Android 4.2 Lock Screen Widgets
When Android 4.2 was announced one of the features listed which drew a great deal of attention was the Lock Screen widgets. A number of apps have added shortcuts, controls and even widgets to the lock screen in the...
Nexus 4 orders being placed on backorder for Australia too
There was a true frenzy of purchasing that occurred on Tuesday, when Google opened orders for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10. The 16GB Nexus 4 16GB sold out in what I calculated to be 22 minutes, while the...
Australian Nexus 10 Shipment notifications rolling out
Last night we saw the first shipment notifications being sent out for the Nexus 4, now it appears the Nexus 10 orders are being looked at. I just received my shipment notification details from Google which includes the FedEx...
Google enables direct link sharing for Apps from Google Play into Google+ posts
Google+ has just started allowing you to share Google Play apps with the option to purchase/install the app right in your post. You simply paste the URL to the App from Google Play and it shows up as a...
Australian Nexus 4 orders from Google Play now shipping
Shipping notifications have just started being received by people who purchased the 16GB Nexus 4 yesterday. Notifications supply a FedEx Tracking number and advise that they are shipping out of Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong and the estimated delivery...
Nexus 7 – Price Protection for Australian buyers
Over the weekend we saw a number of reports from the US and UK about refunds for customers who purchased a 16GB Nexus 7 before the recent price drop and announcement of the 32GB model. Both Google and ASUS...
Nexus 4 and 10 now available to order from Google Play Store (Update: only...
Update, 5.10pm AEST It appears the 32 GB Nexus 10 is also sold out!
Update, 5.00pm AEST At some point during the afternoon it looks like the bumpers for the Nexus 4 went on sale, and have also sold...
Nexus 4 and 10 to go on-sale in Play Store later today according to...
Update : It's far from official but there is some discussion on the Nexus 4 Whirlpool thread that indicates that orders will go live at 12:01am PST in the US which equates to 4:00PM AWST or 7:00PM AEDT.
If...
Music and Movies coming to Australian GoogleTV owners on November 13th – Updated :...
Edit: Sadly it looks like they have either announced the countries incorrectly or have accidentally shown their hand early. They've updated the post, removing Canada and Australia and added the following apology :
We're sorry for an earlier post...
Humble Bundle 4 now available for Android
For those of you who don't know, the Humble Bundle is an initiative designed to sell and promote independent games. The Humble Bundlers select a number of cool indie games, which are sold DRM-free on their website for a price...
Google Hangout tonight for the release of Angry Birds Star Wars
Google Play is hosting a G+ hangout tonight, 11pm PT (this translates to about 6pm AEST), to have a chat to Rovio and Lucasfilm, moderated Roy Bahat, revealing the latest chapter in the Angry Birds phenomenon, Angry Birds Star...
Arcane Legends – Beta app for Australia and Canada
If you're on the lookout for a more in depth gaming experience on your Android device, then you may want to look at Arcane Legends, the latest MMORPG offering from the folks over at Spacetime Studios. It has been...
New commercial from Google – Nexus 7 : Aquarium
Google has released a new commercial over night, rather than showing off a particular function this time they've gone for a more whimsical approach to what people use the Nexus 7 for. The commercial shows a group of people...
Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2 Transformation Pack Released
The ink has barely dried on our previous post about the slew of Android 4.2 applications becoming available for Android 4.0 devices, but the next treat is already on the table for Galaxy Nexus users.
tommrazek01 from XDA has released...
Android 4.2 applications available for your Android 4.0 device
Since Android Police leaked the updated Gmail application a few weeks ago, a number of other applications from Android 4.2 have been leaked online. You can now download the entire system dump from the LG Nexus 4, but it...