromoting app for Android coming soon.
The Chrome remote desktop function is a very handy tool especially for those using Chromebooks as well as just the every day Chrome browser, but it appears that isn't enough for the Chromium team who are apparently working on...
Aussie Apps: VinePaper sets Vine videos as live wallpapers
Melbourne-based developers Dylan McGannon and Ry Van Veluwen pinged us this morning to let us know about their new app, VinePaper. Guys, you have our attention.
VinePaper is a simple Live Wallpaper that downloads and plays a Vine video in...
Bandwidth-saving ‘server-side compression’ feature rolling out to select Chrome for Android users
Users of Chrome for Android -- not Chrome Beta, where this feature is already available -- are slowly beginning to see a limited roll out of Google's new server-side data compression proxy which can theoretically reduce bandwidth by 50%....
Magna Carta Holy Server Issues
Are you the proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4 or Galaxy Note II? Did you try to take up Samsung's offer to download the new Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail album, unsuccessfully? You're not alone.
Samsung's...
Google Play Music, All access now available in Australia and New Zealand
After going live in the US after it's announcement at Google IO last month, the Google Play Music, All Access is now 'officially' available in Australia.
There is a 30 day trial which you can sign up for now from...
Ausdroid Podcast 77 – July 16, 2013
Welcome to the 77st episode of the Ausdroid podcast! This week we spent a while discussing the disappointing launch of the Samsung-exclusive Foxtel Go, the latest Moto X news and information (we sure write a lot about a phone...
Official Transport Tycoon Port coming to Android
Android will receive a port of the classic simulation game Transport Tycoon, reports Android Police - and it's to be designed and directed by Chris Sawyer, creator of the original game.
While there is an open source version of the...